Fred Elias Tanner

1896–1963 (Age 66)
Lewisville, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States

The Life of Fred Elias

When Fred Elias Tanner was born on 3 May 1896, in Lewisville, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States, his father, William Whitmill Tanner, was 38 and his mother, Melinda Josephine Lewis, was 30. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Minnie Hally Smith. He lived in McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Bowie, Texas, United States for about 5 years. He died on 14 January 1963, in Bowie, Texas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Northwood Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fred Elias Tanner
1896–1963
Minnie Hally Smith
1900–1981
Hulen Jack Tanner
1921–2005
Myra Jean Tanner
1929–2016

Spouse & Children

children

(2)

  • Hulen Jack Tanner

    Male1921–2005Male

  • Myra Jean Tanner

    Female1929–2016Female

Parents & Siblings

  • William Whitmill Tanner

    Male1857–Male

  • Melinda Josephine Lewis

    Female1866–Female

siblings

(9)

  • Lloyd Tanner

    Male1886–Male

  • Claude Calvin Tanner

    Male1888–1956Male

  • Maude Tanner

    Female1890–Female

  • Nide Tanner

    Male1892–Male

  • Daniel Dozier Tanner

    Male1894–1962Male

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 2

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

Age 5

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Age 18

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

Name Meaning

1 English and Dutch: occupational name for a tanner of skins, Middle English tanner, Middle Dutch taenre. (The Middle English form derives from Old English tannere, from Late Latin tannarius, reinforced by Old French taneor, from Late Latin tannator; both Late Latin forms derive from a verb tannare, possibly from a Celtic word for the oak, whose bark was used in the process.)2 Swiss and German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Tanne (in the Harz Mountains and Silesia) or Tann (southern Germany).3 Finnish: topographic or ornamental name from Finnish tanner ‘open field’.

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Freddie Tanner in household of Whitmill Tanner, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Fred Tanner, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Fred Tanner, "United States Census, 1940"

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