Jonas Bucher Family Tree & Genealogy

Jonas Bucher
(1783-1864)

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Spouses/Children:
Susan Witmer

Jonas Bucher ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 14 Feb 1783, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⁷ ¹⁰
Marriage: Susan Witmer
Died: 4 Sep 1864, , Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA at age 81 ⁷ ⁸
Buried: Warwick Township: Bomberger's Burial Ground, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⁷ ⁸

Burial Notes:

His tombstone reads:
Zum andenken. Jonas Bucher geboren den 27 February 1783 Starb September 4, 1864. Alter 81 yahr 6 monate 13 tage.

Noted events in his life were:

• Church. He was a deacon in the Mennonite Church.

• Alt. Birth, 27 Feb 1783, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁸

• Census, 1850, Penn Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁵ Two Bucher families lived side by side on this census page:

Jonas Bucher, farmer, 67, was with wife Susanna, 62. His real estate was valued at $3,0000.

Joseph Bucher, farmer, 30, was with wife Catherine, 28; Franny, 8; Christian, 5; Joseph, 2; Susanna, 3 months. Also in the home was Barbara Schenk, 21.

Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

• Census, 1860, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁶ Jonas Bucher, occupation "gentleman", 77, was living with Susanna, 74. His real estate was worth $1,800 and possessions $250. At the same property was the household of Joseph Bucher, farmer, 40, and his wife Catherine, 37; Fanny, 18; Christian, 15; Joseph, 12; Susanna, 10; and Jacob, 7. Joseph's real estate was worth $12,000 and possessions $2,000. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The Brubakers and Reists were neighbors. The post office was Lititz.

• Obituary: Herald of Truth, Oct 1864. September 5th, near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Bro. Jonas Bucher, aged 81 years 6 mo. and 8 days. Funeral sermon was preched (sic) by the brethren John Brubaker, Christian Bonberger and John Landis from Revelation 22: 13, 14.

Jonas married Susan Witmer, daughter of Jonas Witmer and Fannie Reife. (Susan Witmer was born on 12 Jun 1787 in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA,⁵ ⁶ ⁸ ¹¹ died on 15 Oct 1867 in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⁸ ¹¹ ¹² and was buried in Warwick Township: Bomberger's Burial Ground, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.)

1 Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA 17602-1499
Phone: (717) 393-9745
http://www.lmhs.org/), January, 2000 issue. A Death Record from Lancaster County, PA (1858-1918) by Eby, Henry N. (1837-1909) and Eby, Amos F. (1864-1921).

2 Wenger, Samuel S., and Earle K. Sr. and Helen I, The Wenger Book: A Foundation Book of American Wengers, Including Variant Spellings, such as Winger, Wanger, Whanger, Wegner, Wengert, Wengerd, Wingart, Wingard, Wingert, Wangerd, Wengar, Wencker, and Names Spelled with "V" rather than "W." (Lancaster, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Heritage History, 1978, 1989, 1997 reprint. 1588 pp. $49.50 (cloth).)

3 Brubacher, Jacob N, The Brubacher Genealogy in America (Elkhart, Ind.: Mennonite Pub. Co., 1884, 241 pgs.), Page 19.

4 Meginness, John F, Biographical Annals Of Lancaster County, Pa: Containing Biographical And Genealogical Sketches Of Prominent And Representative Citizens And Many Of The Early Settlers (J. H. BEERS and CO., 1903
Online at:
http://www.pa-roots.com/~lancaster/bioannals/), Page 1150.

5 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Penn Township, Series: M432 Roll: 789 Page: 299.

6 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Warwick Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1120 Page: 481.

7 Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA 17602-1499
Phone: (717) 393-9745
http://www.lmhs.org/), January, 2000. A Death Record from Lancaster County, PA (1858-1918).

8 Harmon, Dr. Shirley A, Cemetery Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Closson Press, 257 Delilah St Apollo PA, 15613-1933. (724) 337-4482.), Volume 5, page 83.

9 Bucher, Jonas Hess & Bucher, Ada Mae, Bucher Family History 1715-1981 (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, PA.
).

10 1800 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Potters Township, Series: M32 Roll: 37 Page: 503.

12 A Death Record Book from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (1858-1918): Part One, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster Mennonite Conference Historical Society
2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA 17602-1499
(717) 393-9745), Vol. 23-1 (Jan 2000), Page 23.

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