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Hiram Newton Tuck  Hiram
Newton Tuck volunteered in the Confederate Army in 1861 and was in Co.
C, 5th Reg, First Missouri Brigade, known as "Cockrell's Missouri
Brigade." This outfit engaged in battles in and around Vicksburg. It
was in that city that he was taken prisoner and paroled upon giving
oath that he would not again bear arms against the North. On his way
home he became ill in Arkansas and upon recovering, decided to make his
way to Texas, as his home state was so divided in its loyalties.
At the close of the war he was joined by his wife and child, making his home in Grayson County, later moving into Sherman where he lived the remainder of his life. He was active in the religious and civic life of his community. For over thirty-five years, he was on the official board of the Travis Street Methodist Church; for twenty-five years he was in public office as County Treasurer, Deputy County Clerk and Tax Assessor. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Kidd-Key College and as Master of his Masonic Lodge. Occupation: Treasurer, Deputy County Clerk, Tax Assessor for Sherman County Military: Civil War, Confederate Army, Co. C., 5th Reg, 1st Missouri Brigade/Infantry Affiliation: Master of Masonic Lodge Married: Sep 11, 1860, SARAH ELIZABETH "BETTIE" MITCHELL, Polk, Polk Co., Missouri Three children:
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