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1870 US CENSUS CRENSHAW COUNTY AL.
191 TUCKER      Ira         54 wm NC
"      Almira A.   32 wf GA
"      Ira M.      15 wm AL
CHESSER     William     12 wm AL
TUCKER      Luanna      12 wf AL
"      Martha S.   10 wf AL
"      Harriet A.   5 wf AL
"      James S.     3 wm AL
"      Benjamin     1 wm AL
"      Henry A.   7/12wm AL
HILL        Lenna Ann   30 wf AL
Fairview Church Cemetery, Crenshaw Co., AL
B. Frank Tucker Oct. 25, 1868 to May 29, 1935
Almira Ann wife of Ira J. Tucker Sept. 23, 1837 to Nov. 23, 1911
Ira J. Tucker Dec. 4, 1815 to Jan 21, 1880
Priscilla A. wife of Ira J. Tucker Jan 6. 1821 to July 20, 1862
Larkin Monroe son of Ira J. & Priscilla A. Tucker died Sept 5, 1868, aged
18 yrs 2 mos 14 days
Copy of Deed to Fairview Cemetery located in Crenshaw County from the
book "Our Tucker Family Past and Present, 1784-1982" compiled by Fred L.
Tucker
The State of Alabama, Lowndes County... Know all men by these present
that we, Ira J. Tucker and Priscilla A. [Dendy] Tucker, wife of said Ira
J. Tucker of the County and State aforesaid, for and in consideration of
the sum of one dollar to us in hand paid by Thomas W. Thrower, Sr.,
William Duke, and William H. Tucker, all of the County and State, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell
and enfeoff and confirm unto the said Thomas W. Thrower, William Duke,
and William H. Tucker, Trustees in Trust and their successors in office,
the following described plot of land to wit:
Two acres part of SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 12, Township 11, Range
18, commencing at the grave of the said Ira J. Tucker's child running
North 50 yards, the said grave being the center of said plot of ground in
the land district subject to sale at Cahaba to have and to hold the above
mentioned and described piece of land situated as aforementioned together
with the privilege thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto
them the said Thomas W. Thrower, Sr., William Duke, and William H.
Tucker, Trustees in Trust and their successors in office that they shall
erect and build or cause to be built thereon a house for use as a school
house for the benifit of neighborhood; also a for a preaching house and
the privilege of the present grave yard or burying ground, and we the
said Ira J. Tucker and Priscilla A. Tucker, wife of said Ira J. Tucker,
do covenant with the said Thomas W. Thrower, Sr., William Duke, and
William H. Tucker, Trustees in Trust, and their successors in office,
rhat we have a good right to sell and convey the same to them, the afore
mentioned Trustees in Trust, that the same is
free from all encumbrances and that we will warrant and forever defend
the aforementioned premises
unto them the said Trustees in Trust for the use and previleges
aforementioned forever against the Claims of ourselves, our heirs, and
assigns and against the claims of all persons whatsoever.
In witness whereof we the said Ira J. Tucker and Priscilla A. Tucker wife
of said Ira J. Tucker, hereunto set our hands and seal this 22nd day June
1857 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty seven. Signed sealed and delivered on presence of test.:
Nancy E. Evans) Ira J. Tucker
Emily A. Evans) Priscilla X A. Tucker
her mark
The State of Alabama...I, Josiah I Evans, a Justice of the Peace in
Lowndes County.........and for said County do hereby certify that Ira J.
Tucker and Priscilla Tucker, his wife, whose names are signed to the
foregoing conveyance and who are known to me acknowledge before me on
this day, being informed of the contents of the conveyance, they executed
the same voluntarily on the day the same bears date.
Given unto my hand this June 22 1857
Signed...Josiah I Evans, J.P.
The aforementioned is a correct copy of the original instrument received
for record 7 August and recorded 21 Sept. 1857 in Deed Book D-page 313.
E.H. Cook, Judg