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Tucker House
Sanctuary, Texas
· Built about 1889 by brothers Virgil Jasper and Jerry Tucker.
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V.J., a cotton farmer who turned to dairy farming after losing his crops to a hailstorm in the 1920's, lived in this house from about 1890 until his death in 1946. Here Virgil and his wife, Emma Allen, raised their five children Fay, Mose, Lorene, Guy and Loyce. Guy Tucker took over the property after the death of his father. The Cleo Wright, Clark Trichell, Denzil Wright, Virgil Wright, and Harold Ray Wright families are among those that lived and dairied on this farm over the years. The house was donated to the Silver Creek Heritage Society by Ann Tucker Moody, daughter of Guy and Julia Sharpe Tucker, granddaughter of V.J. and Emma Tucker. Dedicated October 3, 1999 to the use and enjoyment of the Silver Creek Community.
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