Background
Tucker, Leslie Ray was born on January 7, 1948 in Cimarron, New Mexico, United States. Son of Cecil Eugene and Inez Maurine (McMurrian) Tucker.
(Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, one of the oldest a...)
Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, one of the oldest and more eccentric officers involved in the Civil War, made himself a favorite of Stonewall Jackson through his courage and stubborn energy. Born to a Quaker family, Trimble spent his childhood on the American frontier. After graduating from West Point, he served in the Old Army and then involved himself with the growing railroad industry of the 1830s, living at the forefront of American modernization. As the war began, he sided with the South, burning railroad bridges north of Baltimore to deny Washington the support of Union troops, and then moving to Virginia. He enlisted in the Engineers and constructed battery emplacements. Commissioned brigadier general in late 1861, Trimble distinguished himself at Cross Keys, Gaines's Mill, Manassas, and Gettysburg; was involved in the Baltimore riots; and spent time as a prisoner on Johnson's Island. This biography covers Trimble's personal life and career with both the railroad and the military. Simultaneously, it serves as a case study of an American who chose to side with the South. Before the war, Trimble traveled freely between states and showed no early indication of a regional attachment. The work uses Abraham Maslow's motivation model, the hierarchy of needs, to reconcile Trimble's self-interest with his need to belong to a community. It also raises various questions related to Southern history, including community identity, modernization, and the concept of the "New South."
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1991, hardcover editions, Timbercreek Ltd., Miami, OK. Hardcover 2-volume set, 938 total pages, plus 36 pages of introductory material / Descent of Leslie R. Tucker / Countries of Origin. B&W photos throughout. "The following pages are the ancestors of my 7th great grandmother, Jane Harry ... My main objective has not been to replace, or even improve on the works of Turton, Moriarty and others, but rather to present them in a format that is more pleasing to me and hopefully to others as well."
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Tucker, Leslie Ray was born on January 7, 1948 in Cimarron, New Mexico, United States. Son of Cecil Eugene and Inez Maurine (McMurrian) Tucker.
Bachelor in History, California State University, Hayward, 1978. Master of Business Administration, California State University, Hayward, 1981. Master of Arts in History, University Central Oklahoma, 1995.
Doctor of Philosophy in History, Oklahoma State University, 2001.
Volunteer Peace Corps., 1971-1972. Manager Kentucky Fried Chicken, Melbourne, Australia, 1973-1975. Day manager Straw Hat Pizza, Fremont, California, 1975-1979.
Cost accountant Washington Hospital, 1979-1981. Finance analyst BTI Systems, Oklahoma City, 1981-1987. Product cost analyst St. Anthony Hospital, 1987-1994.
Adjunct professor Langston University, Oklahoma, 1998—2000, Oklahoma City Community College, since 2000, University Central Oklahoma, since 2004.
(Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, one of the oldest a...)
(1991, hardcover editions, Timbercreek Ltd., Miami, OK. Ha...)
Member supervisor committee St. Anthony Empolyees Credit Union, Oklahoma City, 1988-1994. Vice president University Oklahoma Parents Association. Fellow American College Geneologists.
Member Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans (camp Commander 1989-1991, geneologist-in-chief since 1998, Oklahoma division Commander since 2006), Military Order of Stars and Bars (genealogist general 1993-1996), Federal American Scientist, Southern Historical Association, American Historical Association, Sons of Republic of Texas, Mensa, Intertel.
Married Phebe Mary O'Shea, May 20, 1973. Children: Nathan Eugene, Rachel Elizabeth.