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Rush L. Tucker, farmer and stock raiser, of Grande Glaise Township, was born in Arkansas, October 22, 1843, the son of Stitch and Minerva (Steel) Tucker. Our subject’s grandfather came to Arkansas in 1812, when Stitch was one year old. He had three children by his first wife, the father of Rush L. being the third, who died at the age of thirty-eight, his wife dying in 1873. In Stitch Tucker’s family there were three children: Sarah E., Chester A. and Rush L. The latter received his education in the private schools of his county. In 1862 he enlisted in the Thirty-fourth Regiment Arkansas Volunteers, and served until October, 1864. Mr. Tucker is the owner of 150 acres of land, which he gained by inheritance, 100 acres from his mother’s estate, the remainder from his father’s. He has been a large land owner, but has sold it, till he now owns but 160 acres, twenty-five of which are under cultivation. He was married, January 31, 1864, to Miss Mary L. Hall, a native of Tennessee. They had three children, two now living: Stephen H. and Chester A. September 12, 1875, he married Miss Celia Foster, a native of Arkansas. Their three children are Lucy, Robert Lee and Jesse Gray. October 12, 1886, Mr. Tucker married Miss Mary Snider, of Mississippi, who has borne one child, Nellie Ann. Mr. Tucker is a member of Byers Lodge No. 81, A. F. & A. M., of Bradford, White County, Ark. He takes no active part in politics, but is a Democrat, and is a friend to all religious, social and educational advancement.