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This is an on-going research of the Tant and Howe family lines. My grandparents were Andrew Jackson Tant and Effie Eunice Howe. Andrew Jackson Tant was born in Gwinnett County, Georgia in 1886. He married Effie Eunice Howe on 03 April 1908 in Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia. Effie was born in 1889 in Chambers County, Alabama. Her parents were Josephus "Joseph" Howe and Lucy A. Mickle of Chambers County, Alabama. Joseph was the only son of Francis Marion Howe and Susannah "Susan" Randle Cook. Joseph was born in Pike County, Georgia, where the Howe family lived, after moving there from Jones County, Georiga. Joseph Howe had four sisters. His father, Francis Marion Howe, was born about 1834 in Georgia (possibly Jones County). Susan Randle Cook was born about 1831 in Georgia. Francis Marion Howe was a son of Hiram Howe and Martha "Patsy" Gammon. Hiram Howe was born in 1798 in South Carolina. His parents are still not proven, and much research needs to be done in order to determine who they are. Martha "Patsy" Gammon was born in 1811 in Jones County, Georgia. Hiram and Patsy Howe had 11 children, six boys and five girls. All but one of the boys died during the Civil War. The surviving son did not enlist due to the fact that he was too young to fight. Three of the sons, Francis Marion Howe, David Rucker Tinsley Howe, and William Thomas Howe, moved to Alabama from Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia. It was in Alabama that they enlisted to fight in the Civil War. Francis Marion Howe was a carpenter by trade, and he helped build ships during the war. It is known that William Thomas died at the Shimbrazo Confederate Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. David Rucker Tinsley died in Elmira, New York at the infamous Elmyra Union Prison, where he was held as a prisoner of war. Their brother, James Madison Howe, enlisted in Pike County, Georgia, where he had remained near his parents, Hiram and Patsy. He also died in the war, having been wounded at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. The lone surviving son, Jasper Newton Howe, married Martha Arabelle Bussey.
Andrew Jackson Tant was a son of William Alexander "Alex" Tant and Caroline Elizabeth Tillerson (also spelled Tillotson). After he and Effie Eunice Howe married in Rockdale County, Georgia, they lived in various parts of Georgia before moving to South Carolina, where they lived until their deaths. Andy Tant was a minister of the United Methodist Church. He was also a foreman at the textile mill near their home. He served as a minister until his early death from a brain tumor in 1943, on the night of my mother's high school graduation. He was beloved by all who knew him. Effie remained a widow until her death.
His father, Alex Tant, was a son of Harrison Tant and Mary Unknown. His mother, Caroline, was a daughter of Spencer Tillotson/Tillerson and Nancy Asalee Holman. Alex and Caroline had 6 children. Harrison and Mary, parents of Alex, had 5 children. Harrison was a son of William Edgar Tant and Mary Tant. They were cousins. William Edgar was born in 1801 in SC. Mary was born in 1803 in NC. Her line of Tants came from the NC area. Their union merged a long line of Tants from the two states. William and Mary Tant had 10 children. William Edgar Tant was a son of Nathan Tant and Elizabeth Unknown. Nathan was born in NC about 1770. He was one of two known sons of William Tant and Unknown spouse. Nathan and Elizabeth Tant had 6 children. His father, William Tant, was born in 1734. He had two known sons, Isaac, born about 1765 in NC, and Nathan. Isaac married possibly, Mary Olivia. This is a work in progress and information changes as more is learned.
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