Rev. Christian Bucher
(1833-1916)
Eliza Dohner
(1832-1910)
Henry Gingrich
(1814-1885)
Sally Bachman
Rev. Allen Dohner Bucher
(1861-1932)
Mary Gingrich
(1865-1949)
Allen G. Bucher
(1890-1966)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Kathryn Elizabeth Henry

Allen G. Bucher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 10 Sep 1890, South Annville Twp., Lebanon, PA 2 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Kathryn Elizabeth Henry
  • Died: Apr 1966, Palmyra, Lebanon, PA at age 75 4 5
  • Buried: Hershey: Spring Creek Cemetery, Dauphin, PA 4

   Another name for Allen was Allen Gingrich Bucher.

   FamilySearch ID: 9VK1-4WX.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in South Annville Twp., Lebanon, PA. 2 Living in South Annville in 1910 was Allen D. Bucher, farmer, 48, married for 24 years to with wife Mary, 45. She had given birth to nine children by 1910, eight were still living then. In their home in 1910: Clara, 21, single; Allen, farmer, 19, single; Sallie, 16, single; Christian, 12; George, 10; Henry, 6; and Esther, 5 months. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1920 in North Londonberry Twp., Lebanon, PA. 6 Renting a farm in 1920 was Allen D. Bucher, farmer, 29, with wife Katie E., 26; Myra K., 7; Robert H., 4 years 9 months; George M., 3 years 3 months; and Mary E., 9 months old when the census was recorded on 12 Jan 1920. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Fact: He served on the school board, 1956, Palmyra, Lebanon, PA. 7 On July 10, 1952, the directors of Palmyra Borough and North Londonderry Township agreed to operate their schools jointly. This resulted in the abandonment of one-room schools in the Township. Subsequently, on July 14, 1955, by vote of the electorate, the school districts of Palmyra Borough and North Londonderry Township were dissolved and one district, the Palmyra Area School District, was created.
The members of the boards of the two former districts formed the Board of Directors of the new school district. Comprising the board were Cyrus J. Forney, Rev. Melvin E. Patrick, Perry D. Bicksler, J. Early Stauffer, Harold E. Cockley, J. Nissley Imboden, and Henry H. Mark from Palmyra Borough; and Casper E. Arndt, Dr. Homer Forney, Allen G. Bucher, Clair Seltzer and Claude Bomgardner from North Londonderry Township. Dr. Homer Forney served as the first President of the new Board.
On July 2, 1956 the Palmyra Area School District and the School District of South Londonderry Township agreed to jointly operate their schools. Harold E. Cockley, Dr. Homer Forney, Claude Bomgardner, Henry H. Mark, Cyrus J. Forney, J. Early Stauffer, Perry D. Bicksler, Paul E. Hershey, Allen G. Bucher, and Casper E. Arndt from Palmyra Area and Clarence Kegerreis, Mark Hitz, C.E. Gingrich, Herbert S. Straub and Clair E. Stoner from South Londonderry Township comprised the Joint Board with Harold E. Cockley serving as the first president.


Allen married Kathryn Elizabeth Henry. (Kathryn Elizabeth Henry was born on 2 Aug 1893 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,5 6 8 died in Mar 1981 in Annville, Lebanon, PA 5 8 and was buried in Hershey: Spring Creek Cemetery, Dauphin, PA 8.)


Sources


1 Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 5 Jan 2001 Edition.

2 1910 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, South Annville Township, Series: T624 Roll: 1363 Page: 181.

3 Gladys Bucher Sowers, The Bucher Family, 1681-1997 (1997. Gladys Bucher Sowers, 1410 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, PA 17042, 78 pp.), Tree Page 17.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33837520.

5 U.S. Social Security Death Index.

6 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, North Londonderry Township, Series: T625 Roll: 1587 Page: 196.

7 Bolger, William H.; Dell, James L., We Love Palmyra, 225th Anniversary


We Love PALMYRA 225THAnniversary: Education in Palmyra
(http://www.palmyrapa.com/history/education.shtml).

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33837540.



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