Dr. Isaac Reily Bucher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Book: A Honeymoon in Vienna, 1898-1899.
** ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOOK REVIEW **

A HONEYMOON IN VIENNA, 1898-1899
By Mary Leah Christmas

A review of A Honeymoon in Vienna, 1898-1899, has just been published in the fall issue of the Historical Review of Berks County (PA). The book, published earlier this year, is based on the honeymoon diary of Vara Kalbach Bucher, the great-grandmother of Mrs. Christmas.

The review, by Barbara R. Goda of the Historical Society of Berks County, touches on what brought Dr. and Mrs. Hiester Bucher to Vienna during the time of Mark Twain's residence. The Buchers would meet Mark Twain, Clara Clemens, and Theodor Leschetizky at the home of the U.S. Ambassador on Thanksgiving Day, 1898; and Goda makes note of the gaffe by Mrs. Bucher that would unwittingly fuel Mark Twain's essay, "Diplomatic Pay and Clothes."

The Buchers lived in Vienna from October 1898 to March 1899, and the reviewer writes that, "while many entries in the diary are short and describe the routine of daily life, others provide insight into the political regime under Emperor Franz Joseph and still others describe cultural traditions..." Extensive annotations in the book also note the people and places the Buchers had in common with Mark Twain.

The review pronounces the book "delightful" and "a good afternoon read."

A Honeymoon in Vienna, 1898-1899, is 98 pages, including four pages of photographs, and retails for $6.95. Copies are still available to Forum readers at the special price of $6.00 each from: Mary Leah Christmas, P.O. Box 1475, Dover, DE 19903-1475.

2. Census in 1850 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PA. ⁷ Christian Bucher, 54, physician, is living with wife Mary, 47; Samuel, physician, 23; Susan, 20; Isaac, laborer, 17; Mary, 16, and Elizabeth, 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Christian's house is valued at $3,000.

3. Census in 1860 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PA. ⁹ Christian Bucher, physician, 64, was living with wife Mary, 56; Alfred, merchant, 29; Isaac, physician, 28; Elizabeth, 14; and Ellen Valentine, 10. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Christian's real estate was worth $5850 and personal estate $300. Alfred's personal estate was 20,000. The post office was Myerstown.

4. Census in 1870 in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon, PA. ¹² Isaac Bucher, 38, physician, is living with wife Mary, 35; John C., 7; Hannah E., 5; and John B. Hiester, 72. Living next door by herself is Mary Bucher, age 66, presumed to be Isaac's mother Mary. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1880 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹³ The 1880 census recorded I. Reilly Bucher, 47, living with wife Mary E., 45; sons John C., 17; Heister, 8; and twins Paul, and May, 3. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1900 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹⁴ The 1900 census recorded at 1003 Chestnut Street: John C. Bucher, physician, living with wife Jenne H., 29; sons I. Riely, 7, and John C., 2; and servant Ellen J. Horth, 28. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Next door at 1001 Chestnut Street is John's father, I. Reily Bucher, physician, 67, widowed, born Aug 1832, living with his daughter May, 23, Nov 1876; and son Paul, electrical engineer, 23, Nov 1876.

7. Book: Biographical Annals of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1904. ⁵

I. Reily Bucher, M.D., and old and well-known physician of Lebanon county, who has been located in the city of Lebanon since 1876, becoming one of her most esteemed citizens, was born August 22, 1832, in Schaefferstown, this county, a descendant of a long line of eminent physicians.

Dr. Benedict Bucher, the great-grandfather of Dr. Bucher, of Lebanon, with his brother, Hannes Bucher, came to America about 1750, from the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, and with many others of their countrymen, settled in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pa. Dr. Benedict Bucher, the grandfather of Dr. I. Reily, perpetuated his father's name and fame, and was born August 7, 1759, in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, and studied his profession under his father. About 1780 he located in Lebanon township, Lancaster county, which is now Cornwall township, Lebanon county, and there practiced his profession, became prominent in local affairs, and on account of eminent ability and superior education, was called upon to fill many public offices. His death occurred May 1, 1830; his wife, Susanna Mohler, born January 29, 1764, died September 1, 1827.

