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George Washington Tanner 1879–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 April 1879

Birth Location: Boone, Watauga Co, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 December 1958

Death Location: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Proffitt

Mother: Matilda (m.Proffitt)

Spouse(s): Sarah Tanner, Sarah Spivey

Children(s): Juanita McCloud, Cora Smith, Joseph Sr, Donald Tanner, Francis Tanner, Donald Tanner, Cora Tanner, Juanita Tanner, Joseph Sr

The story of George Washington Tanner began in 1879 in Boone, Watauga Co, North Carolina, USA. In 1910, George Washington Tanner resided in Civil District 5, Johnson, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, George Washington Tanner resided in Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA. George Washington Tanner married Sarah Isabel Spivey, Sarah Isabel Tanner, and had children including Cora Margaret Smith, Cora Margaret Tanner, Donald Lee Dan Tanner, Donald Lee Tanner, Francis E Tanner, Joseph Calvin Tanner Sr, Juanita Mae Mccloud, Juanita Mae Tanner. George Washington Tanner passed away in 1958 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of George Washington Tanner began in 1879 in Boone, Watauga Co, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, George Washington Tanner resided in Civil District 5, Johnson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, George Washington Tanner resided in Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA.
  • George Washington Tanner married Sarah Isabel Spivey, Sarah Isabel Tanner, and had children including Cora Margaret Smith, Cora Margaret Tanner, Donald Lee Dan Tanner, Donald Lee Tanner, Francis E Tanner, Joseph Calvin Tanner Sr, Juanita Mae Mccloud, Juanita Mae Tanner.
  • George Washington Tanner passed away in 1958 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Tanner's Ancestors

Self
George Tanner
1879–1958
Birth Place: Boone, Watauga Co, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Hiram Proffitt
1835–1915
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Matilda (Lucretia Tanner) (m.Proffitt)
1856–1926
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Stewart) Tanner
1802–1875
Greenwich, N Y
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Tanner's Descendants

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George (Washington) Tanner (3 April 1879–12 December 1958) m. Sarah (Isabel) Tanner (7 September 1872–2 January 1957) m. Sarah (Isabel) Spivey (7 September 1872–2 January 1957)
  1. 1. Juanita (Mae) McCloud 1900–1993
  2. 2. Cora (Margaret) Smith 1902–2006
  3. 3. Joseph (Calvin Tanner) Sr 1905–1966 m. Cora Settle 1908–
    1. 1. Alice (Marie) Tanner 1928–2001
    2. 2. Jack (Edward) Tanner 1932–2014
  4. 4. Donald (Lee) Tanner 1907–1986
    1. 1. David (Joe) Tanner 1949–1972
    2. 2. Dennis (Lee Tanner) Sr 1939–1992
    3. 3. Dreama (Lou) Tanner 1943–1948
    4. 4. Dale (B) Tanner –2021
  5. 5. Francis (E) Tanner 1910– m. Mabel (L) Tanner 1921–
  6. 6. Donald (Lee "Dan") Tanner 1907–1986 m. Dorothy Tanner 1920–
    1. 1. David (J) Tanner 1910–
  7. 7. Cora (Margaret) Tanner 1902–2006
  8. 8. Juanita (Mae) Tanner 1900–1993
  9. 9. Joseph (Calvin Tanner) Sr 1905–1966

George Tanner's Timeline

4 Records

1879
3 April 1879
Birth of George Washington Tanner in Boone, Watauga Co, North Carolina, USA
Boone, Watauga Co, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
George Washington Tanner resided here in Civil District 5, Johnson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Johnson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
George Washington Tanner resided here in Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1958
12 December 1958
Age 79
Death of George Washington Tanner in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 April 1879
    Event Place: Boone, Watauga Co, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1507; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1375520
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 2780; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 10-20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Johnson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1507; Page: 12b; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1375520

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mount Hope, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 2780; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 10-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1958
    Event Place: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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