James M. Bucher ²

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Cambria Freeman, 10 Nov 1899, Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ³ On Thursday morning of last week, J.H. Bucher, a Johnstown grocer whose store had been robbed several times recently, shot and wounded Daniel Peer, aged 14 years, while in the act of removing some goods that were in a show window of his store room. on Tuesday night the windows were broken and several pairs of gloves and hose taken. Bucher did not repair the window but stuck up a board in place of the glass and stayed in the store to watch for the thief. About 5 o'clock on Thursday morning he heard someone removing the board and reaching in when he fired a shot from his revolver and the boy ran. Bucher followed and caught the boy in his father's yard and remarking, "I know who the thief is now," returned to his store without knowing whether the shot had hit the boy or not. The boy's step mother came out and carried the boy into the house where he expired in a few minutes. Bucher gave himself up.

At a hearing before Judge Barker Saturday, Bucher was released on $2,000 bail, James K. Love and Samuel Killen signing the bond. A new glove stolen from Mr. Bucher's store, found in the yard next to the dead boy's home, was held as evidence by the coroner.

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2. Newspaper: Cambria Freeman, 15 Dec 1899, Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ² Commonwealth vs. James M. Bucher, manslaughter. This case is from Johnstown and the defendant is charged with shooting Daniel Peer, aged fourteen, on the morning of the 2nd of November, causing his death. The defendant had a store in the Seventeenth ward, Johnstown. His store had been robbed the night before the shooting and Bucher had stayed in his store with a revolver watching to catch the thief and about 5 o'clock in the morning when someone put an arm through the broken window and was removing some goods, he shot. The boy ran to his home a short distance away and was followed by Buncher. Bucher testified that he thought he was shooting a burglar. Jury find defendant not guilty.
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3. Census in 1900 in Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ¹ Owning the home at 700 Coleman Avenue was James M. Bucher, grocer, 45, who was born Aug 1854 and married for 10 years to wife Emma, 42, born May 1858. She had birthed 4 children, 3 alive in 1900. Living with them: Chester, 5, Sept 1894; Genevieve, 3, Jun 1896; and Verda, 1, Jan 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Note: James M. Bucher was also the local census enumerator who collected the census information and signed the census sheets. Note 2: Most census indexes misread his handwriting and James lastname is indexed in the 1900 census as Buches, not Bucher.

4. Newspaper: Cambria Freeman, 21 Aug 1907, Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ⁴ Chester Bucher, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bucher, of Coleman avenue, started this morning for Indiana County, where he will remain among relatives until the beginning of the school term. His sister, Miss Genevieve, also started this morning on a vacation trip which will last until school begins, accompanying Miss Nora Cook to Stoyestown.

5. Census in 1910 in Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ⁵ At 702 Coleman Avenue, J. M. Bucher, flour salesman, 54, was living with his wife of 19 years, Emma. She had birthed 4 children, 3 alive in 1910. With them: Chester G., 15; Glenawee, 13; Verda, 11. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1920 in Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ⁶ J. M. Bucher, retail merchant groceries, 63, was living with wife Emma, 59, and son Chester G., 25, single. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

James married Emma <1890>.¹ (Emma was born in May 1858 in , , PA ¹.)