Boyd Branch Tucker was born December 11, 1882 or 1886 in Marshall, Saline County, Missouri. HOWEVER, his delayed Social Security Card issued in 1937 gives his birthday as Dec 11, 1885. He was the son of Andrew P. Tucker and Acquilina Branch Tucker.(Census information indicates his mother was born in Virginia) He married Mary Virginia Bunting, daughter of noted businessman Howard Slonacre Bunting in June 1911. The wedding, an event noted by the Society columnists, took place in Fort Worth, Texas, home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker lived in California and Colorado during their marriage and were the parents of 2 daughters and a son. Mr. Tucker was in the horse business. He died on November 21, 1951, 6 days after a fall on stairs in the Chase Hotel in Saint Louis. His son, Dr. Boyd Branch Tucker, Jr., was the informant on his Death Certificate. Mr. Tucker's last address was in Mexico, Missouri. He died at Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri at 68 years of age. He was buried on November 23, 1951 at Bellefontaine Cemetery. He is buried in the same plot as his wife's maternal grandmother, Isabella Hayden.
Boyd Branch Tucker was born December 11, 1882 or 1886 in Marshall, Saline County, Missouri. HOWEVER, his delayed Social Security Card issued in 1937 gives his birthday as Dec 11, 1885. He was the son of Andrew P. Tucker and Acquilina Branch Tucker.(Census information indicates his mother was born in Virginia) He married Mary Virginia Bunting, daughter of noted businessman Howard Slonacre Bunting in June 1911. The wedding, an event noted by the Society columnists, took place in Fort Worth, Texas, home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker lived in California and Colorado during their marriage and were the parents of 2 daughters and a son. Mr. Tucker was in the horse business. He died on November 21, 1951, 6 days after a fall on stairs in the Chase Hotel in Saint Louis. His son, Dr. Boyd Branch Tucker, Jr., was the informant on his Death Certificate. Mr. Tucker's last address was in Mexico, Missouri. He died at Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri at 68 years of age. He was buried on November 23, 1951 at Bellefontaine Cemetery. He is buried in the same plot as his wife's maternal grandmother, Isabella Hayden.
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