Anna Susan Bollinger
(1832-1908)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jonas Witwer Bucher

Anna Susan Bollinger 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 27 Sep 1832, , Lancaster, PA 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Jonas Witwer Bucher about 1852
  • Died: 9 May 1908, Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster, PA at age 75 3 4
  • Buried: Lititz: Hammer Creek Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 3 4 6

   Other names for Anna were Annie 5 and Susan Bollinger.7 8

   FamilySearch ID: LZZZ-J5X.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster, PA. 2 Jonas W. Bucher, merchant, 22, was with wife Anne, 19. Also living with them: Christian Eby, clerk, 23; and Catherine Ritter, 60. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1870 in Clay Twp., Lancaster, PA. 9 Jonas Bucher, farmer, 42, was living with wife Anna, 38; Susan, 18; Maryan, 16; Phares, farm laborer, 15; Levi, 13; John, 11; Jonathan, 10; Lizzie, 9; Hiram, 8; Benjamin, 5; Anna, 3; and Amanda, 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Jonas' farm was worth $15,000 and personal estate $2,000.

3. Census in 1880 in Clay Twp., Lancaster, PA. 5 Junas Bucher, farmer, 52, was living with wife Annie, 48; Levi B., 23; John B., 21; Hiram B., 18; Benjamin B., 15; Annie B., 14; Amanda B., 11; and Alice B., 4. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1900 in Clay Twp., Lancaster, PA. 10 Buchers are found in four households as neighbors in Clay township in 1900:
Fannie Bucher, 15, born Oct 1884, servant, is living in the home of Amos Landis.

John Bucher, farmer, 41, Sep 1858, was married for 18 years to Maggie, 38, Aug 1861. She had birthed 6 children, all alive in 1900: Amelia, 17, Apr 1883; Jonas W., 14, Aug 1885; Henry C., 13, Feb 1887; Abram G., 9, Aug 1890; Ella b., 4, Jun 1895; and Annie B., 2, Aug 1897.

Next door is Hiram Bucher, 38, Nov 1861, married for 7 years to wife Mary, 31, Nov 1868. She had birthed 4 children, 3 living with them: Edna, 8, Jul 1891; Sarah Bucher, 7, Feb 1893; Andrew Bucher, 4, Jun 1895.

Next door is Jonas Bucher, broom manufacturing, 71, Aug 1828, married for 50 years to Anna, 67, Sep 1832. She had birthed 17 children, 11 alive in 1900. Living with them: daughter Amanda Erb [nee Bucher], 30, Jun 1869, who had birthed 5 children, 3 alive; and grandson John V., 7 May 1893.

Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.


Anna married Jonas Witwer Bucher, son of Jonas Bucher and Susan Witwer, about 1852. (Jonas Witwer Bucher was born on 9 Aug 1828 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster, PA,2 3 4 5 10 died on 19 Sep 1904 in Lititz, Lancaster, PA 3 4 and was buried on 22 Sep 1904 in Lititz: Hammer Creek Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 3 6.)

Sources

1 Wenger, Samuel S., and Earle K. Sr. and Helen I., The Wenger Book: A Foundation Book of American Wengers, Including Variant Spellings, such as Winger, Wanger, Whanger, Wegner, Wengert, Wengerd, Wingart, Wingard, Wingert, Wangerd, Wengar, Wencker, and Names Spelled with "V" rather than "W." (Lancaster, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Heritage History, 1978, 1989, 1997 reprint. 1588 pp. $49.50 (cloth).).

2 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Warwick Township, Series: M432 Roll: 788 Page: 95.

3 Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA 17602-1499
Phone: (717) 393-9745
http://www.lmhs.org/), October, 1987. Page 36.

4 Harmon, Dr. Shirley A., Cemetery Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Closson Press, 257 Delilah St Apollo PA, 15613-1933. (724) 337-4482.), Volume II, Page 183.

5 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Clay Township, Family History Library Film 1255140, NA Film Number T9-1140, Page 107D.

6 Harmon, Dr. Shirley A., Cemetery Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Volume II (Closson Press, 1935 Sampson Dr. Apollo, PA 15613
Phone: (724) 337 - 4482
http://www.clossonpress.com), Page 183.

7 Brubacher, Jacob N., The Brubacher Genealogy in America (Elkhart, Ind.: Mennonite Pub. Co., 1884, 241 pgs.), Page 20.

8 Witwer, George, Witwer Genealogy of America (1909. 256p. Online at http://books.google.com/books?id=XvxfAAAAMAAJ), Page 49.

9 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Clay Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1354 Page: 61.

10 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Clay Township, Series: T623 Roll: 1422 Page: 50-51.


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