Tucker, Mrs. Lucy

TUCKER

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Date: 7/30/2013 at 13:39:14

MRS. LUCY A. TUCKER, dealer in millinery, dressmaking, cloaks and furs, Main street, Anamosa; is a native of Birmingham, Conn.; her maiden name was Lucy A. Gilbert; she grew up to womanhood and lived there until coming to Iowa; she has been successfully engaged in business in Anamosa since 1863, and is the oldest house in her line of business in this city; she is well known throughout the county, and enjoys an enviable reputation for fair dealing, and has built up a large business; she owns the store she occupies, and other city property. She married Samuel B. Tucker, from Connecticut; he died September 26, 1878, leaving two children—Lewis E. and Sarah N.; both at home.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 581.