Birth:  1851;   Death:  1851;   Burial:  1851;   Nativity:  Missouri

Location:  Lot 116, Plot 7   (block H)

Ledger Notes:
Not recorded in the ledger.

General Notes:
Son of James William and Permelia Tuckness   Burial is not recorded in the ledger, but is the oldest death date (1851) on any monument in the cemetery.  However, after much sleuthing with Stephen Baker, a relative of Permelia Baker Tuckness, who was Thomas' mother, we have arrived at the following conclusions.  Since the Baker family, who donated the cemetery, did not arrive in Oregon until 1853, it is likely that Thomas Tuckness was born, died, and buried in Missouri in 1851. The monument was probably produced either at the time of Sarah's death in 1865 or W.J.'s in 1866, and is similar to other stones from around those years. Perhaps because the plinth says "The children of J.W. & P. Tuckness", they decided at some point to add a memorial for Thomas to one of the panels even though he was not actually buried there. Thomas is on the West face where more weathering tends to occur, but it is still much less worn than his siblings. So I would say it was added a decade or more later, but not so much later to not be able to use the same stone engraver since the letters, and especially the numerals, are distinctively similar to the other siblings.
This is all speculation that might be able to be confirmed with research into the Missouri records if anyone wanted to pursue it, but the bottom line is that I doubt Thomas Tuckness ever actually made it to Oregon.