Rev. Christian Bucher
(1833-1916)
Eliza Dohner
(1832-1910)
Henry Gingrich
(1814-1885)
Sally Bachman
Rev. Allen Dohner Bucher
(1861-1932)
Mary Gingrich
(1865-1949)
Bishop Simon Bucher
(1887-1972)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sallie A. Bachman

Bishop Simon Bucher 1 2

  • Born: 24 Jan 1887, South Annville Twp., Lebanon, PA 1
  • Marriage (1): Sallie A. Bachman
  • Died: 5 Jul 1972 at age 85 1

   FamilySearch ID: 96D2-CQ2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Bishop in the Church of the Brethren. 1

2. Book: The Church of the Brethren (Bunkers) in Lebanon County, 1916. 3
The Annville Congregation had two houses, both brick, Annville and South Annville or Long's. Annville Congregation had a membership of 120, had four ministers - Eld. Alfred Gingrich, Eld. Henry Hollinger, Allen Bucher, and Jacob Gingrich ; two deacons - Jacob Heagy and John Henry Gingrich. They were organized into a congregation March 25, 1912. Alfred Gingrich was chosen elder in charge ; Jacob Heagy, secretary ; John Henry Gingrich, treasurer. Deacons elected since are Cyrus Winters, Jr., Harry Gingrich, and Simon Bucher, and Elmer Minnich has been called to the ministry.


Simon married Sallie A. Bachman, daughter of Reuben H. Bachman and Sarah J. Moyer. (Sallie A. Bachman was born on 17 Feb 1888 1 and died on 21 May 1962 1.)

Sources

1 Gladys Bucher Sowers, The Bucher Family, 1681-1997 (1997. Gladys Bucher Sowers, 1410 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, PA 17042, 78 pp.), Tree Page 11.

2 History of Kreider Family from the Pen of Rev. J.G. Francis (Transcribed from the Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
by J Lee Kreider, 6248 Freeport Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45415. July, 1983.
Online at: http://www.kreider.us/Phipps/Kreider.pdf), Page 78.

3 Francis, Rev. J. G., The Church of the Brethren (Bunkers) in Lebanon County (Paper read before the Lebanon County Historical Society, 15 Sep 1916. Online at http://archive.org/stream/churchofbrethren00fran/churchofbrethren00fran_djvu.txt .), Page 128.


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