Millard Filmore Tucker
The son of William Tucker (ca. 1818-1876) and Mary Ann Green Tucker (ca. 1832-1862), Millard F. Tucker was born in April 1855 in Ponchatoula. He was apparently named for the last Whig Party president, Millard Fillmore, who served from 1850 to 1853.Millard grew up on the family farm near Ponchatoula and attended one of the neighborhood schools. He suffered the significant loss of his moth...