Frank L. Tucker, D. D. S., who has been established in
Virden, Macoupin County, since July, 1903, and has already become known for
his professional skill, was born at Sycamore, Illinois. He is one of a
family of four children born to his parents, John and Mary (Burton) Tucker.
The father of Dr. Tucker was one of the old and trusted engineers of
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and continued in the service as a
passenger engineer until the age of 74 years. His death took place in 1900.
On the maternal side, Dr. Tucker is of English extraction.
After
completing the common school course. Dr. Tucker became a student of denistry
with Dr. Westlake, of Virden and was there prepared for entrance to the
Marion Sims College, at St. Louis, Missouri, where he was graduated April 9,
1898. He settled for a short time at Rood-House, Illinois, and then went to
Chicago, where he remained three and a half years, during one year of this
time having charge, under Dr. J. S. Keefe, of the Chicago Post-Graduate
Dental College, a position of responsibility and of great professional
advantage.
On November 14, 1895, Dr. Tucker was united in marriage
with Sarah B. Cowen, who is a daughter of Capt. Llewellyn Cowen, and a
member of one of the leading families of Virden and Macoupin County. They
have one daughter, Lelia L., who was born January 4, 1897.
Fraternally Dr. Tucker is an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias, being
connected with Lodge No. 817, I. O. O. F., of Chicago, and Pyramid Lodge,
No. 288, K. of P., of Virden. Politically he is a Republican and takes an
active and intelligent interest in public affairs. He is very pleasantly
located in Virden, and he adopts in his practice the most modern methods and
uses all the latest appliances. Like other skilled practitioners. Dr. Tucker
understands much of medicine, and is careful and judicious in the
administration of drugs. He has a fine field of effort before him in Virden,
and has every qualification to assure him continued success.
Extracted 2018 May 08 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 508-509.
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