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Re: My Great Grandfather

TENNANT

Posted By: Neil Hall (email)
Date: 4/11/2010 at 18:27:22

In Response To: My Great Grandfather (Stephen Victor Tennant)

I do free volunteer lookups here in Taylor County, I'll be glad to help when I have time.

1900 census Bedford Township, Taylor County, Iowa
Tennant, Alpheus, head, b. Feb 1852, m. 19 yrs, WV WV WV, farmer,
Beckie, wife, b. Oct 1858, PA PA WV
Herschel, son, b. Jan 1883, WV WV PA
Victor, son,b. Aug 1894, IA WV PA
Hazel, dau, b. Feb 1896, IA WV PA

Newspaper Index items - I can copy this if you would like them, or they can be gotten from microfilm either at the Bedford Library or County Museum when you come.

Tennant, Hazel 29 Bfd wed Everett Taylor 29 DesMoines; 31 Jul at Creston. BTR & BFP 05 Aug 1926

Tennant, H.V. & dau Hazel to Portage, Wi to visit sons Victor & H.V. Tennant. BTR 09 Aug 1917, BFP 08 Aug 1917

Tennant, A. to family reunion at brother A.L. Tennant in Creston; 27 present. BTR 06 Dec 1917

Tennant, Rebecca Ann, born 23 Oct 1858 Green co, Pa; died southeast of Bedford; wed 01 Oct 1880 Alpheus Tennant, 5 ch; f Isaac Lemley; m Anna --; interred Fairview Bedford. BTR 16 Mar 1916

Tennant, Herschell (M&) of Madison, Wi visit his parents M& A. Tennant. BTR 16 Sep 1915

1895 Iowa State Census Bedford township, Taylor County, IA
A. Tennant 47 W Virginia
Rebecca Tennant 37 Pennsylvania
Hershell Tennant 12 W Virginia
Vergie Tennant 3 Taylor Co Iowa

I can also do courthouse lookups.

You are correct about their burial in Fairview. Fairview is in the SW corner of Bedford. On entering the main gate on the North end, the road splits. Take the drive toward the right or west. Alpheus and Rebecca are buried in Row 7 on the west side of the drive, about midway down the road. Also buried near them is son Virgil who died at age 8 in 1899.

If Victor was born in 1894 as reported on the 1900 census, he should have been listed on the 1895 census.

At the Taylor County Courthouse, Birth, Death and marriage records are in the County Recorder's office along with land records. Wills and probate records are in the County Clerk's office which due to budget cuts is only open a couple days a week. So you'll want to check ahead if you need in there.

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