Annis Tucker was born in 1813 to Rachel Dowdy and William Tucker in Williamson County, Tennessee.
On March 9, 1835, she married Benjamin (Benjamine) Nicholas Bugg in Williamson County, Tennessee. Annis and Benjamin moved to Little Piney in Johnson County Arkansas before settling in Sebastian County. They had eight children: Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Martha C., Nancy A., William Thomas, Winfield Scott, Eliza Jane, and Benjamin Harve Bugg. Four were born in Tennessee and four in Arkansas. Nancy A. Bugg was born in 1842 and died in 1843 while they still lived in Johnson County. Her grave has not been located.
1850 Census - Perry, Johnson Co., AR
Benj M Bugg 35 - school teacher
Annis Bugg 37
Sarah E Bugg 14
John E Bugg 12
Martha C Bugg 10
William T Bugg 6
Winfield S Bugg 2
1860 Census - Bates, Sebastian Co., AR
B N Bugg 45 - farmer
Annice Bugg 46
William Bugg 15
Winfield Bugg 12
Eliza Bugg 9
Howell (Harvey) Bugg 7
John W Riggs 30
For historical perspective, Annis died in 1861, the same year Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President of the United States and Arkansas declared its secession from the Union. She is buried next to her husband, Benjamin, and near several of her children at Steep Hill Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Her son, William Thomas and wife Martha T. McAlester Bugg, along with Martha's sister, Louisa and husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre that belonged to the Bugg family. With the exception of two McAlester infants (siblings of Martha and Louisa), Annis Tucker Bugg's grave is the oldest in Steep Hill Cemetery.
Annis Tucker's family is noted in the "History of Davidson County, Tennessee: with Ilustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers."
*Annis Tucker's father, and Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's mother, married in their second marriage.
On March 9, 1835, she married Benjamin (Benjamine) Nicholas Bugg in Williamson County, Tennessee. Annis and Benjamin moved to Little Piney in Johnson County Arkansas before settling in Sebastian County. They had eight children: Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Martha C., Nancy A., William Thomas, Winfield Scott, Eliza Jane, and Benjamin Harve Bugg. Four were born in Tennessee and four in Arkansas. Nancy A. Bugg was born in 1842 and died in 1843 while they still lived in Johnson County. Her grave has not been located.
1850 Census - Perry, Johnson Co., AR
Benj M Bugg 35 - school teacher
Annis Bugg 37
Sarah E Bugg 14
John E Bugg 12
Martha C Bugg 10
William T Bugg 6
Winfield S Bugg 2
1860 Census - Bates, Sebastian Co., AR
B N Bugg 45 - farmer
Annice Bugg 46
William Bugg 15
Winfield Bugg 12
Eliza Bugg 9
Howell (Harvey) Bugg 7
John W Riggs 30
For historical perspective, Annis died in 1861, the same year Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President of the United States and Arkansas declared its secession from the Union. She is buried next to her husband, Benjamin, and near several of her children at Steep Hill Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Her son, William Thomas and wife Martha T. McAlester Bugg, along with Martha's sister, Louisa and husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre that belonged to the Bugg family. With the exception of two McAlester infants (siblings of Martha and Louisa), Annis Tucker Bugg's grave is the oldest in Steep Hill Cemetery.
Annis Tucker's family is noted in the "History of Davidson County, Tennessee: with Ilustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers."
*Annis Tucker's father, and Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's mother, married in their second marriage.
Annis Tucker was born in 1813 to Rachel Dowdy and William Tucker in Williamson County, Tennessee.
On March 9, 1835, she married Benjamin (Benjamine) Nicholas Bugg in Williamson County, Tennessee. Annis and Benjamin moved to Little Piney in Johnson County Arkansas before settling in Sebastian County. They had eight children: Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Martha C., Nancy A., William Thomas, Winfield Scott, Eliza Jane, and Benjamin Harve Bugg. Four were born in Tennessee and four in Arkansas. Nancy A. Bugg was born in 1842 and died in 1843 while they still lived in Johnson County. Her grave has not been located.
1850 Census - Perry, Johnson Co., AR
Benj M Bugg 35 - school teacher
Annis Bugg 37
Sarah E Bugg 14
John E Bugg 12
Martha C Bugg 10
William T Bugg 6
Winfield S Bugg 2
1860 Census - Bates, Sebastian Co., AR
B N Bugg 45 - farmer
Annice Bugg 46
William Bugg 15
Winfield Bugg 12
Eliza Bugg 9
Howell (Harvey) Bugg 7
John W Riggs 30
For historical perspective, Annis died in 1861, the same year Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President of the United States and Arkansas declared its secession from the Union. She is buried next to her husband, Benjamin, and near several of her children at Steep Hill Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Her son, William Thomas and wife Martha T. McAlester Bugg, along with Martha's sister, Louisa and husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre that belonged to the Bugg family. With the exception of two McAlester infants (siblings of Martha and Louisa), Annis Tucker Bugg's grave is the oldest in Steep Hill Cemetery.
Annis Tucker's family is noted in the "History of Davidson County, Tennessee: with Ilustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers."
*Annis Tucker's father, and Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's mother, married in their second marriage.
On March 9, 1835, she married Benjamin (Benjamine) Nicholas Bugg in Williamson County, Tennessee. Annis and Benjamin moved to Little Piney in Johnson County Arkansas before settling in Sebastian County. They had eight children: Sarah Elizabeth, John E., Martha C., Nancy A., William Thomas, Winfield Scott, Eliza Jane, and Benjamin Harve Bugg. Four were born in Tennessee and four in Arkansas. Nancy A. Bugg was born in 1842 and died in 1843 while they still lived in Johnson County. Her grave has not been located.
1850 Census - Perry, Johnson Co., AR
Benj M Bugg 35 - school teacher
Annis Bugg 37
Sarah E Bugg 14
John E Bugg 12
Martha C Bugg 10
William T Bugg 6
Winfield S Bugg 2
1860 Census - Bates, Sebastian Co., AR
B N Bugg 45 - farmer
Annice Bugg 46
William Bugg 15
Winfield Bugg 12
Eliza Bugg 9
Howell (Harvey) Bugg 7
John W Riggs 30
For historical perspective, Annis died in 1861, the same year Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President of the United States and Arkansas declared its secession from the Union. She is buried next to her husband, Benjamin, and near several of her children at Steep Hill Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Her son, William Thomas and wife Martha T. McAlester Bugg, along with Martha's sister, Louisa and husband, James W. Rutherford, purchased and donated three acres of land to expand Steep Hill Cemetery beyond the original half acre that belonged to the Bugg family. With the exception of two McAlester infants (siblings of Martha and Louisa), Annis Tucker Bugg's grave is the oldest in Steep Hill Cemetery.
Annis Tucker's family is noted in the "History of Davidson County, Tennessee: with Ilustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers."
*Annis Tucker's father, and Benjamin Nicholas Bugg's mother, married in their second marriage.
Inscription
"Farewell"
Gravesite Details
Gravestone marker is weather worn but easily read when lightly chalked.
