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Show Payson, Utah Taylor, added five born in Payson. more - the Home of the children to the Tanners family, all of whom 193 were These three prolific Tanner men Freeman Everton, Joseph the ones who settled in Payson, were doing Smith and David Dan their best to make it the home of the Tanners. Together they pro duced 62 children, slightly more than one-third of John Tanner's 183 grandchildren. - - 'In 1879 David Dan moved his in Sanpete County, leaving family to Indianola, Joseph and their large numerous Freeman and families to represent the Tanners in Payson. But there were others who moved in, and Payson continued to have a large Tanner popu lation. As Payson, an example there are of those of the second generation who moved to the five children of John Joshua Tanner of South Cottonwood: William Smith Tanner, Marquis Tanner, Edward Or lando Tanner John Henry Tanner, and Elsie Tanner Lant. The children of these five families totaled forty-seven, all born in Payson. , Payson Tanners were attracted there because of grazing opportunities which made the production of livestock profitable. General agriculture was limited because of the lack of irrigation water. In more recent years, water from the Strawberry Reservoir has increased the amount of land under irrigation, and Payson produces its full share of various agricultural products. Most of the the Chapter Fifteen --Notes -People with the Tanner name are only a minor fraction of the descendants of John Tanner, probably not more than twelve or thirteen percent at the time of this writing. See the Introduction to this volume. 2See previous chapter on San Bernardino. 3Mary Jane Mount Journal (original, U of U. Library), also Myron Tanner Biography. +Mary Jane Mount Journal. 5,[bid. GIbid. 7John Tanner had 183 grandchildren. BAll quotes not otherwise noted are from Jane Mount Journal. 9See the chapter "Another Try for a Home." |
