Found your family in the book "History of Darke County Ohio", W. H. Beers
and Co., 1880:
ISAAC KAUCHER:
Farmer and stock-raiser. Sec. 9; P.O. Box Hill Grove; was born in Patter's
Towship, Center Co.Penn Sept 17,1805; went with his parents to Montgomery
Co. Ohio in 1808; his father, Godfrey Kaucher was born in Berks Co. Penn,
Sept 1, 1774 and married Christina Fay; she was born in the same county Aug.
14,1773; he died Nov 13,1850 and she died April 13,1855; both are buried on
the old homestead. The family moved to Washington Township, Darke County in
1831; in his early days, Godfrey Kaucher followed milling, but, after he
came here, farming. Isaac, the subject of this sketch obtained only three
months schooling in his youth and then in a German school; previous to 1830,
he followed distilling; ever since, he has followed farming. He married
Welshey Miller Dec. 30,1835; she was born in Tompkins Co. NY, Feb 29, 1820;
they have five children, viz: Margaret born Oct 23,1836; she married Alfred
Bliccard; Elizabeth, Aug 3, 1838; Washington, Oct 17,1840; Sarah, March 27,
1843; John, July 14,1845. John the youngest resides with his parents and
married Sarah Emrich Sept 6, 1868; she is deceased, leaving two
children--Cora and Isaac. Mr. Kaucher owns 95 acres of land and a good home.
MICHAEL KAUCHER:
Farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9; P.O. Hill Grove; was born in Montgomery Co
Ohio Aug 13,1813; has always followed farming; never attendeed any but a
German school; his father Godfey Kaucher was born in Berks Co. Penn, Sept 1,
1774, and married Christina Fay, who was born in the same county Aug 14,
1773. They moved to Montgomery County, Oh in 1808 and to Washington
Township, Darke County, Oh in 1831; he died Nov 13,1850 and she died April
13,1855; both are buried in she old homestead in Sec 9; they had nine
children., Jacob (deceased), Hannah (deceased), Elizabeth (she married
William Oswald), Abraham, Isaac, Joseph and Christina, Michael and Rebecca;
the last three are living on the old homestead. In his early days, Michael
was quite a hunter of wild game, which was very abundant; he has killed
probably fifty deer, and a great number of wild turkeys and smaller game. He
owns the old homestead, 91 acres, and a good home.
Live down the road from the homestead referred to.
Suzanne
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