Individual Details

Reason P. Tucker

(1806 - 2 May 1888)

Born in Virginia in 1806, Reason moved west in successive leaps and arrived in California in 1846 escaping by one day the Sierra snow that trapped the Donner Party. "Captain" Tucker led the first and participated in, later rescue efforts. Reason mined in the Mother Lode but was not successful and turned his attention to farming. About 1851 he built a home near this spot that became a social center. In 1853 he sold about an acre of his land on which was built the first church in Napa Valley. In 1872, Reason lost everything but his livestock in a land ownership case in the wake of the turmoil created by the verification of Mexican land grants. He moved to San Francisco, then to Goleta where at age 66 he once began anew. He died at age 82 and is buried in Goleta Cemetery.

Events

Birth1806Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Marriage9 Jan 1828Fauquier, Virginia, United States - Delila Compton
Marriage9 Mar 1837Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States - Mary Ann Coleman
Settled1846California, United States
Residence1850Napa, California, United States
Marriage1 Jul 1856Pope Valley, Napa, California, United States - Elizabeth Newman
Residence1860Hot Spring Township, Napa, California, United States
Residence1870California, United States
Marriage13 Oct 1873Santa Barbara, California, United States - Mary Thompson
Residence1880Patera, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Death2 May 1888Goleta, Santa Barbara, California, United States
BurialGoleta Cemetery, Goleta, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Families

SpouseDelila Compton (1808 - )
ChildMary Ann Tucker (1829 - 1912)
ChildGeorge Washington Tucker (1831 - 1907)
ChildJohn Wesley Tucker (1833 - 1920)
ChildStephen F Tucker (1834 - 1896)
SpouseMary Ann Coleman (1824 - 1893)
ChildReason Dease Tucker (1840 - 1920)
ChildAlcinda Tucker (1842 - 1925)
ChildBurd Tucker (1844 - 1907)
ChildWilliam B. Tucker (1846 - 1914)
SpouseElizabeth Newman (1837 - )
ChildNettle R Tucker (1860 - )
ChildArnetta Elizabeth Tucker (1863 - 1946)
SpouseMary Thompson (1836 - 1909)
ChildCharles Thompson Tucker (1874 - 1911)
FatherJohn Tucker (1772 - 1839)
MotherNancy Tobin (1782 - 1858)
SiblingJohn Wesley Tucker (1800 - 1865)
SiblingMargaret Tucker (1803 - 1852)
SiblingMahlon Morris Tucker (1809 - 1851)
SiblingWilliam Tucker (1812 - 1883)
SiblingGeorge Washington Tucker (1815 - 1870)
SiblingJames Tucker (1818 - 1911)
SiblingMary Ann Tucker (1819 - 1855)
SiblingNancy J. Tucker (1822 - 1897)
SiblingNathaniel Tucker (1826 - 1898)