Happy Searching Tucker Researchers! My aim is to locate and dialogue with the descendants of Joel Tucker and his wife, Sarah Ann Stull (sister of Perrin Stull) The Tuckers married in Butler Co., OH c. 1821 and lived there until 1831. At that time they moved to Perry Twp., Tippecanoe Co., IND. where they lived 20 years. Eventually, in 1851, they made their final move to Avoca Twp., Livingston Co., IL between McDowell and Fairbury, South of Pontiac. Descendants of Joel Tucker 1 Joel Tucker . +Sallie Ann "Sarah" Stull ... 2 Harriet E. Tucker ....... +Emmanuel Banker ........ 3 Ellen Banker ............ +George Morrison ............. 4 Merta Viola Morrison ........ 3 Joel Wallace Banker ............ +Nellie A. Morrison ............. 4 James Berton Banker ..........4 Hazel May Banker ................. +Guy H. Chambers .................. 5 Helen Eileen Chambers .................. 5 Doris Susan Chambers ...................... +Clayton Marks .................. 5 Ruth May Chambers ...................... +John Woods ....................... 6 Jo Ann Woods ....................... 6 Thomas Woods ............4 Albert Earl Banker ............. 4 Ruth Ellen Banker ................. +Chester A. Beineke .................. 5 Candace Marylin Beineke ............4 Fanola Banker ............. 4 Viola Banker ............. 4 Harry Goodel Banker ................. +Edna Cluff .................. 5 Patricia Jo Banker ................5 Hugh Gary Banker ................5 Nancy Ann Banker ... 2 Eulala Tucker ....... +James Tanner ... 2 Phoebe Tucker ....... +Felix Sheleague ........ 3 Flora Sheleague ........ 3 Mae Mary Sheleague ............ +Albert Smith ............. 4 Hazel Smith ... 2 Williard B. Tucker ....... +Matilda C. Hefner f.Nicholas Hefner m.Mary McDowell ........ 3 Sarah Victoria Tucker ............ +Albert E. Barber ............. 4 Fred Barber ............. 4 Edna Barber ............. 4 Grace D. Barber ................. +Edgar Blaisdell ............. *2nd Husband of Grace D.Barber ................. +Frank Damon .................. 5 Lyle Damon ...................... +Gladys Meier .................. 5 Edith V. Damon ...................... +L. R. Beier .................. 5 Helen F. Damon ...................... +R. L. Garp ............. 4 Clyde A. Barber ................. +Minnie Hierth .................. 5 Hazel E. Barber ...................... +Robert E.Kipfer ....................... 6 Betty Kipfer ................5 Dorothy L. Barber ...................... +Elmer Harms ....................... 6 Virginia Ann Harms ..................6 D. Louise Harms ..................6 Lynden Elmer Harms ..................6 Stephen Walter Harms ................5 Lucille Barber ...................... +Joe Lehman ....................... 6 Jerrold Joe Lehman ..................6 James Clyde Lehman ..................6 Roger Willie Lehman .......... 4 [3] Ethel Barber ................. +[2] William P. Dryer Father: Theodore W. Dryer Mother: Elizabeth Wagner .................. 5 [4] Glen Dryer ...................... +[5] Bernice Carninger ............. 4 Cleo Barber ................. +Charles Daub .................. 5 Wayne Charles Daub ...................... +Ruth Franza .................. 5 Ethel V. Daub ........3 Walter Elwood Tucker ............ +Flora Belle Foster ............. 4 Stillborn Daughter Tucker ..........4 Tillie Geneva Tucker ................. +Delbert B. Green Father: Jesse J. Green Mother: Cora Hutson .................. 5 Clara Virginia Green ...................... +Jack Boyer ..................*2nd Husband of Clara Virginia Green: ...................... +George Boyd ....................... 6 Lee Ann Boyd ........................... +Gene Fisher ............................ 7 Chad Fisher ........................7 Corey Fisher ..................6 Lyn Marie Boyd ........................... +David Tyler ............................ 7 Mitchell Tyler ........................7 Ben Tyler ...............5 Eva Marie Green ...................... +Robert Leroy Pike Father: Leroy A. Pike Mother: Riebe Irene Gray ....................... 6 Robert Terrence "Terry" Pike ........................... +Sunny Lee Coup ............................ 7 John Robert Pike ........................7 Steven Thomas Pike ........................7 Margaret Pike ...................6 Maureen Diane Pike ... +Michael Forrest Heath ............................ 