Benny, My grandmother was also a Tucker and all of her children always said she was part Indian and that her hair was still coal black when she died in her 60's. But I have never been able to find a 'trail' to follow to see if she was. I can get no further back than her father. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "benny britton" <b102@swbell.net> To: <TUCKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 12:30 AM Subject: Re: [TUCKER-L] George W. Tucker > Sandra, let me digest this info. > Strange you mention the indian blood issue. I have often thought my > grandmother, Tucker line, had high cheekbone features that made me wonder if > she also had indian blood. > Will try to put info together . > Thanks, > Benny > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ROBERT WORTHAM" <rwortham@flash.net> > To: <TUCKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:46 PM > Subject: Re: [TUCKER-L] George W. Tucker > > > > I've just recently subscribed to this and been intending to post my own > line to see if someone might help. Hope I'm doing this right to respond to > this query; feel free to tell me if I should do something differently. I am > only familiar with what I think might connect for you as I was pursuing > George Washington Tucker in Upshur Co, TX thinking he might be my line as > well. There is a Geo. Washington Tucker Sr. there who could be father to > your George? I found Geo & Malinda in 1870 Upshur Co tonight also in Gilmer > District where the other Geo is; was listed as a 32 yr old farmer from AL. > Malinda, 29, from Mississippi; Florence, 6, Mary, 4, E...?? can't make out 2 > yr old female's name. Though it turn out Geo Sr would not be my grt-grt-gf's > father as I 1st thought possible, if I do tie into this line somewhere as it > looks so likely with all the Upshur Co connections, etc, this will be very > interesting if yours are on the Dawes Rolls. I've always been told I had > Indian blood in my > > Bradshaw family and perhaps it's actually off the Tucker line of the > Bradshaws. > > > > Geo Sr. was b. 1810 in GA to Simeon and Nancy Dunn Tucker per the info > just recently shared with me. Geo's wife was Lucinda Jones. More of the > family was also in Upshur Co in the 1860-80 census reports. Geo Sr. is > buried in the Simpsonville Cemetery there in Upshur Co. He was in Upshur > 1870 & '80 census reports; was thinking I saw him in '60 as well but not > seeing that now. If your Geo. born 1838 turns out to be son of Geo Sr. I > have the info that the lady shared with me that goes back a ways. Sandra > > --- margie wrote: > > > I'm looking for information on a George > > > Washington Tucker b; 1838, I would > > > like to find out where he came from before > > > he came to Texas. He > > > married Malinda Jane Johns(t)on , b: 1840, > > >. > > > His father's name was G.W. Tucker also. Does > > > anyone have any thing on this > > > family? Any information would be a blessing. > > > > > > > > > > ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== > > What hopes, what fears, what joys, what sorrows, once animated > > the bosoms of those millions, who now sleep in the dust. > > --by Rev. Cyrus W. Wallace, History of Manchester, NH 1856 > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, type in subject area "unsubscribe" send to: > TUCKER-L-request@rootsweb.com > or from Digest TUCKER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >