On his son Joseph E.’s weather certificate, it states that Ephraim was born in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Moved to Anderson Co. KY in 1817

1850 - Anderson County, Kentucky342
Melinda Medley 46 KY
Harriet Rucker 27 KY
John Rucker 28 KY
Mildred Medley 17 MO
Willis Rucker 16 KY

(one house down)

Ephraim Rucker 47 farmer VA
Harvey Raines 30 KY
Elizabeth Raines 23 KY (Elizabeth Rucker
Mary J. Raines 6 KY
Elizabeth Raines 3 KY
Rosamond Raines 4/12 JY
Mary Rucker 15 KY

Estate of Ephriam Rucker337

In consideration of $500.00 paid us by Joseph P. Houchins, receipt hereby acknowledged, and $1191 payable 25th December 1858 by said Houchins as witnessed by this note. We James H. Rucker; William Gibbs and Judith Ann Gibbs, his wife; Jeremiah V. Harrison and Rebecca Harrison, his wife; William T. Dawson and Mary Katharine Dawson, his wife of Anderson Co., KY; and James H. Raines and Elizabeth Raines, his wife of Indiana; and [John G.] Rucker and Harriett Rucker, his wife; and Joseph E. Rucker and Eliza Rucker, his wife; and Charles E. Rucker and Margaret Rucker, his wife; LeGrand F. Rucker and Harriet Rucker, his wife; Willis T. Rucker of the state of Missouri, heirs at law of Ephraim Rucker, deceased, of Anderson Co., KY, have sold and hereby convey general warranty to said Houchins a tract of land in Anderson Co., KY, on the waters of Benson, known as the farm of Ephraim Rucker, deceased, containing 112 3/4 acres by survey and bounded thus: Beginning at a stone in Enoch Yeates Line, thence N 88 E 254 Poles to 2 beech trees on the west bank of the Big Benson, thence up the same with its meanders 199 poles to the mough of the hunting branch. Continued up the creek 19 Poles, to 2 elms and a water beech, thence S 75 M 144 to beeches corner to Yeates, thence N 200 Poles to the beginning. To have and to hold with the appurtenances to said Houchins, his heirs, forever. Wherefore we have subscribed our names the 8th day of May, A.D. 1858.
signed: James H. Raines
Elizabeth J. Raines
John G. Rucker
Harriett M. Rucker
Joseph E. Rucker
Eliza F. Rucker
Legran Rucker
Harriet A. Rucker
Charles E. (his mark) Rucker
Margaret A. Rucker
Willis T. Rucker
J.V. Harrison
Rebecca (her mark) Rucker
William G. Gibbs
Judith Ann (her mark) Gubbs
James H. (his mark) Rucker
William T. Dawson
Mary C. Dawson

Names of children and in-laws, mentioned in deed above, certifying the deed in the county of residence and giving consent to the sale of their father Ephriam Rucker’s land:

2 May 1858 - Sullivan Co., IN:
James H. Raines and Elizabeth Raines

12 May 1858 - Charleton Co., MO:
John G. Rucker and Harriett Rucker
Joseph E. Rucker and Eliza Rucker
LeGrand F. Rucker and Harriett Rucker

2 June 1858 - Henry Co., MO:
Charles E. Rucker and Margaret Rucker
Willis T. Rucker

16 June 1858 - Anderson Co., KY:
James H. Rucker
William Gibbs and Judith Ann Gibbs
Jeremiah V. Harrison and Rebecca Harrison
William T. Dawson and Mary Katharine Dawson