Matilda Stroup ^{1 2}

   Other names for Matilda were Matilda Straub,⁵ Matilda Straup ⁴ and Tillie Stroup.³

   FamilySearch ID: LDLV-W9M.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Marietta, Lancaster, PA. ⁶ The 1860 census recorded Matilda Stroup, 16, domestic servant, living in the home of Michael Gable, marble cutter, 40.

2. Census in 1880 in Marietta, Lancaster, PA. ³ Horace Bucher, carpenter, 45, was with wife Tillie, 34; daughters Annie, 15, and Minnie, 13; and son Harry, 11. Everyone was born in PA as were their parents, except Tillie's parents were from Germany.

3. Census in 1900 in Marietta, Lancaster, PA. ¹ [The quality of the census copy is poor so this could have mistakes.]
Horace Bucher, carpenter, 61, born Oct 1839, was married for 31 years to Matilda, born Oct 1846. She had birthed 7 children by 1900, five were still alive. Living with them: Harry, son, 31, May 1868; son Wilson, son, 19, Jul 1880; Hilina, granddaughter, 12, Nov 1888 12; Myrtie, daughter, 13, Nov 1886. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except the mother's parents were from Germany.

Matilda married Horace Bucher, son of Christian M. Bucher and Margaret Hinkel, in 1864 in , , PA. (Horace Bucher was born on 12 Oct 1838 in West Hempfield Twp., Lancaster, PA,^{7 8 9} died on 21 Dec 1903 in , Lancaster, PA ⁹ and was buried in Marietta: Marietta Cemetery, Lancaster, PA ⁹.)