William Tanner

1790 -

• Name	William Tanner
  Born	1790	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I4308	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	Nancy Miller,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	17 Aug 1820
  Notes	1820 Mason Co index, pg 130 1840 Jackson Co VA 1m 0-5 Samuel 1m 20-30 1m 40-50 1f 5-10 Hester 2f 10-15 Melissa, Eliza? 2f 15-20 1f 20-30 1850 Kanawha co, VA 10/7/1850 William, 60, Va deaf Malissa J or I, 21 Samuel, 11 Matilda, daughter of Ben and Hester, she married Benjamin Dearman. She was listed as a widow at that time....in her household was her brother, Wash Reynolds (George Washington Reynolds) and an Aunt Eliza Miller. I don't have my notes here in front of me.....but her age was 74....same as the Eliza Tanner (b. December 1825) who married Basil Miller
  Children	1. Eliza Ann Tanner,   b. Dec 1828, Roane County, West Virginia, USA   2. Melissa Jane Tanner,   b. Jul 1832, Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Apr 1913  (Age ~ 80 years)   3. Hester Ann Tanner,   b. Jan 1836, Virginia, USA ,   d. Aft 1910  (Age ~ 75 years)   4. Samuel Tanner,   b. Abt 1839, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S79] Bob Tanner. [S1205] Census, 1850 JC annotated. [S72] Marriage Records, Harrison Co, WV. [S56] Beth Campbell Stemple.