William H. Bucher ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ² Nicholas Bucher, age 54, farmer, is living with Eliza, 48; Sally, 28; Catherine, 18; and John, 30, farm hand. Nicholas' farm is valued at $5,000 and his possessions worth $800.

Living next door is his son, Samuel, 32, laborer; Rebecca, 25; William H., 1; Charles F., 2; and another son of Nicholas', Franklin, 25, a school teacher.

Everyone is born in Pennsylvania except Nicholas whose birthplace is listed as Germany. The post office is Milton.

2. Census in 1870 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ³ Nicholas Bucher, age 65, farmer, is living with Elizabeth, 69; and son John, 38, farm laborer, and daughter Sarah, 36. His farm is valued at $6,000 and his possessions $1,600.

Next door is Daniel Roder, apprentice in car factory, 28, with wife Catherine, 32. He has no real estate and possessions worth $150.

The next household is Nicholas' son Samuel Bucher, 44, farm laborer. He is living with Rebecca, 38; Charles, 13; William, 11; George, 9; David, 5; and Nicholas, 2. Samuel's real estate is worth $1,000 and possessions $250.

Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, except Nicholas who was born in Switzerland.

3. Census in 1880 in Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA. ¹ Samuel Bucher, 53, farm laborer, is living with Henrietta R., 42; Daniel A., 14; John N., 12; David S., 10; Joseph H., 6; William H., 20, laborer; and George M., 14, laborer. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Samuel's father was born in Wurtemberg.

4. Census in 1900 in Milton, Northumberland, PA. ⁵ William Bucher, blacksmith, 41, born Sep 1858, was renting a house at 6 Front Street and living with wife Sarah C., 42, born Jul 1859. She had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1900: George, 9, born Jul 1891; and Mary E., 7 months, born Nov 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1910. ⁷ William Bucher, blacksmith, 51, owned a house at 248 Walnut Street. He was married 29 years and living with wife Sarah C., 49. She had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1910: Living with them was Mary E., 10. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

William married Sarah C. Kelley, daughter of George Kelley and Mary A. Ryan. (Sarah C. Kelley was born on 1 Jul 1858 in Mexico, Juniata, PA ⁵ and died on 19 Jun 1923 in Milton, Northumberland, PA.)