Genealogy Report: Descendants of Richard Tennant
Descendants of Richard Tennant
10.JOHN2 TENNANT (RICHARD1, RICHARDA) was born 1785 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860.He married ROSANNA MOORE, daughter of MICHAEL MOORE and EVA BROWN.She was born 1786 in Pennsylvania, and died April 16, 1871 in Clay District, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Notes for JOHN TENNANT:
John Tennant died sometime before 1860, as his wife, Rosanna, is living with their daughter Matilday and son-in-law, Alexander Tennant.Although there is no stone there, J Ross Tennant states in his book "Memories" that John is buried in the Price Cemetery in Monongalia County, WV.
1850 US Census; Monongalia County, VA(WV); August 30, 1850; 37th District
Page Number: 332A; Dwelling Number: 583; Family Number: 584
John Tenant, 65, Male, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: 300, Born: PA
Rosanna Tenant, 62, Female, Born: PA, Cannot read and write
William Tenant, 25, Male, Farmer, Born: VA
Matilda Tenant, 22, Female, Born: VA, Cannot read and write
Notes for ROSANNA MOORE:
1860 US Census: Rosanna is listed with her daughter Matilday and her husband, Alexander Tennant.
1870 US Census: Rosanna is listed with Matilday and her husband, Alexander Tennant.
Children of JOHN TENNANT and ROSANNA MOORE are:
59. | i. | ANNA3 TENNANT, b. 1810, West Virginia; d. Unknown. | |
60. | ii. | ABRAHAM TENNANT, b. 1815, West Virginia; d. Unknown. | |
61. | iii. | MICHAEL TENNANT, b. June 16, 1816, West Virginia; d. January 10, 1875. | |
62. | iv. | SARAH A TENNANT, b. 1821, West Virginia; d. Unknown. | |
63. | v. | SOLOMON TENNANT, b. 1822, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. Bet. 1880 - 1900. | |
64. | vi. | PARMELLA TENNANT, b. 1823, West Virginia; d. Unknown. | |
65. | vii. | WILLIAM TENNANT, b. 1825, West Virginia; d. Unknown. | |
66. | viii. | MATILDAY TENNANT, b. October 24, 1826, West Virginia; d. October 30, 1905. | |
67. | ix. | MARY TENNANT, b. June 05, 1829, West Virginia; d. May 06, 1899, Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri. |
11.ABRAHAM J2 TENNANT (RICHARD1, RICHARDA) was born Abt. 1786 in Clay District, Monongalia County, West Virginia, and died December 19, 1875 in Clay District, Monongalia County, West Virginia.He married FRANCES MINOR, daughter of SAMUEL MINOR and SUSANNAH CLEGG.She was born Abt. 1799 in West Virginia, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Notes for ABRAHAM J TENNANT:
1850 US Census; Monongalia County, VA(wV); August 30, 1850; 37th District
Page Number: 331A; Dwelling Number: 572; Family Number: 573
Abraham J Tenant, 62, Male, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: 1500, Born: VA
Francess Tenant, 51, Female, Born: VA
Alexander Tenant, 25, Male, Farmer, Born: VA, Cannot read and write
Mary A Tenant, 22, Female, Born: VA, Cannot read and write
Otho Tenant, 21, Male, Farmer, Born: VA, Cannot read and write
Amanda Tenant, 18, Female, Born: VA
Minor Tenant, 17, Male, Farmer, Born: VA
Anne E Tenant, 15, Female, Born: VA
Rebecca Tenant, 12, Female, Born: VA
Sarah A Tenant, 10, Female, Born: VA
Manerva Tenant, 8, Female, Born: VA
Susanna Tenant, 27, Female, Born: VA, Cannot read and write
Loverna Tenant, 6, Female, Born: VA
NOTE: Susanna, I believe, is widowed at this time.Loverna is her daughter.
