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214 John Tanner and His Family Mattie Tanner, now Barker resides at 29 Tracy Park, Rochester, N. York. their Post Office ad­ Wm. G. Tanner lives in Orange Co. N. Y. dress has been Monroe, but as they have moved lately, cannot give present address. They have four children, but their ages I cannot - give. We heard that brother Elisha's family had received their circular one of sister Matilda's children, don't know what action they have taken upon it. There is only two of them, Myron E. and Emily A. Tanner. They reside at 180 Halsey St. Brooklyn, N. York. We through have no record of the Tanner has. family any farther back than brother Nathan Now my family consists of three, myself, wife, and adopted daughter. I, Martin H. Tanner was born the twenty first day of March, 1822, and married the sixth day of April, 1854 to Anne C. Brown Tanner my wife, was born the second adopted daughter of twenty fifth day of can give. Now day of Nov. 1823. Mamie A. Tanner, Martin H. and A. C. B. Tanner was born the June 1868. That is about all the record we would be happy to meet you, in your reunion but under ex­ it will be impossible to do so. I had a fall several circumstances isting weeks ago from which I have not recovered. I got up on the top rail of a picket fence, in undertaking to jump my feet slipped and I fell on the picket, and injured my right side very much. we We have had so little communication between us that I hardly know how to write or what to write about. I would like to hear from you all, whether Mother Tanner is living. Please give me a genealogy of the Tanner family, who resides in your vicinity. Also a historical account of your meeting and oblige. Your absent brother Much love to all Yours truly M. H. Tanner, Hope to hear from you It is to be Paulsboro, Glo. Co. N.J. soon. that Martin Henry Tanner was unable to the hopes secretary took time to write the particulars of the gathering to him as he sounded homesick. It is doubtful that any other communications came from the Tanners regretted attend the reunion. The author