Hannah Cordelia Bucher 1 2 3 4Noted events in her life were: 1. Census in 1850 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. 2 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. 2. Census in 1860 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. 1 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. 3. Census in 1870 in Silver Spring Twp., Cumberland, PA. 3 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. 4. She was named as an heir in a will. Nov 1903 Decatur, DeKalb, GA. 5 |
1 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Silver Spring Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1102 Page: 611.
2 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Silver Spring Township, Series: M432 Roll: 773 Page: 257.
3 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Silver Spring Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1333 Page: 399.
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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 128.
5 DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia (Online at: http://www.dekalbhistory.org), Wills: Book C, Page 143.
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