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
W/D

Occupation

POB

Father
POB

Mother
POB

Attend
School

 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
or Trade

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
or Trade

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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