Life History

Notes

• The Tucker-Swink genealogy gives only the birth date and the deathdate, with no other details.  This genealogy had the date of birth forGeorge Washington Tucker as 1865.  Tucker family information, however,records his birth as 16 April 1855.  He was born in Wynne, CrossCounty, Arkansas.  Jessie McPherson Jenkins, daughter of Martha ArethaTucker McPherson Jenkins,  has full information on the Tuckers, fromfamily records.
  
  George had four wives, R A Bostwick, Laura Henderson, Mary RoseleeWeaver and Anne Stivers.
  
  I found the 1880 census record for George, and this revealed that hisfirst wife, R A Bostwick, had been married before to a man nameParker.
  
  The 1880 census listing for George W and R A Tucker is strange.  Sheis listed first, but the House and Family numbers are on George'sline.  She is Keeping House and George is a Farmer.  Neither she norGeorge have a designation as Head or any other relation, but theothers in the household are reported in their relation to R A, notGeorge!  The last child, reported as a son of R A, tells us this isher second marriage, revealing the previous married name of Parker.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Cross County, Arkansas, 9 June, Bedford Township,District 65, page 7, Hse #62, Fam #65
  Tucker, R A  W F 26 Married Keeps House AR KY England [born abt 1854]
  Tucker, George W M 25 Married Farmer AR KY TN [born abt 1855]
  Bostwick, Wm  W M 18 Brother Farm Laborer AR KY England [born abt1862]
  Tucker, G T W M 2 Son AR AR AR
  Tucker, J M  W M 6mos born Dec 1879  Son AR AR AR
  Parker, J T  W M 5 Son AR AR AR
  
  By 1900, R A has died and George has married Mary R Weaver, and theyhave a house full of kids.  Even so we note that two of Mary'schildren have died along the way.  Some of the Weaver family are alsoliving with them, including Mary's sister Sarah.  George's birth datehere is one year earlier than family source records indicate.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas, 19 June, CypressTownship, District 27, page 9A, Hse #178, Fam #182
  Tucker, George W  Head W M Apr 1854  46 Married 17 years AR KY TNFarmer Owns
  Tucker, Mary R Wife W F Oct 1854  45 Married 17 years  12 children/9living MS MS MS
  Tucker, Ida C Dau W F Aug 1883  16 Single AR AR MS
  Tucker, William W Son W M Feb 1885  15 AR AR MS Farm Laborer
  Tucker, Bertha J Dau W F Oct 1886  13 AR AR MS
  Tucker, Caleb W Son W M Aug 1888  11 AR AR MS
  Tucker, Jesse F Son W M Mar 1890  10 AR AR MS
  Tucker, Mary E Dau W F Sept 1891  8 AR AR MS
  Tucker, Nora M Dau W F May 1893  7 AR AR MS
  Mahony, Ednora M Step-Dau W F Oct 1877  22 Single AR Ireland MS SchoolTeacher
  Weaver, Sarah J Sister-in-Law W F Feb 1850  50 Single AR AR MS
  
  The Beard Genealogy provides more details about George and Mary'schildren.
  
  Mary Roselee Weaver
  Birth 12 Oct 1853 in Panola, Mississippi
  Death 18 Jan 1911 in Vilonia, Faulkner, Arkansas
  Parents Asa H Weaver 1824-1862, Mary C Bell 1830-1860;
  Spouse George Washington Tucker 1855-1915
  Children:
  Ida C Tucker 1883-1965
  William Walter Tucker 1885-1974
  Bertha Jane Tucker 1886-1966
  Caleb Winfield Tucker 1888-1977
  Jesse F. Tucker 1890-1970
  Mary Emma Tucker b 1891
  Nora M Tucker b 1893
  --  Beard Family,http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7558160/person/-1070492484?ssrc=&ftm=1
  
  In the 1910 census they are still in the Cypress Township of FaulknerCounty, Arkansas.  This census confirms the indication we had from1900 that Mary was previously married.  This is reported as the 2ndmarriage for both George and Mary.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Texas, 19 April, CypressTownship, District 27, page 2A, Mount Vernon Rd, Hse/Fam #31
  Tucker, George W Head M W 55  Marriage 2 Married 30yrs  AR KY TNFarmer Owns
  Tucker, Mary Wife  F W 56  Marriage 2 Married 30yrs  12 children/9living MS KY TN
  Tucker, Jesse Son M W 20 Single AR AR MS Farm Laborer
  Tucker, Nora  Dau F W 16  Single AR AR MS
  
  Their son Walter W is living next door.  He is known in familyinformation as William Walter, as presented in the Beard genealogyabove.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Texas, 19 April, CypressTownship, District 27, page 2A, Mount Vernon Rd, Hse/Fam #32
  Tucker, Walter W Son M W 25 Married 4yrs AR AR MS Farmer Rents
  Tucker, Erma Wife  F W 22  Married 4yrs  2 children/2 living AR AR AR
  Tucker, Lola  Dau F W 3  Single AR AR AR
  
  Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
  Volume 57, Certificate #291
  Geo W Tucker
  Death 18 Nov 1915 Faulkner County

Sources

• 1. 1880 Federal Census, Cross County, Arkansas
  • 9 June, Bedford Township, District 65, page 7, Hse #62, Fam #65
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Texas
  • 19 April, Cypress Township, District 27, page 2A, Mount Vernon Rd,
• 3. Jessie Marie McPherson Jenkins, email January 2008
  • citing family records
• 4. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
  • Volume 57, Certificate #291
• 5. Ancestry Trees
  • Tucker-Swink,
• 6. 1900 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas
  • 19 June, Cypress Township, District 27, page 9A, Hse #178, Fam #182
• 7. 1880 Federal Census, Cross County, Arkansas
  • 9 June, Bedford Township, District 65, page 7, Hse #62, Hse #65
• 8. Jessie Marie McPherson Jenkins, email January 2008
  • Citing Faulkner County Marriage Book B-653
• 9. Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900
• 10. Jessie Marie McPherson Jenkins, email January 2008
  • Citing Faulkner County Marriage Book M-261
• 11. Family Trails
  • http://www.geocities.com/tscobey/f3p3.htm#Tucker
• 12. Jessie Marie McPherson Jenkins, email January 2008
  • Citing Tucker Family Records