John Joshua Tanner (1811 - 1896)

Born 19 Dec 1811 in Greenwich, Washington, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Archibald (Smith) Tanner — married 1 Jul 1835 in Bolton, Warren, New York

Husband of Mahaleth Jane Chase — married 13 Mar 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Husband of Nancy Augusta (Ferguson) Tanner — married 13 Mar 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Husband of Mary Ann Neyman — married 13 Mar 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1896 at age 84 in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

John Tanner was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Timeline

1811 Dec 19:
Birth of John Joshua Tanner in Greenwich, Washington, New York. He was the son of John Tanner and Lydia Stewart.

1835 Jul 01:
Marriage of John Joshua Tanner to Rebecca Smith in Bolton, Warren, New York.

1836 Nov 28:
Birth of daughter, Lydia Jane Tanner in Gallaton, Duss, Missouri. She was the daughter of Rebecca Smith.

1839 Mar 28:
Birth of son, William Smith Tanner in Pope County, Illinois. He was the son of Rebecca Smith.

1840 Oct 01:
Birth of son, Marquis Tanner in Montrose, Lee, Iowa. He was 84 years old. He was the son of John Tanner and Rebecca Smith.

1843 Jan 20:
Birth of son, Edward Tanner in  Montrose, Lee, Iowa. He was the son of Rebecca Smith.

1845 Mar 12:
Birth of daughter, Cynthia Maria Tanner. She was the daughter of Rebecca Smith.

1847 Mar 10:
Birth of son, John Henry Tanner. He was the son of Rebecca Smith.

1849 Sep 22:
Birth of daughter, Elsie Tanner in  Kanesville, Pottawattamie, Iowa. She was the daughter of Rebecca Smith.

1851 Sep 22:
John traveled to Salt Lake, Utah with the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Company, Easton Kelsey Company.

1854 Apr 24:
Death of wife, Rebecca Smith in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

1856 Mar 13:
Marriage of John Joshua Tanner to Mahaleth Chase in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

1857 Mar 13:
Marriage of John Joshua Tanner to Mary Neyman in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

1860:
John, 49, lived in Salt Lake County, Utah Territory with his wife, Mary Neyman, 36, and children, William, 21; Marquis Tanner, 20; Edward Tanner, 16; Elsie Tanner, 10; and Elizabeth Nickerson, 14; Eleazer Nickerson, 12; Charles Nickerson, 10; Mary Ann Nickerson, 8; Jane Tanner, 20; Augusta Tanner, 18; and Albert J Tanner, infant.

1896 Sep 09:
Death of John Joshua Tanner in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah. He was 84 years old. He was buried at the Murray Cemetary in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah.

1896 Sep 09:
Death of son, Marquis Tanner in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah. He was 75 years old. He was the son of John Tanner and Rebecca Smith.

1897 Dec 31:
Death of daughter, Lydia Jane Tanner Titcomb in Lehi, Utah, Utah. She was sixty years old. She was the daughter of Rebecca Smith.

1910 Aug 06:
Death of son, William Smith Tanner in Payson, Utah, Utah. He was 71 years old. He was the son of Rebecca Smith.

1925 Apr 22:
Death of wife, Nancy Ferguson in Sandy, Clackamas, Oregon.

Sources

• "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-CZVJ : 25 July 2017), John Joshua Tanner, 22 Sep 1851; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2W-GNP : 28 July 2017), Marcas Tanner in entry for John Tanner, 1860.

• [(https://www.geni.com/people/Cynthia/6000000067174043897)]

• [(https://www.geni.com/people/Lydia-Titcomb/6000000008260395533)]

• [(https://www.geni.com/people/William-Tanner/6000000019965992617)]

• findagrave.com

Acknowledgements

• Tanner-1948 was created by Mike Vaughan through the import of mvaughan.ged on Dec 30, 2014.