Susanna Dorothea Bucher ^{1 4 5}

   Another name for Susanna was Susan Bucher.

   FamilySearch ID: K2BL-6HT.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: Photo appeared in the Harrisburg Evening News, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ⁶ A controversial photograph and text appeared in the Harrisburg Evening News, a clipped copy of which was found in a Bucher research folder on file at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania library in Philadelphia. The text is printed below and creates a create deal of mystery, for it is in great conflict with the genealogy of this Bucher family reported in William Henry Egle's Pennsylvania Genealogies. Here is the text, followed by a discussion of the conflicting information:

"From The Family Albums of Harrisburg:
The Late Mrs. Robert Bryson
Born in 1810 in the family home on Front and Market streets, Mrs. Bryson was Miss Susan D. Bucher, daughter of the late Judge John C. and Eleanor Isett Bucher. Her father was an associate judge of Dauphin County for twelve years and a Congressman. Mrs. Bryson's brother and sisters included: John C. Bucher, Jr., Miss Eleanor Bucher and Mrs. Richard H. Hummel (Eliza Bucher). The Brysons, who live for a number of years at 215 Walnut street, are survived by a daughter, Mrs. Henry Maris (Sue Bryson), of Philadelphia. Mrs. Bryson died on May 8, 1891."

Conflicting information:
According to Egle's Pennsylvania Genealogies, the Susanna Dorothea Bucher born in 1810 married Alexander Ray, and was the daughter of John Jacob Bucher (born 1764) and Susanna Margaret Hortter. Egle reports that a Susan Dorothy Bucher who married Robert Bryson was born in 1829 of John Conrad Bucher and Eleanor Isett, and had a twin sister, Eleanor.

The article appearing in the newspaper obviously confuses the two Dorothys, assigning the wrong 1810 birth year to the Dorothy who married Bryson. She obviously could not be born in 1810, since her parents were not married until 1820.

2. Book: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 1896. ⁷

JOHNSON, John Bucher, son of David M. Johnson and Susan Dorothy Bucher, daughter of Judge Jacob Bucher, was born January 26, 1833 in Harrisburg, Pa. He was educated in the public schools of the town and in Captain Partridge’s military school, but completed his education at Washington College, Pa., where he graduated in the class of 1852. He adopted civil engineering as his profession, and until 1861 was engaged in several of the public improvements in this State. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he entered the Eleventh Pennsylvania regiment, Colonel Jarrett, and was appointed captain of a company from Pittston. On May 14, 1861, he was appointed by the Secretary of War. General Cameron, first lieutenant in the Sixth cavalry of the regular army, and was subsequently made brevet major: and lieutenant colonel for meritorious service. He became captain by regular promotion February 3, 1875. He served on the staff of General Hancock at Baltimore and at New Orleans, and was afterwards assigned to several stations in Texas. In April, 1870, he was obliged to leave Texas on account of failing health, and returned to his home at Harrisburg, where he died June 24, 1871.

Susanna married David M. Johnson, son of David Johnson and Unknown, on 17 Jun 1830 in Harrisburg: Salem Reformed Church, Dauphin, PA.^{1 2 3} (David M. Johnson was born in 1804 in , Beaver, PA ^{1 7} and died on 23 Mar 1836 ¹.)

Susanna next married Robert Bryson, son of William Bryson and Jane Harkness, on 8 Jun 1841.⁴ (Robert Bryson was born on 15 Mar 1801 in , Cumberland, PA,⁴ died on 4 Oct 1887 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA ⁴ and was buried in Mechanicsburg: Silver Spring Presbyterian Church, Cumberland, PA ⁴.)