Henry O. Tucker

Descendants of Henry O. Tucker


Generation No. 1

1.  Henry O.3 Tucker  (* George W.2, Tucker1) was born Abt. 1860 in Probably, Leesburg, Harrison Co. KY, and died Abt. 1920 in Indiana.  He met (1) Alice Belle Mason 30 Jun 1880 in Shelby Co. IN, daughter of Andrew Mason and Francis unknown.  She was born Mar 1865 in KY, and died 1901 in Indiana.  He married (2) Bertha (Mrs.) Vandivier Aft. 1901.  She was born Abt. 1887 in Indiana.

Notes for Henry O. Tucker:

More notes:  per granddaughter: Elma Mae Gill  Fowler:  Henry died during a great flu epidemic between 1918 and 1920, according to his granddaughter, Elma Mae Gill Fowler. My great grandfather was Henry Tucker --  most likely Henry Clarence Tucker. He was born in KY and moved to IN. His wife, Alice Belle Mason was my great grandmother, however she died 3 and 1/2 years after my grandmother, Edna Pearl Tucker, was born in July 16, 1898.

One of Henry and Alice Bell's children, Clara Marie, told her children that she was born in Illinois and came to Indiana in a covered wagon. That would place Henry and Allice Bell in Illinois. between Kentucky and Indiana.

Henry married a woman named Mrs. Edith Vandivier and was buried somewhere near the Mt. Pleasant community in Shelby or Marion Co. IN. This Mt. Pleasant may be in southeast Indianapolis on the border of Shelby Co.

Henry's children were George, Ira, Clarence E. "Pete", Myrtle, Clara Marie, and Edna Pearl. I have the names of most of these children's descendants and who they married if it is of interest to anyone.

My mother's aunt wouldn't tell her about her father Henry's past. There seemed to be a deep dark secret. Someone once said that maybe they had a horse thief or something like that in the family or that someone married a mulatto woman, which in those days wasn't often approved of. -- Judith Fowler Robbins

Notes for Ira D. Tucker:
County: Marion
Name: Ira D Tucker
Father: Henry O
Mother: Macy [Mason]
Gender: M
Age: 19
Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1906
Book: 9
Original Source Page: 156

What was going on in the world?

The United States became a world power the year Pearl Tucker was born. Wm. McKinley was President. The Spanish American War was fought that year in which Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines became American protectorates, while Cuba gained independence from Spain. Up north, New York's five boroughs became New York City.

Pearl lived in Clark Twp. with her parents, Henry Tucker and Alice Bell Mason. They attended the 7th Day Advent Church. They lived on the Chester DeVore place on the Whiteland Road. Her mother died when she was three.  Elma Mae, her daughter, was born while Garry and Pearl lived in the small DeVore house on the same farms.

NINEVEH, July 28--Funeral services were held in the Sec. Mt. Pleasant Baptist church Sat. afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Garry Gill. Rites were in charge of the Rev. L. Paul Bowling, church pastor, with interment following in the church cemetery. The casket was carried by Max Gene Gill, Warren Edward Doty, Kenneth Gill, Dale Robbins, Robert Asher and Wayne Gill. Flowers were in charge of by Judy Asher, Marilyn Asher, Donna Elkins, Nellie Mann, Mary Nell Hazelwood, Jeannette Doty, Velva Ann Asher, Esther Stewart, Betty Doty and Beth Gill. Mr. Gill died in a Nineveh store Thurs. morning at 11 o'clock where he had gone to make a purchase, and suffered a heart attack. The preceding Tuesday he had celebrated his 54th birthday. He had been a farmer all his life. He is survived by the widow, nine children, the father (David Elijah Gill living north of Needham where the deceased had lived for some time), four brothers and three sisters. -- Note: Garry's first wife was Edna Pearl Tucker. She preceded him in death in 1944. The couple were the parents of twelve children, nine surviving.

A second obit adds this: Survivors: Mrs. Elma Mae Fowler, David Henry Gill, Mrs. Louise Mann, Paul Gill, Mrs. Fern Pevler, James Gill, Ivan Gill, Patricia Gill and Jack Gill. Mr. Gill was born in Shelby County, July 15, 1893, the son of David and Anna Gill. He had lived in the Mt. Carmel area of Nineveh Twp. for one year. Mr. Gill is a member of the Second Mt. Pleasant Baptist church. Four brothers and sisters survive him: Harry Gill, Vonnie Gill, Clater Gill, Ray Gill, Leota Doty, Freida Stonecypher, Eva Elkins.

Children of Henry Tucker and Bertha Vandivier are:
    8    i.    Hazel4 Tucker, born 1910 in Indiana.
    9    ii.    Florence Tucker, born 1912 in Indiana.