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PFC Benjamin Allen Tanner

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PFC Benjamin Allen Tanner Veteran

Birth
De Leon, Comanche County, Texas, USA
Death
28 Jul 1959 (aged 68)
Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA
Burial
Flomot, Motley County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 3
Memorial ID
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Benjamin Allen Tanner was born February 5, 1891 in De Leon, Comanche County, Texas, to Thomas William Tanner and Gemina Williamson.

The 1910 Census shows Mr. Tanner living in Eastland County, Texas, with his parents and four siblings:
Thomas W age 58
Jemina [sic] age 48
Pearl Lee age 21
Benjamin A age 18
Rosa Lee age 16
John C age 12
Austin L age 7

Mr. Tanner married Olive Ashcraft and the birth records show the following children were born of the marriage:
Ray Nell Tanner - female, 10/17/1936, Motley County, Texas
Bengie Beth Tanner - female, 02/18/1946, Motley County, Texas

At the time of his death on July 28, 1959, Mr. Tanner was a patient in the VA Hospital in Big Spring, was widowed, a farmer, and his usual residence was Lubbock. The informant on the death certificate was noted as the VA Hospital Records.
Benjamin Allen Tanner was born February 5, 1891 in De Leon, Comanche County, Texas, to Thomas William Tanner and Gemina Williamson.

The 1910 Census shows Mr. Tanner living in Eastland County, Texas, with his parents and four siblings:
Thomas W age 58
Jemina [sic] age 48
Pearl Lee age 21
Benjamin A age 18
Rosa Lee age 16
John C age 12
Austin L age 7

Mr. Tanner married Olive Ashcraft and the birth records show the following children were born of the marriage:
Ray Nell Tanner - female, 10/17/1936, Motley County, Texas
Bengie Beth Tanner - female, 02/18/1946, Motley County, Texas

At the time of his death on July 28, 1959, Mr. Tanner was a patient in the VA Hospital in Big Spring, was widowed, a farmer, and his usual residence was Lubbock. The informant on the death certificate was noted as the VA Hospital Records.

Inscription

Benjamin A Tanner
Texas
PFC US Army
World War I
Feb 5 1891 July 28, 1959



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