Private
Henry
Jefferson
"Jefferson"
Tucker
Born about in Massachusetts, United States
Son of [father unknown] and Hannah (Unknown) Tucker
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rhoda M. (Unknown) Tucker
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Lucy Emiline Tucker, Rhoda J. Tucker, Susan Tucker, Charlotte Tucker and Cynthia (Tucker) Watson
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Henry Tucker is a part of US Black heritage.
Henry Jefferson[1] Tucker was born about 1829 in Massachusetts.
Occupations
- 1863: Butcher
- 1860: Laborer
Residences
- 1863: Sheffield, Massachusetts (military enlistment)
- 1860: Sheffield, Massachusetts with his wife and children
- 1850: Washington, Massachusetts with his wife, daughter Lucy, 45-year-old Hannah Tucker, and 27-year-old Levi Bird; Henry and Levi Bird would go on to serve together in Company A of the 54th Massachusetts.
Military Service
During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company A of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 34 years old, married and working as a butcher when he enlisted on 28 March 1863 in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.
Census Race
- 1850, 1860: Black
Descendent Surnames
Watson
His daughter Cynthia married Henry Watson.
Research Notes
Assuming Hannah Tucker is his mother for now, but no actual family relationship in the 1850 census to confirm.
Projects
- 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- African American Civil War veterans of Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Sources
- ↑ Middle name clarified in his daughter Lucy's birth record; NEHGS, p. 95
- 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_305; Page: 296A; Image: 589
- 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_488; Page: 469; Family History Library Film: 803488
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
- New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vital Records for Lee, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Boston, Massachusetts.
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Categories: Butchers | Massachusetts, Free People of Color | 1850 US Census, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | Washington, Massachusetts | 1860 US Census, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | Sheffield, Massachusetts | 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored), United States Civil War