Casper Booher
(1758-1831)
Phoebe Shaver
(1756-1845)
Jacob Booher Sr.
(1794-1864)
Socia Duffey
(1822-1857)
William Thomas Booher
(1842-1926)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rachel Rutter

William Thomas Booher 1 2

  • Born: 21 Oct 1842, Orbisonia, Huntingdon, PA 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Rachel Rutter
  • Died: 19 Jul 1926, , , OK at age 83
  • Buried: Pleasant Hill: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, McCurtain, OK

   Other names for William were William F. Bucher 4 and William T. Bucher.3

   FamilySearch ID: KVJ1-FJL.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Springfield Twp., Huntingdon, PA. 3 John Bucher, farmer, 33, is living with wife Jane, 29; Joshua M., 8; Hannah J., 6; Samuel, 4; and John A., 6 months old when the census was recorded on 31 Oct 1850. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John's farm had no value, suggesting he was living on the farm of Jacob below.

The next family on the census page is John Duffey, 33, and wife Elizabeth, 29. They are likely living on land owned by the next household, suggesting Elizabeth is the daughter of...

Jacob Bucher, farmer. He is listed but his age is difficult to read because it was overwritten and the ink blurred. The age appears to be 55 or 58, although the 5 might be a 2. Living with him is Socia [?], 28; Mary, 20; Jacob, farmer, 19; William T., 8; Phebe A. 6; and Samuel Bucher, 26, laborer. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Jacob's farm was worth $6,000.

2. Census in 1860 in Springfield Twp., Huntingdon, PA. 4 Jacob Booker Sr., farmer, 65, was living with William F., 18; Pheobe A., 15; and John W., 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. His farm was worth $6,000 and personal estate $1,000.

Next door is Jacob Booker, farmer, 29; wife Lucinda, 26; Hannah B., 67; and servant David Hall, 12. His farm is worth $2,000 and personal estate $300.
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William married Rachel Rutter, daughter of Jesse Rutter and Phoebe Booher. (Rachel Rutter was born on 8 Nov 1840 in Orbisonia, Huntingdon, PA, died on 5 Oct 1929 in Enid, Garfield, OK and was buried in Pleasant Hill: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, McCurtain, OK.)


Sources


1 Huntingdon County Courthouse, Pennsylvania, Will book 6, pages 100-102. Will of Jacob Booher.

2 Letter from Arthur Stains to Mrs. Jessie Kantzer (1936.).

3 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Springfield Township, Series: M432 Roll: 784 Page: 236.

4 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Springfield Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1115 Page: 560.



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