John Wesley Bucher ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Issue: no children. ¹

2. Census in 1880 in Grant Twp., Hancock, WV. ³ Several Bucher households were neighbors.

Washington Bucher, carpenter, 35, was living with wife Sarah, 31; John, works on farm, 10; Amanda, 9; Bell, 6, William, 4; and Florence, 2. Everyone was born in West Virginia except Sarah in Pennsylvania. Her father was from Ohio, her mother and Washington's mother from Pennsylvania. His father was born in Maryland.

Amanda Bucher, 65, was living with daughters Mary, 33; Emiline, 28, and Alice, 20. Amanda and her parents were born in Pennsylvania, her daughters in West Virginia.

Samuel Bucher, farmer, 30, was living with wife Ella, 27; Bertran, 6; Mary, 4; Lucy, 2, and John, 2 months. Everyone was born in West Virginia except Ella in Pennsylvania. Samuel and Ella's parents were from Pennsylvania.

3. He has conflicting birth information of 14 Apr 1881 and Grant Twp., Hancock, WV. ²

4. Census in 1900 in Grant Twp., Hancock, WV. ⁴ Amanda Bucher, farmer, 85, born Aug 1814, married 66 years and now widowed, had birthed 9 children, 5 still alive in 1900. Living with her: Mary F., 53, born Apr 1847, single. Also: Reed Johnston, farm hand, 45, Jun 1855. Amanda and her parents were born in Pennsylvania. Mary was born in West Virginia.

Next door is Samuel M. Bucher, farmer, 50, Jan 1850. He was married for 27 years to Ella C., 47, Mar 1853. She had birthed 8 children all alive in 1900. With them: Mary F., teacher, 24, Oct 1876; Lucy J., teacher, 22, Dec 1878; John W., 20, Apr 1880; Ameline F., 16, Aug 1884; Eva F., 11, Jun 1888; Samuel C., 10, Oct 1889; and Earnest M., 3, Dec. 1896. Ella was born in Pennsylvania, as were the her parents and Samuel's parents. All the children were born in West Virginia.

John married Gertrude Forsythe.

John next married Effie Eunice Manilla Harries, daughter of Harries and Minnie, after 1948.¹ (Effie Eunice Manilla Harries was born on 12 Jun 1896 in Dayton, Montgomery, OH ¹ and died in Feb 1986 in Columbus, Franklin, OH ¹.)