The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Eel River Township, pages 583-584
Lee Tucker, deceased, one of the worthy pioneers of Hendricks County, was a native of Virginia, born in Bedford County, May 4, 1803. He was the eldest son, and third child of a family of ten children of Dandridge and Nancy (Settles) Tucker, natives of Virginia. His father was the son of William Tucker who served in the Revolutionary war for seven years, during which time he with a friend, Captain Dandridge, obtained leave of absence, and returned to their homes and were married, each agreeing that the first son of the one should bear the name of the other. Hence the name Dandridge came into the Tucker family. William Tucker married a Miss Lee, a member of the same family of which the late General Robert E. Lee was a descendant. Our subject was eight years of age when his parents settled in Casey County, Ky., where he was reared to manhood on a farm, receiving such education as the schools of those early days afforded. He was married Feb. 7, 1826, to Miss Miranda Durham, a daughter of Thomas and Frances (Moss) Durham, natives of Virginia and Maryland respectively. They were pioneers of Kentucky, experiencing many of the Indian troubles in the settlement of that State. Mrs. Tucker was born in Mercer County, Ky., now Boyle County, Dec. 16, 1805. After his marriage Mr. Tucker resided on the old homestead, and continued his farming pursuits until the fall of 1834 when, on account of his opposition to slavery, he came to Indiana arriving there Sept. 12, 1834. He purchased 160 acres of unimproved land in Eel River Township, he being one of the first settlers. He then entered eighty acres of Government land, to which he subsequently added forty acres more where he began making his frontier home, and by his untiring industry he was highly successful. In 1826 he and his wife united with the Methodist Episcopal church, and he was soon after appointed Class-Leader, serving in that capacity until his removal to Indiana. He organized a church society consisting of six members, their place of worship being his house, and later he organized the first Sabbath-school in the township, which was also held in the house of Mr. Tucker. He served as Class-Leader, Steward and Trustee until his death, and his house was always the home of the preachers. He was an earnest advocate of the cause of temperance all his life, and was the first man in his township to refuse to furnish intoxicants at his log rollings or in his harvest field. Politically he was an old-line Whig, but became a Republican on the organization of that party. He was always among the foremost to aid in every enterprise for the benefit of the community. He died June 23, 1884, his wife having died July 24, 1872, after living happily together for forty-four years. Two children were born to them--Dandridge and Lee Ann, wife of John Durham. Besides caring well for his own family he has reared eight orphan children who grew to be useful members of society.