Franklin, known as Frank, was born in 1888. He was the son of John Tucker and Mary Jane Ackford.[1] He was christened on 15 May 1889.[2] He lived with his parents and brother in Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan in 1900[3] and 1910, where he worked as a bookkeeper for the Wyandotte Savings bank.[4] In 1920, they were still in Wyandotte and Frank was now working as a cashier for the bank.[5]
Frank married Lillian A Weston on 24 Jan 1920 in Wyandotte.[6] They had children. They lived in Wyandotte in 1930.[7] By 1940, still in Wyandotte, Frank was a Vice President of the Wyandotte Savings bank,[8] though by 1950 he was again working as a cashier. He retired in 1957.
Frank, Born in Wyandotte in 1888 the second son of John and Mary Jane Ackford, Graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1907 and started at the Wyandotte Savings Bank that year. He worked there for 50 Years, retiring in 1957.
Took some loss on Stock in All Metal, Wyandotte Toy Company. (Chas Block-research)
Had Heart attack and died on back porch of home on Vinewood in 1961, reportedly after just returning from a fishing trip near Traverse City, MI.
Frank was a Mason, on the School Board from 1936-1940. Ellis Island Hunting Club, West Shore (Island CC). First Cong. Church in Wyandotte.
Lived at 114 Vinewood in Wyandotte, where he died.
Record ID Number: MH:N1
PRIN MH:I11
Sources
↑ "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHW-V3RM : 19 July 2021), Franklin Tucker, 13 Mar 1888; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTD-QN6 : accessed 8 June 2023), Frank W Tucker in household of John W Tucker, Wyandotte Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 310, sheet 12A, family 209, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 679; FHL microfilm 1,374,692.
↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3B1-1GL : 18 February 2021), Frank W. Tucker and Lillian A. Weston, 24 Jan 1920; citing Marriage, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4210094.
↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3B1-1GL : 18 February 2021), Frank W. Tucker and Lillian A. Weston, 24 Jan 1920; citing Marriage, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4210094.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHMX-61F : 10 January 2021), Frank W Tucker, Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-228B, sheet 1B, line 41, family 16, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1837.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228174971/franklin-w-tucker: accessed 08 June 2023), memorial page for Franklin W “Frank” Tucker (13 Mar 1888–3 Jul 1961), Find A Grave: Memorial #228174971, citing Michigan Memorial Park, Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Gary Owens (contributor 48506398).
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