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Ruth Tanner

Ruth Tanner

Female 1822 - 1899  (76 years)


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  • Name Ruth Tanner 
    Birth 17 Mar 1822  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Anecdote
    • Ruth's last name is spelled so many different ways in various documents relating to her and to other members of the family that I've made a decision in each case to spell it the way it was in that particular document. So you will see the name spelled Tanner, Tennor, Tennar, Tenner, etc. -- in this database. I can find nothing definitive to date that shows a "right way" or even an "accepted way" to spell this name. My g2grandmother, Ruth, named her son James Tanner Denbow, so that is my personal preference.
    Marriage Bride 2 Jan 1845  Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marriage license issued 31 December 1844 "on oath of groom." Rev. Elias Gatchel signed the document on 10 February 1845. This license is reproduced in Bazzel's Civil War pension file. The minister and/or copyist was not too careful with his spellings, as "Denbow" is spelled "Danbow" and "Tanner" is spelled "Tennor." Some researchers have thought that this was an alternate spelling of Ruth's last name; however, I've concluded that it's just sloppy spelling, though other members of her family spell Tanner in a variety of other ways.
      Witness Role: Principal: [F302] ...of Bazzel DENBOW and Ruth TANNER
      Witness Role: Bride: [I4254] Ruth TANNER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1036] Bazzel DENBOW
      Witness Role: Minister: [I5213] Elias GATCHEL
    MC Bazzel & Ruth (copy from court records)
    MC Bazzel & Ruth (copy from court records)
    This marriage certificate spells Ruth's last name as "Tennor." The spelling of her last name varies a great deal, and it is sometimes seen as "Tennar" or "Tenner" as well.
    MC: Ruth Tanner-Bazzell Denbow (from Ruth's pension application)
    MC Ruth Tanner-Bazzel Denbow
    This marriage certificate spells Ruth's last name as "Tennor." The spelling of her last name varies a great deal, and it is sometimes seen as "Tennar" or "Tenner" as well.
    Caption Note: MC: Ruth Tanner-Bazzell Denbow (from Ruth's pension application)
    Keywords: Picture
    Tanner-Denbow Harrison County Marriages
    Tanner-Denbow Harrison County Marriages
    Census Principal 2 31 Jul 1850  Center Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I1036] Bazzel DENBOW
      Witness Role: Principal 2: [I4254] Ruth TANNER
      Witness Role: Head of Household: [I1036] Bazzel DENBOW
    Name Ruth Denbow 
    Death 21 Jan 1899  Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 21 Jan 1899  Bracken Ridge Cemetery, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Tanner,   b. 1771  (Grandfather) 
    Rebecca Belt,   b. Abt 1750   d. 1895  (Age ~ 145 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I4254  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2025 

    Father John Tanner,   b. 1791, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1852, Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Other Partners: Elizabeth Adams  m. 9 May 1844  
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Tipton,   b. 1794   d. 1843, Harrison, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Jan 1816  [1
    • War of 1812 Veteran
      Witness Role: Bride: [I4335] Mary Elizabeth TIPTON
      Witness Role: Groom: [I4288] John TANNER
    Family ID F331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bazzel Denbow,   b. 14 Jan 1819, Harford, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1896, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1845  Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marriage license issued 31 December 1844 "on oath of groom." Rev. Elias Gatchel signed the document on 10 February 1845. This license is reproduced in Bazzel's Civil War pension file. The minister and/or copyist was not too careful with his spellings, as "Denbow" is spelled "Danbow" and "Tanner" is spelled "Tennor." Some researchers have thought that this was an alternate spelling of Ruth's last name; however, I've concluded that it's just sloppy spelling, though other members of her family spell Tanner in a variety of other ways.
      Witness Role: Bride: [I4254] Ruth TANNER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1036] Bazzel DENBOW
      Witness Role: Minister: [I5213] Elias GATCHEL
    MC Bazzel & Ruth (copy from court records)
    MC Bazzel & Ruth (copy from court records)
    This marriage certificate spells Ruth's last name as "Tennor." The spelling of her last name varies a great deal, and it is sometimes seen as "Tennar" or "Tenner" as well.
    MC: Ruth Tanner-Bazzell Denbow (from Ruth's pension application)
    MC Ruth Tanner-Bazzel Denbow
    This marriage certificate spells Ruth's last name as "Tennor." The spelling of her last name varies a great deal, and it is sometimes seen as "Tennar" or "Tenner" as well.
    Caption Note: MC: Ruth Tanner-Bazzell Denbow (from Ruth's pension application)
    Keywords: Picture
    Tanner-Denbow Harrison County Marriages
    Tanner-Denbow Harrison County Marriages
    Children 
    +1. Hannah Jane Denbow,   b. 4 Nov 1945, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1920, Millwood, Guernsey, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Joseph Paith  m. 1867
    +2. James Tanner Denbow,   b. 15 Jan 1847, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1928, Woodsfield, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Sarah Catherine Rose  m. 12 Feb 1871
    >3. Martha A. Denbow,   b. 30 Jun 1850, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1922, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Robert Scott  m. 28 May 1868
    +4. William Jordan Denbow,   b. 1853, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1926 (Age 73 years)
    Sarah Elizabeth Baker  m. 29 Aug 1875;   Mary Emily McGurk  m. 14 Jun 1899
     5. Sarah A. Denbow,   b. 1856, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1856 (Age 0 years)
    +6. Mary C. Denbow,   b. 11 Apr 1860, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1945 (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Richard Clegg  m. 8 Sep 1878
    Documents
    Bazzel Denbow / Ruth Tanner (F302)
    Bazzel Denbow / Ruth Tanner (F302)
    Family ID F302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2025 

  • Documents
    1860 Census, Monroe, Summit (Bazzel Family)
    1860 Census, Monroe, Summit (Bazzel Family)

    Headstones
    Ruth Tanner Tombstone (2018)
    Ruth Tanner Tombstone (2018)
    Caption Note: Ruth Tanner Denbow tombstone, Bracken Ridge Cemetery.
    Media Date: 1899
    Keywords: Picture
    Bazzel and Ruth Tanner Denbow's Tombstones
    Bazzel and Ruth Tanner Denbow's Tombstones

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. (2025, July 6). Ruth Tanner. Hillbillies & Vikings. Retrieved from https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I4254&tree=tree1

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Issac Stanton DENBOW.

    2. [S39] U.S. Pension Bureau.

    3. [S166] U.S. Census Bureau.

    4. [S1] Carl Jón Denbow.


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