George Dieter Bucher ^{1 2}

   Other names for George were Dieter Bucher, Dieterich Bucher,⁴ George Dietrich Bucher, George Dietrich Bucher ³ and Dieter Buchert.⁵

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Pottsgrove Twp., Montgomery, PA. ² Dieter Bucher, age 57, gate fender, is living widowed with his daughter and son-in-law: Jonathan S. Eisenhower, 24, shoemaker, and his wife Louisa, 22. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

Dieter and Eisenhower have no real estate value listed, so they were living on someone else's property. The following neighbor is James Mifsmer, 36, farmer married to Matilda, 32, with real estate valued at $4,000. The preceding neighbor was William F. Sands, 32, carpenter, married to Caroline, 28, with real estate valued at $4,000. Matilda or Caroline could be a daughter of Dieter, and he is living on property the daughter inherited from Dieter's family or from the in-laws.

2. Book: Northumberland Genealogies, 1911. ⁶

The Bucher family has long been settled in Pennsylvania, the homes of the earlier members being in Lancaster and Montgomery counties. Dieter Bucher was a native of Limerick township, Montgomery county, whence he came to the Mahantango Valley, in Northumberland county, purchasing two farms lying along the creek, from Uniontown to the county line. He never lived there any length of time, however, dying in his native district. His son Andrew lived upon one of these farms for some years, and his son-in-law David Lenker occupied the other, in later years purchasing Andrew Bucher's place and eventually owning both properties.

Dieter Bucher was twice married, his first wife being a Ziegler, his second a Miss Shutt. To the first marriage were born three children: Mary, who married Frank Markley; Catharine, who married David Lenker; and Andrew. By the second wife he had two children: Ephraim and Louisa, the latter marrying Jonathan Eisenbrown, who is still living in Philadelphia, at an advanced age. Dieter Bucher had a sister, Lydia, who was the mother of Gov. John F. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania.

George married Elizabeth Zeigler, daughter of Andrew K. Ziegler and Catherine Lederach. (Elizabeth Zeigler was born on 8 Jan 1799 in Frederick Twp., Montgomery, PA,⁷ died on 27 May 1826 in Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, PA ⁷ and was buried in Limerick: Limerick Church Burial Ground, Montgomery, PA ⁷.)

George next married Mary Shutt, daughter of Abraham Shutt and Nancy. (Mary Shutt was born on 29 Oct 1797 in , Montgomery, PA,⁸ died on 13 Sep 1848 in , Montgomery, PA ⁸ and was buried in Limerick: Limerick Church Burial Ground, Montgomery, PA ⁸.)