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Bernard A Tucker

This adventure occurred 6/15/18 with Janet, Herb, and yours truly Chuck Newton.  We had arranged to meet Nancy Jones in Parsons, Tn for lunch.  She is the daughter of Bud and Blanche Tuten both deceased.  Blanche was cousin to my mother Carolyn as their mothers were sisters.  Grandmother Lena (Tucker) Strawn was a daughter of Bernard A Tucker.

Picture below taken 6/15/18 in Parsons, Tn at Gator’s restaurant.

(Left to Right, Herb Newton, Nancy Jones, Chuck Newton)

Picture below is Parsons water tower taken in Gator’s restaurant parking lot.

Next stop Decaturville, Tn the county seat of Decatur county.

Picture below is a Revolutionary war monument on the court square.  Includes the name of Richard Strawn.  Blanche Tuten had traced family genealogy back to Revolutionary war indicating she was a Daughter of American Revolution.  Blanche was quite the historian and had contributed to a couple of books documenting Decatur county history.

Picture below is a monument to Decatur county celebrating 150 years 1846-1996 and 200 years of Tennessee statehood 1796-1996.

Picture below is a Civil War monument including name of one Maness J Strawn.  It is quite possible this should be Manners J Strawn as it would fit the time frame and we know of no known ancestor named Maness.  Manners Strawn married Nancy MacKaslin (sp?). Their son Allen married Lena Tucker.

The story is told that Allen was not easy to get along with.  He had a brother Ben(?) and they tried to run a sawmill together.  Both being hard headed that venture did not survive long.  After being apart for some time (years) a traveler told Ben that he had seen Allen.  Ben responded, “The hell you say!”  Just hope they are getting along better now.

Below monument to veterans in various wars since 1900.

Below picture is a plate marking the location of a time capsule to be opened in 7/4/2026.

Next stop Scotts Hill, Tn.  This town is located on the county line between Henderson county and Decatur county.  There is a school located on the county line such that part of the campus is in each of the 2 counties.  At one time both county school boards had to meet together to determine budgets, hiring, and other issues with this school.  To my knowledge Henderson county abandoned this effort in early 2000’s and built their own separate Scotts Hill school.

Below is a picture of the monument erected to Bernard A Tucker.  The monument is located on the campus of Scotts Hill school.  He started and ran a college in Scotts Hill.

At city hall we met a David Austin who worked as a city planner.  There is a room dedicated to the history of Scotts Hill with several artifacts.  Many of the documents and pictures located there pertain to Bernard Tucker and the college.

David mentioned that one of the most frequently asked questions is about the grave of Bernard Tucker.   David had also taken the time to construct a model of the college building from pictures.  To my knowledge nothing remains of the college building.

Pictured below are some of the documents from the city hall history room.

We then went to the old home of Bernard Tucker in Scotts Hill.  The property is dilapidated, but still standing.  The driveway is blocked from traffic and the house appears to be abandoned.

Below are several pictures taken that day.

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Next stop Concord Cemetery.  This can be reached by traveling south on US 641 from Decaturville for about 10 miles.  Turn left on Concord Road.  The Concord Methodist church with cemetery will be about 0.4 miles on left.  You can’t miss it!

Below is the picture of Bernard A Tucker’s grave.

The grave markers have faded as many from this time were made of limestone.  Limestone simply will not endure the elements of this environment.

Below is the grave of Barbara, wife of Bernard.  Very difficult to read.

Below is a grave just south of B A Tucker’s believed to be that of child James that died after 2 months and 6 days.  It is considerably smaller than those of Bernard and his wife.  In his grief, Bernard wrote a poem included below.

Below is the grave of one Mary Tucker.  A 17 year old that died a few years after Bernard.  She seems to be buried with her parents.  Did she marry a Tucker?

Here is some contact information that may be helpful in further research.

