The daughter of Caddo Lake/Red River steamboat captain, Ben B. Bonham prior to him marrying Lucy Rives. Belle is the only known child of Ben and this wife. Belle married James Thomas Tanner on 18 June 1884 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. They had two known children: James Thomas "J. Tom" Tanner and Susie Tanner. Belle and JT Tanner lived in Garfield, Caddo Parish; in 1898 JTT was made postmaster of the village. In the 1900 US Federal census for Caddo Parish, Belle and her children were living on Laurel St. in Shreveport while JTT was living on a farm in Ward 2. In the summer of 1904, Belle filed for an "absolute" divorce and custody of her children. Her reasoning was to stay in control of the land and mineral rights she had inherited and invested in. Sue contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and for the 1910 and 1920 census, she and her mother were living in El Paso, Texas. Son J. Tom became active in Shreveport politics and finances become secretary-treasurer of the city among many other appointments.
The Shreveport Times.
22 November 1923
Page 16
LAST RITES TODAY FOR MRS. TANNER.
Mother of City Secretary-Treasurer Was Lifelong Resident of Parish.
Last rites for Mrs. Belle Bonham Tanner, 72, mother of J. Tom Tanner, city secretary-treasurer, who died early Wednesday after a brief illness, will be held from the late residence at 143 Lister street, at 10 a.m. today.
The Rev. Will Land of Vivian, assisted by the Rev. R. T. Ware of Shreveport, will officiate at services this morning. Burial in Forest Park cemetery will be directed by the Wellman funeral home.
Mrs. Tanner was a lifelong resident of Caddo parish with the exception of 10 years spent in El Paso, Texas. Her death was caused by pneumonia, which followed an attack of influenza two weeks ago. She was an active member of the Methodist church.
Other survivors besides her son are a sister, Mrs. [Lessie] Whitworth of Shreveport and a brother, Gray Bonham of Denver, Colo.
Pallbearers will be John McW. Ford, Joe H. Jackson, J. T. Wurtsbaugh, Hunter Huckabay, J. Bennett Johnston, Emmett Shaw, Timmons Alexander, S. O. Williams, S. I. Jeter and Dr. H. H. Darnell.
*A cenotaph is erected in Walnut Hill Cemetery [findagrave memorial #50672191] in honor of Belle Tanner being one of the first schoolteachers in the area.
The Shreveport Times.
22 November 1923
Page 16
LAST RITES TODAY FOR MRS. TANNER.
Mother of City Secretary-Treasurer Was Lifelong Resident of Parish.
Last rites for Mrs. Belle Bonham Tanner, 72, mother of J. Tom Tanner, city secretary-treasurer, who died early Wednesday after a brief illness, will be held from the late residence at 143 Lister street, at 10 a.m. today.
The Rev. Will Land of Vivian, assisted by the Rev. R. T. Ware of Shreveport, will officiate at services this morning. Burial in Forest Park cemetery will be directed by the Wellman funeral home.
Mrs. Tanner was a lifelong resident of Caddo parish with the exception of 10 years spent in El Paso, Texas. Her death was caused by pneumonia, which followed an attack of influenza two weeks ago. She was an active member of the Methodist church.
Other survivors besides her son are a sister, Mrs. [Lessie] Whitworth of Shreveport and a brother, Gray Bonham of Denver, Colo.
Pallbearers will be John McW. Ford, Joe H. Jackson, J. T. Wurtsbaugh, Hunter Huckabay, J. Bennett Johnston, Emmett Shaw, Timmons Alexander, S. O. Williams, S. I. Jeter and Dr. H. H. Darnell.
*A cenotaph is erected in Walnut Hill Cemetery [findagrave memorial #50672191] in honor of Belle Tanner being one of the first schoolteachers in the area.
The daughter of Caddo Lake/Red River steamboat captain, Ben B. Bonham prior to him marrying Lucy Rives. Belle is the only known child of Ben and this wife. Belle married James Thomas Tanner on 18 June 1884 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. They had two known children: James Thomas "J. Tom" Tanner and Susie Tanner. Belle and JT Tanner lived in Garfield, Caddo Parish; in 1898 JTT was made postmaster of the village. In the 1900 US Federal census for Caddo Parish, Belle and her children were living on Laurel St. in Shreveport while JTT was living on a farm in Ward 2. In the summer of 1904, Belle filed for an "absolute" divorce and custody of her children. Her reasoning was to stay in control of the land and mineral rights she had inherited and invested in. Sue contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and for the 1910 and 1920 census, she and her mother were living in El Paso, Texas. Son J. Tom became active in Shreveport politics and finances become secretary-treasurer of the city among many other appointments.
The Shreveport Times.
22 November 1923
Page 16
LAST RITES TODAY FOR MRS. TANNER.
Mother of City Secretary-Treasurer Was Lifelong Resident of Parish.
Last rites for Mrs. Belle Bonham Tanner, 72, mother of J. Tom Tanner, city secretary-treasurer, who died early Wednesday after a brief illness, will be held from the late residence at 143 Lister street, at 10 a.m. today.
The Rev. Will Land of Vivian, assisted by the Rev. R. T. Ware of Shreveport, will officiate at services this morning. Burial in Forest Park cemetery will be directed by the Wellman funeral home.
Mrs. Tanner was a lifelong resident of Caddo parish with the exception of 10 years spent in El Paso, Texas. Her death was caused by pneumonia, which followed an attack of influenza two weeks ago. She was an active member of the Methodist church.
Other survivors besides her son are a sister, Mrs. [Lessie] Whitworth of Shreveport and a brother, Gray Bonham of Denver, Colo.
Pallbearers will be John McW. Ford, Joe H. Jackson, J. T. Wurtsbaugh, Hunter Huckabay, J. Bennett Johnston, Emmett Shaw, Timmons Alexander, S. O. Williams, S. I. Jeter and Dr. H. H. Darnell.
*A cenotaph is erected in Walnut Hill Cemetery [findagrave memorial #50672191] in honor of Belle Tanner being one of the first schoolteachers in the area.
The Shreveport Times.
22 November 1923
Page 16
LAST RITES TODAY FOR MRS. TANNER.
Mother of City Secretary-Treasurer Was Lifelong Resident of Parish.
Last rites for Mrs. Belle Bonham Tanner, 72, mother of J. Tom Tanner, city secretary-treasurer, who died early Wednesday after a brief illness, will be held from the late residence at 143 Lister street, at 10 a.m. today.
The Rev. Will Land of Vivian, assisted by the Rev. R. T. Ware of Shreveport, will officiate at services this morning. Burial in Forest Park cemetery will be directed by the Wellman funeral home.
Mrs. Tanner was a lifelong resident of Caddo parish with the exception of 10 years spent in El Paso, Texas. Her death was caused by pneumonia, which followed an attack of influenza two weeks ago. She was an active member of the Methodist church.
Other survivors besides her son are a sister, Mrs. [Lessie] Whitworth of Shreveport and a brother, Gray Bonham of Denver, Colo.
Pallbearers will be John McW. Ford, Joe H. Jackson, J. T. Wurtsbaugh, Hunter Huckabay, J. Bennett Johnston, Emmett Shaw, Timmons Alexander, S. O. Williams, S. I. Jeter and Dr. H. H. Darnell.
*A cenotaph is erected in Walnut Hill Cemetery [findagrave memorial #50672191] in honor of Belle Tanner being one of the first schoolteachers in the area.
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