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  • Name: George Washington BOUCHER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1 Apr 1870 in Blue River Twp, Johnson Co, Indiana b
  • Death: 4 Apr 1945 in Indianapolos, Marion Co, Indiana d
  • Burial: Apr 1945 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Thomas B BOUCHER Birth: 9 Jul 1834 in Ohio Death: 18 Sep 1909 in Edinburg, Blue River Twp, Johnson Co, Indiana
  • Mother:
  • Emily V BETTS Birth: 12 Jun 1840 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 14 Feb 1913 in Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Maude BOUCHER Birth: 20 Mar 1890 in Edinburg, Blue River Twp, Johnson Co, Indiana Death: 15 Feb 1894 in Edinburg, Blue River Twp, Johnson Co, Indiana
  2. Daisy BOUCHER Birth: 5 Aug 1892 in Bartholomew Co, Indiana Death: 1892 in Edinburg, Blue River Twp, Johnson Co, Indiana

Marriage:
Marriage:
  • Eva Belle FRAKES on 3 Nov 1901 at Gentryville, Spencer Co, Indiana .m3
  • Eva Belle FRAKES Birth: 25 May 1877 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana Death: 8 Nov 1924 in Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana
Children:
  1. Hazel Edell BOUCHER Birth: 3 Aug 1902 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana
  2. Homer Edward BOUCHER Birth: 7 Apr 1904 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana Death: 8 Dec 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana
  3. Clarence BOUCHER Birth: Feb 1906 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana Death: Before 1910
  4. Cora Lucinda BOUCHER Birth: 7 Sep 1907 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana Death: 7 Feb 1957 in Boonville, Warrick Co, Indiana
  5. Flora BOUCHER Birth: 7 Sep 1907 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana Death: 7 Sep 1907 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana
  6. John Leeland BOUCHER Birth: 7 Mar 1909 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana
  7. Richard James BOUCHER Birth: 21 Dec 1912 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana Death: 9 Mar 1962 in Columbus, Bartholomew Co, Indiana
  8. Goldie Marie BOUCHER Birth: 7 Apr 1917 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana Death: 18 Dec 1928 in Gentryville, Jackson Twp, Spencer Co, Indiana

Marriage:
Marriage:
Bibliography
  1. Bell, Bryan E, The Indiana Bouchers: A Family History of the children of William and Sarah C (Painter) Boucher who moved from Ohio to Indiana in 1835. August 1992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p[0-9]*].
  2. Burkhardt, Franklin A, The BOUCHER Family, Francis E Burkhardt Press, New York, 1917. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005712838 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p[0-9f]*].
  3. Bowsher, Kay, BOWSHER Family, private email, 3/21/2002. Author address qddusa at yahoo dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002].
  4. Bowsher, Kay, BOWSHER Family, private email, 9/10/2001. Author address qddusa at yahoo dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p11, Burkhardt BOUCHER p355],
place:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p11],
parents:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p11]
Thomas B BOUCHER & Emily ___ [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p355]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p17],
place:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p17]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002],
place:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p17]
Sources with Information about marriage to Carrie M McCALLISTER
date:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p14],
place:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p14],
divorced:
Sep 27 1894 [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p52],
child:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p14]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sarah Ellen LANVER
date:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p14],
place:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p14],
divorced:
Sep 5 1899, but divorce dismissed, again Jan 5 1906 [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p14]
Sources with Information about marriage to Eva Belle FRAKES
date:
married 3 Nov 1901 and re-married 8 Jan 1906 [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p15],
place:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002]
Spencer Co, Indiana [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p15],
child:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p17, Bell BOUCHER p18]
Sources with Information about marriage to Catherine (BOUCHER)
date:
between Nov 1924 and Aug 1925 [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p16],
place:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001],
divorced:
after a few weeks [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p16],
names:
George Washing BOUCHER & mail-order bride Catherine ___ [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p16]
George Washington BOUCHER & Catherine ___ [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
date:
Nov 1924 [Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002]
Sources with Information about marriage to Verca (BOUCHER)
date:
[Ref: Bell BOUCHER p16],
place:
Boonville, Indiana [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
Spencer Co, Indiana [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p16],
divorced:
abt 1928 or 1929 [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p16],
names:
George Washington BOUCHER & Verca ___ [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p16, Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
Research Notes:
1895: mechanic, lived on Grant Street in Edinburgh [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p14]

1900: listed in census as a carriage painter, but had been unemployed for two months [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p15]

