Zephaniah S. Bucher ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1900, Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. ² J. K. Bucher, occupation "drover", 44, born Jan 1856, was married for 20 years to wife Esther, 39, Mar 1861. She had birthed 8 children, 6 alive in 1900. Living with them: Charles, 15, Jul 1884; Zephaniah, 11, Jan 1889; Herbert, 9, Nov 1890; and Ruth, 1, Jun 1899. Also: Eliza Shaner, mother-in-law, widowed, 79, Aug 1820, who had birthed one child. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

• Census, 1910, Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹ Adam S. Bucher, merchant, 28, was married for 6 years to wife Laura W., 27. She had birthed 2 children by 1900: Miriam W., 5; and Henry W., 1 year 11 months when the census was recorded on 16 May 1910. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. He was renting at 108 Perkiomen Rd.

Owning the home at 114 Perkiomen Rd. is Jacob K. Bucher, cattle dealer, 54, married for 31 years to wife Esther F., 48. She had birthed 8 children, 6 alive in 1910. With them: son Zephaniah S., buyer cattle, 21; Ruth S., 11. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Zephaniah married Mary A. Alderfer, daughter of Jacob Swartley Alderfer and Caroline Bean Alderfer. (Mary A. Alderfer was born on 24 Jan 1894 in Salfordville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, died in Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA and was buried in Upper Salford Township: Old Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.)