TANNER FAMILY

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These families were listed on the 1880 census of Cherokee Co, AL:

Tanner, Sarah A 40 born AL
" Frank N 18 "
" John Robert 16 "
" Fannie 13 "
" Bennie 10 "
" William 8 "
" Samuel 5 "

Listed on the same page and two houses away was another TANNER family:

Tanner Willy 45 born GA
Martha 46 " AL

James 18 " "
Eliza Jane 14 " "
Nada 12 " "

Also in the same area was one more TANNER family:

Tanner, Marion 26 AL
Roberts, Caroline 26 AL
Tanner, William 10 AL

All the men and boys old enough to work are listed as working in 'coaling'. I believe
they were working in the Charcoal Pits, possibly those owned by Will  Smith.

I am searching for information on as many Tanner families as possible from the 
NE Alabama and NW Georgia area.  By gathering this information I am hoping to
learn the ancestry of my great grandfather John Thomas TANNER.  He has also
been listed as 'John R' and 'John Robert' if he is the person listed in the 
first household above.  John died in Talladega Co, AL, Feb 5, 1913 and is buried
in the Alpine Church Cemetery with his wife JoAnna JOHNSON, his mother Adeline,
his brothers Ben and Samuel.  I believe Adeline is the Sarah A. listed in the first
household.  I have believe her maiden name is JOHNSON and in searching for that I
found:

Sarah Adalene Johnson married Silas Tanner in Polk Co. GA on 
July 5, 1860. 

Also discovered is a widow's pension application filed in Texas for this same Adeline Tanner listing her husband as Silas Tanner and stating he fought in the 1st Alabama Cavalry of the Union Army. This application was made in 1896 and states Silas died in 1875. Wittnesses were Charley and Fannie Lester. This is possibly the same Fannie listed on the 1880 Cherokee Co census in the household of Sarah A Tanner. All information I have says he only severed two months and then deserted.

The time would be right for this to be the Sarah listed in the first household. 


John R Tanner is listed on the Calhoun Co AL census for 1900 with his 
wife JoAnna and two children along with his mother Adeline S. Tanner.

The last census John is listed on is the Talladega Co, Alcensus for 1910 with his wife and children. JoAnna is listed on the 1920 Talladega Co census as Mrs J.T. Tanner.

The family of John Thomas TANNER and JoAnna JOHNSON

 

JOHN THOMAS TANNER was born July 4, 1862, and died February 5, 1913. He married JOANNA JOHNSON, born October 7, 1872, daughter of ROBERT JOHNSON and MARY BALDWIN.

 

Children of JOHN TANNER and JOANNA JOHNSON are:

i. MABEL TANNER, b. May 11, 1898, Anniston, Calhoun Co. AL; d. September 5, 1974, Tuscaloosa, Al.

ii. WINNIE TANNER, b. September 10, 1899, Alabama; d. March 23, 1993, Talladega Co, AL; m. (UNKNOWN) SEARCY.

iii. WILLIAM E. TANNER, b. June 3, 1901, Alabama; d. March 23, 1993, Los Angeles, Calif.

iv. RUTH TANNER, b. December 10, 1902, Alabama; d. June 14, 1979, Jackson, Miss; m. (UNKNOWN) HOBBS.

v. HOSEA TANNER, b. September 16, 1908, Alabama; d. September 26, 1959.

vi. ROY JOHNNY TANNER, b. March 22, 1911, Alabama; d. January 24, 1973, Los Angeles, Calif.

 

The 1850 census for Cherokee Co, AL lists the following Tanner family:

John 30 born GA

Rona 35 born GA

Elizabeth 10 born AL

Wiley 8 born AL

Silas 6 born AL (I believe this is the Silas who married Sarah Johnson)

Willaim 2 born AL

 

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