LeRoy Parkinson Tanner (1895 - 1944)

Born 12 Jan 1895 in Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Margaret (Overson) Tanner — married 26 Aug 1923 in St. Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Nov 1944 at age 49 in Grants, Valencia, New Mexico, United States

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Biography

LeRoy Parkinson Tanner was born on January 12, 1895 in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona.^[1] He was the son of Henry Tanner and Eliza Parkinson.^[2] At age 5, he was in his parent's home in St Joseph, Navajo County, Arizona along with 8 siblings.^[3]

He served in the Army in WWI, in St. Louis, Missouri.^[4] He was discharged on June 19, 1919 in Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas.^[5]

He married Eva Margaret Overson on August 23, 1923 in Apache County, Arizona.^[6] They had 2 children.

1. Wallace Ove Tanner (1924-2008)
2. Lee H Tanner (1929-1976)^[7]

They made their home in St John's, Apache County, Arizona in 1930, where he was a farmer. They their 2 sons, Wallace-5, and Lee H-1, by this time.^[8]

His wife Eva Margaret passed away on December 30, 1932, in Apache, Arizona, at the age of 35. They had been married 9 years.

He married Clara Peterson on October 14, 1934 in St Johns, Apache County, Arizona.^[9]

He and Clara were living in Apache County, Arizona in 1940, where he was working as a Grade Forman for a Road Construction Project. By then the boys were ages 15, and 10.^[10]

He passed away on November 5, 1944,^[4] at the age of 45, in Grants, Valencia county, (Now Cibila county) New Mexico,^[11] and was buried in the Saint Johns Cemetery in Saint Johns, Apache County, Arizona.^[1] He died in a Truck-train Collision.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Leroy Parkinson Tanner (12 Jan 1895–5 Nov 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #19402066, citing Saint Johns Cemetery, Saint Johns, Apache County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Amy@AncestorFiles (contributor 47163998) .
2. ↑ "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8WHT-776Z : 25 August 2021), Leroy P Tanner in entry for Henry M Tanner, .
3. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; 1900; Census Place: St Joseph, Navajo, Arizona Territory; Roll: 46; Page: 19B; Dwelling 326; Family 368; Line 77; Jun 30, 1900; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240046; Ancestry's 1900 Census Image
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWJS-1F2M : 26 October 2019), Leroy Tanner, 19 Jun 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
5. ↑ "Arizona, Military Discharge Records, ca.1918 - ca.1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:81J3-QJMM : 19 October 2020), Leroy Tanner, 1919.
6. ↑ "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1X-V7LL : 29 November 2018), Leroy P Tanner and Eva M Overson, 23 Aug 1923; citing Marriage, Apache, Cochise, Arizona, United States, Arizona Department of Libraries, Archives, and Public Records, Phoenix; FHL microfilm 004156116.
7. ↑ "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z7K4-QP6Z : 27 April 2020), Roy P Tanner in entry for Lee Henry Tanner, 1929.
8. ↑ "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:84NH-79ZM : 25 August 2021), Leroy Parkensen Tanner, 1930.
9. ↑ "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1X-W3LQ : 29 November 2018), Leroy P Tanner and Clara Peterson, 14 Oct 1934; citing Marriage, St. Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States, Arizona Department of Libraries, Archives, and Public Records, Phoenix; FHL microfilm 007541664.
10. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; 1940; Census Place: Apache, Arizona; Roll: T627_099; Page: 6B; Household 114; Line 49-52 (49); Apr 9, 1940; Enumeration District: 1-3; Ancestry's 1940 Census Image
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY5-9BG : 10 March 2018), Leroy P. Tanner, 05 Nov 1944; citing Grants, Valencia, New Mexico, reference 5560, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 1,913,321.

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRG-5JD : accessed 1 October 2017), Leroy Tanner in household of Henry M Tanner, St Joseph, Navajo, Arizona, United States; citing ED 91, sheet 2B, line 97, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 50; FHL microfilm 1,820,050.