Dr. William J. Tuck1,2,3

ID# 1855, (1815 - 1859)
  • Born: 22 Feb 1815 in Halifax Co., Virginia.1,4,7
  • Died: 14 Jun 1859 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.1,4,8,9
  • Buried: 14 Jun 1859 in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.10,1
  • Note: Dr. Tuck's was apparently born W. J. Edmondson and adopted, probably informally, by Davis and Elizabeth Tuck. His birth parents are unknown.
William also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. 824 S. Dudley St., Memphis, Tennessee. Elmwood Cemetery. Wm. J. Tuck tombstone.
  2. W. H. Rainey & Co.'s Memphis City Directory and General Business Advertiser, for 1855 & 6. Memphis: E. R. Marlett M..D. & W. H. Rainey, 1855.
  3. History, Statistics, Library, and Honorary Members of the Philomathesian Society of Kenyon College. Gambier, Ohio: the society, 1853.
  4. J. M. Walker, H. R. Robards and L. Shanks. "Death of Prof. W. J. Tuck." Nashville Journal of Medicine and Surgery. Vol 17 (1859).
  5. S. R. Bruesch. "Early Medical History of Memphis (1819-1861)." West Tennessee Historical Society Papers. Vol 2 (1948).
  6. Alethea Jane Macon, compiler, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, Virginia and Some of Their Descendants. Macon, Georgia: Southern Press, 1964.
  7. Tennessee. Shelby Co.. 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M432-895. Washington: National Archives.
  8. "Death of Dr. W. J. Tuck." Memphis Daily Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee, 16 Jun 1859.
  9. Malcolm McNeil et al v. J. C. Mills and R. A Young. 403 Seventh Ave. North, Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives, transcript of proceedings of Circuit Court of Shelby Co.
  10. Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, burial records.