TIMOTHY TUCKER DIES AT AGE 83

RESIDENT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR 80 YEARS DIED HERE SUNDAY

Timothy L. Tucker, aged 83, resident of Washington county for 80 years, died at his home here Sunday. One of the pioneers of the county, he came with his parents to Nebraska in a wagon drawn by an ox team.

Mr. Tucker was born at Green Bay, Wisconsin, February 5, 1852. When 3 years of age, he came with his parents to old DeSoto, Nebraska, then a thriving river community with a great future predicted for it. He received his education in this community, attending the old log schoolhouse. His father was in the saw-mill and lumber business there.

MARRIED HERE IN 1875

He was married to Miss Orella Mason February 22, 1875 in Blair. They settled on a farm in Burt county. The couple became the parents of eight children, of whom five preceded Mr. Tucker in death, three dying in infancy. Mrs. Mae VanDeusen succumbed November 25, 1912, and another, Mrs. Raymond Johnson, died August 21, 1931.

Surviving Mr. Tucker are his wife and three children, Mrs. Tom Baldwin of Tekamah, Mrs. Harland Clarke of Western Springs, Illinois, and Harry Tucker of Tekamah, formerly of Blair. There are 21 grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at the home at 2 p.m. with Rev. Thomas J. Reese officiating. Interment was in Blair cemetery.

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T. L. Tucker Pioneer County Resident, Passes Sunday

Came to Washington Co. in 1855, in Territorial Days

Another pioneer settler of Washington county has answered the call of the grim reaper. Timothy L. Tucker was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, February 5, 1852 and when three years of age with his parents moved to De Soto. Here the father engaged in the saw milling business and here Timothy grew to manhood receiving his education in the country schools.

In 1875 he was married to Orelia Mason at Blair and he and his wife went immediately to Burt county where they engaged in farming. Later moving back to Washington county.

Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Tucker three of them passing away in childhood and later in 1912 a daughter, Mrs. Gil Van Deusen passed on and in 1931 another daughter, Mrs. Raymond Johnson, was called.

Those left to mourn him in his immediate family are his aged wife and one son, Harry, of Tekamah, Mrs. Tom Baldwin, of Tekamah, and Mrs. Harland Clark of Western Springs, and two brothers and one sister all of whom grieve his passing deeply.

Deceased was a sturdy pioneer and the early pioneer days and times were dear to his memory. T him was given the opportunity to see the development from the wild Indian inhabited country when wild game and wild life was common to the present days of highly developed homesteads and thriving villages. He did his part in that transformation and did it in a quiet manly way that made all who knew him admire him and in his passing the county has lost a good citizen.

The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock from the residence and interment was made in the Blair cemetery.

~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~