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Honorable George Horter Bucher
(1797-1884) |
Honorable George Horter Bucher 1 2 5 6 7
Cause of his death was Paralysis.1 FamilySearch ID: K8WR-YJ4. Burial Notes: Section E. Noted events in his life were: 1. Fact: 21 Oct 1825, , Dauphin, PA. 9 When stock was sold to build a canal and locks on the Susquehanna River, on the list of purchasers were: Jacob Bucher, 5 shares; John C. Bucher, 10 shares; George H. Bucher, 10 shares. 2. Property on 4 Oct 1826 in , Dauphin, PA. 10 On a list of Warrantees of Land in Dauphin County is George H. Bucher, 10 acres, surveyed 4 Oct. 1826. 3. Census in 1840 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. Males (born) 4. Residence: in 1845 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 11 Listed in the 1845 Spofford & Napey's Directory of Harrisburg, PA are: 5. Census in 1850 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. 12 George H. Bucher, occupation "gentleman", with real estate valued at $20,000 making him quite wealthy, has his age appearing as 15 but this is obviously wrong since he is listed as the head of a family with wife Hannah, age 39. The children living with them are Mary H., 18; Rebecca P., 16; Robert A., 10; Ellin, 8; Ann, 6; Clenna M., 3; and Hannah, 1. Also living there is Charles Lee, 14, who is black. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. 6. Census in 1860 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. 6 George H. Bucher, age 62, appears as one of the richest people in the area with his real estate valued at $30,000. He has no occupation listed, apparently retired. Living with him is Hannah, 49; Robert A., 20, apprentice miller; Ellen, 18; Anna, 16; Clania? 13; Hannah, 11; George, 9. All were born in Pennsylvania. Non-family members living with them are John Burghart, 55, occupation hustler, born in Wurtemburg, Germany; and two born in Pennsylvania: Sarah Rawlings, 16; and Franny Miller, 12. The post office is New Ringston. 7. Census in 1870 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. 7 George H. Bucher, age 73, retired merchant, has land valued at $30,000 and possessions worth $6,000. In his household is Hannah, 59; Ellen, 28; Anna, 26; and Hannah, 21. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office is New Kingston. 8. Book: Pennsylvania Genealogies, 1896. 1 George married Rebecca Pool on 15 Oct 1822 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA.1 2 (Rebecca Pool was born in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA 1 and died on 19 Jun 1829 1.) Marriage Notes: From Egle's Notes & Queries: "Bucher, George H., and Rebecca Pool, by Rev. Dr. Lochman, Oct 16, 1822." George next married Hannah Hough, daughter of Joseph Hough and Elizabeth West, on 19 May 1831.1 3 4 (Hannah Hough was born on 15 Apr 1811 in Bainbridge, Lancaster, PA,1 6 7 8 died on 2 Apr 1895 in , Cumberland, PA 8 and was buried in Mechanicsburg: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, PA 8.) Marriage Notes: From Egle's Notes & Queries: "Bucher, George H., and Hannah Hough, or Bainbridge, by Rev. Mr. Zacharias, May 19, 1831." |
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Egle, William Henry, Pennsylvania Genealogies, Mainly Scotch Irish And German (1896, 798 pp.
Reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Online via Google Book Search.), Page 127.
2
Egle, William Henry, Notes and Queries: Historical and Genealogical Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania (1895, Harrisburg Publishing Co., reprinted 1970, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore.
Editions: First and Second Series Volume I, Notes and Queries - XIX. Volume 2.), Third Series, Vol I., page 510.
3
Egle, William Henry, Pennsylvania Genealogies, Mainly Scotch Irish And German (1896, 798 pp.
Reprinted Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Online via Google Book Search.), Page 125.
4
Egle, William Henry, Notes and Queries: Historical and Genealogical Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania (1895, Harrisburg Publishing Co., reprinted 1970, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore.
Editions: First and Second Series Volume I, Notes and Queries - XIX. Volume 2.), Third Series, Vol II., page 453.
5
Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901, History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : Geographical and Genealogical (Philadelphia : Everts & Peck, 1883
360 p., 63 p. of plates : ill., maps), Page 470.
6 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Silver Spring Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1102 Page: 611.
7 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Silver Spring Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1333 Page: 399.
8 Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (http://www.interment.net/data/us/pa/cumberland/chestnut/index%5Fac.htm).
9 Pennsylvania Archives: Ninth Series, Vol. 1, page 6357.
10 Egle, William Henry, editor, Pennsylvania Archives: Third Series (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State printer, 1894-99. Description v. pl., maps. 22 cm.), Vol. XXIV, Page 575.
11 (University of Delaware), http://www.math.udel.edu/~rstevens/datasets/harrisburg_1845.xls.
12 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Silver Spring Township, Series: M432 Roll: 773 Page: 257.
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