When James Jerden Tucker was born on May 12, 1848, in Fayette, Illinois, his father, Robert, was 25 and his mother, Nancy, was 19. He married Adaline Lewis Gwin and they had one son together. He then married Eliza Adeline Lewis Tucker and they had four children together. He died on July 10, 1887, in White Oaks, New Mexico, at the age of 39, and was buried there.
Wife, Eliza Adeline Lewis Tucker was born on March 4, 1855, in Barry, Missouri. She married James Jerden Tucker on March 5, 1871, in her hometown. They had four children during their marriage. She died on January 1, 1934, in Barry, Missouri, at the age of 78, and was buried in Eagle Rock, Missouri.
New Mexico, Territorial Census, 1885
Name James J Tucker
Gender Male
Race White
Age 37
Birth Date abt 1848
Birth Place Illinois
Enumeration District 13
Residence Precinct 08, Lincoln
Relation to Head Head
Marital Status: Married Eliza Adeline Lewis Tucker 1855–1934
Birth 4 MARCH 1855 • Barry County, Missouri, United States of America
Death 1 JANUARY 1934 • Barry County, Missouri, United States of America
Father’s Birth Place Virginia
Mother’s Birth Place Virginia
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Household Members Name
James J Tucker Age 37
Wife Name Eliza A Tucker Age 31
Robert C. Tucker 1873–Birth ABT 1873 • Missouri Death Unknown
Ruben Tucker 1873– Birth ABT 1873 • MO Death Unknown
Saml T Tucker 1874– Birth ABT 1874 • MO Death Unknown
James A. Tucker 1879– Birth AUG ABT 1879 • Missouri Death Unknown
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Information was obtained using the Lincoln County Clerk website Here