My Tucker line is supposedly descended from the Tuckaho Indians, which appears to be a branch of the Cherokee tribe. I used words like "supposedly" and "appears" because it's very hard to nail down solid proof. But I've come across many Tucker descendents who have been told this very same thing. Plus, my mother's aunt remembered not being able to communicate with her grandmother, Leah (Tucker) Woodrum. Her grandfather stated that she was Tuckaho Indian, etc. and didn't know English very well. I've enclosed my Tucker line below. I can't remember how long it's been since I posted it here. Paula in Millville, NJ Researching in NJ: Ford, Jones, Clark, Young, Forrest, Pease In WV: Buckland, Armstrong, Woodrum, Sims, Tucker Descendants of Achellis Tucker Generation No. 1 1. ACHELLIS1 TUCKER was born July 1829 in Virginia. He married LUCY ANN GARDNER July 11, 1850 in Kanawha County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1832 in Virginia, and died Bef. 1900. More About ACHELLIS TUCKER and LUCY GARDNER: Marriage: July 11, 1850, Kanawha County, Virginia Children of ACHELLIS TUCKER and LUCY GARDNER are: i. VIRGINIA A2 TUCKER, b. Abt. 1852. 2. ii. LEAH ANNE TUCKER, b. February 25, 1853, Virginia; d. January 11, 1923, Mammoth (Kanawha), WV. iii. CHLOE A TUCKER, b. Abt. 1854. iv. MELVINA TUCKER, b. Abt. 1857. 3. v. WARREN OWEN? TUCKER, b. November 1857. vi. MARY F TUCKER, b. Abt. 1858. vii. WILLIAM A TUCKER, b. Abt. 1860; m. HANNAH ISABELLA WOODRUM, December 03, 1882, Kanawha County, Virginia; b. 1855. More About WILLIAM TUCKER and HANNAH WOODRUM: Marriage: December 03, 1882, Kanawha County, Virginia viii. RICHARD TUCKER, b. Abt. 1862. ix. EMILY TUCKER, b. Abt. 1865. x. KELLIS TUCKER, b. Abt. 1870. xi. FANNIE TUCKER, b. Abt. 1871. Generation No. 2 2. LEAH ANNE2 TUCKER (ACHELLIS1) was born February 25, 1853 in Virginia, and died January 11, 1923 in Mammoth (Kanawha), WV. She married WILLIAM WOODRUM August 12, 1877 in Kanawha County, Virginia, son of JOHN WOODRUM and MARY MARTIN. He was born April 01, 1853 in Virginia, and died January 11, 1928 in Kanawha County, WV. More About LEAH ANNE TUCKER: Burial: January 13, 1923, Big Mountain Cemetery, WV More About WILLIAM WOODRUM: Burial: January 12, 1928, Ward Cemetery, Ward, Kanawha Co, WV More About WILLIAM WOODRUM and LEAH TUCKER: Marriage: August 12, 1877, Kanawha County, Virginia Children of LEAH TUCKER and WILLIAM WOODRUM are: i. CHARLES O.3 WOODRUM, b. 1878. ii. THOMAS R. WOODRUM, b. July 1888, Kanawha County, WV; m. MAGGIE SCOTT, April 30, 1901, Kanawha County, Virginia. More About THOMAS WOODRUM and MAGGIE SCOTT: Marriage: April 30, 1901, Kanawha County, Virginia iii. RUTH MAE WOODRUM, b. May 26, 1880, Cedar Grove (Kanawha Co.), West Virginia; d. November 22, 1931, Harewood (Fayette Co.), West Virginia; m. JOHN MELVIN SIMS; b. June 06, 1875, Cedar Grove (Kanawha), West Virginia; d. August 19, 1961, Montgomery (Fayette), West Virginia. More About RUTH MAE WOODRUM: Burial: November 24, 1931, Ward Cemetery, Ward, Kanawha County, WV More About JOHN MELVIN SIMS: Burial: August 22, 1961, Highlawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Cty, WV iv. MAGGIE WOODRUM. v. LEAH WOODRUM. vi. MILDRED WOODRUM. 3. WARREN OWEN?2 TUCKER (ACHELLIS1) was born November 1857. He married ALMEDIA POORE 1880. She was born April 1861. More About WARREN TUCKER and ALMEDIA POORE: Marriage: 1880 Child of WARREN TUCKER and ALMEDIA POORE is: i. HANNAH3 TUCKER, b. July 1886.