John Christian Bucher Jr. ^{2 3 4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: 9KMX-7MH.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ⁴ The 1900 census recorded at 1003 Chestnut Street: John C. Bucher, physician, 37, born Mar 1863, living with wife Jenne H., 29, Feb 1871; sons I. Riely, 7, Jul 1893, and John C., 2, Apr 1898; and servant Ellen J. Horth, 28. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Next door at 1001 Chestnut Street is John's father, I. Reily Bucher, physician, 67, widowed, born Aug 1832, living with his daughter May, 23, Nov 1876; and son Paul, electrical engineer, 23, Nov 1876.

2. Occupation: insurance businessman operating an insurance agency in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ²

3. Residence: 1909 Lebanon City Directory in 1909 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ⁸ The 1909 Lebanon City Directory listed these Bucher families:

Bucher, Benedict D., physician, 740 Cumberland, h same. Carrie music teacher.
Bucher, Benjamin, waiter, Colonial Hotel.
Bucher, Edwin B., repairman, h Bismarck Rd RFD No. 7. Mrs. Amelia, Paul, Cora, Stephen.
Bucher, Edwin W., laborer, h 1227 Lehman. Mrs. Susan, Sadie C., Grant T., Cora, Joseph, Charles, Robert.
Bucher, I Reily, physician, 30 S 9th, h same.
Bucher, John C., Physician, 1001 Chestnut, h same. Mrs. Jennie E., John C., Herman V.
Bucher, John H., fireman, h 434 N 13th. Mrs. Elizabeth, Alice M., Lloyd H.
Bucher, Katie (wid Peter), h 1321 Brandywine. Peter W.
Bucher, Monroe D., Grocer, 348 N 10th, h same. Mrs. Annie, Kathryn.
Bucher, Paul, engineer, bds 1001 Chestnut.

4. Census in 1910 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ⁹ The 1910 census recorded John C. Bucher, 47, with wife Jane E., 39; and sons I. Reily, 16; John C., 12; and Herman V., 3. Also in the home is servant Ellen J. Horst, 37. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. He was educated at Franklin and Marshall University in 1919.

6. Census in 1920 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹⁰ The 1920 census recorded John C. Bucher, 56, with wife Jennie E., 48; Isaac R. 27, divorced; John C. Jr., 21; Herman B., 13. Also in the home is servant Ellen J. Horst, 47.

7. Census in 1930 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹¹ The 1930 census recorded Jennie H. Bucher, 58, widow, living with sons Reilley, 36; John, 31; Herman, 23; and servant Ellen T. Horst, 57. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

8. Census in 1940 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹² The 1940 census recorded at 1001 Chestnut Street (was his father's home): Herman Bucher, salesman insurance, 33, living with wife Katherine, stenographer, 32; brother John Bucher, machine operator manufacturing, divorced, 41; and lodger Ellen Horst, 64 (the family's lifelong servant.) [ Note: John was left off originally but is in the set of corrections near the end of the census microfilm, on image 41 of 44 on Ancestry.com ).

John married Mary Jane Gates, daughter of Dr. Paul Gates and Virginia Rose Ocker, on 15 Oct 1932 in , Lebanon, PA.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Mary Jane Gates was born about 1910 in , , PA ¹.)