7 Megan Heath .................5 Kenneth Earl Green ...................... +Mary Johns ....................... 6 Ruth Ann Green ........................... +Craig Ripsch ............................ 7 Jessica ........................7 Shane ?Larson ...................6 Mary Ann Green ................ 5 infant ............. 4 Stillborn Daughter Tucker ........4 Howard Foster Tucker ........4 stillborn ............. 4 Harold James Tucker ................. +Orlyn Mae Camp Father: George Asil Camp Mom: Mary Frances Donohoe .................. 5 Jo Ann Tucker ...................... +James Desmond Dunn Father: James Joseph Dunn Mother: Johanna Teresa Fitzpatrick ....................... 6 Shauna Marie Dunn ..................6 James Harold Dunn ..........................+Jamieson Anne Beebe Father: James H. Beebe Mother: Helen L. Kistler ............................ 7 Rebecca JoAnn Dunn ........................7 Joseph William Dunn ........................7 Michael James Dunn ........................7 Jeffrey Charles Dunn ........................7 Angela Leigh Dunn ........................7 Melissa Louise Dunn ...................6 Carol Elizabeth Dunn ...........................+Gary Michael Vaughn Father: Gary Sherwood Vaughn Mother: Helen Marie Erickson ............................ 7Lindsay Brookes Vaughn ........................7Devin Michael Vaughn ........3 James T. Tucker ............ +Susan Brannon ........ *2nd Wife of James T. Tucker: ............ +[1] Anna Pritchard ............. 4 Laura Belle Tucker ................. +Jim Owens ............. *2nd Husband of Laura Belle Tucker: ................. +Harry Bemis .................. 5 Muriel Bemis ...................... +Thomas Sellet ....................... 6 Steve Sellett ..................6 Michael Sellett ..................6 Laura Ann Sellett ........3 Luella I. Tucker ............ +John A. Buell ............. 4 Erwin A. Buell ................. +Elsie Sparks ............. *2nd Wife of Erwin A. Buell: ................. +Mayme Johnson .................. 5 Beverly Marie Buell .............4 Earl B. Buell ................. +Ella Foster .................. 5 infant .................. 5 infant .................. 5 infant .................. 5 Helen Buell ...................... +Sidney Caughey ....................... 6 Phyllis Ann Caughey ..................6 Robert Ray Caughey .............4 Bertha Buell ................. +Harry Gillespie .................. 5 infant .................. 5 Elmo Gillespie ............. 4 Hazel Buell ............. 4 Floyd Buell ............. 4 John Chase Buell ........3 Louisa J. Tucker ............ +George Veach ........ *2nd Husband of Louisa J. Tucker: ............ +David Edward Sage Father: Elnathan C. Sage Mother: Fredericka Maria Buckey ............. 4 Ira Lamoine Sage ................. +Anna 'Bertha' Wehren Father: John Wehren Mother: Rosina Blanc .................. 5 Ira Harold Sage ...................... +Mary Josephine Jaynes ....................... 6 Roberta Lorraine Sage ..........................+Danny Hoskins Grooms Father: Wallace Denton Grooms Mother: Alice Margaret Hoskins ............................ 7 Jana Lorraine Grooms ........................7 Brian Scott Grooms ..................6 Norman Allen Sage .................+Elizabeth "Lisa" Townsend ............................ 7 Daniel Weldon Sage ........................7..Cassandra Mary Sage ......................7Christine Elizabeth Sage .............*2nd Wife of Ira Lamoine Sage: ................. +Carolyn Brock ............. 4 Ruby M. Sage ........3 Phoebe LaDella Tucker ............ +George E. Myers ............. 4 Lela LaDella Myers ................. +William Dobbs .................. 5 Everett Dobbs ...................... +Ruth Alexander ....................... 6 Janet Sue Dobbs .....3 Mary Elizabeth Tucker ............ +James Kirkiume Kirkpatrick Father: James Kirkpatrick Mother: Mary A. L. Collins ............. 4 Bessie Kirkpatrick ......3 Bertha Tucker ... 2 Lefferson Tucker ....... +Serapta Crull ........ 3 Martha "Mattie" Tucker ......3 Allison Tucker ............ +[1] Anna Pritchard ... 2 Moses B. Tucker ... 2 Margaret Matilda Tucker ....... +William M. Dryer ........ 3 Ulala Jane Dryer ............ +George Rice ............. 4 Lee Rice ........ 3 Edward Martin Dryer ............ +Fannie Rizer ............. 4 David William Dryer ..........4 Lynn Gregory Dryer ................. +Josie Freeman .................. 