Nancy Jones – Daughter of Blanche Tuten phone 731-733-1836

David Austin – City of Scotts Hill phone 731-549-3175

Mary B Strawn – Wife of Tucker Strawn (given name Taylor Strawn Jr, son of Taylor Strawn)
By Marriage aunt to Nancy Jones.
Currently Lives near Bath Springs (Decatur County) Phone 731-549-3468

Link to information about Concord Cemetery:
http://www.tngenweb.org/records/decatur/cemeteries/concord.htm
You may need to copy and paste the link to your internet browser

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THE LITTLE GRAVE

“It’s only a little grave,” they said.
“Only just a child that’s dead!”
And so they carelessly turned away
from the mound the spade had made that day.
Ah! they did not know how deep a shade
That little grave in one home made.

True, The coffin was narrow and small
One yard would have served for an ample pall,
and one man in his arms could have borne away
The rosewood and it’s freight of clay
But what darling hopes were hid
Beneath that little coffin lid.

A weeping Mother stood that day
with folded hands by that form of clay
And painful, burning tears were hid
‘neath the drooping lash and aching lid.
And her lip, and cheek, and brow
were almost as white as her baby’s now.

And then some things were put away
The crimson frock, and wrappings gay:
The little sock, and half worn shoe.
The cap with it’s plume and tassles blue;
And an empty crib stands with covers spread.
as white as the face of the sinless dead.

‘Tis a little grave: but oh! what care!
What world-wide hopes were buried there!
and we, perhaps, in coming years.
May see like her, through blinding tears ,
How much of light, how much of joy
Is buried up with our only boy!

Scotts Hill, Tenn. June 30, 1900
B. A. Tucker

My Great Grandfather

 

 

Church Jargon

(Under Construction.  Planning to add a few words each week.  Please return to see updates.  Leave a comment if you like!)

Index

Blaspheme

Deity

Grace

Pharisee

Repent

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Blaspheme – To speak evil or reproachfully against God or sacred things, especially to deny God or make oneself equal to God.

Strong’s Dictionary

1. to speak reproachfully, rail at, revile, calumniate, blaspheme
2. to be evil spoken of, reviled, railed at

Example

John 10:35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

John 10:36 do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

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Deity (word not in Bible)

Jesus is called both Man and God but what does the Bible mean when it declares the deity of Christ? What Scriptures support the fact that Jesus is truly God?

What is Deity

In the secular definition of a deity, it can be a supernatural being whose attributes are sinless, divine, holy, whose name is sacred and to be revered.

The Word Became Flesh

Matthew quotes Isaiah 9:14 in 1:23 “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” The name Emmanuel means “God with us” and this is what John wrote in 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” and anyone that knows their Bible understands that the Word is Jesus Christ. Paul writes to Timothy that “He was manifested in the flesh” (1 Tim 3:16).

Can it be any clearer than that?

Jesus is God

When Jesus said “Before Abraham was I AM” the Jews wanted to stone Him because they understood that this was the sacred name of God (John 8:58) that was used in the Old Testament Exodus (Ex 3:14).

God Became Man

Paul writes to the church at Philippi telling them and by extension, telling us to “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men” (Phil 2:5-7).

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Grace – Gift or kindness freely given that we did nothing to deserve.

Strong’s Dictionary

The merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues.

Examples

John 1:17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

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Pharisees – A Jewish sect who sought the praise of men for their outward appearance of religion.  Very legalistic and ready to condemn anyone who rocked their boat, especially Jesus.

Strong’s Dictionary

In addition to OT books the Pharisees recognized in oral tradition a standard of belief and life. They sought for distinction and praise by outward observance of external rites and by outward forms of piety, and such as ceremonial washings, fastings, prayers, and alms giving; and, comparatively negligent of genuine piety, they prided themselves on their fancied good works.  (Edited)

Examples

John 3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

Luke 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

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Repent – Change my mind, behavior, purpose, and direction in life because of past sins.

