Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Alexander “Jody” TUCK
Birth Date1859
Birth PlaceBuchanan, Bollinger County, Missouri
Death Date1923 Age: 64
Death PlaceDewey, Washington County, Oklahoma
OccupationBlacksmith
FatherJohn Henry TUCK (1818-1903)
MotherMartha Ann GENTRY (1815-1879)
Spouses
Birth Date?
Family ID7839
Marr PlaceBuchanan, Bollinger County, Missouri
ChildrenAnna Susan “Annie” (1886-1950)
 Malissa Lottie (1888-1971)
Birth Date?
Family ID7840
Marr PlaceLogan, Oklahoma
ChildrenM. E.
 Jessie Earl (1898-1945)
 Alma Leota (1904-1963)
Notes for Joseph Alexander “Jody” TUCK
John Henry Tuck family

John Henry Tuck 1818-1900 Tennessee
Martha Ann Gentry Tuck 1815-1899 Kentucky

Children:
Martha Jane 1837-1877 Married Joe Moore
William Wallace 1843-1900 Married Hannah Frances Kenner
John "Polk" 1847-1921 Married 1. Margaret Riley 2. Mary Elize Noel
David Thomas 1848-1927 Married Sophie Hayes
Mary Ann 1854-1927 Married William Patrick Riley
America Susan "Aunt Mick" 1855?-1916 Married James William Payne
Joseph Alexander "Jody" * 1859-1923 Married 1. Selety E. Neal 2. Ellen Babb

Joseph “jody” Tuck family

*Joseph "Jody" Tuck the youngest child of John Henry Tuck was born in Buchanan Co., Mo. and died in Dewey Co., OK. He married Selety Neal in Buchanan Co. They had two daughters--Anna and Malissa. Selety and Jody divorced as Selety left Jody for a Mr. Riley of Buchanan Co. (The Tucks married into the Riley family at least twice, see above) later, Jody married Ellen Babb in Logan County, OK, and they had three daughters--Ethel, Jessie, and Alma. Jody "made the run in Indian Territory in Logan County then moved on to homestead in Okla Territory in Dewey County. Jody was a farmer and is best remembered by the early settlers as a Blacksmith.

Children and families of Jody Tuck
Anna Susan "Annie" 1886-1950 Married William Wallace Peard
Children: Bill, Joe, Vilma, John, Kenneth "Shorty"

Malissa Lottie 1888-1971 Married Art Oliver Hart
Children: Sylvan "Buckskin Bill", Joseph, Minnie, Anna Pearl, Arta, Thomas, Dorothy

Mary Ethel Married Artie Roberts
Children: Winona, Aletha "Peggy", Leo, Vonna, Alma, Billie Ruth, Bobby Jean, Patsy Jo.

Jessie Earl 1898-1945 Married Edgar Moran
Children: Wanna "Mutt", Pauline, Willis "Bill", Joanna, Cleo, Donna June

Alma Leota 1904-1963 Married Elmer"Rusty"Coram
No Children

Compiled by Joanna Peard 1987

Posted on Ancestry by Linda Self.

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Notes for Selety E. (Spouse 1)
John Henry Tuck family

John Henry Tuck 1818-1900 Tennessee
Martha Ann Gentry Tuck 1815-1899 Kentucky

Children:
Martha Jane 1837-1877 Married Joe Moore
William Wallace 1843-1900 Married Hannah Frances Kenner
John "Polk" 1847-1921 Married 1. Margaret Riley 2. Mary Elize Noel
David Thomas 1848-1927 Married Sophie Hayes
Mary Ann 1854-1927 Married William Patrick Riley
America Susan "Aunt Mick" 1855?-1916 Married James William Payne
Joseph Alexander "Jody" * 1859-1923 Married 1. Selety E. Neal 2. Ellen Babb

Joseph “jody” Tuck family

*Joseph "Jody" Tuck the youngest child of John Henry Tuck was born in Buchanan Co., Mo. and died in Dewey Co., OK. He married Selety Neal in Buchanan Co. They had two daughters--Anna and Malissa. Selety and Jody divorced as Selety left Jody for a Mr. Riley of Buchanan Co. (The Tucks married into the Riley family at least twice, see above) later, Jody married Ellen Babb in Logan County, OK, and they had three daughters--Ethel, Jessie, and Alma. Jody "made the run in Indian Territory in Logan County then moved on to homestead in Okla Territory in Dewey County. Jody was a farmer and is best remembered by the early settlers as a Blacksmith.

Children and families of Jody Tuck
Anna Susan "Annie" 1886-1950 Married William Wallace Peard
Children: Bill, Joe, Vilma, John, Kenneth "Shorty"

Malissa Lottie 1888-1971 Married Art Oliver Hart
Children: Sylvan "Buckskin Bill", Joseph, Minnie, Anna Pearl, Arta, Thomas, Dorothy

Mary Ethel Married Artie Roberts
Children: Winona, Aletha "Peggy", Leo, Vonna, Alma, Billie Ruth, Bobby Jean, Patsy Jo.

Jessie Earl 1898-1945 Married Edgar Moran
Children: Wanna "Mutt", Pauline, Willis "Bill", Joanna, Cleo, Donna June

Alma Leota 1904-1963 Married Elmer"Rusty"Coram
No Children

Compiled by Joanna Peard 1987

Posted on Ancestry by Linda Self.

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Notes for Ellen (Spouse 2)
John Henry Tuck family

John Henry Tuck 1818-1900 Tennessee
Martha Ann Gentry Tuck 1815-1899 Kentucky

Children:
Martha Jane 1837-1877 Married Joe Moore
William Wallace 1843-1900 Married Hannah Frances Kenner
John "Polk" 1847-1921 Married 1. Margaret Riley 2. Mary Elize Noel
David Thomas 1848-1927 Married Sophie Hayes
Mary Ann 1854-1927 Married William Patrick Riley
America Susan "Aunt Mick" 1855?-1916 Married James William Payne
Joseph Alexander "Jody" * 1859-1923 Married 1. Selety E. Neal 2. Ellen Babb

Joseph “jody” Tuck family

*Joseph "Jody" Tuck the youngest child of John Henry Tuck was born in Buchanan Co., Mo. and died in Dewey Co., OK. He married Selety Neal in Buchanan Co. They had two daughters--Anna and Malissa. Selety and Jody divorced as Selety left Jody for a Mr. Riley of Buchanan Co. (The Tucks married into the Riley family at least twice, see above) later, Jody married Ellen Babb in Logan County, OK, and they had three daughters--Ethel, Jessie, and Alma. Jody "made the run in Indian Territory in Logan County then moved on to homestead in Okla Territory in Dewey County. Jody was a farmer and is best remembered by the early settlers as a Blacksmith.

Children and families of Jody Tuck
Anna Susan "Annie" 1886-1950 Married William Wallace Peard
Children: Bill, Joe, Vilma, John, Kenneth "Shorty"

Malissa Lottie 1888-1971 Married Art Oliver Hart
Children: Sylvan "Buckskin Bill", Joseph, Minnie, Anna Pearl, Arta, Thomas, Dorothy

Mary Ethel Married Artie Roberts
Children: Winona, Aletha "Peggy", Leo, Vonna, Alma, Billie Ruth, Bobby Jean, Patsy Jo.

Jessie Earl 1898-1945 Married Edgar Moran
Children: Wanna "Mutt", Pauline, Willis "Bill", Joanna, Cleo, Donna June

Alma Leota 1904-1963 Married Elmer"Rusty"Coram
No Children

Compiled by Joanna Peard 1987

Posted on Ancestry by Linda Self.

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