Fifth Generation

William Tucker was born in April 20, 1840 in Madison County, Virginia and died on February 18, 1921 in Ripley, TN. He is the son of John Roberts Tucker and Isabella P.Tatum. On February 26, 187, he married Annie Elizabeth Watkins.

Much about William Tucker’s life is in what we call the “red book”, a genealogy book written by Virginia Tucker Oliver. Next time I visit my mother’s house I will type up the details of his life. He grew up in Virginia and some time before the Civil War moved to Tennessee. He fought for the south during the Civil War. My mother has his record I believe. He was wounded and was later taken prisoner. He survived the war and started working as a merchant. He had a brother move with him to Tennessee from Virginia. He lived in a boarding house and met his wife who was also living at the boarding house. He began investing in stores in the 1870s and eventually owned a grocery store in Ripley, TN. He was not listed as one of the “prominent” men of Ripley in Goodspeed’s biography, but was listed as one of the businessmen of the area and his children married into the “prominent” families of Lauderdale County. He later built “Tucker Hill”. We have a picture of his home as well as pictures of him as an older man. He had dark graying hair and a beard. He died at the age of 61 in Ripley, Tennessee. He lived at his daughter’s home and his son Aubrey right before he died. He was buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Ripley, TN. He had seven children with Annie Watkins.

1. William Tucker 03 March 1874-10 Feb 1935 Ripley, TN Married Leila Sue Scott His daughter ,Virginia, wrote the “red book”

2. Harry Watkins Tucker 26 May 1876- 29 March 1925 Ripley Tennessee Married Nerissa McCallum

3. Daisy Tucker 06 March 1878- Dec 1969 St. Louis, Missouri Married Halley Kirkpatrick

4. Annie Isabell Tucker 15 Sep 1880- 20 dec 1929 Ripley, TN Married Gordon Moore

5. Joseph Magruder Tucker, my great grandfather, born 14 June 1883- 23 Aug 1951 Ripley, Tennessee Married Ida Pope Majors

6. Russell Aubrey Tucker 18 June 188- 10 April 1945 Ripley, Tennessee Married Martha Pierson

7. John Randolph Tucker 18 Jan 1890- 12 Jan 1933 Ripley, Tennessee married Sarah Palmer