Jabez Tucker is a mysterious character from my family history, I am not certain if we are related or unrelated but he lived with or in close proximity to the Vanness family for a number of years.
Jabez was born about 1823 in New Jersey. Aaron and Euphemia Vanness were also from New Jersey, they married in Newark in 1830. In 1850, 27 year old Jabez is living in Newark in the home of Abby Pierson, 58 along with Jiles M. Tucker, 23 and William Tucker, 12. Abby also has a few other young men living in her home, leading me to believe that she took in boarders. Jabez, Jiles, and William are all listed as shoemakers. Aaron Vanness was also a shoemaker, so was Jabez an apprentice or business partner?
In 1860, Jabez is living in Afton, Dekalb, Illinois with Aaron Vanness, his wife Euphemia, and their sons Oscar and Lewis. In 1870, Jabez is living in the home of Aaron and Euphemia, along with their son Lewis and his wife Ella, and Lewis and Ella’s children. It is an interesting note that after the 1850 census Jabez’ occupation is no longer written as a shoemaker. In 1860, he was a farm laborer and had no occupation listed on the 1870 census.
In 1880, I cannot locate Jabez Tucker. But, his presumed brother, Giles Tucker and his family are living in Shabbona, Dekalb, Illinois.
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I believe that Abigail Mandeville was married to Ralph Tucker and the their son was named John Tucker (born 1819) instead of the reverse according to the Stone House Plains register of births for 1811 to 1820. Aaron Van Ness is listed in the same register. Her son Rueben Dodd, however was born in Ridgebury, Bradford, PA in 1814 so not listed in any Stone House information. Why was he born elsewhere? Who was his father and what happened to the VanNess and Dodd fathers? Death dates and places?
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