Jonas Franklin Bucher Sr.
(1834-1890)
Adeline Wolfe
(1842-1901)
Francis Adam Miller
(1859-1897)
Martha Jane Adams
(1859-1931)
Rev. Jonas Franklin Bucher Jr
(1878-1947)
Olive May Miller
(1883-1986)
Jonas Franklin Bucher III
(1912-1990)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Dorothy Harriet Potter

Jonas Franklin Bucher III 2 3

  • Born: 27 Jul 1912, Guling, Lushan, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Dorothy Harriet Potter on 4 Aug 1946 in Eugene, Lane, OR 1
  • Died: 1 Oct 1990, Eugene, Lane, OR at age 78 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: GCK9-YY7.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: on 27 Jul 1912 in Chenzhou , Hunan, CHN. 5

2. Residence: on 26 Jul 1914 in Chenzhou , Hunan, CHN. 6

3. Residence: on 19 Jan 1918 in Chenzhou , Hunan, CHN. 7

4. Residence: on 17 Jan 1921 in Chenzhou , Hunan, CHN. 8

5. S.S. President McKinley sailing from Shanghai China 26 Jun 1927 arriving Seattle WA 10 Jul 1927 on 10 Jul 1927 in Seattle, King, WA. 9 Bucher J Frank age 48 born Milton PA 6/17/78
Bucher Olive M age 44 born Shamokin PA 3/6/83
Bucher Olive M age 15 born Shamokin PA 3/9/11
Bucher Jonas F age 13 born Kuling China 7/27/12
Bucher Mary V age 11 born Kuling China 6/26/14
Bucher Emma E. age 8 born Schchonfu China 1/19/18
Bucher John R age 2 born Schchonfu China 10/6/23.

6. S.S. President McKinley sailing from Shanghai China 26 Jun 1927 arriving Seattle WA 10 Jul 1927 on 10 Jul 1927 in Seattle, King, WA. 9 Bucher J Frank age 48 born Milton PA 6/17/78
Bucher Olive M age 44 born Shamokin PA 3/6/83
Bucher Olive M age 15 born Shamokin PA 3/9/11
Bucher Jonas F age 13 born Kuling China 7/27/12
Bucher Mary V age 11 born Kuling China 6/26/14
Bucher Emma E. age 8 born Schchonfu China 1/19/18
Bucher John R age 2 born Schchonfu China 10/6/23.

7. Census in 1930 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 10 The 1930 census recorded renting for $45 a month at 735 Marietta Avenue: Olive M. Bucher, 47, living with daughters Adeline W., assistant editor for newspaper, 23; Martha A., 21; Olive M., 19; son J. Frank, 17; daughter Emma E., 12; and son John R., 6. All the children were born in China except Olive, who was born in Pennsylvania as were their parents.

8. Occupation: Employer: Bear Toy & Novelty Co., 780 Mission St., San Francisco, CA on 16 Oct 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 11

9. He was described as 6 ft 1 in 230 lbs blue eyes red hair ruddy complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 11

10. Residence: 2042 Mission St., San Francisco, CA on 16 Oct 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 11

11. Occupation: watchmaker on 4 Aug 1946 in Eugene, Lane, OR. 1

12. Residence: 907 W. 3rd St., Eugene, OR on 4 Aug 1946 in Eugene, Lane, OR. 1

13. Residence: on 3 Aug 1947 in Eugene, Lane, OR.


Jonas married Dorothy Harriet Potter on 4 Aug 1946 in Eugene, Lane, OR.1 (Dorothy Harriet Potter was born on 4 Sep 1916 in Hancock, Pottawattamie, IA, United States 1 12 13 and died on 25 Jan 2009 in California, United States 12 13.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, "Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1971," J. Frank Burcher Jr. b. 27 Jul 1912 m. in Eugene OR Dorothy Harriet Potter b. 4 Sep 1916.

2 Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 (National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 361; File Number: 131), Jonas Franklin Bucher b. 27 Jul 1912 in Kuling, Kiangsi, China.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252738303.

4 Ancestry.com, Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008 (Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Archives and Records Center. Oregon Death Indexes, 1903-1970. Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Library. Oregon Death Indexes, 1971-2008. Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Library.), Jonas Frank Bucher b. 27 Jul 1912 d. 1 Oct 1990 Lane Co. Spouse Dorothy Certificate 90-18838.

5 Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 (National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 361; File Number: 131), Jonas Franklin Bucher b. 27 Jul 1912 in Kuling, Kiangsi, China, parent's residence Shenchowfu, Huanan, China.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 (National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 361; File Number: 131), Mary Violet Bucher b. 26 Jul 1914 in Kuling, Kiangsi, China, parent's residence Shenchowfu, Hunan, China.

7 Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 (National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 361; File Number: 131), Emma Elizabeth Bucher b. 19 Jan 1918 Schenchowfu, Hunan, China. parent's residence Schenchowfu, Hunan, China.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 (National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 361; File Number: 131), George Frederick Bucher b. 17 Jan 1921 Shenchowfu, Hunan, China. parent's residence YShenchowfu, Hunan, China.

9 Ancestry.com, "Washington, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965," S.S. President McKinley arriving Seattle 10 Jul 1927 image 928 of 1031.

10 1930 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHQQ-6YZ.

11 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Jonas Frank Bucher b. 27 Jul 1912 Schenchowful China.

12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Feb 2025), entry for Jonas Franklin Bucher, person ID GCK9-YY7.

13 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252738330.


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