George W. Tucker

George W. Tucker - Son of R P. and Delilah Compton Tucker, was born in Muskingom County, Ohio, December 15,1831. He resided at his birthplace until 1838, when he, with, his father, moved to Rock Island County, Illinois, where he remained until 1846. April 20th of the last-named year the family left Illinois, bound for Oregon, but, when they arrived at the head of the Humboldt River, they changed their course and came to California, arriving in October of that year. He stopped during the winter of 1846-7, at Johnsons Ranch on Bear River, and in the spring he moved to the Cosumnes River and spent two months. He then came to Napa County, and located on a place near the head of Napa Valley, living in a log house on the site of his present dwelling. In 1848 he was among the first to go to the newly discovered mines, following minting for two summers. He has since remained at home permanently, and now owns one hundred and fifty acres of land. He and his father were among the number who went to rescue the Donner party. Married January 1, 1858, Miss Angelina Kellogg, a native of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, born October 6, 1838. Their children are, Lilia, Mary, Jesse, Charles, Henry, Martha, John and Eda.

History of Napa and Lake Counties,: San Francisco, Cal.: Slocum, Bowen & Co., Publishers, 1881
Transcribed by Julie Appletoft, February, 2007 Page 577

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