Bennie Hil, the Wiley Coyote, and his Family Tree

Though my Dad was late getting involved with family history research, he had family members who faithfully recorded the data onto family group sheets.  For example, John Tucker was the husband of Susan Mitchem.  Whoever compiled this information, wrote the place of birth as "England".  Next to those entries, my Dad exclaimed, (No...!).

Although it was my Dad's habit to use Family Group Sheets to record all kinds of information (and I've also been known to follow in his footsteps with that disgusting habit), this filled out form, though sketchy in its description of John Tucker's origin, is truly a "One Family Group Record".  Susan Mitchem is reported to have died in South Carolina; she also had another husband at some point in time:  William Shorter. 

The person responsible for recording of all the names and dates of the children listed (seven) below the parents' entries,  was Samuel Richard Tucker; in fact he put together a little book about his relatives.  He was the grandson of John Tucker and Susan Mitchem Tucker.  "Rich" Tucker, as he was often called, was my dad's maternal grandfather. 

So here we go, (according to Samuel Rich Tucker):

• John Tucker, father
• Susan Mitchem, mother\
• John J. Tucker, first child, born 14 Dec 1814, in Sumpter, South Carolina, (Sumter is the correct spelling).
• Samuel Moses Tucker (father of Samuel Rich Tucker), second child, born 28 Mar 1817, in Sumpter, South Carolina.  He died 9 Oct 1883.  LDS Temple ordinances were performed on his behalf, post mortem.  The baptism was 5 Sept, 1895; endowment date is 8 Oct 1897.  Samuel Moses Tucker was married, first to Sarah Perkins and 2nd to Nicy Rebecca DeWitt(e).
• Robert H. (?)Tucker, born 11 Feb 1820, in Sumpter, South Carolina; he died 17 Nov 1891.
• Martha M. Tucker, born 12 Jan 1822, in Sumpter, South Carollina.
• Melvin A. Tucker was born 10 Oct 1824, in Sumpter, South Carolina.
• Gabriel A. Tucker, born 18 Oct 1827, in " " ".  Gabriel married first Elizabeth Aycock and second, Dorothy Eliza Stubbs (or Stukes?).  Gabriel died 17 Nov 1891; his baptism was performed 10 May1931 and his endowment on 1 Apr 1932.
• Sarah C. Tucker, born 23 Aug 1832 in Sumpter.

Here are some web site links that I located on the Internet that relate to this family:

1.  Genealogy Tales- Person Page 190 (Scroll down the page and look for Samuel Moses Tucker)
2.  Genealogy--It's All Relative (Words and Impressions about Nicy Rebecca DeWitt)
3.  Rootsweb: Gen-Newbie (search page for "Tucker")
4.  Slideshow containing a few family pictures.
5.  Findagrave Find!