[p. 995] manager of the Locust Grove stock farm, which consists of 190 acres, situated in Hickory Township, on the south side of the Harlansville [sic, Harlansburg] road, was born December 27, 1864, in the State of New York, and is the only son of John and Ellen (Galvin) Tucker.
The paternal grandfather, Joseph Tucker, was born in England, and after coming to America engaged in business as a sugar merchant in New York. His son, John Tucker, first assisted his father, but later went to the West and there became interested in gold and silver mining in Nevada and California. Prior to this he had been married and two children had been born to him, Harry and John H., the former of whom is deceased. In 1871, when John H. was seven years old, the family joined the father in California, and John H. was reared in the West, obtaining his education in the Lincoln Grammar School and the Hayes Valley School of San Francisco. A natural love of horses determined, in great measure, his subsequent business life, and after remaining in the employ of Governor Stanford, on his stock farm, for some time, he came to Lawrence County and became general manager of the Locust Grove stock farm, which is owned by the heirs of James McAffee and which is conducted for the breeding of fine trotting horses. On account of his years of experience and also because of his natural inclinations, Mr. Tucker has been rewarded for his efforts by a large degree of success and the fine stock from this farm has a well deserved reputation.
In 1901 Mr. Tucker was married to Carrie Emery, who is a daughter of a leading farmer of Scott Township, and they have one son, William Emery. The family home is a modern two-story frame residence, located in the center of the farm. In addition there are two tenant houses on the place and four large barns, with other buildings. Operations on an extensive scale are here carried on. The farm possesses one of the finest half-mile tracks, for training, to be found in this section of the country.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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