Brief Life History of Raymond K
When Raymond K Tucker was born on 1 August 1917, in Ohio, United States, his father, James Tucker, was 32 and his mother, Mary Augusta Vollmer, was 27. He lived in Green Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 10 August 1975, at the age of 58, and was buried in Logan, Hocking, Ohio, United States.
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- Raymond Tucker in household of James Tucker, "United States Census, 1940"
- Raymond K Tucker, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Raymond Tucker, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
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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