Catherine Bucher ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of Abt 1842 and Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ⁴ The 1860 Census lists her age as 18, which indicates an 1842 birth year.

2. Census in 1850 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ³ Nicholas Bucher, 42, farmer, is living with Eliza, 38; Samuel, 22; John, 21; Sarah, 16; Franklin, 15; and Catherine, 11. Next door is Catherine Bachman, 62, living alone, who is presumed to be Nicholas' mother-in-law. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania, including Nicholas who in other Census years is listed with a birthplace of Switzerland. Nicholas' farm is valued at $1,500.

3. Census in 1860 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ⁴ 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.

4. Census in 1870 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ¹ 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.

5. Census in 1880 in Chillisquaque Twp., Northumberland, PA. ² Daniel J. Kohler, age 38, farmer, is living with wife Kate, 41 [nee Catherine Bucher]; his brother-in-law John Bucher, 51, laborer; and his sister-in-law Sarah Bucher, 46. Also in the house is George Waltman, 5. Every born in Pennsylvania as was their parents, except for the Buchers whose father was born in Wurtemberg.

Catherine married Daniel J. Kohler. (Daniel J. Kohler was born about 1842 in , , PA ^{1 2}.)