5 Fannie D. Dryer ...................... +Earl Lynn Stevens ....................... 6 Earl Lynn Stevens, Jr. ..................6 Edward Bert Stevens ................5 Mildred Dryer ...................... +Albert Heintzelman .................. *2nd Husband of Mildred Dryer: ...................... +Robert O'Malley .................. 5 Jack Edward Dryer ................5 Billy Chester Dryer ................5 Maurice Dryer ...................... +Dorothy Kelly ....................... 6 Beverly Lynn Dryer ................5 Robert Dean Dryer ........3 Theodore W. Dryer ............ +Elizabeth Wagner ............. 4 Arthur E. Dryer ................. +Florence Devereaux .................. 5 Helen M. Dryer ...................... +Wesley Winklen ....................... 6 Beverly Jean Winklen ..................6 Warren Wesley Winklen ................5 Warren Dryer ............. 4 [2] William P. Dryer ................. +Clara Sutherland .................. 5 Perry Dryer ............. *2nd Wife of William P. Dryer: ................. +[3] Ethel Barber Father: Albert E. Barber Mother: Sarah Victoria Tucker .................. 5 [4] Glen Dryer ...................... +[5] Bernice Carninger ............. 4 Leo Scott Dryer ............. 4 Warren Albert Dryer ................. +Etta Hartle .................. 5 Richard Dryer ................5 Betty Dryer ................5 Vivian Dryer ................5 Anna Mae Dryer .........4 Vera M. Dryer ................. +Ralph Fletcher ............. 4 Frances G. Dryer ................. +Harry Ferguson .................. 5 James W. Ferguson ...................... +? .................. 5 Donald Ferguson ..........4 Chester Carl Dryer ................. +Hope Birt ........3 Harriet Catherine "Kate" Dryer ............ +Adam Shaffer Father: John Shaffer Mother: Martha Lenter ............. 4 Harry L. Shaffer ................. +Mae Woods ............. 4 Dale A. Shaffer ............. 4 Margaret Shaffer ................. +Jerome Ruff ............. 4 Jennie Shaffer ................. +William Ellinger .................. 5 Kenneth Ellinger ..........4 Marie Shaffer ................. +Duane Graves .................. 5 Dorothy Graves ...................... +Ernest Olson ....................... 6 Alice Joan Olson .................. 5 Maurice Graves .................. 5 Robert Dean Graves 2 Clarissa Tucker ....... +Martin Pearson Father: Lot Pearson Mother: Sophia Staley ... 2 Mary Tucker ... 2 Jacob Stull Tucker ....... +Louisa M. Langworthy ........ 3 Mattie Tucker ........ 3 Alta A. Tucker ............ +Charles J. Patton ............. 4 Edwin Jacob Patton ................. +Edith Jones .................. 5 Thomas Jones Patton ........3 Florence Tucker ........ 3 Ira Joel Tucker ............ +Eunice Hurd ............. 4 Donald Leonard Tucker ................. +Iris Merrifield .................. 5 Dorothy Iris Tucker ................5 Donna Louise Tucker ...........4 Louise Anne Tucker ................. +Harold Cooper ............. 4 Joel Virgil Tucker ................. +Gertrude Bergstead .................. 5 Patricia Alice Tucker ............4 Richard Seldon Tucker ................. +Margery Goetzinger .................. 5 Barbara Jean Tucker .............4 Ralph Clarence Tucker ............ 4 Lawrence Jacob Tucker ................. +Dorothy Schuman .................. 5 Lawrence Jacob Tucker ................5 Thomas Lyod Tucker .............4 Gordon Ira Tucker .............4 Allen Franklin Tucker ... 2 Adeline Tucker ... 2 Martha Tucker ... 2 Edmund Tucker *2nd Wife of Joel Tucker: . +Mary McDowell Father: William McDowell Mother: Sarah Dever A great many of these ancestors and cousins are buried in the Avoca Cemetary, not far from McDowell IL. Following are some tibits from The Fairbury Independent mentioning by ancestor. **from THE FAIRBURY INDEPENDENT June 2, 1877 Saturday issue Item 1 Mr. Joel Tucker, east of McDowell, reports having seen a snake this week which had a head on each end, both which seemed to be perfect except one head had no eyes. A couple of boys had captured it. This is the second snake seen in the vicinity having a double head. Like General Grant at Vicksburg...such snake has no rear. Item 2 A fragment of the McDowell family (25) went fishing at Tucker's Monday night. They had an immense time taking their dinner at the residence of Mr. Joel Tucker. Reports says the feast was great and the flow of fish unparalleled. *****Joel Tucker married Mary McDowell Hefner after the death of his first wife Sarah (Sallie) Ann Stull. Joel's son Williard Tucker married Mary McDowell Hefner's daughter Matilda C. Hefner.