Doddridge County Roots

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Eli B. TUCKER, Jr.

Eli B. TUCKER, Jr.

Male 1825 - 1912  (87 years)

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  • Name Eli B. TUCKER 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 13 Jun 1825  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Lafayette, Madison Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2
    Residence Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 17 Nov 1912  Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 10 1870:
      Eli B. Tucker Jr, 42, b. Va, common laborer; Charlotte E, 39, b. England; Jettie E, 7, b. Va; Eli B. Sr, 82, b. Va, farmer; Adaline, 15, b. Missouri.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 15 1880:
      Eli B. Tucker, 52, b. Va, farmer; wife Charlotte, 48, b. England; dau Jetty Hudkins, 17, b. WVa, married; servant Oky Cain, 12, farm laborer.
      (Note: Oky/Okey Cain was the orphaned son of his unmarried mother Nancy Cain.)
    Person ID I51183  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2014 

    Father Eli B. TUCKER,   b. 1787, Harrison Co, VA (now Taylor Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ruth SCOTT,   b. CA 1785 
    Family ID F36931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte E. HARPHAN,   b. 15 May 1828, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1907  (Age 79 years)  [1, 2, 7, 8
    Married CA 1860 
    • The 1900 Census states that they had been married for 42 years, putting their marriage in about 1858. However, they were in separate nearby households in the 1860 Census, with her surname given as Harphan.
    Children 
    +1. Jettie E. TUCKER,   b. CA 1862,   d. 6 Sep 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years)
    Family ID F21134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Fiddler Eli B Tucker, William F Davis on right
    Fiddler Eli B Tucker, William F Davis on right
    51183_TUCKER_EliB_wifeCharlotte_CabinRunCem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
    51183_TUCKER_EliB_wifeCharlotte_CabinRunCem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    5. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    8. [S1590] Death record of daughter.