Christopher DITCHER
Martha Marie MERCER 
Husband:  Christopher DITCHER
Birth:  May 1846, Ashford, Cattaraugus Co., New York  
Death:  1924, Ellicottville, Cattaraugus Co., New York  
Burial:
Father:  Stephen (RLANVINDITCHER) DITCHER
Mother:  Nancy HOWE
Marriage:  1872, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York  
Wife:  Martha Marie MERCER
Birth:  26 Sep 1848, Otto Twp., Cattaraugus Co., New York  
Death:  14 Sep 1914, Ellicottville, Cattaraugus Co., New York 
Burial:   
Father:  James MERCER   
Mother:  Elizabeth "Betsey" HOLMES  
Children:
1. Ida V. DITCHER, b: Jan 1873, East Otto, 
Cattaraugus Co., New York
2. Glenn M. DITCHER, b: Feb 1883, East 
Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
3. Bessie R. DITCHER, b: Nov 1886, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
4. John Eugene DITCHER, b: 22 Jan 1894, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., New York
                                          
d: 1951, Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida
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Notes:
1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0811, Page 141A), East Otto Twp., Cattaraugus Co., 
New York,
                                                                        
          Enumeration Dist: 8, Enumeration Date: 
27-Jun-1880, Family #239
| 
     NAME  | 
    
     Age  | 
    
     Sex  | 
    
     Col.  | 
    
     Relation  | 
    
     
    M/S  | 
    
     Occupation  | 
    
     POB  | 
    
     
    Father  | 
    
     
    Mother  | 
    
     
    Attend  | 
  
| 
     DITCHER, Christopher  | 
    
     32  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     W  | 
    
     Self  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     Farmer  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     Switz  | 
    
     Switz  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     Martha  | 
    
     31  | 
    
     F  | 
    
     W  | 
    
     Wife  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     Keeping House  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     Eng  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     Ida  | 
    
     7  | 
    
     F  | 
    
     W  | 
    
     Daughter  | 
    
     S  | 
    
     At Home  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     
  | 
  
1900 
Federal Census Data (T623_1010, Page 112A), East Otto Twp., Cattaraugus Co., New 
York, 
                                                                                
      Enumeration District: 38, Enumeration Date: 12-Jun-1900, Family #80
| 
     NAME  | 
    
     Relation  | 
    
     Sex  | 
    
     Birth Mo.  | 
    
     Birth Yr  | 
    
     Age  | 
    
     M/S W/D  | 
    
     # Yr Mar  | 
    
     # C Bn.  | 
    
     # C Liv.  | 
    
     POB  | 
    
     Fa. POB  | 
    
     Mo. POB  | 
    
     
    Occupation  | 
    
     In Sch  | 
  
| 
     DITCHER, Christopher  | 
    
     Head  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     May  | 
    
     1846  | 
    
     54  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     27  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     Ger  | 
    
     Ger  | 
    
     Farmer  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     Martha  | 
    
     Wife  | 
    
     F  | 
    
     Sep  | 
    
     1848  | 
    
     51  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     27  | 
    
     5  | 
    
     4  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     Eng  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     Glenn M  | 
    
     Son  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     Feb  | 
    
     1885  | 
    
     15  | 
    
     S  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     Farm Laborer  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     Bessie R  | 
    
     Daughter  | 
    
     F  | 
    
     Nov  | 
    
     1886  | 
    
     13  | 
    
     S  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     At School  | 
    
     X  | 
  
| 
     John E  | 
    
     Son  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     Jan  | 
    
     1894  | 
    
     6  | 
    
     S  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
1910 
Federal Census Data (T624_0926, Page 168A), Ellicottville, Ellicottville Twp., 
Cattaraugus Co., New York,
                                                                           
           Enumeration District: 55, Enumeration Date: 
18-Apr-1910, Family #61
| 
     NAME  | 
    
     Relation  | 
    
     Sex  | 
    
     Age  | 
    
     M/S W/D  | 
    
     # Yr Mar  | 
    
     # C Bn.  | 
    
     # C Liv.  | 
    
     POB  | 
    
     Fa. POB  | 
    
     Mo. POB  | 
    
     
    Occupation  | 
    
     In Sch  | 
  
| 
     DITCHER, Christopher  | 
    
     Head  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     65  | 
    
     M1  | 
    
     37  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     Ger  | 
    
     Ger  | 
    
     Farmer  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     Martha  | 
    
     Wife  | 
    
     F  | 
    
     61  | 
    
     M1  | 
    
     37  | 
    
     5  | 
    
     4  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     Eng  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     None  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     John B  | 
    
     Son  | 
    
     M  | 
    
     16  | 
    
     S  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     NY  | 
    
     None  | 
    
     X  | 
  
By 1920, Martha had died and Christopher was living with their daughter, Ida, 
and her family.
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