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Thomas Jefferson Rucker 1807–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1807

Birth Location: Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 02 Jul 1879

Death Location: Sangamon, Illinois

Father: John Rucker

Mother: Mary Young

Spouse(s): Mary Hawkins

Children(s): Joseph Rucker

The story of Thomas Jefferson Rucker began in 1807 in Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States. Thomas Jefferson Rucker married Mary Bourne Hawkins, and had children including Joseph Rucker. Thomas Jefferson Rucker passed away in 1879 in Sangamon, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Jefferson Rucker began in 1807 in Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States.
  • Thomas Jefferson Rucker married Mary Bourne Hawkins, and had children including Joseph Rucker.
  • Thomas Jefferson Rucker passed away in 1879 in Sangamon, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rucker
1768–1856
Birth Location: Amherst, VA
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Mary Young
1802–1850
Birth Location: Elk River Farm, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hawkins
1808–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Joseph Rucker
1841–1920
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
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Thomas Rucker's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rucker
1807–1879
Birth Place: Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John Henry Rucker
1768–1856
Amherst, VA
Mary (Malinda "Polly") Young
1802–1850
Elk River Farm, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mildred Hawkins
1734–1813
Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
John (Bigfoot Young) Capt
1760–1850
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Keziah) Tackett
1767–1857
Kanawha County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Jung
1736–1834
Lewis III
1730–1823
Mary Crace
1730–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Rucker's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Rucker (29 Oct 1807–02 Jul 1879) m. Mary (Bourne) Hawkins (1808–)
  1. 1. Joseph Rucker 1841–1920 m. Sarah (Catherine) Perry 1850–1931
    1. 1. John (Sanford) Rucker 1888–1961 m. Dora (Dean) Burk 1894–1950
      1. 1. Ira (Burk) Rucker 1912–1963 m. Monnie (Mae) Greer 1913–2004
        1. 1. Adonna (Ruth) Rucker 1948–2018
        2. 2. Earl (Burk) Rucker 1938–1938
        3. 3. Carl (Greer) Rucker 1938–1938
        4. 4. Thelma (Doris) Rucker 1932–2023 m. Lowell (Hudson) Hamilton 1929–2002
      2. 2. Lorena (Belle) Rucker 1916–1991
      3. 3. John (Lee) Rucker 1918–1989
      4. 4. Edith (Frances) Rucker 1930–2019
      5. 5. Lou (Ella) Rucker 1920–2007
      6. 6. Kenneth (B.) Rucker 1923–2015
      7. 7. Marian (Irvine) Rucker 1914–1995
      8. 8. Iva (Dean) Rucker 1925–2019
      9. 9. Elva (Mae) Rucker 1928–2007
      10. 10. Lonie Rucker 1917–
      11. 11. Alva (Myrtle) Rucker 1928–2022
    2. 2. Elizabeth Rucker 1887–
    3. 3. James Rucker 1896–1959

Thomas Rucker's Timeline

2 Records

1807
29 Oct 1807
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Rucker in Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
1879
02 Jul 1879
Age 72
Death of Thomas Jefferson Rucker in Sangamon, Illinois
Sangamon, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1807
    Event Place: Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jul 1879
    Event Place: Sangamon, Illinois
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