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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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"
Spouse and Children
1925–2014 Male
1930–1975 Female
Children (1)
1950–1968 Male
Parents and Siblings
1892–1965 Male
1894–1927 Female
Siblings (7)
1914–1973 Male
1916–2004 Female
1918–1918 Male
1919–1967 Female
1922–1925 Female
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World Events (8)
1927
Age 2
1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington
Age 16
1949 · NATO is Established
Age 24
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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