Jeremiah Tucker (abt. 1844 - 1916)

Born about 1844 in United States [uncertain]

Died 19 Oct 1916 at about age 72 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jeremiah Tucker is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Jeremiah Tucker served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Occupations

• 1863: Farmer

Residences

• 1916: 2362 East 71st Street, Cleveland, Ohio (death)
• 1863: Boston, Massachusetts (military enlistment)

Military Service

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 19 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 28 March 1863 in Boston, Massachusetts. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.

Company Remarks

See also Images.

October 1863

Men detailed as wagoners: Samuel Berry, George R. Cutler, Miles J. Freeland, Edward Groomer, John H. Siscoe, Jeremiah Tucker, Franklin F. Potter

Death

He passed away in 1916 and is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.

Research Notes

Possible census match?

Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_681; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374694

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

• 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.)
• Find a Grave: Jeremiah Tucker
• Fold3.com. Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company Remarks.