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Johann Ulrich Bucher----->-----Johann Phillip Bucher----->-----David Booker----->-----Abraham Booker----->-----Cathrine Booker
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Ana Maria Schellinger                  Mary Roy                    Theodosha Smith        Rachel Eads                Thomas C Gamble---->----go to Gamble page

Generation 1

Johann Ulrich Bucher, b. 1686,d. 1750,  married 1. Anna Maria Schellinger (d.1732)  2. Anna Barbara Wirth.

Children:

Generation 2

Johann Phillip (Booker) Bucher was born in Germany, and died 1815 in Oldham, Ky.  He married 1. Elizabeth Merriweather, 2.  Mary (Molly) Roy.

       Children:

                  i.    David Booker, b. Abt. 1770, Va; d. Abt. 1817, Jefferson Co. ky.

                  ii.     Abraham  Booker

                 iii.    Katherine Barbara (Katy) Booker

                 iv.    Isaac Booker, b. March 26, 1773,  m. Margaret Watson

                  v.    George Booker, b. February 26, 1778,  m. Nancy  Cousins

                 vi.    Jacob Booker,  b.  1776,  m.  Elizabeth Crist

                vii.    John Booker,  b.  1784,  m.  Nancy Wallace

               viii.    Mary ( Polly) Booker, b.  1780  m.  Elijah Atherton

                  ix.  Betsy Booker, b. 1782

Generation 3

David Booker was born Abt. 1770 in Va, and died Abt. 1817 in Jefferson Co. ky.  He married Theodosha Smith on April 08, 1791 in Va. Shenandoah Co..  She was born Abt. 1770, and died Abt. 1820 in Sullivan Co. In.

        Children:

                   i.    Abraham Booker, b. August 29, 1805, Jefferson Co. Ky; d. January 10, 1892, Newton, Jasper Co. Il..

                  ii.    George Booker, b. 1794, m. Mary Padgett  (Jasper Co. Ill.)

                 iii.    Jacob Booker, b. 1793, m. Henrietta Cowden

                 iv.    Issac Booker, b. February 26, 1800, m. Elizabeth Padgett

                  v.    Phillip Booker, b. Abt. 1811, m. Lousia Jane Plew (Piatt Co. Ill.)

                 vi.    James Booker, b. April 27, 1814, m. Christina Ready  (Decatur, Ill.)

                vii.    Polly Booker, b1975, m. William Powell

John Phillip Bucher/Molly Roy Family and David Booker/Theodosha Smith Family

Generation 4

Abraham Booker was born August 29, 1805 in Jefferson Co. Ky, and died January 10, 1892 in Newton, Jasper Co. Il..  He married Rachel Eads in1829 in Carlisle, Sullivan Co. In.  She was born November 15, 1811 in Ky, and died August 08, 1895 in Newton, Jasper Co. Il..

        Children:

                   i.    Catherine Booker, b. 1843, In; d. Abt. 1871, Sullivan Co. In.

                  ii.    Rachel Booker, b. December 08, 1830,  m.  1. Levi Wolfe  2. (?)  Oneal

                 iii.    William Booker, b. 1832, m Celicia A Woodard

                 iv.    Kexiah Booker, b. 1836,  d. 1860

                  v.    David E Booker, b. 1838, d. before 1850

                 vi.    Howell Leland Booker, b. January 29, 1840, m. Miranda Buck

                vii.    Sarah Ann Booker, b. 1845,  m.   Harvey Willard  (Weiler)

               viii.    John Thomas Booker, b. 1847.

                 ix.    James Booker, b. May 1850.

                 x.    Carrol C Booker, b. March 03, 1852.

Abraham Booker Family

Generation 5

Catherine Booker was born 1843 in In, and died Abt. 1871 in Sullivan Co. In.  She married Thomas C Gamble August 25, 1859 in Sullivan Co. In, son of Henry Gamble and Elizabeth Neeley.  He was born 1842 in In.

              Children:

                   i.    Rachel Gamble, b. December 1861, In; d. Sullivan Co. In; married Thomas James Parks, February 02, 1878, Sullivan Co. In; b. May 26, 1858, In; d. October 16, 1917, Sullivan Co. In.

                  ii.    William C Gamble, b. 1863.

                 iii.    Elizabeth Gamble, b. 1865.

                 iv.    Joseph Gamble, b. 1867.

                  v.    Sarah Gamble, b. 1871.

                 vi.    John Gamble, b. 1874.

                vii.    Maggie Gamble, b. 1876.

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