Samuel Bucher ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. ¹ Jacob Bucher Jr., farmer, 47, was living with his children: Samuel, 24; Henry, 21; Elizabeth, 19; Jacob, 16; Maryan, 14; Jesse, 10. Jacob's farm was valued at $4,500.

The next home on the census page is Jacob's father, Jacob Bucher Sr., 77; and wife Elizabeth, 72. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1860 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. ⁴ Elizabeth Bucher, 81, living with the household of Jacob Bucher, farmer, 57; Samuel, 34, farmer; Elizabeth Bucher, 25, domestic; and son Jesse, 20, farm hand. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Jacob's farm was worth $3,500 and personal estate $730.

On the next census page, Henry Bucher, farmer, 31, was living with wife Elizabeth, 30 and daughter Mary C., 3. Henry's real estate was worth $3,000 and personal estate $378. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office is Hunterstown and Granite Hill.

3. Census in 1870 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. ⁵ Samuel Bucher, 42, was living with wife Sarah, 28, and their children: Henry, 8; Emma, 5; Louisa, 3; Mary, 2; and Jacob, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Samuel's real estate was worth $2,000. The post office was Granite Hill.

4. Census in 1880 in Michigan Twp., Clinton, IN. ² Samuel Bucher, farmer, 54, was living with wife Sarah C., 37, and their large family: Henry J., 16; Emma C., 14; Laura A., 12; Mary J., 11; Jacob Y., 11; John G., 9; Maria E., 7; Cornelia A., 5, an Ida I., 2. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Ida was born in Indiana.

Samuel married Sarah C. (Sarah C. was born in Jun 1842 in , , Pennsylvania, USA ^{2 3}.)