Samuel L. Bucher ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Franklin Twp., Richland, OH. ¹ Peter Bucher, farmer, 59, was living with wife Sophia, seamstress, 35; Joseph P., farmer, 21; Samuel L., 7; Albert F., 5; Lydia C., 4; and Adeline, 1. The parents were born in Pennsylvania, eveyone else in Ohio. His real estate was worth $8,000 and personal estate $1,800. The post office was Mansfield - Ganges.

2. Census in 1870 in Pleasant Twp., Van Wert, OH. ² Peter Bucher, farmer, 69, was living with Sophia, 45; Samuel L., farm laborer, 17; Albert F., 14; Lydia C., 13; Adelaine, 11; Oliver, 9; Alice, 7; and Ida, 5. The children were born in Ohio, and Peter and Sophia in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $4,000 and personal estate $700. The post office was Van Wert.