Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Tucker was born on 26 June 1816, in Shinnston, Harrison, Virginia, United States, her father, Harrison Jeremiah Tucker, was 33 and her mother, Ruth Ashcraft, was 27. She married Jeremiah Robey Jr. on 7 November 1833, in Shinnston, Harrison, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 17 January 1892, in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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Sources (44)
- Ruth Tucker in entry for Theophulis Katen Robey, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Ruth Roley in household of Jeremiah Roley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ruth Tucker in entry for Jeremiah Roby, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
Spouse and Children
1809–1903 Male
1816–1892 Female
Children (10)
1834–1923 Male
1836–1915 Female
1838–1862 Female
1839–1841 Male
1842–1843 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1784–1872 Male
1789–1865 Female
Siblings (10)
1808–1850 Female
1810–1857 Female
1812–1872 Female
1814– Female
1815–1887 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 3
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 8
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 20
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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