Lewis Herman Bucher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

   Another name for Lewis was Lewis W. Bucher.⁷

   FamilySearch ID: LZJK-96Q.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Pottsgrove Twp., Montgomery, PA. ² Henry Bucher, 40, shoemaker, is living with wife Hannah, 34; Sarah, 16; Catherine, 14; Susanna, 12; John, 10; Henry, 6; Sebastian, 4; Hannah R., 2; and Lewis H., 6 months old when the census was recorded on 12 Sep 1850. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Henry's real estate was valued at $1,200.

2. Census in 1860 in Pottsgrove Twp., Montgomery, PA. ⁵ Henry Buchard, master shoemaker, 50, was married to wife Elizabeth, 48. Living with them: John, apprentice shoemaker, 20; Henry, apprentice shoemaker, 16; Sebastian, 15; Hannah, 12; and Lewis N., 10. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $900 and personal estate $200.

3. Census in 1870 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ³ Henry Bucher, shoemaker, 60, was living with wife Hannah, 58; and Lewis H., shoemaker, 20. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Henry's real estate was worth $5,000 and personal estate $700. The post office is Pottstown.

4. Residence: in 1871 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ¹

5. Census in 1900 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁸ The 1900 census recorded at 135 W. Buttonwood: Lewis H. Bucher, pudler iron works, 50, born Mar 1850, with wife Esther G., 46, Jun 1854; son Raymond L., 14, Feb 1886; son Ralph W., machinist, 21, Oct 1879; daughter-in-law Bertha, 18, Jul 1882; and grandchild Esther, 1, Nov 1899. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Residence: in 1905 in Reading, Berks, PA. ⁶

Lewis married Esther Gilbert on 5 Aug 1871 in Pottstown: Trinity Reformed Church, Montgomery, PA.¹ (Esther Gilbert was born on 24 Jun 1854 in , , PA,⁹ died on 8 Feb 1901 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA ^{7 9} and was buried in Pottstown: Pottstown Cemetery, Montgomery, PA ⁹.)

  Marriage Notes:

They were married by Rev. L. K. Evans.