Hines, H. K. "An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon." Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. 1893. p. 700. THOMAS TUCKER of Hillsboro, Washington county, Oregon, arrived at Portland on the twenty-ninth of August, 1852. He was born in Indiana, on the twenty-third of August, 1831, and is the son of Henry B. Tucker, of Kentucky, born December 12, 1804. Grandfather William Tucker was from North Carolina and was one of the pioneers of Kentucky, where it is believed he was killed by the Indians. The Tuckers were early settlers of North Carolina. Mr. Henry Tucker went to Indiana and was one of the early settlers of that State, and married Elizabeth McKay, of North Carolina and of Scotch ancestry. Her father was a soldier in the war of 1812. They had six children in Indiana, and in 1852 they crossed the plains to Oregon. Mr. Tucker, our subject, was then in his twenty-first year. His father and family settled on a donation Claim in Washington county, near the east line of the county, where he built a cabin and began pioneer life. He lived many years on this farm and is now residing with his son Thomas in Hillsboro, and is in his eighty-eighth year. His wife died August 1, 1881. Our subject began his life in Oregon by working by the day at what he could get to do and in 1854 he settled on 160 acres in Washington county, on which he built a cabin and made improvements. He married Mary Ann McKay, of Indiana, and the daughter of Thomas McKay. They came over the plains in the same company. Their union was blessed with five children: Lucinda J., William O., Elizabeth and Louisa. The eldest married Charles L. Hanson, and she died when she was thirty-one. Elizabeth is now Mrs. U. Gardner. Mr. Tucker resided on his farm until 1890. He had improved it and made it valuable and sold it and went to Hillsboro, and purchased a block on Main street since, where he has a nice house, and amuses himself in caring for his grounds. Mr. Tucker has been since the early history of Oregon an ardent and active Republican, and was outspoken in all the early formation days in the history of his State, and with others is entitled to his full share of credit for the growth of the State. He is upright and honorable and has the esteem of all people. He is an honorable member of the pioneer society. In 1883 500 of the pioneers of the State formed a party, chartered a train and made an excursion East to visit the homes of their childhood. Mr. Tucker was one of that party, and he with the rest of the worthy men had a very good time. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in August 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.