Reading H. Bougher ^{1 2}

   Other names for Reading were Reading H. Bower ⁴ and Reading Bucher.⁵

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of Abt 1826 and , , NJ. ⁵

2. Census in 1850 in Greenwich Twp., Warren, NJ. ⁵ Reading Bucher, 24, was living with Elizah A. Mills, 21 in the household of John L. Riegel, 32 and his wife Elizabeth,32. Reading was born in New Jersey.

3. Census in 1870 in Greenwich Twp., Warren, NJ. ³ Reding Bougher, carpenter, 43, was living with Amoz, 5; and John F., 1. The children were born in New Jersey, Reding in Pennsylvania.

His neighbor is Louisa Bougher, 31, born in Pennsylvania, living in the household of a lady, Mariah Meetler, 56; her daughter Emiline, 29; son William S., 25; and Susanna White, 68. All were born in New Jersey.

Neighbors are William Edinger, 55, and Nicholis Wolfinger, 61.

4. Census in 1880 in Mount Laurel, Burlington, NJ. ⁴ Abram D. Bower, 40, no occupation, was living with wife Harriet, 38; William H., 8; and Jas. Herbert, 3. Abram and Jas. Were born in New Jersey, the others in Pennsylvania. Abram's parents were from New Jersey, Harriet's from Pennsylvania.

His neighbor was Reading H. Bower, farmer, 53, with Louisa A. Bower, "other"; wife Louisiana, 40; Amos L., 15; John T., 11; and Jane M., 4. The children were born in New Jersey, the parents and their parents in Pennsylvania. (No birthplace info was recorded for Louisa.).

5. Obituary: on 9 Aug 1900 in Doylestown, Bucks, PA. ¹ Riegelsville: Reading Bougher, of Camden, N. J., was buried on Saturday afternoon. Services were conducted in the Lutheran church, by Rev. Cyrus L. Fleck.

Reading married Elizabeth.

Reading next married Louisiana. (Louisiana was born about 1840 in , , PA ⁴.)