Ancestry of
Kurt Cobain

Singer and Songwriter

Benjamin Franklin Tuck

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Kurt Cobain — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 22 
  • Father:
  • William Tuck 
  • Mother:
  • Ida Nelson   
  • Birth Date:
  • 10 Nov 1873 
  • Birth Location:
  • Ohio 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 1 Jul 1936 
  • Death Location:
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  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Theodosia Evalene Spangler
  • Marriage Date:
  • 21 Jun 1905 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington 
  • Child:

  Florence J. Tuck (Ahnentafel No:11 )

• Sources for Benjamin Franklin Tuck

  • ¹ Federal Census, WA, Whatcom County, 1910, Columbia, E.D. 340, Sheet 4A, Image 1 of 6.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/08/2023).
  • ³ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for daughter Florence Tuck Lebrot, gives father's name as William.
  • ⁴ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Draft registration for Benjamin Franklin Tuck.
  • ⁵ Washington, U.S., King County Delayed Births, 1869-1950, Delayed birth record for unnamed daughter Tuck.
  • ⁶ Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Marriage certificate for Benjamin F Tuck and Theodosia E Spangler.

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