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Benjamin Wilson TUCKER

Benjamin Wilson TUCKER

Male 1861 - 1944  (82 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Wilson TUCKER 
    Born 15 Dec 1861  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given as Dec 1863, age 37, in 1900 Census, but death record states Dec 15 1861, age 82y 4m 4d.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation B & O Railroad  [1, 3] 
    Died 19 Apr 1944  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I69172  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2013 

    Mother Ann TUCKER,   b. 28 Sep 1824, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F29157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lilly Ann WHITEHAIR,   b. 9 Mar 1866, Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1949, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1886  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Biddie Neal TUCKER,   b. 1 Jun 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1969, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. Ancil C. "Dick" TUCKER,   b. 26 Jul 1889, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1956, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Ross TUCKER,   b. 6 Nov 1892,   d. 24 Jul 1900  (Age 7 years)
     4. Mabel TUCKER,   b. 12 May 1895,   d. 16 Jul 1898  (Age 3 years)
     5. Hazel Lillian TUCKER,   b. 9 Mar 1897, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1979  (Age 81 years)
     6. Gladys TUCKER,   b. 15 Sep 1900, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1995, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     7. Vance E. TUCKER,   b. 24 Sep 1902, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1971, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +8. Eugene Benjamin TUCKER,   b. 10 Jun 1905, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1989  (Age 84 years)
    +9. Margaret TUCKER,   b. 7 Jul 1907,   d. 23 Jun 1999  (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F29151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    69172_TUCKER_BenjaminWilson_1961-1944_DeathCertificate.jpg    		69172_TUCKER_BenjaminWilson_1961-1944_DeathCertificate.jpg
    69172_BenjaminWTucker_LilyWhitehair_MarriageRecord_5Sep1886.jpg    		69172_BenjaminWTucker_LilyWhitehair_MarriageRecord_5Sep1886.jpg
    69170_TUCKER_Ann_1880Census_DoddridgeCoWV_WestUnionDist_3Jun1880.jpg    		69170_TUCKER_Ann_1880Census_DoddridgeCoWV_WestUnionDist_3Jun1880.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    4. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 117 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789904&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Benjamin W. Tucker, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Lily Whitehair, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 5 1886 in West Union, ceremony by I. M. Harshbarger, Baptist Minister. Informants for marriage license: B. W. Tucker, H. McCally, and W. H. Cheuvront. (NOTE: William H. Cheuvront (1841-1923) was at some time a Justice of the Peace and mayor of West Union. The brother of his wife Lelia was Harvey McCauley (1855-1900). Exact relationship of these two men to the parties of this marriage is unknown.)