Chester G. Bucher ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ² 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.

2. Newspaper: Cambria Freeman, 21 Aug 1907, Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ¹ 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.

3. Census in 1910 in Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ³ 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.

4. Census in 1920 in Johnstown, Cambria, PA. ⁴ 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.