Rebekah Bucher ^{1 2}

   Other names for Rebekah were Rebecca Bucher ³ and Rebecca P Bucher.⁴

   FamilySearch ID: MB5W-G5X.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1840 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. Males (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 son Robert?
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 older son ??
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1 father George
Females (born)
5-9 (1831-1835) = 3 daughters (??, Mary, Rebecca)
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 daughter?
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 mother Hannah.

2. Census in 1850 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁵ Rebecca has the distinction of showing up twice in the 1850 Census: once in Cumberland County and again in Harrisburg! Rebecca P. Bucher, 15, is listed in the Harrisburg home of Maria Lawrence, 45, and John A. Lawrence, merchant. Also in the home is Elizabeth Scott, 20.

3. Census in 1850 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. ⁴ 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.

4. Census in 1860 in Tallahassee, Leon, FL. ⁶ George Scott, planter, 34, has real estate valued at $4,000 and possessions worth $4,000. Living with him is Rebecka, 25; son G. B., 5; Anna, 2; and Mary, 5 months when the census was recorded on 21 Jul 1860.

Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, except Annie and Mary who were born in Florida.

5. Census in 1870 in Tallahassee, Leon, FL. ⁷ George Scott, planter, 41, has real estate valued at $30,000 and possessions worth $8,000. Living with him is Rebecka, 32; son Bucher Scott, 14; Annie, 11; Mary, 9; and Nellie, 5.

Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, except Annie and Mary who were born in Florida. This means in 1859, George was in Florida when Annie was born, but in 1865, Nellie is born in Pennsylvania, perhaps because her mother returned home during or after the Civil War?

Also in the household is Charlotte Proctor, 33, no occupation listed, and her children, Ellen, 11, and Toney, 8. Since Charlotte is black, she is likely a servant.

6. Census in 1880 in Decatur, DeKalb, GA. ⁸ George W. Scott, merchant, 51, is living with wife Rebecca, 46; George B., merchant, 24; Anne, 21; Mary, 20; Nellie, 14; and Bessie, 5. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Anne and Mary were born in Florida, and Bessie in Georgia. Also, George W's mother was born in Ireland.

7. She was named as an heir in a will. Nov 1903 Decatur, DeKalb, GA. ⁹
Deceased: Scott, George W.
Heir: Agnes Scott Institute
Heir: Bidwell, Carrie B. (daughter of sister Susan)
Heir: Bucker, Annie C.
Heir: Bucker, Hannah C.
Heir: Candler, Mary K. (daughter)
Heir: Candler, Nellie B. (daughter)
Heir: Cassessls, Clara M.
Heir: Cooper, Annie India (daughter)
Heir: Harmon, Bessie N.
Heir: Phillips, Susan
Heir: Rebecca Scott Memorial Fund
Heir: Scott, Carrie I. (niece, daughter of brother Alfred)
Heir: Scott, George B. (son).

8. Fact: A building at Agnes Scott College which her husband founded is named in her honor., 1905, Decatur, DeKalb, GA. ¹ A picture of the building and the following text is found at the Agnes Scott College website at:
http://www.agnesscott.edu/about/p_campustour2.asp
Built in 1905, Rebekah Scott Hall is named in honor of George Washington Scott's wife, Rebekah Bucher Scott.

Rebekah married Colonel George Washington Scott, son of Honorable John Scott and Agnes Irvine, on 19 Sep 1854. (Colonel George Washington Scott was born on 22 Feb 1829 in Alexandria, Huntingdon, PA,^{2 8} died on 3 Oct 1903 in Decatur, DeKalb, GA ² and was buried in Decatur: Decatur Cemetery, DeKalb, GA ².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. They have conflicting marriage information of 9 Sep 1854. ³