1860 US Census; Monongalia County, VA(WV); June 21, 1860; District Number 6; Jakes Run P.O.
Page Number: 254; Dwelling Number: 486; Family Number: 472
Abraham Tenant, 71, Male, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: 2000, Personal Estate: 500, Born: VA
Amanda Tenant, 27, Female, Born: VA
Rebecca Tenant, 22, Female, Born: VA
Elizabeth Tenant, 23, Female, Born: VA
Sarah Tenant, 21, Female, Born: VA
NOTE:I am assuming that Abraham's wife, Frances, has died by this time.
1870 US Census; Monongalia County, WV; September 10, 1870; Clay Township; Morgantown P.O.
Page Number: 303A; Dwelling Number: 185; Family Number: 187
Abram Tennant, 80, Male, White, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: 6600, Personal Estate: 1100, Born: WV, Male 21 years old
Amanda Tennant, 35, Female, White, At home, Born: WV, Cannot write
Elizabeth Tennant, 31, Female, White, At home, Born: WV, Cannot write
Rebecca Tennant, 30, Female, White, At home, Born: WV, Cannot write
Sarah J Varner, 30, Female, White, At home, Born: WV, Cannot read, Cannot write
Martin Tennant, 23, Male, White, Farmhand, Born: WV, Male 21 years old
NOTE: Sarah J Varner is actually Sarah A, the daughter of Abraham.I had assumed that her husband, John Calvin Varner, had died by this time, but I have two sources that give the date of his death as June 25, 1871.I could not locate him in this census.Martin Tennant is the grandson of Abraham's brother, John Tennant, and son of Abraham Tennant.
Children of ABRAHAM TENNANT and FRANCES MINOR are:
68. | i. | SAMUEL3 TENNANT, b. 1817, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. December 15, 1883, Jackson County, Ohio. | |
69. | ii. | WILLIAM M TENNANT, b. September 09, 1819, Jakes Run, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. March 17, 1879. | |
70. | iii. | MARGARET TENNANT, b. November 04, 1819, West Virginia; d. January 03, 1901. | |
71. | iv. | CASANDER TENNANT, b. January 27, 1821, West Virginia; d. January 24, 1901. | |
72. | v. | ALEXANDER TENNANT, b. March 01, 1822, West Virginia; d. August 20, 1892, Monongalia County, West Virginia. | |
73. | vi. | SUSANA TENNANT, b. 1822, West Virginia; d. March 31, 1887, Clay District, Monongalia County, West Virginia. | |
vii. | MARY ARA TENNANT, b. 1826, West Virginia; d. Unknown. |
Notes for MARY ARA TENNANT: 1860 US Census; Monongalia County, VA(WV); June 22, 1860; District Number 6; Pentress P.O. Page Number: 257; Dwelling Number: 508; Family Number: 494 Joseph Marshall, 28, Male, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: 1800, Personal Estate: 400, Born: VA Elenor Marshall, 21, Female, Born: PA Atha Marshall, 54, Female, Born: PA, Cannot read and write Susanna Marshall, 32, Female, Born: VA, Cannot read and write Elizabeth Marshall, 22, Female, Born: VA, Cannot read and write Rosana Tenant, 14, Female, Born: VA Katharine Tenant, 12, Female, Born: VA Elizabeth A Tenant, 4, Female, Born: VA Mary Tenant, 31, Female, Domestic, Born: VA Susanna Tenant, 36, Female, Domestic, Born: VA Alexander Marshall, 19, Male, Farmhand, Born: VA NOTE: Rosana, Catharine and Elizabeth A Tennant are the children of Susana Tennant's sister, Margaret.Susanna Tennant is Mary's sister.It is unclear whether they are related to the Marshall family in any way. 1870 US Census: I have not located Mary for certain in this census.There is a domestic in the Richard D Brookover household, Mary, age 43, which could be her.Richard D Brookover's wife is Catharine Tennant, the daughter of Nimrod Tennant and Catharine Moore.She is Mary's first cousin, once removed. 1880 US Census; Monongalia County, WV; June 21, 1880; Clay District Page Number: 310A; Dwelling Number: 373; Family Number: 387 Ari Tennant, White, Female, 54, Single, Keeping house, Cannot read, Cannot write, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Amanda Tennant, White, Female, 49, Sister, Single, Cannot read, Cannot write, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Emma Varner, White, Female, 9, Niece, Attended school, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV NOTE: Emma is the daughter of Mary's sister, Sarah, and John Calvin Varner.Both parents have died by this time. |
viii. | OTHO TENNANT, b. May 07, 1829, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. November 29, 1894, Fairview, Marion County, West Virginia; m. LUAMY TENNANT, May 11, 1856, Monongalia County, West Virginia; b. August 1828, Jakes Run, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. 1920, Monongalia County, West Virginia. |
Notes for OTHO TENNANT: 1860 US Census; Monongalia County, VA(WV); June 18, 1860; District Number 6; Jakes Run P.O. Page Number: 239; Dwelling Number: 374; Family Number: 363 Otho Tenant, 3?, Male, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: Blank, Personal Estate: 350, Born: VA, Cannot read and write Susanna Tenant, 3?, Female, Born: VA, Cannot read and write NOTE: Susanna is actually Luama Tennant.I could not read the last digit of their ages. 1870 US Census; Monongalia County, WV; September 14, 1870; Clay Township; Morgantown P.O. Page Number: 310A; Dwelling Number: 288; Family Number: 290 Otho Tennant, 41, Male, White, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: Blank, Personal Estate: Blank, Born: WV, Male 21 years old Luama Tennant, 42, Female, White, Keeps house, Born: WV Margaret Williams, 35, Female, White, Domestic, Born: WV, Cannot write NOTE: I am unsure if Margaret Williams has any connection to this family. 1880 US Census; Monongalia County, WV; June 9, 1880; Clay District Page Number: 297B; Dwelling Number: 166; Family Number: 170 Otha Tennant, White, Male, 51, Married, Farmer, Cannot read, Cannot write, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Luama Tennant, White, Female, 51, Wife, Married, Keeping house, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Otha J Tennant, White, Male, 13, Nephew, Single, Works on farm, Attended school, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Trainer Parker, White, Male, 20, Servant, Single, Works on farm, Cannot read, Cannot write, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Malinda Waters, White, Female, 30, Servant, Divorced, Works in kitchen, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Harry B Waters, White, Female, 1, Adopted, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV NOTE: Otha J is the son of Jacob John Tennant, Luama's brother. |
Notes for LUAMY TENNANT: 1900 US Census; Monongalia County, WV; June 4, 1900; Clay District Page Number: 47A; Dwelling Number: 44; Family Number: 45 Luamy Tennant, Head, White, Female, Born: Aug 1828, Age: 71, Widowed, Mother of 0 children, 0 living, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: PA, Farmer, Can read, Cannot write, Speaks English, Home owned, Free of Mortgage, Farm, Farm schedule: 34 Malinda A Perry, Servant, White, Female, Born: Feb 1851, Age: 49, Widowed, Mother of 2 children, 2 living, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Servant, Can read, Can write, Speaks English Harry B Tennant, Adopted Son, White, Male, Born: June 1878, Age: 21, Single, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Farm hand, Attended scholl 5 months, Can read, Can write, Speaks English Otho J Tennant, Nephew, White, Male, Born: Feb 1866, Age: 34, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Can read, Can write, Speaks English NOTE: Harry B Tennant is probably the same person listed as Harry B Waters in the 1880 census.He may be the son of Malinda Perry.Otho is the son of Luama's brother, Jacob John Tennant. 