George Tucker
(1848-1927)
Susan J. Lyons
(1850-1874)
Oscar O. Tucker
(1873-1947)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Gertrude Loretta Lightfoot

Oscar O. Tucker 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9

  • Born: 14 November 1873, Olney, IL 1 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Gertrude Loretta Lightfoot on 12 September 1899 in , Houston, MO 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Died: 18 December 1947, Carterville, MO at age 74 6 8 9
  • Buried: 20 December 1947, Carterville, MO 8 9

bullet   Another name for Oscar was "Poppy" Tucker.

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 14 November 1874 and a birth location of Olney, IL.

2 3 4 6 10

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carterville, MO on 1 June 1900. 1

Page 1B, District 48, Dwelling 19, Family 19
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Fifth Street
married 0 years
house owned no mortgage
Oscar Tucker...Head..Nov 1873..26..IL..Day Laborer
(Living with wife.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Carterville, MO on 27 April 1910. 2

Page 21A, District 59, Dwelling 444, Family 459
Mineral Township, Jasper County, Missouri
married 11 years
home owned with mortgage
Oscar O. Tucker...Head..36..IL..Blacksmith
(Living with wife and 4 children.).

• His occupation in September 1918 was a Blacksmith in Pincher, OK. 10



• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at , Ottawa County, OK.

Name: Oscar Tucker
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1874
Birthplace: , United States
. 10

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Pincher, OK on 6 June 1920. 3

Sheet 43A, District 128, Dwelling 816, Family 817
Pincher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
House owned
Oscar Tucker...Head..45..IL..Blacksmith
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Carterville, MO on 16 April 1940. 4

Sheet 10A, Family 242, District 49-32, Roll 2118
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Last Place of Residence:Same Place
228 East Main Street; home owned, $300
Head..Ocar Tucker..66..IL..5th grade
(Living with wife.)
.



• Death Image: 18 December 1947, in Carterville, MO. 8



• He was buried on 20 December 1947 in the Carterville Cemetery in Carterville, MO.

Plot: Section 4A, Lot 58
Find A Grave Memorial #43265444
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. 8 9


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Oscar married Gertrude Loretta Lightfoot, daughter of Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover, on 12 September 1899 in , Houston, MO.1 2 3 4 5 6 (Gertrude Loretta Lightfoot was born on 12 February 1883 in Carrollton, MO,1 2 4 5 6 7 died on 5 April 1975 in Carterville, MO 7 and was buried after 5 April 1975 in Carterville, MO 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Carterville, MO on 1 June 1900. 1

Page 1B, District 48, Dwelling 19, Family 19
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Fifth Street; house owned no mortgage
married 0 years
Oscar Tucker...Head..Nov 1873..26..IL..Day Laborer
Gertie Tucker...Wife..Feb 1883..17..MO..0/0
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Carterville, MO on 27 April 1910. 2

Page 21A, District 59, Dwelling 444, Family 459
Mineral Township, Jasper County, Missouri
married 11 years
home owned with mortgage
Oscar O. Tucker...Head..36..IL..Blacksmith
Gertie Tucker...Wife..27..MO..4/4
Pearl Tucker...Dau..9..MO
Eva Tucker...Dau..6..MO
Glenn E. Tucker...Son..4..MO
Fred J. Tucker...Son..11M..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Pincher, OK on 6 June 1920. 3

Sheet 43A, District 128, Dwelling 816, Family 817
Pincher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
House owned
Oscar Tucker...Head..45..IL..Blacksmith
Gertie Tucker...Wife..35..MO
Pearl Tucker...Dau..18..MO
Eva Tucker...Dau..16..MO
Glenn Tucker...Son..13..MO
Fred Tucker...Son..10..MO
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Carterville, MO on 16 April 1940. 4

Sheet 10A, Family 242, District 49-32, Roll 2118
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri
Last Place of Residence:Same Place
228 East Main Street; home owned, $300
Head..Ocar Tucker..66..IL..5th grade
Wife..Gurtie Tucker..57..MO..8th grade..Seamstress, Sewing Room Project
.


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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 1B, dwelling 19, family 19, Oscar O. Tucker and Gertrude Loretta Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Mineral Township, Jasper County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 21A, dwelling 444, family 459, Oscar O. Tucker and Gertrude Loretta Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Pincher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 128, sheet 43A, dwelling 816, family 817, Oscar O. Tucker and Gertrude Loretta Lightfoot; index and images (accessed 30 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 49-32, sheet 10A, household 242, Oscar O. Tucker and Gertrude Loretta Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2118.

5 Lightfoot Family Association Newsletter; Volume III, Number 1 (Dallas, Texas: Mrs. Stanley A. Williams, January 15, 1980), page 6. Detailed the children of Eli A. Lightfoot and Evaline Matilda Stover.

6 Monte Lee Russell, "The Russell Family of St. Louis, MO," database(http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/r/u/s/Monte-L-Russell/index.html : accessed 30 Nov 2013).

7 Monte Lee Russell, World Family Tree Vol. 083, Ed. 1, Tree #1378, CD-ROM Database (N.p.: Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: Sep 2001).

8 Missouri death certificate (1947), Oscar O. Tucker; digital image, Missouri Digital Heritage (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ : accessed 24 September 2020).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 30 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43265444.

10 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2013); Name: Oscar Tucker; Event Place: Ottawa County, Oklahoma.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 30 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43265445.


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