James Tanner b. Abt 1802 Virginia, USA d. Aft 1880 Virginia, USA: West Virginia Pioneers

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Abt 1802 - Aft 1880 (~ 79 years)

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Name	James Tanner
Born	Abt 1802	Virginia, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Died	Aft 1880	Virginia, USA [1]
Person ID	I3587	WVPioneers
Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

Father	Samuel Tanner, b. 15 May 1759, Augusta County, Virginia, USA , d. 1850, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 90 years)
Mother	Sudna Elizabeth Carpenter, b. Abt 1765, Augusta County, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	5 Dec 1791	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA [2, 3, 4]
Notes	Harrison Co Marriages: Samuel Tanner & Sudney Carpenter, 12/5/1791 Harrison Co Tax list Samuel Tanner 1794, 1796 Mason Co tax list Samuel Tanner 1805-06-07-09-10-11-12 1810 Census, Mason County, Virginia (West Virginia) Tanner, Samuel 373 1810 3 males under 10 (Jesse, James, Tate?) 1 male 16-25 (William) 1 male 26-45 (Samuel) 2 females under 10 (Mary, ?) 2 females 10-16 (? ?) 1 female 16-25 (Jean?) 1 female 26-45 (Sidney) no slaves 1820 Wood Co index, pg 194, along with James and Jesse. Wm is in Mason Co 1840 Jackson, VA 1m 0-5 1m 5-10 1m 70-80 1f 5-10 1f 70-80 1850 Jackson, VA # 126-130 Tanner Samuel 96 M Farmer Va Tanner Sudner 85 F Va Tanner James 17 M Va Tanner Semantha 24 F Va Tanner Saml 18 M Farmer Va Tanner Nancy 1 F Va Farr Geo W 21 M Farmer Va Fore or Farr ~~ land grant #31 Samuel Tanner....Mar. 14, 1825 Kanawha Co. 380 acres On Spring Creek, a branch of Little Kenawha. Grants 73, pg. 535 ~~~ "Jackson County in the Wars" Revolutionary Soldiers Samuel Tanner. born in Augusta (now Rockingham) county, VA, May 15, 1759. Moved to Greenbrier, then to Monongalia, and spent his last years in Jackson (now Roane) county at present Spencer, then known as Tanner's Crossroads, for Jacob Tanner. Elijah Runnion and Jesse Carpenter testified for him in connection with his pension application, but it was rejected. Enlisted in the Rockbridge County Militia, April 1777. . . Bishop's 'History of Roane county' - page 318
Family ID	F1062	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Elizabeth Shafers, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	10 Apr 1821 [5]
Family ID	F1954	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Nancy [Tanner], b. 1805, Virginia, USA , d. Virginia, USA

Notes

1820 Wood Co index, pg 194
TANNER, James - 1A,1D,1G,1J
1m 0-10
1m 16-26
1f 0-10
1f 16-26

1830 Wood Co:
Tanner, James - 1a, 3b, 1f, 1n, 1s
1m 0-5
3m 5-10
1m 30-40
1f 0-5
1f 20-30

1840 Jackson, VA - with 10 kids???
James Tanner
3m 0-5 Noah, Dixon, ?
3m 5-10 GW, Elijah, ?
1m 10-15 Jefferson
1m 15-20 John
1m 40-50
1f 5-10 ?
1f 10-15 Melinda
1f 30-40
8 slaves

1850 Gilmer, VA # 255 all born VA
James Tanner 48
Nancy 45
Jefferson 22
Washington 18
Noah 14
Dixon 12 idiotic
Joshua 8
Eliza 7
Susan Dunbar 34

1860 Clay, VA # 81 all born Va
James Tanner 60 Ohio
Nancy 40 Oh
Dixon 20 idiot Oh

1880 Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia ???
James T. FRAME Self M M W 33 VA
Occ: Jailor Fa: VA Mo: VA
Rebecca L. FRAME Wife F M W 25 VA
Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA
John P. B. FRAME Son M S W 6 WV
Fa: VA Mo: VA
Annie L. FRAME Dau F S W 2 WV
Fa: VA Mo: VA
James TANNER Other M W W 90 VA
Occ: In Jail-Insane Fa: VA Mo: VA

Children

	1. Nancy Tanner, b. 1820, Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1856 (Age < 35 years)
	2. Melinda Tanner, b. 1828, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. John A Tanner, b. Abt 1828, Virginia, USA , d. 10 Oct 1892, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 64 years)
	4. Jefferson Tanner, b. Mar 1823, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Elijah B Tanner, b. 1830, Virginia, USA , d. Virginia, USA
	6. George Washington Tanner, Sr, b. Abt 1832, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1870, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 37 years)
	7. Noah Tanner, b. 6 Jul 1835, Virginia, USA , d. Virginia, USA
	8. Dixon Tanner, b. 1838, Virginia, USA , d. Virginia, USA
	9. Eliza Tanner, b. 1841, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Andrew Tanner, b. Abt 1841, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Joshua Tanner, b. 1842, present Calhoun Co, WV , d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Lorenzo D Tanner, b. Abt 1845, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F1468 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Born - Abt 1802 - Virginia, USA

Died - Aft 1880 - Virginia, USA

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Sources
[S79] Bob Tanner.

[S1205] Census, 1850 JC annotated.

[S72] Marriage Records, Harrison Co, WV.

[S56] Beth Campbell Stemple.

[S71] Judi Kenyon.