Family Group Sheet
NameOscar Richard Tackett
Birth21 Sep 1901, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death14 Apr 1998, Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania
BurialOak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Gettsyburg, Adams Co., PA
FatherTravis Lee Tackett (1863-1936)
MotherJulia Ann Kelley (1862-1919)
Notes for Oscar Richard Tackett
The SSDI lists Richard Tackett, born 21 Sep 1904, died 15 Apr 1998, last residence Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania, SSN issued in District of Columbia before 1951.
His gravestone has his name as Richard O. Tackett with the same dates as the SSDI, and the memorial on Findagrave.com, probably derived from an obituary, has the annotation “s/o Travis Lee and Julia Ann Kelly Tackett h/o Catherine Smith Tackett (died 1965) US Army WW II veteran”
The reported birthdate is probably off by three years. He was recorded as age 8 in the 1910 census and age 18 in the 1920 census, and he was listed in the birth order as older than the twins Raymond and Roscoe born in 1903.
His gravestone has his name as Richard O. Tackett with the same dates as the SSDI, and the memorial on Findagrave.com, probably derived from an obituary, has the annotation “s/o Travis Lee and Julia Ann Kelly Tackett h/o Catherine Smith Tackett (died 1965) US Army WW II veteran”
The reported birthdate is probably off by three years. He was recorded as age 8 in the 1910 census and age 18 in the 1920 census, and he was listed in the birth order as older than the twins Raymond and Roscoe born in 1903.
