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Martha Ellen Tanner 1840 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 10 Mar 1923

Death Location: Decatur, Indiana, United States

Father: Simpson Tanner

Mother: Calamatta McGannon

Spouse(s): Garrison None

Children(s):

Martha Ellen Tanner was born in 1840 in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States, the child of Simpson Tanner and Calamatta "Calla" McGannon. Martha Ellen Tanner married Garrison. Martha Ellen Tanner passed away in 1923 in Decatur, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Ellen Tanner was born in 1840 in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States, the child of Simpson Tanner and Calamatta "Calla" McGannon.
  • Martha Ellen Tanner married Garrison.
  • Martha Ellen Tanner passed away in 1923 in Decatur, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Tanner's Ancestors

Self
Martha Tanner
1840 – 1923
Birth Place: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States
Parents
Simpson Tanner
1813 – 1887
Oldham, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Calamatta ("Calla") McGannon
1818 – 1863
Dupont, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Lucius (Josiah) Tanner
1764 – 1842
South Carolina Colony
Martha ("Patsy" BRANHAM) Tanner
1777 – 1851
near Kings Mt., York County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Tanner
1754 – 1807
Martha Wootten
1756 – 1851
Josiah Tanner
1754 – 1807
Martha Wooton
1756 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Tanner
1730 – 1806
Lucy Haskins
1735 – 1809
Samuel Wooten
1726 – 1814
Sarah Callaway
1729 – 1761

Martha Tanner's Timeline

3 Records

1840
15 Feb 1840
Birth of Martha Ellen Tanner in Washington, Decatur, Indiana, United States
Washington, Decatur, Indiana, United States
1840
15 Feb 1840
Birth of Martha Ellen Tanner in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States
Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States
1923
10 Mar 1923
Age 83
Death of Martha Ellen Tanner in Decatur, Indiana, United States
Decatur, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Washington, Decatur, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Decatur, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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