Brief Life History of John Ellis
When John Ellis Tucker was born on 20 May 1860, in Casey, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Tucker, was 29 and his mother, Minerva Isabelle Wood, was 26. He married Alice Ruyle on 25 March 1885, in Greene, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Mount Hope, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Sumner, Kansas, United States in 1910. He died on 19 May 1917, in Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Mount Hope, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States.
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- J E Tucker, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
- John E Tucker, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- John Ellis Tucker, "Find A Grave Index"
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1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): occupational name from Middle English tuker(e), toker(e) ‘tucker, fuller’, a derivative of tuken ‘to torment, beat’ (Old English tūcian), for someone who fulled and finished cloth. This name for the occupation was characteristic of the West Country. Compare Fuller and Walker and see also Tuckerman .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuachair ‘descendant of Tuachar’, a personal name composed of the elements tuath ‘people’ + car ‘dear, beloved’.
Americanized form of Jewish Tocker or Toker (see Tokarz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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