James Ross Tanner (abt. 1818 - 1900)

Born about Sep 1818 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Son of George Michael Tanner and Catherine (Brady) Tanner

Husband of Elizabeth (Banisher) Tanner — married 1905 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1900 at about age 81 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

James Ross Tanner was born about Sep 1818 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, son of George Michael Tanner (1796 - 1843) and Catherine (Brady) Tanner (~1800 - ~1860).

His siblings were:

1. David Tanner (1823 - 1897)
2. McDaniel David Tanner (1824 - 1916)
3. Logan Michael Tanner (1825 - 1863)
4. Lydia Millie (Tanner) McWhorter (1828 - >1880)
5. Andrew Jackson Tanner (1829 - 1916)

James married Melissa Henbree (~1820 - ~1868) Their children were:

1. Isaiah Columbus Tanner (1846 - 1901)
2. Amanda C. Elizabeth (Tanner) Amerson (1848 - 1930)
3. William Marion Tanner (1851 - 1933)
4. James Thomas Tanner (1854 - 1930)
5. Mary Ann Tanner (1856 - 1926).

James married Elizabeth Banisher (1838 - 1921) in 1905 in Jackson County, Georgia. Their children were:

1. Charlie A. Augustus Tanner (1876 - ~1945)
2. Ruth Catherine (Tanner) Pethel (1878 - 1959)
3. Henry Benjamin Tanner (1881 - 1959).

In 1840, James was living in Warkers, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 41; Page: 285; Family History Library Film: 0007043, Name: James Tanner,.

James died on 12 Jun 1900 in Jackson County aged ~81.

James was born in 1817. He was the son of George Tanner and Catherine Brady. He passed away in 1900.

DNA

Please join our Family GEDmatch Ancestor Project: # All About Our Family Connection. ^[1]

1. James Ross Tanner - Henry Benjamin Tanner - Esther Grace Tanner - Carolyn Elizabeth Davis - 3rd cousin

Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Carolyn (Davis) Norris and Lula Mae (Burns) Taylor, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are George Tanner and Catherine Brady, the great great grandparents of both Carolyn (Davis) Norris and Lula Mae (Burns) Taylor. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 46 cM across 3 segments.^[2]

1840 Census

Year: 1840; Census Place: Warkers, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 41; Page: 285; Family History Library Film: 0007043, Name: James Tanner, Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Warkers, Forsyth, Georgia, Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1, Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1, Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1, Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2, Total Free White Persons: 2, Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 2 ^[3]

Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: 63; Page: 64a, Name: Jas R Tanner, Gender: Male, Age: 27, Birth Year: abt 1823, Birthplace: North Carolina, Home in 1850: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: Agriculture, Line Number: 10, Dwelling Number: 879, Family Number: 879, Household Members, Age, Jas R Tanner 27, Melissa Tanner 30, Columbus Tanner 3, Elizabeth Tanner 2 ^[4]

Year: 1860; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 5, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: M653_122; Page: 863; Family History Library Film: 803122, Name: J R Tanner, Age: 40, Birth Year: abt 1820, Gender: Male, Birth Place: North Carolina, Home in 1860: Atlanta Ward 5, Fulton, Georgia, Dwelling Number: 1119, Family Number: 1226, Occupation: Carpenter, Cannot Read, Write: Y, Household Members, Age, J R Tanner 40, Malisa Tanner 40, Izah C Tanner 14, Amanda Tanner 11, William M Tanner 9, James T Tanner 7, Mary A Tanner 4 ^[5]

Year: 1870; Census Place: Albany, Dougherty, Georgia; Roll: M593_147; Page: 448B, Name: James Tanner, Age in 1870: 54, Birth Date: abt 1816, Birthplace: North Carolina, Dwelling Number: 55, Home in 1870: Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, Race: White, Gender: Male, Post Office: Albany, Occupation: Carpenter, Cannot Read: Yes, Cannot Write: Yes, Male Citizen Over 21: Yes, Inferred Children: Isaiah Tanner, Amanda Tanner, Wm M Tanner, James T Tanner, Mary A Tanner, Household Members, Age, James Tanner 54, Isaiah Tanner 24, Amanda Tanner 21, Wm M Tanner 19, James T Tanner 16, Mary A Tanner 14, Anna Amerson 3, James Amerson 3/12 ^[6]

Year: 1880; Census Place: Wild Cat, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 140; Page: 231D; Enumeration District: 025, Name: J. R. Tanner, Age: 60, Birth Date: Abt 1820, Birthplace: South Carolina, Home in 1880: Wild Cat, Cherokee, Georgia, USA, Dwelling Number: 337, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of House: Self (Head), Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Tanner, Occupation: House Carpenter, Months Not Employed: 1, Cannot Read: Yes, Cannot Write: Yes, Neighbors: View others on page, Household Members, Age, Relationship, J. R. Tanner 60 Self (Head), Elizabeth Tanner 41 Wife, Charley Tanner 3 Son, Rutha Tanner 1 Daughter^[7]

Year: 1900; Census Place: Hoschton, Jackson, Georgia; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240206, Name: James R Tanner, Age: 82 Birth Date: Sep 1817, Birthplace: North Carolina, Home in 1900: Hoschton, Jackson, Georgia, House Number: 1, Sheet Number: 6, Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 80, Family Number: 82, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of House: Head, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Elizebeth Tanner, Marriage Year: 1844, Years Married: 56, Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina, Occupation: Farmer, Months Not Employed: 0, Can Read: No, Can Write: No, Can Speak English: Yes, House Owned or Rented: Rent, Farm or House: F, Household Members, Age, Relationship, James R Tanner 82 Head, Elizebeth Tanner 61 Wife, Charlie A Tanner 23 Son, Ruth C Tanner 21 Daughter, Henry B Tanner 18 Son ^[8]

Death of James Rose Tanner

Name: James R Tanner, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 1818, Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, Death Date: 12 Jun 1900, Cemetery: Bethabra Baptist Church Cemetery New, Burial or Cremation Place: Barrow County, Georgia, Spouse: Elizabeth Tanner, Children: Henry Benjamin Tanner ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.gedmatch.com/
2. ↑ Ancestry.com
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Warkers, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 41; Page: 285; Family History Library Film: 0007043
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1736163 (accessed 16 June 2022)
   James Tanner.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com, findagrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105921068/james-r-tanner