Heinrich Fuchs
(1818-1898)
Fanny Baumann
(1821-1900)
Israel Baumann Fox
(1844-1926)
Mary M. Sensenig
(1844-1916)
Mary Sensenig Fox
(1872-1949)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jacob Reider Bicher

Mary Sensenig Fox 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 10 Feb 1872, Hinkletown, Lancaster, PA 1 2 3 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Jacob Reider Bicher on 13 Nov 1890 in Ephrata, Lancaster, PA 1 2
  • Died: 3 Jan 1949, Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA at age 76 3 8 10
  • Buried: 7 Jan 1949, Earl Twp.: Pike Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 3 8

   Another name for Mary was Maria Sensenig Fox.

   FamilySearch ID: L4BZ-6JC.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA. 1 The 1900 Census for Earl Township in Lancaster County lists Jacob Bicher, age 34 born Feb 1866, occupation farmer. Living in his household is his wife, Mary, 28, born Feb 1872; and Henry, born Oct. 1892; and Ada, born May 1900. The record shows Jacob and Mary were married 9 years and had given birth to a total of two children. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1910 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. 11 Jacob Bicher, farmer, age 44, is living with wife Mary, age 38, married 19 years. She had given birth to two children, two of who were still living. Living with them are son Henry, 18; Ada, 10; and brother-in-law Martin Fox, 29. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1920 in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. 12 The 1920 census recorded two Bicher households as neighbors. Jacob Bicher, farm manager, 53, was living with wife Mary, 48; daughters Ada, 19; and Mary, 8. Next door was Jacob's son Henry Bicher, farm manager, 27, living with wife Lydia, 22, and daughter Emma, 4 months old. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Residence: on 26 Mar 1926 in Red Run, Lancaster, PA. 7

5. Census in 1930 in Ephrata Twp., Lancaster, PA. 13 The 1930 census recorded owning a home on Sproul Highway: Jacob Bicher, laborer in stone quarry, 64, living with wife Mary, sewer in shirt factory, 58; and daughter Mary, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Residence: on 26 Jan 1940 in Murrell, Lancaster, PA. 5

7. Cause of Death: penumonia, hypostatic, arthritis., 3 Jan 1949, Brecknock Twp., Lancaster, PA. 3

8. Obituary: New Holland Clarion: obituary of Mrs. Mary Bicher on 7 Jan 1949 in New Holland, Lancaster, PA. 14 Mrs. Mary Bicher, seventy-six, widow of Jacob Bicher, New Holland, R. 1, died Monday at 11 p.m. at her home.

A daughter of the late Israel and Mary Sensenig Fox, she was a member of the Pike Mennonite Church.

Surviving are three children: Henry, Bethel, Berks County; Ada, wife of Barton Sensenig, with whome she resided; and Mary, wife of John S. Zimmerman, Leonardstown, R. 2, Md.; also 24 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and two brothers and a sister, John and Henry Fox, Martindale; and Fannie, wife of Samuel Zimmerman, Ephrata, R. 3.

Funeral services will be held from the home of Samuel Zimmerman, Ephrata, R. 3, today (Friday) at 12:30 o'clock, with further services in the Pike Mennonite Church at 1:30 o'clock. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery.


Mary married Jacob Reider Bicher, son of Jacob Bicher and Sarah Reider, on 13 Nov 1890 in Ephrata, Lancaster, PA.1 2 (Jacob Reider Bicher was born on 10 Feb 1866 in Earl Twp., Lancaster, PA,1 2 15 16 died on 26 Jan 1940 in Murrell, Lancaster, PA 5 15 17 and was buried on 29 Jan 1940 in Earl Twp.: Pike Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 15 16 17.)

Sources

1 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Earl Township, Page 264.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF98-PSC Jacob Bicher and Mary Fox, 13 Nov 1890; citing , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, ; FHL microfilm 940786.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 3829. Mary Bicher. Father Israel Fox. Mother Mary Sensinig. Spouse Jacob Bicher.

4 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Ada F. Bicher Sensenig, SSN 187367637.

5 Lancaster Daily Intelligencer (Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 27 Jan 1940, page 2. Obituary of Jacob Bicher.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 87875. Henry F. Bicher father Jacob Bicher mother Mary Bicher spouse Lillie Sensenig.

7 Ephrata Review (Ephrata, PA), 26 Mar 1926, page 2. Obituary of Israel B. Fox.

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58001380.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Mary Fox Bicher, SSN 211189102.

10 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), Death Certificate 3829, Mary Bicher.

11 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Brecknock Township, Series: T624 Roll: 1352 Page: 229.

12 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brecknock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1582; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 91.

13 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ephrata Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2056; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0045; Image: 1063.0; FHL microfilm: 2341790.

14 New Holland Clarion (New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania), 7 Jan 1949, obituary of Mrs. Mary Bicher.

15 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58001457.

16 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 7146. Jacob Bicher. Father Jacob Bicher. Mother ___ Reider.

17 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 27 Jan 1940, page 12. Obituary of Jacob Bicher.


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