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Note: (Research):Listed in the Index to Florida Militia Muster Rolls, Seminole Indian Wars: Surnames T-Z
Tucker, Lewis M Corp, 09:025-26, 09:027-28 Pvt, 09:021-22, 09:023-24, 06:032-33, 06:034-35, 06:036-37, 06:038-39, 03:013 Sgt, 10:021-22, 10:023-24, 10:054-55 Pvt. Tucker, Lewis M., Capt. Cason's Co. 1 (Warren's) Florida Mtd. Militia 1836-1837 (Florida Wars). Found on Company Muster Rolls for Sept 23, 1836 to January 23, 1837, dated April 8, 1837. Joined for duty and enrolled September 23, 1836 at Fort Mills. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #10, National Archives and Records Administration
Sgt., Tucker, Lewis M., Capt. Tucker's Co., 2 Reg't East Vols. Florida War. Found on Muster-out Roll for December 18, 1837. Joined for 6 mos on June 16, 1837. Mustered in at Fort Mills and mustered out at Fort Gilliland. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #20, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
A Lt. T. Tucker is found on the Ft. White, N.F. returns for January- April 1840. He was in the 2nd Regiment of the Florida Mounted Volunteers commanded by Capt. Hindby. Source: Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916, White, Fort, Fla., Mar. 1838-May 1842. M617, Roll #1430, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
1st Corp., Tucker, Lewis M., Capt. Robert's Co., 1 Reg't (Warren's) Florida Mtd. Mil. (1839-1840), Florida War. Found on Muster-in Roll for November 1, 1839. Joined for 6 mos. Mustered in at Fort Warren E. F. (East Florida). Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #18, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
1st Corp., Tucker, Lewis M., Capt. Robert's Co., 1 Reg't (Warren's) Florida Mtd. Mil. (1839-1840), Florida War. Found on Muster-out Roll for May 1, 1839. Joined for 6 mos. Mustered out at Newnansville. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #18, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pvt., Tucker, Lewis, Capt. Stewart's Co., (1st Service), 2 Reg't (Dancy's) Fla. Mil. (Mtd.), (3 Mos, 1840-1), Florida Wars. Found on Muster-in Roll for November 27, 1840. Joined for 3 mos. Mustered in at Lancaster E. F. (East Florida). Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #23, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pvt., Tucker, Lewis, Capt. Stewart's Co., (1st Service), 2 Reg't (Dancy's) Fla. Mil. (Mtd.), (3 Mos, 1840-1), Florida Wars. Found on Muster-out Roll for March 6, 1841. Joined for 3 mos. Mustered out at Lancaster E. F. (East Florida). Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #23, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
1st Sgt., Tucker, Lewis, Capt. Stewart's Co., (1st Service), 2 Reg't (Dancy's) Fla. Mil. (Mtd.), (3 Mos, 1840-1), Florida Wars. Found on Muster-in Roll for March 6, 1841. Joined for 3 mos. Mustered in at Lancaster E. F. (East Florida). Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #23, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
1st Sgt., Tucker, Lewis, Capt. Stewart's Co., (1st Service), 2 Reg't (Dancy's) Fla. Mil. (Mtd.), (3 Mos, 1840-1), Florida Wars. Found on Muster-out Roll for April 9, 1841. Joined for 3 mos. Mustered out at Alligator E. F. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #23, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pvt. Sgt., Tucker, Lewis M., Captain William H. Kendrick's Co., (No. 4), Florida Mounted Vols., 1st Service-1856 (Seminole War.). Found on Muster-out Roll for August 28, 1856. Muster-out date August 28, 1856 at Fort Monroe, Florida. He enrolled February 26, 1856 at Fort Dade. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #59, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pvt. Sgt., Tucker, Lewis M., Captain William H. Kendrick's Co., (No. 4), Florida Mounted Vols., 1st Service-1856 (Seminole War.). Found on Muster-in Roll for August 28, 1856. Mustered-in at Fort Monroe. He enrolled for six months. He was 38 years old. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #59, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pvt. Sgt., Tucker, Louis M., Captain William H. Kendrick's Co., Florida Mounted Vols., (2d Service--6 months, 1856) (Seminole War.). Found on Muster-out Roll for December 6, 1856. Muster-out date December 6, 1856 at Tampa, Florida. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #59, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pvt. Sgt., Tucker, Lewis M., Captain William H. Kendrick's Indpt. Co., Fla Mtd. Vols (3rd Service-6 Mos., 1856-1857.) (Seminole War.). Found on Muster-in Roll for December 6, 1856. Mustered-in at Fort Brooke, Florida. He enrolled for a period of six months. He was 38 years old. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #59, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Pvt. Sgt., Tucker, Lewis M., Captain William H. Kendrick's Indpt. Co., Fla Mtd. Vols (3rd Service-6 Mos., 1856-1857.) (Seminole War.). Found on Muster-out Roll for June 6, 1857. Mustered-out at Fort Brooke. He enrolled for six months. He was 38 years old. He was paid $75.00 for his horse and $6.00 for horse equipment. Source: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldier's Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, M1086, Roll #59, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday, January 22, 1981 Page Two
THE WAY IT WAS - Gene Barber The Militia of 1837 Columbia County, of which Baker County was a part until 1858, girded itself in early 1836 for battle with the Seminoles and their allies during the Second Seminole War. Since most of that County's earliest records have been lost, muster rolls of militia men such as this one have to be discovered in the hands of private collectors and descendants of some of the men who foresaw the value of documents of their times.
This particular list is owned by Eldridge Collins of Columbia County, and because of the goose quill writing, some of it is open to interpretation. We present the list with our own edition and added notes.
