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Clarence Othell "Cotton" Tanner 1918–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1918

Birth Location: Brighton, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1997

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Tanner

Mother: Ella Boswell

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The story of Clarence Othell "Cotton" Tanner began in 1918 in Brighton, Tennessee, USA. Clarence Othell "Cotton" Tanner passed away in 1997 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Clarence Othell "Cotton" Tanner began in 1918 in Brighton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Clarence Othell "Cotton" Tanner passed away in 1997 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Clarence Tanner's Ancestors

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Clarence Tanner
1918–1997
Birth Place: Brighton, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Walter Tanner
1876–1957
Brighton, Tipton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Ella (Jane) Boswell
1878–1927
Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States,
Grandparents
John (Seaborn) Tanner
1846–1913
Hazel Green, Madison, Alabama, United States
Delilah (Emaline) Seaton
1848–1936
Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States
Nicholas (Hensless) Boswell
1853–1932
Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Missouri (Ann) Kelly
1861–1901
Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Tanner
1819–1879
Delilah Norris
1825–1910
James Seaton
1783–1860
Mary Mims
1813–
John Boswell
1825–1880
Elizabeth Dacus
1831–1862
James Kelly
1840–1863
Malinda Baskin
1842–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Seaton
1720–1823
Grace Dounton
1710–1840
William Boswell
1810–1850
Martha Dacus
1809–1860
Henry Dacus
1801–1843
Amy Elizabeth
1801–1883
Andrew Baskin
1810–1863
Cassanna Dacus
1819–1898

Clarence Tanner's Timeline

2 Records

1918
15 June 1918
Birth of Clarence Othell "Cotton" Tanner in Brighton, Tennessee, USA
Brighton, Tennessee, USA
1997
24 Mar 1997
Age 79
Death of Clarence Othell "Cotton" Tanner in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1918
    Event Place: Brighton, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1997
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

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