Sherwood Odell Tucker

Male31 March 1925–19 November 2014

Brief Life History of Sherwood Odell

When Sherwood Odell Tucker was born on 31 March 1925, in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Tucker, was 32 and his mother, Ellen Thornton, was 30. He had at least 1 son with Catherine D Eason. He lived in Norfolk City Voting Precinct 21, Norfolk, Virginia, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 19 November 2014, at the age of 89, and was buried in Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Sherwood Odell Tucker
1925–2014
Catherine D Eason
1930–1975
Sherwood O'Dell Tucker
1950–1968

Sources (8)

  • Sherwood Tucker in household of Henry Tucker, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Sherwood Odell Tucker, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Sherwood Odell Tucker, "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1927

Age 2

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

Age 16

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

1949 · NATO is Established

Age 24

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

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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