William Cason, William Ammons, Charles Branch (lived not far from the northern line between present Baker and Columbia Counties), Fisher Ghaskins (Gaskins; ived for a while in the present Union County area), James Goodbread, Allen Hazell (or Hazen), indecipherable, Cornelius Barber (later moved to Putnam County), Thomas Gaskins, Jacob Holbrook, William Barber (listed on the Saint Mary's River at Trail Ridge.
William T. Holbrook (all the Holbrook entries were spelled "Holbrooks"), John Cason, Ransom Cason, R.B. Buffam (?), Jesse A. Thomas, - Joiner, Cader Hancock (lived on the present Baker-Union line near Lulu), Giles W. Ellis (there is a story among his descendants that he fired the first shot of the war in Columbia County), David Gillet, Daniel Cason, John B. Casan, Samuel Joiner, Joseph Joiner, John Moody, E.M. Moody.
I.J. (?) Carter, Elisha Carter (lived for a long time in the present Union County before moving to near Long Branch in northwest Clay County), Dennis Cason, Green (?) B. Cason, - Cason, Cader Hancock, Littleton Hancock (lived in the present Union County and then moved into Lake City), John Gaines, Uriah Joiner, James Hancock, John H. Joiner (?), James Munden, Thomas M. Moody, John Matthews.
Enock Moody, Henry Moore (also a resident of the present Union County), James Munden, William Munden, Nathaniel Moody, John B. Moody, W.T. Tucker, William A. Tucker, Lewis M. Tucker (all three Tuckers later moved to the Clay-east Bradford section), and Isiah Thomas.
Some might wonder why so few Baker County men if we were a part of Columbia at that time. Among several reasons for the lack of east Columbia residents on the roll are (1) there were very few people living there to offer men for the militia and (2) it was more convenient and efficient for most of the men to join militia units in Camden County (present Charlton), Georgia, and the neighboring counties of Duval and Nassau.
******************************************** In the Records of the Adjutant General's Office (R.G.94) in a portion known as the "Letters Received" file, are the Worth to Wilcox, 7/10/1841(W275); Roll by Lt. Patrick, n.d.1842(W97); and Worth to Wilcox, 7/17/1841(W327) correspondence files.
The resettlement was Colonel Worth's attempt to further drive the remaining Seminoles out of the area the whites desired to settle. The Army encouraged settlers to move back to their lands and promised to lend whatever assistance was necessary to make them successful. The first successful settlement came on August 9, 1841 when 13 whites and 8 slaves settled at Cedar Hammock, 12 miles northeast of Fort White. That was followed by 31 whites and 2 slaves at the Natural Bridge. Eventually the Armed Occupation Act was enacted and the resettlement went into overdrive. It was in the area of the Natural Bridge that John Tucker settled.
Listed on this record are: 1. John Tucker's family, 3 males over 14, 2 females over 14, 3 children under 14 2. J. Dinkins, 1 males over 14, 1 females over 14, 3 children under 14 3. R. Prevat, 1 males over 14, 1 females over 14 4. L. M. Tucker, 1 males over 14, 1 females over 14
J. Dinkins remains unidentified and R. Prevat could be Reuben Prevatt. John Tucker is probably John H. Tucker and L. M. Tucker is probably his son Lewis M. Tucker. In 1841 the composition of the Tucker households would be accurate [Lewis M. Tucker was married in 1841]. Furthermore, Lewis is found in the area of the Natural Bridge on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census Record for Columbia County, and is living in close proximity to Roland and Jesse E. Thomas, John Prevatt, Reuben Prevatt and John M. Prevatt.
From the State of Florida Tract Books we have these Section, Township and Range records:
1. Jesse E. Thomas, ALACHUA UNION 25 - 06S / 18E, Date of sale January 18, 1856
2. Roland Thomas, Union 1 - 06S / 18E, Date of sale November 26, 1860; Union 14 - 06S / 18E, Date of sale March 18, 1854; UNION 10 - 06S / 18E, Date of sale March 18, 1854.
3. Jesse Thomas, Union 15 - 06S / 18E, Date of sale June 18, 1837, May 25, 1838, May 25, 1838.
4. John Prevatt, 27 - 06S / 17E, Date of sale June 16, 1855
5. James H. Prevatt, 21 - 06S / 17E, Date of sale August 25, 1853, November 3, 1853, March 4, 1854, October 14, 1854.
6. John E. Tucker, COLUMBIA 13 - 06S / 17E, UNION 14 - 06S / 17E, Date of sale March 3, 1838.
These records place the home of Lewis M. Thompson in either 06S / 17E or 18E in 1850.
John H. Tucker is recorded for these two properties, ALACHUA 28 - 07S / 18E, Date of deed January 16, 1839; ALACHUA 29 - 07S / 18E, Date of deed, November 2, 1837.
******************************************** Participated in the First Statewide (Florida) Election May 26, 1845. He voted at the Ft. Call Precinct, Columbia County. Name recorded is Tucker, L.M. Source: p. 36, Florida Voters in Their First Statewide Election, May 26, 1845, by Brian E. Michaels, The Florida State Genealogical Society, 1987.
1850 Florida Agricultural Schedule, Columbia County
Lewis owned 11 acres of land improved, 29 acres of unimproved land, cash value of farm $75, 1 horse, 7 milk cows, 3 other cattle, 40 swine, Value of live stock $203, 60 bushels of indian cornj.
Found on the Florida Voters Registration List for Precinct 4, Hernando County. He registered on 23 August 1867. Source: p. 9, Florida Voter Registration Lists 1867-68, compiled by The Tallahassee Genealogical Society, Inc., pub. by Tallahassee Genealogical Society, Inc., 1992.
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