Strong’s Dictionary

1. to change one’s mind, i.e. to repent
2. to change one’s mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins

Examples

Matthew 4:17  From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Luke 16:30 But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’

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Bible Predictions for 2012

 

 

1. Jesus will confess those who confess Him:

Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

2. God will provide for those who seek first His kingdom:

Luke 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

3. The Father will seek true worshippers:

John 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

4. Jesus alone will have the words of eternal life:

John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

5. Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled:

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

6. God will command all to repent:

Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

7. Who ever believes on Jesus will not be ashamed:

Romans 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

8. We will reap what we sow:

Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

9. The peace of God, which passes understanding, shall keep your    hearts:

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

10. Jesus will still answer our prayers:

John 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

May God Bless and Keep You this Coming Year

Lyrics Check 1/18/2016

Lyrics Checked by Pingar.com

Artist	Track	AZLyrics.com	Profanity?
Thomas Rhett	Die A Happy Man	Thomas Rhett – Die A Happy Man	No
Jason Aldean	Gonna Know We Were Here	Jason Aldean – Gonna Know We Were Here	No
LoCash	I Love This Life	LoCash – I Love This Life	No
Brothers Osborne	Stay A Little Longer	Brothers Osborne – Stay A Little Longer	No
Sam Hunt	Break Up In A Small Town	Sam Hunt – Break Up In A Small Town	No
Luke Bryan Featuring Karen Fairchild	Home Alone Tonight	Luke Bryan Featuring Karen Fairchild – Home Alone Tonight	No
Jana Kramer	I Got The Boy	Jana Kramer – I Got The Boy	No
Blake Shelton	Gonna	Blake Shelton – Gonna	No
Tim McGraw	Top Of The World	Tim McGraw – Top Of The World	YES!
Granger Smith	Backroad Song	Granger Smith – Backroad Song	No
Kelsea Ballerini	Dibs	Kelsea Ballerini – Dibs	No
Keith Urban	Break On Me.	Keith Urban – Break On Me.	No
Randy Houser	We Went	Randy Houser – We Went	No
Brad Paisley	Country Nation	Brad Paisley – Country Nation	No
Zac Brown Band	Beautiful Drug	Zac Brown Band – Beautiful Drug	No
Eric Church	Mr. Misunderstood	Eric Church – Mr. Misunderstood	YES!
Carrie Underwood	Heartbeat	Carrie Underwood – Heartbeat	No
Florida Georgia Line	Confession	Florida Georgia Line – Confession	No
Rascal Flatts	I Like The Sound Of That	Rascal Flatts – I Like The Sound Of That	No
Chase Bryant	Little Bit Of You	Chase Bryant – Little Bit Of You	No
Chris Stapleton	Nobody To Blame	Chris Stapleton – Nobody To Blame	No
Brett Eldredge	Drunk On Your Love	Brett Eldredge – Drunk On Your Love	No
Cole Swindell	You Should Be Here	Cole Swindell – You Should Be Here	No
A Thousand Horses	(This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial	A Thousand Horses – (This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial	YES!
Lee Brice	That Don’t Sound Like You	Lee Brice – That Don’t Sound Like You	No
Michael Ray	Real Men Love Jesus	Michael Ray – Real Men Love Jesus	YES!
Old Dominion	Snapback	Old Dominion – Snapback	No
Dustin Lynch	Mind Reader	Dustin Lynch – Mind Reader	No
Brantley Gilbert	Stone Cold Sober	Brantley Gilbert – Stone Cold Sober	No
Tyler Farr	Better In Boots	Tyler Farr – Better In Boots	No

 

Music Lyrics 1/14/2016

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Yielding to Temptation

• (The allurements which lead to)
• The Lure of Forbidden Fruit
• Genesis 3:6
• The Lure of Fertile Fields
• Genesis 13:10
• Genesis 13:11
• Genesis 13:13
• The Lure of Appetite
• Genesis 25:29
• Genesis 25:30
• Genesis 25:33
• The Lure of Silver and Gold
• Joshua 7:21
• Judges 14:17
• Judges 16:17
• 1 Samuel 13:12
• The Lure of Women
• 1 Kings 11:1
• 1 Kings 11:4
• The Lure of Ambition
• Mark 10:35-37
• 2 Peter 2:20
• SEE Sin

Bibliography Information
Thompson, Frank C. Entry for 'Yielding to Temptation'. Thompson Chain Reference. http://www.studylight.org/concordances/tcr/view.cgi?n=3706. 1908.