TUCKER's from VIRGINIA and MARYLAND

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: TUCKERS from MARYLAND and VIRGINIA... : Brief history of the Tucker family from Maryland and Caroline : Co., Va. : In 1941, the United States Government bought more than 298 acres of my : grandfather's old home place, <picture available> which is now Fort : A.P.Hill. As they watched the military jeeps and trucks passing by their : home, they knew pretty soon they would have to live somewhere else. : JOHN W. TUCKER <my g-grandfather> purchased land from Frank Richerson's : "Butler Plantation" in Caroline County. The house was built in 1820 by : Edmerend Pendleton who also built "Edmonsbury" and "White Plains" near : Sparta, Va. : Later, my grandparents <JOHN HENRY TUCKER and FLORENCE ELLEN SELPH> : purchased this property from John Henry's father <John W. Tucker> and more : property adjoining this. They raised 8 children there... : 1. GLADYS ANNIE TUCKER <1912-1995> m.Wilson Carlin Garrison <1915-1995> : 2. LEWIS WILLIAM TUCKER <1917-1997> : 3. RUTH MAE TUCKER 'LIMBRICK' <1920-1995> : 4. JOHN HENRY TUCKER, JR < 1922-1992> : 5. RANDOLPH TUCKER <1928 - died young> : 6. MILTON LEE TUCKER <1926> : 7. CLARENCE THOMAS TUCKER <1930> : 8. HERBERT FRANKLIN TUCKER <1933> : : JOHN HENRY TUCKER, born and raised in Caroline County, Va,, built the : first "sweet potato houses" on his property in Caroline Co., Va.. Other : farmers, as far away as Culpepper, Va., used these houses. Sweet potato's : were stored and cured in these houses for approximately 6 weeks. Stoves : were used to keep a temperature of 70 degrees before they were then shipped : to Washington, D.C. where they were later shipped to the Safeway Grocery : Stores. The Tucker family raised about 2,000 bushels of sweet potatoes : every year. : John Henry Tucker would hire 12-15 men for two weeks every year, to help : dig sweet potatoes. His wife <Florence Ellen Selph> prepared and served : three meals a day for the workers. During the winter, in the deep snows, is : when the sweet potatoes would sell the best. : Crops of tobacco, cucumbers and corn were also raised in large : quantities. The Tucker's had four horses they used in the early years for : farming of the land. It was only in the later years that they got tractors : to do the work. : Corn and wheat was taken to Cppk's Mill to be ground. I remember my : mother <Gladys Annie Tucker Garrison> talking about what a treat it was to : trade a few eggs for a bag of candy at an old store near the mill, which is : still standing. : The 8 Tucker children had to walk about 2 miles to catch the bus to : Sparta school. The first car John Henry bought was a 4 door, 1935 : Chevrolet, which he bought for $999.00 from Blatt Chevrolet in Milford. That : was a lot of money then and he paid for it in cash. : John Henry and Florence Ellen Tucker were good, honest people. Often : John Henry would say, "my word is my bond", and many business deals were : made with just a handshake. : The Tucker's had a lot of friends in Caroline County, and if anyone ever : needed some help, everyone would pitch in. : I can imagine how they felt while watching military jeeps and trucks : passing by, for they knew it was the beginning of the government buying : their land that they were so proud of and had worked so hard on... Now... : they'd have to live somewhere else!!! : John Henry Tucker was my grandfather and I am searching for his father's : ancestors. I believe his father to be JOHN WESLEY TUCKER. born about 1837 : in Maryland. He is listed in the U.S. Enrollment Records for Ann Arundel : County, dated Oct 29, 1862., as being an "able-bodied male citizen"., in : the 6th Election District of said county. His post office is listed as : Friendship, Md. <another descendant of his believes he may have been from : Saint Mary's Co., Maryland> . He is listed as having 'gone south', which : indeed, he did! He enlisted in Capt. R. Snowden Andrew's 1st Maryland : Artillery CSA in Fredericksburg, Va. on June 27, 1861. On April 7, 1862, in : Caroline Co.,Va., he married FANNIE COVINGTON <1841or42-1924>, daughter of : James Covington and Mary Chinault <sp?>. He was discharged from service at : Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond on October 29, 1864. He spent the rest of : his life in Caroline Co, Va., dying there on December 23, 1895. : John and Fannie had 8 children: : Annie Laurie : Maryland Tucker : Pauline Tucker : University Tucker : Eva or Martha E. : Birdie : Eunice Tucker : John Henry Tucker <1893> my grandfather! : I would be interested in hearing from anyone who is researching this line or : who has any information on John W. Tucker. : Thank you for taking your time to read this... beajay@intelos.net

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