Jonas Willard Bucher ^{1 2 3}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: in Ridley Park, Delaware, PA. ¹

2. Census in 1900 in Clay Twp., Lancaster, PA. ³ 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.

3. Census in 1910 in Clay Twp., Lancaster, PA. ⁴ John B. Bucher, farmer, 51, was married for 29 years to wife Maggie B., 48. She had birthed 7 children, 6 alive in 1910. With them: Jonas W., school teacher, 24; Abram G., school teacher, 19; Ella B., 14; and Anna E., 12.

Next door is Benjamin B. Bucher, farmer, 45, married for 22 years to wife Emma L., 46. She had birthed two children, both living with them: Jennie B., 21; and Elmer B., 19.

4. Census in 1930 in Ridley Park, Delaware, PA. ⁵ Living at 407 Free St: Joseph W. Bucher, teacher university, 44, was living with wife Ellen K., 32. He married at age 33, she at 21. Living with them: Robert M., 9; John H., 7; and W. Raymond, 8 months when the census was recorded on 18 Apr 1930. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Obituary: Times Tribune on 12 Jan 1978 in Selinsgrove, Snyder, PA. ² Dr. Jonas W. Bucher, 92, of 611 North Orange Street, a retired educator, died Sunday in the Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, where he had been a patient for several days.

Dr. Bucher received his doctorate of philosophy degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia in 1939. He was a high school teacher and principal. He taught at Temple University, Philadelphia, and later was dean at Delaware Valley College. After formally retiring, Dr. Bucher continued teaching at Pennsylvania Military College and at Delaware County Prison. He was founder and first president of the Delaware County Torch Club.

Born August 13, 1885 in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late John B. and Maggie Risser Bucher. In 1918 he was married to the former Ellen Dreger, who survives.

Dr. Bucher was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Selinsgrove.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Dr. Robert M. Bucher of Mobile, Ala., and William R. Bucher of Detroit, Mich.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. A son, Dr. John H. Bucher of Selinsgrove died in 1975.

The funeral was conducted Tuesday in St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Selinsgrove. The Rev. R. Terrence Foor officiated. Burial was in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery, R.D. 1, Selinsgrove.

Contributions in his memory may be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Selinsgrove.

Jonas married Ellen Kathryn Drager, daughter of Herman Drager and Kathryn Marley, in 1918. (Ellen Kathryn Drager was born on 21 Jul 1897 in , , PA,^{5 6} died in Feb 1983 in Selinsgrove, Snyder, PA ⁶ and was buried in Selinsgrove: Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Snyder, PA.)