Descendents of Jacob Tanner

First Generation 1. Jacob Tanner was born about 1795. Jacob married Sarah ?. Sarah was born about 1803. They had the following children: 2 F i. Mahala Tanner was born about 1822. Mahala married James McNew in Marion County, Tenn. James was born about 1817 in Tennessee. + 3 M ii. Jasper Tanner was born about 1824. 4 M iii. Henry Tanner was born about 1826. 5 F iv. Elizabeth Tanner was born about 1832. Elizabeth married Andrew Jackson Roberts. Andrew was born about 1825 in Tennessee. + 6 M v. George W. Tanner was born about 1834. 7 F vi. Mary Tanner was born about 1836. 8 F vii. Sarah Tanner was born about 1838. Sarah was unmarried and living with her mother in 1870. 9 F viii. Margaret Tanner was born about 1840. Margaret was unmarried and living with her mother in 1870. Second Generation 3. Jasper Tanner (Jacob) was born about 1824 in Tennessee. Jasper married Nancy Lewis. Nancy was born about 1833 in Kentucky. They had the following children: + 10 M i. James R. Tanner was born about 1855. 11 F ii. Pauline J. Tanner was born about 1858 in Marion County, Tenn. + 12 F iii. Sarah Catherine Tanner was born on Jan 17 1860. 13 M iv. Jacob Crittendon Tanner was born about 1864 in Marion County, Tenn. 14 M v. William Calvin Tanner was born about 1865 in Marion County, Tenn. He died in Jan 1924 in Orme, Marion County Tn. + 15 M vi. Brice R. Tanner was born about 1868. 16 M vii. Jefferson Tanner was born about 1871 in Marion County, Tenn. 17 F viii. Amanda Tanner was born about 1873 in Marion County, Tenn. 18 M ix. Hugh L. Tanner was born about 1878 in Marion County, Tenn. 6. George W. Tanner (Jacob) was born about 1834 in Tennessee. George married Rebecca. Rebecca was born about 1845 in Tennessee. They had the following children: 19 F i. Letha Tanner was born about 1870 in Marion County, Tenn. 20 M ii. George Tanner was born about 1873 in Marion County, Tenn. 21 M iii. John Tanner was born about 1874 in Marion County, Tenn. 22 F iv. Sarah A. Tanner was born about 1876 in Marion County, Tenn. 23 F v. Cintha J. Tanner was born about 1879 in Marion County, Tenn. Third Generation 10. James R. Tanner (Jasper, Jacob) was born about 1855 in Marion County, Tenn. James married Nancy J.. Nancy was born about 1857 in Tennessee. They had the following child: 24 M i. William Tanner was born about 1879 in Marion County, Tenn. 12. Sarah Catherine Tanner (Jasper, Jacob) was born on Jan 17 1860 in Marion County, Tenn. Sarah married John Wesley Smith. John was born on Sep 17 1860 in Marion County, Tenn. They had the following child: 25 F i. Myrtle Rebecca Smith was born on Apr 9 1882 in Marion County, Tenn. Myrtle married Alvah Taylor Suggs on Jan 19 1907. Alvah was born on May 5 1886 in Houston Co, TN. 15. Brice R. Tanner (Jasper, Jacob) was born about 1868 in Marion County, Tenn. Brice married (1) Alice Fulfer. Alice was born on May 28 1874. She died on Apr 20 1906 in Sardis, Marion Co, TN. Alice was the daughter of Nicholas Fulfer. Brice and Alice had the following children: + 26 F i. Amanda Tanner was born on Dec 5 1896 and died on Dec 5 1925. 27 M ii. Joseph Tanner was born about 1893 in Marion County, Tenn. 28 F iii. Fannie Tanner was born about 1895 in Marion County, Tenn. 29 M iv. James B. Tanner was born about 1899 in Marion County, Tenn. 30 F v. Lillie Tanner was born about 1901 in Marion County, Tenn. 31 F vi. Gracia Tanner was born about 1905 in Marion County, Tenn. After Alice's death, Brice married (2) Katherine (Kizzie) Kissling on October 3, 1907 in Marion County, Tennessee. Brice and Katherine had the following children: 32 F vii. Ora B. Tanner was born about 1908 in Marion County, Tenn. 33 M viii. Howard H. Tanner. 34 F ix. Bessie L. Tanner. 35 M x. Dewey A. Tanner. 36 F xi. Catherine M. Tanner. Fourth Generation 26. Amanda Tanner (Brice R., Jasper, Jacob) was born on Dec 5 1896 in Marion County, Tenn. She died on Dec 5 1925 in Battle Creek, Tn and was buried in Gilliam Cemetery-Battle Creek. Brice and family lived in the 4th district of Marion Co, TN in 1900 and 1910. Amanda's date of death is per an article in the Jasper Journal. Tombstone says d. 1926 (transcription by J. Leonard Raulston). Amanda married Edison Lee McConnell, son of James McConnell and Lois Marana Towne. Edison was born on May 18 1896 in Kentucky. He died on Aug 25 1924 in Battle Creek, Tn and was buried in Gilliam Cemetery-Battle Creek. Both Edison and Amanda died shortly after daughter Dorothy was born. Dorothy was adopted by her aunt and uncle ( William Josiah and Ollie Belle). Edison's death date is per article in Jasper Journal. Tombstone says d. 1923 (transcribed by J. Leonard Raulston) Edison and Amanda had only one child: + 37 F i. Dorothy McConnell. Fifth Generation 37. Dorothy McConnell (Amanda Tanner, Brice R., Jasper, Jacob) died in Nashville, TN and was buried in Nashville, TN. Dorothy's parents died when she was very young and she was adopted by Will McConnell's family. She and Joel lived just outside of Nashville, Tn. Dorothy worked for several years as a telephone operator for Southern Bell. Dorothy married Joel McCurdy.