1910 US Census; Marion County, WV; Date: Blank; Paw Paw District Incorporated place: Fairview Town Page Number: 244b; Dwelling Number: 176; Family Number: 188 Luamy Tennant, Head, Female, White, Age: 81, Widowed, Mother of 0 children, 0 living, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: PA, Speaks English, Own income, Can read, Cannot write, Home owned, Free of Mortgage, House Harry Tennant, Inmate, Male, White, Age: 31, Single, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Speaks English, Laborer, Odd jobs, Wage worker, Unemployed 26 weeks in 1909, Can read, Can write Malinda A Perry, Housekeeper, Female, White, Age: 61, Widowed, Mother of 3 children, 2 living, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Speaks English, Housekeeper, Private family, Wage worker, Can read, Can write 1920 US Census; Marion County, WV; January 15, 1920; Paw Paw District Incorporated place: Fairview Town; Wilson Street Page Number: 295a; Dwelling Number: 171; Family Number: 179 Luamy Tennant, Head, Home owned, Free of Mortgage, Female, White, Age: 91, Widowed, Can read, Can write, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Speaks English Harry B Tennant, Grandson, Male, White, Age: 41, Single, Can read, Can write, Born: PA, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Speaks English, Paper hanger, Houses, Wage worker |
ix. | AMANDA TENNANT, b. 1830, West Virginia; d. 1911. |
Notes for AMANDA TENNANT: 1880 US Census; Monongalia County, WV; June 21, 1880; Clay District Page Number: 310A; Dwelling Number: 373; Family Number: 387 Ari Tennant, White, Female, 54, Single, Keeping house, Cannot read, Cannot write, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Amanda Tennant, White, Female, 49, Sister, Single, Cannot read, Cannot write, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV Emma Varner, White, Female, 9, Niece, Attended school, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV NOTE: Ari is Mary Ara Tennant. 1900 US Census; Monongalia County, WV; June 8, 1900; Clay District Page Number: 51B; Dwelling Number: 132; Family Number: 134 Amanda Tennant, Head, White, Female, Born: 1824; Age: 76, Single, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Farmer, Cannot read, Cannot write, Speaks English, Home owned, Free of Mortgage, Farm, Farm schedule: 92 Emeline Varner, Niece, White, Female, Born: Aug 1876, Age: 23, Single, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Cannot read, Cannot write, Speaks English James Varner, Adopted Son, White, Male, Born: Jan 1898, Age: 2, Single, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV NOTE: I am unsure if James is Emeline's son.He is not listed with her in the 1910 census, but Bessie is, who is listed as Emeline's daughter. 1910 US Census; Monongalia County, WV; May 3, 1910; Clay District Statler Run Road Page Number: 58b; Dwelling Number: 286; Family Number: 291 Emeline Varner, Head, Female, White, Age: 39, Widowed, Mother of 1 child, 1 living, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Speaks English, Farmer, General farm, Works on own account, Cannot read, Cannot write, Home owned, Free of Mortgage, Farm, Farm schedule: 186 Bessie Varner, Daughter, Female, White, Age: 14, Single, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Speaks English, Occupation: None, Can read, Can write, Attended school Amanda Tennant, Aunt, Female, White, Age: 80, Single, Born: WV, Father: WV, Mother: WV, Speaks English, Occupation: None, Can read, Can write |
74. | x. | MINOR TENNANT, b. July 07, 1834, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. October 27, 1922. | |
xi. | ANNE ELIZABETH TENNANT, b. 1835, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. February 11, 1874, Clay District, Monongalia County, West Virginia. | ||
xii. | REBECCA TENNANT, b. 1838, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. December 23, 1876, Clay District, Monongalia County, West Virginia. | ||
75. | xiii. | SARAH JANE TENNANT, b. 1840, Monongalia County, West Virginia; d. May 10, 1874, Clay District, Monongalia County, West Virginia. | |
xiv. | MANERVA TENNANT, b. 1842, West Virginia; d. August 28, 1857, Monongalia County, West Virginia. |