George Washington Tucker, brother Jacob Tucker, difficulty with parents
Many online pedigrees post that the parents of George Washington Tucker who died in Scotts Hill, Tennessee was the son of Jacob Tucker and Magdalena Cagle in Cabarrus and Stanley NC. I would love to know what evidence there is for this. I have been unable to find any.
There is some evidence that George Washington Tucker of Decatur Co., TN was the brother of Jacob Tucker of Pontotoc and Marshall Co., Mississippi. These are in the form of family recollections written down by Jacob's grandchildren and a Veteran's Questionnaire by Geroge's son.
There is some evidence that Jacob Tucker's parents were John Tucker and Annice or Amy Williams (formerly married to a Richardson). This from the recollection of a granddaughter and several much-copied bible notes of unknown origin. [And if Jacob and George were brothers, these would be George's parents as well.]
I know that most of the online pedigrees are mixed up because they list Jacob Tucker married to Darcas Highsmith buried in Stanly Co. NC (when he died in Union Co., Mississippi abt 1885).
My personal theory is that Jacob and George Tucker from Mississippi and Tennessee have been mistakenly mixed up with two other men in North Carolina.
But I would love to find out otherwise.
Please post if you have more information.