Andrew L. Bucher ^{2 3 4}

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  General Notes:

The 1860 Census reports Andrew Bucher had a six-year-old son Andrew who would be born about 1854, but Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County has a long biography about Andrew's son, Andrew L., born in 1861. It appears the first Andrew died before 1861, and, as was common at the time, if a child died young, the same name could be given to a later child.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Washington Twp., Northumberland, PA. ³ Andrew Bucher, 59, farmer, is living with Elizabeth, 52; Sallie, 29, occupation milliner; Elizabeth A., 22; Andrew L., 20; and George F. Billman, 11, grandson, "with grandfather." Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1900 in Washington Twp., Northumberland, PA. ⁶ Andrew L. Bucher, farmer, 40, born Mar 1860, was married 3 years to Lizzie, 29, born Aug 1870. She had birthed two children by 1900: Ida May, 2, born Nov 1897; and Harry F., 4 months, born Jan 1900. Also in the home is Andrew's son Charles E. Bucher, 17, born Nov 1882. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1910 in Washington Twp., Northumberland, PA. ⁷ Andrew L. Bucher [indexed in Census as Buker], farmer, 49, is married for 13 years to Lizzie Alice, 39, who have given birth to 3 children by 1910, all still alive that year. With them is daughter Ida May, 12; son Harry F., 10; and son John Jacob, 8. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Living next door are the Lenkers; Andrew's mother was Elizabeth Lenker.

4. Book: Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, 1911. ¹

Andrew L. Bucher was born March 16, 1861, and received his education in the common schools. He was reared to farm life, and began farming for himself on the homestead in 1884, since which year he has continued to follow general agricultural pursuits, disposing of his produce at Trevorton and Shamokin; he has been huckstering for a number of years. He is also agent for fertilizers, and is a successful business man, recognized as such by all his neighbors and associates. The homestead, which came into his possession in 1897, is nicely located, overlooking Mahanoy and Mahanoy Church, and it is equipped with substantial buildings.

Mr. Bucher is a Republican, and has been school director of his township, but his principal activity outside of his private affairs is in St. Peter's Church, of which he has been a trustee many years; formerly he held the office of deacon. He has served the congregation faithfully, and takes a sincere interest in the welfare of the church.

Mr. Bucher has the old grandfather clock of his grandfather Dieter Bucher, which is still a good timepiece, though fully one hundred and fifty years old. It has a brass face and besides marking the hours and minutes shows the date and the movements of the moon. Mr. Bucher also has a lot of red chinaware that belonged to his father.

On Oct. 23, 1881, Mr. Bucher married Sarah A. Blasser, daughter of Jacob Blasser, of Herndon. She died May 21, 1895, aged thirty-two years, three months, leaving a son, Charles E., who is now employed as a tombstone cutter at Mahanoy; he married Mary Harris and has two children, Guy and Stanley. Mr. Bucher's second marriage was to Lizzie Latsha, daughter of Adam W. and Wilhelmina (Fegley) Latsha, and they have three children: I. May, Harry F. and John J.

5. Census in 1920 in Washington Twp., Northumberland, PA. ⁸ Andrew L. Bucher, farmer, age 58, is living with Alice E., 48; John J.,18; and Carrie W., 7.

The next household is his son, Harry F. Bucher, age 29; with wife Anna L., 17; and son Paul R., 3 months old when the census was recorded on January 15, 1910.

Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Andrew married Sarah A. Blasser, daughter of Jacob D. Blasser and Harriet Leader, on 23 Oct 1881.¹ (Sarah A. Blasser was born on 21 Feb 1863,^{1 5} died on 21 May 1895 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA, United States ^{1 5} and was buried in Red Cross: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Northumberland, PA ⁵.)

Andrew next married Lizzie A. Latsha, daughter of Adam Wagner Latsha and Wilhelmina Fegley, on 24 Dec 1897 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA, United States. (Lizzie A. Latsha was born on 22 Aug 1871 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA, United States,⁵ died on 17 Dec 1948 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA, United States ⁵ and was buried in Red Cross: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Northumberland, PA ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

Married by Rev. H.R. Holtenstein