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Show Winterin at Winter The Biographical Encyclopedia 131 Quarters notes the herding activities of John and his family with the following comment: "He herded the stock of the whole Camp of Israel for three months, receiving no remuneration, through a misunderstanding.?" Just what the misunder standing was, it has not been possible to learn, but it would be more interesting to learn when John Tanner ever received remuneration for things he did for the "whole Camp of Israel." Back to the "Nebraska Manuscript:" September 12, 1848, the marshall was instructed in a meeting of the High Council to see that sufficient lumber was sawed to make coffins, and that the foremen of each division send two men to help John Tanner repair the miry road. G They would need lots of lumber for coffins before the stay at Winter Quarters was over.' Little as is known about the Tanners in the westward movement, it is possible to establish the fact that all those who were migrating West were together at Winter Quarters except, of course, Albert and Myron who were with the Mormon Battalion. Amasa M. Lyman with wife Louisa Maria and family, in com pany with John "and Elizabeth and the unmarried Tanner children, crossed to the west bank of the river on July 1, and on August 10 moved to Cutler Park, two or three miles from Winter Quarters, where they located "between Heber C. Kimball and Brigham Young." August 12, "Sidney Tanner was chosen as foreman of the company," and five days later, "John Joshua Tanner and others were given permission to join themselves to Amasa M. eight Lyman's Company.?" Nathan and his wife are mentioned a number of times, so it is possible to account for all members of the family in On seventh Winter Quarters in the fall of 1846. From the various journals of the period it is possible to follow in brief outline a few of the Tanner activities, during the nearly two year stay on the Missouri River. None of them accompanied Brigham Young and the others in 1847 when the trip was made to Utah to search out a place for future settlement. Amasa M. Lyman, of the course, was with the original pioneer company, and a man by name of Thomas Tanner, a blacksmith, was in the same "ten" with Brigham Youny, but he was not a member of the John Tanner family. |
