John Walls Bucher ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Issue: His daughter was his only child. ²

2. Census in 1880 in Lewisburg, Union, PA. ⁷ Joseph C. Bucher, judge of court of common pleas, 44, was living with wife Mary E., 41; John W., 12; Casper Bucher, 8; Abbot Bucher, 4; Miriam A. Bucher, 1. also with them are three servants: Mary Weaver, 26; Jane E. Price, 16; and John Wilson, 19. Everyone and their parents are born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1900 in Lewisburg, Union, PA. ⁶ Owning the home at 222 Market St. was Joseph C. Bucher, lawyer, 64, born Jan 1836, who was living with wife Mary E., 38, born Oct 1843. They had been married 38 years and she had birthed 6 children, 4 still living in 1900. With them: John W., teller in bank, 32, Jun 1867, single; Casper J. Bucher, law student, 28, Mar 1872, single; Abbot G., 24, Mar 1876, single; and Miriam A. Bucher, 21, Feb 1879, single. Also with them are three servants. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Joseph was born in Maryland.

4. Census in 1910 in Lewisburg, Union, PA. ⁴ Joseph C. Bucher Jr., merchant, 38, was living with his wife of 3 years, Vannie , 38; and their son Abbot G., 2, her only child as of 1910. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. He was renting the home at 31 Market St.

Owning the home at 43 Market St. was John W. Bucher, cashier at bank, 41, single, and his brother, Abbot G., traveling salesman cigars, 34, single. Also with them: servant Mary Smith, 45.

5. Census in 1920 in Lewisburg, Union, PA. ⁸ Owning the home at 43 Market St., John W. Bucher, cashier bank, 52, was married to wife Susan M., 37. Living with them: Anna D., 5; and John's brother Abbot G., 47, single; and servant Mary Smith, 53. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except John's father was born in Maryland.

6. Obituary: Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin on 8 Feb 1955 in Lewisburg, Union, PA. ⁵ John W. Bucher, Lewisburg Banker Dies in Mercer

Lewisburg - John Walls Bucher, 87, retired Lewisburg banker, died Monday afternoon Feb 7, 1955, in the Mercer Sanatorium at Mercer where he had been a patient for several years. He resided at 43 Market Street.

A native of Lewisburg, he was born June 18, 1867 the son of Joseph C. and Mary Ellen Walls Bucher.

He served as cashier for the Lewisburg National Bank for more than 25 years, retiring in 1929. A member of the First Presbyterian church, he was a trustee for more than half a century.

He was a 32\super nd\nosupersub degree Mason, a member of Lewisburg Charity Lodge, the Williamsport Con Consistory, Irem Temple Shrine of Wilkes-Barre, the Knights Templars of Sunbury and the Milton Elks.

Surviving are his wife, the former Susan Dunlap, a daughter Mrs. Albert Watson, Governor's Island, N.Y., a sister Mrs. Harry W. Chamberlain, Milton, and two grandsons.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the residence with his pastor the Rev. Peter I. Westra, officiating. Burial will be in Lewisburg Cemetery. There will be no visitation.

John married Susan Matilda Dunlap, daughter of Dr. John Francis Dunlap and Anna Virginia Evans, on 7 Sep 1911 in Manheim, Lancaster, PA.¹ (Susan Matilda Dunlap was born on 16 Nov 1882 in Manheim, Lancaster, PA,^{8 9} died on 14 Sep 1964 in , , , Okinawa ⁹ and was buried in Lewisburg: Lewisburg Cemetery, Union, PA ⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Newspaper: Williamsport Gazette And Bulletin, Williamsport, Lycoming, PA. ¹

John Walls Bucher, cashier of the Lewisburg National bank, and Miss Susan Matilda Dunlap, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Francis Dunlap, of Manheim, were united in marriage on Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. The knot was tied in St. Paul's Episcopal church at Manheim. Mrs. Harry W. Chamberlin of Milton, only sister of the bridegroom, acted as matron of honor, her other attendant being Miss Nancy Comfort, of Philadelphia. Abbott G. Bucher acted as best man and Hon. Edgar R. Kless, of Williamsport, and Charles W. Clement, Esq., of Sunbury as ushers.