****** November 8, 1879 Joel Tucker reroofed and replastered his house. August 28, 1880 Item...His 80th birthday Last Saturday was the 80th birthday of Uncle Joel Tucker of Avoca and some of his grandchildren projected(?) a huge surprise party in honor of the event. About ?(illegible) persons, relatives and friends gathered at the residence of the old patriarch and joined in the festivities of the accasion. A sumptuous repast, a table "fit to set before a King", was spread on the lawn at noon and all comprising four generations partook thereof. The occasion, which was a complete surprise to Uncle Joel, was one of unalloyed happiness to all present. Mr. Tucker was the recipient of a fine easy chair, a present from relatives and friends. In the evening an elegant supper was served at the residence of Mr. H. E. Banker across the road from Mr.Tucker, this day also being Mrs. Banker's anniversary.>(Eulala Tucker Banker is Joel's Daughter)< She was presented among other things with a set of handsome chairs and a fine dress pattern. On this occasion Mrs. Joel Tucker was also remembered by the happy party and received a very nice cushioned rocking chair as a token of respect. The event was one of more than ordinary importance and will long be remembered. Uncle Joel Tucker has lived at his present residence since 1851 and has hosts of relatives and friends who delight to honor him in his old age. May it be many years before his sun shall finally set. *****This is a poem found with a family history that I believe Edwin Patten compiled.******** GRANDPA TUCKER'S PLACE (TUCKER'S FORD) There's a cabin built beside the route 'Twas built by a friend of man It's not so grand but mighty cute And it's history covers quite a span Seventy years back with years to spare Might make it a hundred or more And thanks to the hand that has kept it there And to those loved ones gone before. Memory goes back to those childhood days As we gathered in numbers at grandpa's place At the ford or log cabins or games and plays Or the swimming or boating race. The river seems smaller than it used to be And gone the forest where we used to roam Since the days we sported with hearts young and free Around the premises of grandpa's home. "Bud Tucker" ***When I was still a little girl, we had Tucker family reunions every year near McDowell at Marie Green Pike's house. She was my grandpa Harold Tucker's niece. I have lots of black and white pictures filled with unidentifiable old people. Dad thinks many of these came from Indiana. The river in this poem is probably the Vermillion. The Avoca cemetary where most of my Tuckers are buried is adjacent to it. Dad remembers going to reunions before my time at the river and people would wash their cars there. I assume that's the Grandpa Tucker's Place mentioned. I've yet to look at the old plat books for Livingston Co. Regarding some reminiscences of some of my ancestors.... Jo Ann Tucker, my mother, was an only child. She loved horses, art, and my dad. Harold J. Tucker, her father, was known to punch a horse in the face that once threw her on a ride to her friend's house. He also fought in WWI in the battle of the Argonne Forest in France. Upon freeing a village from the Germans, the townsfolk came rushing out with champagne to toast their saviours. That was Grandpa's first and last taste of the stuff. Walter E. Tucker, was a mason. He and his wife had lost many children. He often called my grandpa, Howard, after the longest surviving child. Unfortunately, he died in Oct. 1918 shortly before Grandpa Harold's return from the rigors of war. His wife had moved in with his daughter, and when Harold got off the train at night and walked to his old home, no one was there. He then walked to his sister, Tillie Tucker Green's and discovered the sad news. Williard B. Tucker fought in the Civil War for which he received a pension. He seemed disabled afterwards. Joel seemed to be quite the character and enjoyed his large family gatherings. To my knowlege there are no photos of him. I hope that some of my cousins will find me and write me at eidolon@theramp.net. Sincerely, Carole
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