Dr. Christian Bucher, son of Dr. Benedict (2), was born in Cornwall township, Lebanon county, April 16, 1796, and died December 22, 1860. His marriage was to Mary Valentine, and they reared these children: Dr. Samuel, who located at Cedarville, Ill., where he died; Susan, who married Henry Houck, of Lebanon; Dr. Alfred; Mary Ann, who married Frank H. Goshert, of Lebanon; and Dr. Isaac Reily, or Lebanon.

Dr. Bucher was educated in the common schools of Schaefferstown, and during the winter of 1850-51 he attended the Strasburg Academy in Lancaster county. In 1852 he made a trip to Minnesota, which was then a Territory, but soon after went to his brother Samuel, who had removed to Cedarville, Ill., and was there engaged in the practice of medicine. Accepting a position as clerk in a store at Buena Vista, Ill., a village near Cedarville, he remained for a short time, but evidently inherited instincts and tastes urged him to enter the professional world, and he became a student of medicine under his brother, Dr. Bucher, at Cedarville. During the summer of 1853, he engaged in clerking in a wholesale and retail store at Peru, Ill., but in the following winter resumed his studies at Cedarville. In the spring of 1854 he took a walking trip through the State of Iowa, working his way by the performance of small jobs as he went along, and in the fall of the same year returned to his birthplace, and continued his medical studies under his eminent father. The winters of 1856 and 1857 were spent in attendance upon lectures at the Pennsylvania Medical College, and he was there graduated in the latter year. Upon his return home he took charge of his father's practice, and continued to reside at Schaefferstown until 1876, when he removed to Lebanon, where he has ever since remained, becoming both professionally and personally a most valued citizen.

On October 2, 1860, Dr. Bucher was married to Mary E. Heister, who was born May 2, 1835, in the residence now occupied by Dr. Bucher, and died in 1897. To this union eight children were born, the survivors being: Dr. John C. of Lebanon; Dr. Heister, of Reading, who married Vara Kalbach, and has one daughter, Mary Elizabeth; and May and Paul, twins, born in 1876. In his sons he sees his name and profession honorably perpetuated.

Dr. Bucher has, in every sense of the work, been a successful physician, being a man of large sympathy, calm discrimination and much tact and personal magnetism, and this, combined with the experience of many years and devotion to his profession, has enabled him to not only amass worldly possessions, but also to gain his fellow-citizens' confidence and esteem. Admirably, fitted to represent his profession, he has been highly honored by the various bodies, and in 1897 was called upon to become the president of the Lehigh Valley Medical Society. Much credit is due his efforts in the organization of the Lebanon County Medical Society, one of the representative bodies of the State. Since 1884 he has been a member of the American Medical Association, and with the ability and dignity he has represented the same at the conventions held in Cincinnati, Ohio; Nashville, Tenn.; Denver, Colo.; Nebraska; Baltimore, Md.; Washington, D.C.; and Atlantic City, N.J. His fraternal association is with the Masons, Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and the Chapter and Commandery, of which latter he was treasurer. The Doctor's political connection is with the Democratic party. He has served as a member of the Lebanon city school board, and also on the board of health.

