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Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County
Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1890

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The Biography of William Henry TUCKER 

Pages 860 & 865, transcribed in full by Karen CRANE Goggin 

[Surnames: EMORY, LAKE, MARRIOTT, THOMPSON, TUCKER, VAUGHAN] 

    
WILLIAM HENRY TUCKER has one of the best managed and best appointed farms in all Farmington Township, and he is classed among the most progressive and intelligent citizens in the community. Levon Tucker, the father of our subject was born in Hamilton County, Ohio. He was there married to Catherine Lake, who was also a native of that State. They came to Illinois in 1846 and located in Fairview Township, and thence removed to Farmington Township, of which they were pioneers. Our subject's paternal grandfather married Ann Thompson. They were natives of Maryland. 
    
The father of our subject died in 1874 at the age of sixty-two years, and his mother died in 1888 at the age of sixty-seven years. They had five children - William Henry, James Madison, George W., Hannah A. and Charles M. James lives in Farmington; George W. in Canton Township; Hannah resides on the old Tucker homestead; and Charles M. is a resident of Farmington Township. 
    
The subject of this sketch was born in 1842 in Fairview Township. His early educational advantages were such as were afforded in those pioneer times. He attended school in the first schoolhouse that was built in the district and he also spent a winter at the Canton High School. He has further increased his education by observation and reading, and is today a well-informed man. When it came the time for him to decide upon his life work, he chose the calling of a farmer as best adapted to his tastes and ability; and the appearance of his neat, well-ordered farm, with its substantial buildings, and its sixty acres of well-tilled soil, finely located on section 32, shows that he chose wisely and well. He has fine herds of horses and cattle as he devotes much attention to stock-raising. 
    
The marriage of our subject has been a happy one and he and his family are very pleasantly situated. Their home is certainly the typical American home, attainable only under our admirable system of protection to American industries, for it abounds with all modern conveniences, necessaries and many of the luxuries of life and is the seat of intelligence, refinement and culture. Mrs. Tucker prior to her marriage was Miss Sarah Vaughan, and she is a daughter of James and Rhoda (Marriott) Vaughan. Her father was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, and her mother in Clermont County, that State. They were there married and her father who was a farmer carried on his operations in Hamilton County, several years after marriage. He died in 1851, when nearly forty-six years old. His second wife, Mrs. Tucker's mother, died December 9, 1880, at the age of seventy years. They had three children, Harriet E., Sarah A., and Charles H., the latter dying at the age of six years. The father had five children by his first marriage: Francis, George C., William M., Margaret P., and Julia A. Harriet E., is the wife of John Emory, of Canton. Mrs. Tucker was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, and came with her mother to Fulton County in 1855 and settled in Farmington Township. She is a lady of exceptional worth and presides over her home with grace. Her marriage with our subject has been blessed to them by three children: John L., a young man of fine intellect, well-trained; Hattie, and Grace. The daughters are fine musicians and are well educated. 
    
Mr. Tucker cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. He has served for twelve years as School Director. He has never identified himself with any church, but is a man of high principles, and tries to live according to the Golden Rule.