Kate Bicher ^{1 2 3}

   Other names for Kate were Catherine Bicher, Catherine Bicher ⁷ and Katie Bicher.⁸

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-PQF.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. ⁷ William Bicher, age 28, laborer, appears in East Cocalico Township in the 1850 Census living with his wife, Sarah, 26; Elizabeth, 2; Catherine, 1; and mother, Catherine, 60. All were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1860 in Adamstown, Lancaster, PA. ⁹ William Bicher, age 32, carpenter, is living with Sarah, age 30. Their children are Elizabeth, 12; Catherine, 10; Sarah, 6; Henry, 4; and Rebecca, 1.

3. Census in 1880 in Adamstown, Lancaster, PA. ⁴ William Bicher, age 58, carpenter, is living with Sallie Beacher, age 56; Kate Bicher, 30, works in hat factory; Rebecca Bicher, 21, works in cigar making; and Emma Bicher, 15, works in hat factory.

4. Occupation: cigarmaker in 1899 in Adamstown, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁰ 1899 Lancaster City Directory:
Biecher Emma, hat trimmer, bds Main nr Fetter's store
Biecher Kate, cigarmaker, bds Main nr Fetter's store
Biecher Rebecca, cigarmaker, bds Main nr Fetter's store
Biecher William, carpenter, h Main nr Fetter's store
Bucher Henry, hatter, h Main nr Fetter's store
Bucher Reuben, hatter, h Main opp Lancaster Co. House.

5. Census in 1900 in Adamstown, Lancaster, PA. ⁶ The 1900 census in Adamstown recorded Sarah Bicher, 76, born Dec 1823, widow, who had given birth to 6 children, 5 still living in 1900. With her is daughter Kate, cigar maker, 50, born Jul 1849. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1910 in Adamstown, Lancaster, PA. ⁵ Living on Main Street in Adamstown in 1910 is Sallie Bicher, 86, widow who gave birth to 6 children, 5 still living, and she is with her daughter, Kate, 60.

7. Residence: on 18 Mar 1915 in Adamstown, Lancaster, PA. ⁸

8. Census in 1920 in Adamstown, Lancaster, PA. ¹¹ The 1920 census recorded renting on Main Street Kate Biecher, 69, single. She and her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

9. Newspaper: Epharta Review, 17 Feb 1928, Ephrata, Lancaster, PA. ¹² Adamstown: Miss Kate Bicher, a life-long resident of this borough, who had rented an apartment of Mr. Kurtz, has become disabled and gave up housekeeping, will also have sale of her furniture on February 18th. She has her home with her brother-in-law, Mr. Henry Bucher.

10. Newspaper: Reading Eagle: The following motored to Herndon to visit Mrs. Kate Bicher: Mr. & Mrs. Ammon Bucher, Florence Bucher, Elmwood Miller, Mrs. Harry B. Klahr, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Bucher and daughter Rebecca, Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Kurz and daughters., 13 Nov 1930, Reading, Berks, PA. ¹³

11. Cause of Death: Kate died of metastatic sarcoma right side of neck, senility at the Burd & Rogers Memorial Home, 4 Dec 1939, Herndon, Northumberland, PA. ¹

12. Obituary: Reading Times: obituary of Kate Bicher. On 6 Dec 1939 in Reading, Berks, PA. ³ KATE BICHER, 90, a former resident of Adamstown, died in the Burd & Roger Memorial Home, Herndon. She was a daughter of the late William and Sallie (Echternacht) Bicher and a life-long member of Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church, Adamstown. Surviving are a brother, Henry Bicher, of Reading, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. in the Cedar Grove Cemetery Chapel, Adamstown, the Rev. E. B. T. Gieske and the Rev. A. Kratzer officiating. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery.
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