Ruben Bucher ^{1 2}

   Another name for Ruben was Richard Bucher.³

  Burial Notes:

Dearest brother thou hast left us, And thy loss we deeply feel But in heaven we hope to meet you In that land of peace and love. L.C. Tate. Bloomfield.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Taylor Twp., Greene, IN. ³ Peter Booher [Booker], farmer, 46, was living with wife Margaret, 45; daughter Margaret, 18; son Chris, farmer, 16; John, 13, William, 9; Abraham, 7; and Richard, 4. Everyone was born in Switzerland except Richard in Indiana. His real estate was worth $300.

2. Census in 1860 in Taylor Twp., Greene, IN. ⁴ Peter Buckner, farmer, 55, was living with wife Margret, 54; John, farm laborer, 21; William, 18; Abraham, 16; Reuben, 13. Everyone was born in Switzerland except Reuben in Indiana. Peter's real estate was worth $1,200 and personal estate $600. The post office was Scotland.

3. Census in 1870 in Taylor Twp., Greene, IN. ¹ Peter Bucher, farmer, 65, was living with wife Margaret, 64; William, farmer, 29; Abraham, farmer, 27; Ruben, farmer, 22. Also with them: Ceclia Broward, 13. Everyone was born in Switzerland except Ruben and Ceclia in Indiana. His farm was worth $3,200 and personal estate $2,275.

Next door is Washington Bucher, farmer, 26, and wife Sarah E., 20; and John J., 10 months when the census was recorded on 30 Jul 1870. He had no real estate and his personal estate was worth $150. Washington was born in Virginia, his wife in Pennsylvania, and their son in Virginia.

4. Census in 1880 in Taylor Twp., Greene, IN. ² Peter Bucher, farmer, 74, was living with William, farmer, 36; Ruben, farmer, 31, and grand daughter Ceclia Brown, 22, servant. Everyone and their parents were born in Germany.