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Thacker Family History
Thacker Genealogy & Family TreeThacker is an English name from Staffordshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the word thack which means "thatch." The earliest known ancestor--William le Thekere--was recorded in 1273. The family motto is Nobilitas est sola virtus which means "Virtue is the only nobility."
Other spellings of the name include "Thaker," "Theaker," "Thecker," "Thicker," "Thick," "Thicke," and "Thicks." Notable people with the surname include American television writer Julie Thacker (The Simpsons, The Pitts, Complete Savages), American basketball player Tom Thacker (Cincinnati Royals), and American author Cathy Gillen Thacker (Baby on the Doorstep, Daddy to the Rescue, Too Many Moms). The first Thacker to come to America was Hen Thacker in Virginia in 1642.
Thacker Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Frances Thacker -- --, 1696 August 16, 1724 Virginia
- Hiram David Thacker Kentucky
- William S Thacker -- --, 1842 January 20, 1912 Virginia
- Delmar William Thacker -- --, 1939 August 22, 2011 Virginia
- Martha Thacker -- --, 1667 Virginia
Thacker Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Bertha Ester Thacker -- --, 1912 December 0, 1988 Arkansas
- (Male) Thacker -- --, 1876 May 22, 1876 West Virginia
- Henry Thacker -- --, 1632 December 0, 1673
- Mary Ann Thacker -- --, 1816 December 0, 1880 Virginia
- Warren Lloyd Thacker -- --, 1920 October 30, 2000 Georgia