8. Residence: 1909 Lebanon City Directory in 1909 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹⁵ The 1909 Lebanon City Directory listed these Bucher families:

Bucher, Benedict D., physician, 740 Cumberland, h same. Carrie music teacher.
Bucher, Benjamin, waiter, Colonial Hotel.
Bucher, Edwin B., repairman, h Bismarck Rd RFD No. 7. Mrs. Amelia, Paul, Cora, Stephen.
Bucher, Edwin W., laborer, h 1227 Lehman. Mrs. Susan, Sadie C., Grant T., Cora, Joseph, Charles, Robert.
Bucher, I Reily, physician, 30 S 9th, h same.
Bucher, John C., Physician, 1001 Chestnut, h same. Mrs. Jennie E., John C., Herman V.
Bucher, John H., fireman, h 434 N 13th. Mrs. Elizabeth, Alice M., Lloyd H.
Bucher, Katie (wid Peter), h 1321 Brandywine. Peter W.
Bucher, Monroe D., Grocer, 348 N 10th, h same. Mrs. Annie, Kathryn.
Bucher, Paul, engineer, bds 1001 Chestnut.

9. Obituary: Lebanon Daily News on 24 Nov 1917 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹⁶ Dr. Isaac Reily Bucher, of this city, one of the oldest practicing physicians in Lebanon county, died at 9:25 o'clock Friday evening, from pneumonia at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. Bucher was taken sick last Tuesday evening and admitted to the hospital Wednesday morning. From the first his condition, by reason of his advanced age of 85 years, was considered to be extremely Grave. For a period of sixty years, Dr. Bucher continued in the active practice of medicine and was one of the best-known practioners in the Lebanon valley. Born a son of Dr. Christian Bucher and his wife, Mary Valentine, who was a direct descendant of the Steigel family, of which Baron Steigel was the head In this country, Isaac Reily Bucher also descended from a family of physicians, the first of whom came to America from Switzerland In 1760. He was Dr. Benedict Bucher, great grandfather of the deceased. His son, Dr. Benedict Bucher, moved into Lebanon county from Lancaster county in 1780 and was the father of Dr. Christian Bucher, who followed him in the practice of medicine in the southeastern tier of the county. Dr. and Mrs. Christian Bucher were the parents of a family of six children, of whom Dr. Isaac R. Bucher was the last surviving member. After receiving his education in the public schools of Schaefferstown, Dr. Bucher attended the Strasburg academy in Lancaster county during the winter of 1850-51, and a year later went west, locating in Minnesota, which was then a territory. Later he joined his brother, Dr. Samuel Bucher, at Cedarville, Ill. For a time he was employed as a clerk in a Buena Vista, Ill. Store, but deciding upon taking up the medical profession, he entered the office of his brother at Cedarville. In 1854 he returned to Schaefferstown and there continued his medical studies under his father, spending the winters of 1855 and 1856 in attendance upon lectures at the Pennsylvania medical college, which was later merged with the University of Pennsylvania. Graduating from that Institution in 1857, he returned to Schaefferstown and took charge of his father's practice. Remaining there until 1876, he removed to Lebanon and continued in the active practice of medicine up to the time of his fatal seizure. In addition to having two brothers who were physicians, Dr. Bucher also has two sons, who followed him in the profession. One of the leading spirits in the organization of the Lehigh Valley medical society, Dr. Bucher for a time served as it's president. He was also a member of the American Medical Association and the Lebanon County Medical Society. On Oct. 2, 1860, Dr. Bucher was married to Miss Mary E. Hiester, of Lebanon, and eight children were born to them, of whom four survive him, Mrs. Bucher's death having occurred some years ago. The children are Dr. John C. Bucher, who resides in the Bucher homestead at Tenth and Chestnut streets, Dr. Hiester Bucher, who is a prominent Reading physician, Paul Bucher, an electrical engineer at Dallas, Texas, and Miss May Bucher, in charge of the Visiting Nurse association at Lancaster. Dr. Bucher was formerly a member of all the local Masonic bodies and the Lutheran church.

Isaac married Mary Elizabeth Hiester, daughter of John B. Hiester and Mary Schmidt, on 2 Oct 1860.¹ (Mary Elizabeth Hiester was born on 2 May 1832 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA,^{3 4 17} died on 3 Jan 1897 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA ^{4 17 18} and was buried in Lebanon: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, PA ¹⁷.)