Jun 1900: started working as a teamster for a mule trader, who ran mules from Johnson County down through Spencer County [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p15]

1905: discovered divorce from second wife, Sarah, had not been legal. Re-filed for divorce, and re-married (current wife) Eva [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p15]

late 1930's: moved to Indianapolis to live next door to his son and daughter-in-law [Ref: Bell BOUCHER p17]



Pedigree of George Washington BOUCHER
                            /-----Johan Daniel BOUCHER
                   /-----William BOWSHER
                  |         \-----Anna Maria (BOUCHER)
          /-----William BOUCHER
         |         \-----Sabina SMITH
 /-----Thomas B BOUCHER
|         \-----Sarah C PAINTER
George Washington BOUCHER
|         /-----Christian BETTS
 \-----Emily V BETTS
          \-----Elizabeth Ann HEROD



Descendants of George Washington BOUCHER
1. George Washington BOUCHER m1. Carrie M McCALLISTER m2. Sarah Ellen LANVER m3. Eva Belle FRAKES m4. Catherine (BOUCHER) m5. Verca (BOUCHER)
m. Carrie M McCALLISTER father: Rush McCALLISTER mother: Martha MORGAN
m. Sarah Ellen LANVER father: Albert LANVER mother: Josephine ROBINSON
m. Eva Belle FRAKES father: John Ulysses FRAKES mother: America Lucinda HESSON
m. Catherine (BOUCHER)
m. Verca (BOUCHER)

2nd generation

4. Hazel Edell BOUCHER m. Irvin Quay BROSHEARS
m. Irvin Quay BROSHEARS father: Ike BROSHEARS mother: Minnie STEPHENS
5. Homer Edward BOUCHER m1. Helen Bernice HOWER m2. Ruth Opell ROGERS
m. Helen Bernice HOWER
m. Ruth Opell ROGERS father: William S ROGERS mother: Julia Anne CONNER
7. Cora Lucinda BOUCHER m. Nicholas GENTRY
m. Nicholas GENTRY father: Joseph GENTRY mother: Catherine (GENTRY)

3rd generation

14. Living BROSHEARS m1. Jack Dale JONES m2. Living VEST
m. Jack Dale JONES
m. Living VEST
15. Living BROSHEARS m1. Jesse WORTON m2. Living MILLER
m. Jesse WORTON
m. Living MILLER
16. George Curtis BOUCHER m1. Versa Josephine FLATT m2. Virginia Ruth HIGHTSHOE
m. Versa Josephine FLATT
m. Virginia Ruth HIGHTSHOE father: Living HIGHTSHOE mother: Living BEEL
18. William Robert BOUCHER m. Ruth Elsa HOFFMANN
m. Ruth Elsa HOFFMANN father: (Unk) HOFFMANN mother: Betty (HOFFMANN)
19. Living BOUCHER m. Jacqueline Lea BROTHERS
m. Jacqueline Lea BROTHERS father: Living BROTHERS mother: Living WILLIAMS
20. Living BOUCHER m. Robert Calvin COOMBS
m. Robert Calvin COOMBS father: Living COOMBS mother: Living ADAMS
21. Living BOUCHER m. Living BELL
m. Living BELL father: Living BELL mother: Living KORTHAUS
22. Living BOUCHER m. Living PIERCE
m. Living PIERCE father: Living PIERCE mother: Living KESSLER
23. Eunice Marie BOUCHER m. Living VAN VOLKENBURGH
m. Living VAN VOLKENBURGH father: Living VAN VOLKENBURGH mother: Living WAGNER
24. Margaret Ellen BOUCHER m1. Living VAN VOLKENBURGH m2. Ted LIEBTAG
m. Living VAN VOLKENBURGH father: Living VAN VOLKENBURGH mother: Living WAGNER
m. Ted LIEBTAG
25. Living BOUCHER m1. Living HALE m2. Living OWENS
m. Living HALE father: Living HALE mother: Living WILLIAMS
m. Living OWENS father: Living OWENS mother: Living BROWN
26. Mary Virginia GENTRY m. Leroy MORRIS
m. Leroy MORRIS
27. Robert Joseph GENTRY m. Living (GENTRY)
m. Living (GENTRY)
28. Nicholas GENTRY m. Living (GENTRY)
m. Living (GENTRY)
29. Living GENTRY m. Richard Darwin HOLTSCLAW
m. Richard Darwin HOLTSCLAW

