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Show John Tanner and His 406 Family Married name Randall settled in and settled in New York. Matilda Came to the valley, lives now at Beaver. (Edward Kirtland. Sidney John Came to Salt Lake-Lives at and Edwin-twins, died young.) came to Salt Lake lives at Cottonwood. Maria Cottonwood. Nathan Married Amasa M. Lyman, once an apostle of the church Louisa - - - - - - Lives at Filmore. Henry - Lives in the state of New Jersey. Albert Died in California. All of these except Henry, that we know anything about raised large families. After the death of his second wife John Tanner married Elizabeth Seth Benjamin Beswick, by whom he had eight children, viz. Myron Philomela-Died young. Freeman Everton Francis, Joseph Smith Sariah who died at the age of fourteen. David Dan Died young, - - - - - living have large families. I cannot give their geneologies, but Marion Lyman, son of Maria Louisa (Tanner) Lyman holds a complete family genealogy of the Tanner family. John Tanner Sen. died at All these Cottonwood Salt Lake Co. Utah in 1850. Tanner served in the Mormon Battallion during the war Came to Salt Lake in the fall of 1847, returning to Winter same season. Came to Salt Lake again and from there went to Cal., with his brother Seth in 1850, shortly after his father's death, where they worked two years and a half in the gold mines, after which he went to San Bernardino where he joined the rest of his mother's Myron with Mexico. Quarters the He came again to Salt Lake in 1855, when we became acquainted. He returned to San Bernardine, and came again, the following spring, and we were married on the 22 of May 1556. Since that time he has resided in Utah, although he has been to Cal. several times on business. family. was called as bishop of the third ward of Provo City. Ordain ed under the hands of George A Smith which position he has held with honor for nearly 17 years. He is a large man, measuring 5 ft. lOin in height and weighs 250 lbs. has brown hair and eyes and fair skin. Of pleasant disposition and sound judgement, firm in whatever he deems to be right. He entered the order of Celestial marriage, from a conviction of right, and has striven to do his duty and live uprightly before God. He fills several important offices, both for the Church and County. He will be 55 years old his next birth day being nearly eleven years my senior. In 1864 he These few lines I dedicate to my posterity, legacy my fall. May God bless not you and give you health and is the prayer of your Ancestor. Mary Jane Tanner. knowing happiness to whom the and long life, |
