Lewis Bucher

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Porter Twp., Cass, MI. ¹ E. Bucher, farmer, age 34, is living with C. Bucher, 32; John, 12; son A.S., 9; Lewis, 4; Jonathan and Jacob, 4. [Twins]. The last two were born in Michigan, all else in Pennsylvania. His real estate was valued at $500 and possessions worth $300.

2. Census in 1870 in Marcellus Twp., Cass, MI. ² John Bucher, 23, was living with his brother, Lewis Bucher, 16. Both were farm laborers living in the household of Simon Brown, 33, farmer. Also in the home was his wife Margaret, 28, and their children: Charles, 7; Suetta A., 5; Anna E., 3; and William, 1. Simon and his children were born in the Michigan, Margaret and the Buchers in Pennsylvania. Simon's farm was worth $3,000 and personal estate $800. The post office is Dowagiac.