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Christopher William Tanner 1715–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States

Father: Urban Law

Mother: Mary Vaught

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Aylor

Children(s): William Tanner

The story of Christopher William Tanner began in 1715 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Christopher William Tanner married Elizabeth Catharina Aylor, and had children including William Tanner. Christopher William Tanner passed away in 1797 in Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher William Tanner began in 1715 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
  • Christopher William Tanner married Elizabeth Catharina Aylor, and had children including William Tanner.
  • Christopher William Tanner passed away in 1797 in Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Urban Law
1685–1737
Birth Location: Coburg, Germany
UL
Mary Vaught
1693–1725
Birth Location: Sülzfeld, Coburg, Bayern, Germany
MV

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Aylor
1719–1815
Birth Location: Botenheim, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
EA

Children(s)

William Tanner
1748–1820
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky/Culpepper, Virginia, USA
WT

Christopher Tanner's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Tanner
1715–1797
Birth Place: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Parents
Urban Robert Gerber Tanner Attorney at Law
1685–1737
Coburg, Germany
Mary (Ann or Marie) Vaught
1693–1725
Sülzfeld, Coburg, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Alfred (William Tanner (Gerber) Married) 1690
1663–1738
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Joanne (Jane Ann) Hellier
1667–1731
Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England
Anna (Dorothea) Schilling
1673–1743
Cleebronn, Heilbronner Landkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
William Tanner
1635–1700
Elizabeth Tanner
1640–1676
Richard II
1649–1693
Jane Millard
1655–1716
Johann Schelling
1642–1717
Anna Reichardt
1652–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tanner
1607–1670
Joane Tanner
1607–1641
Thomas Noyes
1615–
Mary Haynes
1619–1662
Hellyer
1624–
Richardus Millard
1620–1695
Susanna(e) Millard
1625–1705
Johann Schilling
1616–1686
Anna 9GGM
1609–1686
Johannes Reichardt
1629–1687
Anna Boringer
1631–1687

Christopher Tanner's Descendants

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Christopher (William) Tanner (1715–1797) m. Elizabeth (Catharina) Aylor (6 Mar 1719–1815)
  1. 1. William Tanner 1748–1820 m. Mary (Mollie) Nance 1750–1815
    1. 1. David Tanner 1790–1841 m. Rachel Edge 1797–1850
      1. 1. ALICE (JANE) TANNER 1835–1880 m. John (H. (Blinky)) Evans 1828–1908
        1. 1. Rachael (Kizar) Evans 1854–1921 m. Francis (Marion Daily) Wedding 1853–1927

Christopher Tanner's Timeline

6 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Christopher William Tanner in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1742
Nov 1742
Age 27
Christopher William Tanner was married in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1742
30 Nov 1742
Age 27
Christopher William Tanner was married in VA Essex 1692 Spotsylvania 1721 Orange 1734 Culpeper 1749, Madison, Virginia, United States
VA Essex 1692 Spotsylvania 1721 Orange 1734 Culpeper 1749, Madison, Virginia, United States
1750
Abt. 1750
Age 35
Christopher William Tanner was married
None
1764
1764
Age 49
Christopher William Tanner was married In Madison Co. Virginia
Madison Co. Virginia
1797
1797
Age 82
Death of Christopher William Tanner in Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States
Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Nov 1742
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1742
    Event Place: VA Essex 1692 Spotsylvania 1721 Orange 1734 Culpeper 1749, Madison, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1750

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Madison Co. Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Culpepepr County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Madison Co. Virginia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States
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