George William Tucker

Male17 July 1889–7 June 1961

Brief Life History of George William

When George William Tucker was born on 17 July 1889, in Etna, Siskiyou, California, United States, his father, John Henry Tucker, was 42 and his mother, Mary Jane Allen, was 26. He married Alice Elizabeth Tipton on 31 March 1921, in Sutter, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Yuba City, Sutter, California, United States for about 5 years and Sutter Judicial Township, Sutter, California, United States in 1940. He died on 7 June 1961, in Sutter, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Sutter Cemetery, Sutter, Sutter, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

George William Tucker
1889–1961
Alice Elizabeth Tipton
about 1895–1943
Marriage: 31 March 1921
William Elwood Tucker
1923–1993
Robert Harvey Tucker
1925–1979

Sources (14)

  • George W Tucker in household of Mary J Tucker, "United States Census, 1900"
  • George William Tucker, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • George William Tucker, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 March 1921Sutter, California, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 1

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

    Age 2

    Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

    Age 19

    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    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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