John Tanner and his family

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248 John Tanner and His Family The other three who married Horace Greely, Ina Eugenia made their home in south Laverne and Clarence (Ringrose) Cottonwood. There were eighteen children born to these children of J ohn Joshua. - - , This rounded out John Joshua's family. Of his grandchildren about one in seven was born in Cottonwood indicating how the members of his family had left the home area. The author consulted with Vernon Joseph Tanner, a grandson of John Joshua who still owns a small tract of land on the old homestead together with a home of considerable age, and he knew of no descendants of his grandfather John Joshua, besides himself, who still resides in the only immediate area. It is quite possible John Joshua engaged in other activities than farming. As indicated in the chapter "The Promised Land," the members of the Tanner family had interests in a hotel or boarding house at "Tannerville" and Nathan, Jr., contracted for hauling ore down Cottonwood Canyon. John Joshua may have been interest­ ed in these or other ventures, but the fact that his oldest sons left south Cottonwood and went to other locations indicates a lack of opportunities there. Like so many other sections in Salt Lake Valley, the old farms rapidly disappearing and subdivisions for housing projects are taking over. If John Joshua were to return to look over his pos­ sessions of yesteryears, he might have difficulty locating his old farm. are But if he were looking for descendants great-grandchildren down to the sixth or seventh generation he would find them in large numbers in many parts of the country. The author's figures indicate that he has the largest number of descendants of any of John's prolific sons and daughters. In 1942 his descendants numbered 1,133, nearly a hundred more than the next most numerous." - -