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Re: KERCHER 1900 Census/Childrens Home
Posted by: DIANE GOLDENETZ (ID *****4392) Date: August 14, 2009 at 22:23:07
In Reply to: KERCHER 1900 Census/Childrens Home by Cathy Knott of 639


Newspaper article from Greenville Democrat 1895 Volume XIII

KERCHER, Nancy S., w/o Commissioner Al. KERCHER, born near Hollansburg, Darke Co. Ohio
10-27-1853, died at her home south of Hollansburg Aug. 27th, age 40yr, 10mo, Marries Al. 11-25-1876,
10 children were born to them, 2 children deceased, A member of the Christian Church since 1874,
funeral at the M. E. Chruch in Bradford, Ohio Aug. 30th. (Note: this was in 1894)
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From the Greenville Democrat dated 1895 Volume XIII....Date of article Oct. 24, 1894...
KERCHER, A. born in Germantown, Montgomery Co. Ohio. Died at his home at Gettysburg
Oct. 11th. aged 40, 5 mos, 27 Days. Married Nancy BUCKINGTON 11-25-1876; 10 children were born, 2 children dec. wife also preceded him 6 weeks ago. Cause of death Brights Disease.
He was serving his second term as Comissioner. He leaves an aged mother, 4 sons, 4 daughters,
3 sisters, 1 brother, and others. Funeral service and burial at Bradford, Ohio.
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I found a marriage for Nancy BUCKINGHAM to Albertus KIRCHER in the marriages book DCO
date was 25 Nov. 1876.

Possible they were the parents of 3 KERCHER children who wound up in the County Home
in the 1900 DCO Census....

The children in the County home were Grace b. 1884, Elie b. 1889, Thomas b. 1891.




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