John Bucher ¹

   Another name for John was John Booher.²

   FamilySearch ID: MN4V-K39.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1840 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA. ³ In Shirley Township in 1840 three related households are listed one after another:

Samuel Booher 's household:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 son
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 father Samuel
Females (born)
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 mother
80-89 (1751-1760) = 1 grandmother

Barbara Booher's household:
Males (born)
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 son
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 son
20-29 (1811-1820) = 3 sons (John, Daniel, and ?)
Females (born)
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 daughter
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 daughter
50-59 (1781-1790) = 1 mother

Feby Booher is listed on the following line as a household, but curiously, no numbers for the household are filled in.

2. Census in 1850 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA. ¹ Samuel Bucher, farmer, 33, was with wife Mary, 33; Johnathan, 9; Joseph, 8; Franklin, 6; Samuel, 4; Arabella, 1. Also in the home: George Newman, laborer, 17; Mary A. Baird, 15. Samuel's real estate is worth $1,500.

Next door is John Bucher, farmer, 31, with Eliza, 22; Mary, 3; and Hezekiah, 2. Also, Barbara Bucher, 64; Daniel Bucher, house painter, 25; Samuel Bowen, laborer, 20; and Jane Kreig, 19. John's real estate is worth $1,500. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1860 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA. ⁴ John Beuker [indexed as Beuher], farmer, 43, was living with Eliza, 25; Mary A., 14; Hezekiah, 12: John H., 9; Howard R., 6. Also in the home: laborer Nehemiah Copenhaven, 21. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John's real estate was worth $5,000 and possessions $1,000.

4. Census in 1870 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA. ⁵ John Booher, farmer, 51, was living with Eliza, 44; Amanda, 21; Hesekiah, dentist, 19; John E., works on farm, 17; Howard, 15; Asbery, 12; Bruse, 10; George, 8; Samuel, 5 months when the census was recorded on the 11th of July. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John's real estate was worth $6,000 and his possessions $1,200. The post office was Huntingdon, Pa.

John married Eliza Jane. (Eliza Jane was born on 27 Feb 1827 in , Huntingdon, PA,^{1 2} died on 5 Aug in , Huntingdon, PA ² and was buried in Mount Union: Mount Union Cemetery, Huntingdon, PA ².)