4th generation

30. Living JONES m1. Living MANIS m2. Living SMITH
m. Living MANIS father: Living MANIS mother: Living (MANIS)
m. Living SMITH father: Living SMITH mother: Living (SMITH)
31. Living JONES m1. Living WELK m2. Living LAMKIN
m. Living WELK
m. Living LAMKIN
33. Living WORTON m1. William LANE m2. Living JEFFARES
m. William LANE
m. Living JEFFARES
34. Living WORTON m. Living LAMBERT
m. Living LAMBERT
35. Living WORTON m1. Living BENNETT m2. Living ELLIS
m. Living BENNETT
m. Living ELLIS
36. Living WORTON m. Living BAKER
m. Living BAKER
38. Living WORTON m1. Kim McANELLY m2. Loretta Faye MEECE
m. Kim McANELLY
m. Loretta Faye MEECE
39. Living BOUCHER m1. Living SMITH m2. Living MERTZ m3. Living SMITH
m. Living SMITH
m. Living MERTZ
m. Living SMITH
40. Living BOUCHER m1. Living CARNAHAN m2. Living MILLER m3. Living YORK
m. Living CARNAHAN father: Living CARNAHAN mother: Living GRIESE
m. Living MILLER
m. Living YORK
41. Living BOUCHER m1. Living BURTON m2. Stephen Lynn BEATTY
m. Living BURTON father: Living BURTON mother: Living (BURTON)
m. Stephen Lynn BEATTY
45. Living BOUCHER m. Living CONER
m. Living CONER father: Living CONER mother: Living (CONER)
46. Living BOUCHER m. Living PEAK
m. Living PEAK father: Living PEAK mother: Living BRYANT
47. Living BOUCHER m1. Living HOLLIDAY m2. Living MATTINGLY
m. Living HOLLIDAY father: Living HOLLIDAY
m. Living MATTINGLY father: Living MATTINGLY mother: Living TREACY
48. Living COOMBS m. Living HILLENBURG
m. Living HILLENBURG father: Living HILLENBURG mother: Living AXSOM
49. Living COOMBS m1. Living WHITE m2. Living BRIDWELL
m. Living WHITE father: Living WHITE mother: Living BATTON
m. Living BRIDWELL
50. Living COOMBS m1. Living RAYNER m2. Living SHELL
m. Living RAYNER
m. Living SHELL father: Living SHELL mother: Living THOMPSON
51. Living COOMBS m. Living REDDING
m. Living REDDING father: Living REDDING mother: Living (REDDING)
52. Living COOMBS m. Living DUNN
m. Living DUNN father: Living DUNN mother: Living SAVERT
53. Living COOMBS m. Living WARREN
m. Living WARREN father: Living WARREN mother: Living MCCARTHY
55. Living PIERCE m1. Living WILLIAMSON m2. Living (PIERCE)
m. Living WILLIAMSON
m. Living (PIERCE)
56. Living PIERCE m. Living NUGENT
m. Living NUGENT
58. Living VAN VOLKENBURGH m. Living SHIELDS
m. Living SHIELDS father: Living SHIELDS mother: Living FLOWERS
60. Living VAN VOLKENBURGH m.
62. Living HALE m. Living PATTERSON
m. Living PATTERSON father: Living PATTERSON mother: Living COSIZINE
63. Living HALE m. Living BAUM SMITH
m. Living BAUM SMITH father: Living BAUM mother: Living SMITH
65. Living MORRIS m. Living SMITH
m. Living SMITH
66. Living MORRIS m1. John SINCLAIR m2. William Barker Jr MONTGOMERY
m. John SINCLAIR
m. William Barker Jr MONTGOMERY
68. Living MORRIS m1. David McCALLISTER m2. Charles FINLEY m3. James TYRE m4. James SELLNER m5. (Unk) ROLL m6. Carlos Mendez ORTEZ
m. David McCALLISTER
m. Charles FINLEY
m. James TYRE
m. James SELLNER
m. (Unk) ROLL
m. Carlos Mendez ORTEZ
69. Living MORRIS m1. Norman JUSTUS m2. Charles Clinton HARPER
m. Norman JUSTUS
m. Charles Clinton HARPER
70. Living MORRIS m1. Robert William DECKER m2. Scott Owen MORRIS
m. Robert William DECKER
m. Scott Owen MORRIS
71. Living MORRIS m. Living GORE
m. Living GORE
80. Living HOLTSCLAW m. Living JUSTUS
m. Living JUSTUS

5th generation

85. Living JONES m. Living WHITTIS
m. Living WHITTIS
145. Living McCALLISTER m. Living HARTER
m. Living HARTER
146. Living FINLEY m. Living BARNETT
m. Living BARNETT