Edward Alexander TANNER

1864 - 1945  (80 years)

• Name	Edward Alexander TANNER
  Birth	2 Dec 1864	First South, Lunenburg, NS   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Mar 1945	Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I308042	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	George Joseph TANNER,   b. 8 Nov 1835, Blue Rocks, Lunenburg, NS d. 30 Sep 1917, Tanner's Settlement, Lunenburg, NS (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sophia Catherine TANNER,   b. 4 Aug 1832, Tanner's Settlement, Lunenburg, NS d. 9 Feb 1872, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1856	Lunenburg County, NS
  Family ID	F54565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Adah Augusta ACKER,   b. 13 Jan 1855, Oakland, Lunenburg, NS d. 13 Jan 1915, First South, Lunenburg, NS (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1900	Lunenburg County, NS   [4]
  	The NS marriage register records a marriage affidavit for Edward A. TANNER and Ada A. NOWE which state sonly that he is Edward A. TANNER , age 33, fisherman of Middle South, and that she is Ada NOWE, Widow of full age, of Lunenburg. Since there was no marriage return slip, only an affidavit, it would appear that this was a common-law marriage. Then, in Oct 1901, someone who would appear to be this same Edward A. TANNER formally marries Bessie May NOWE, and when Ada dies in 1915, her death record states that she is single. So it would appear that the parties who submitted the marriage affidavit in 1900 quickly changed their minds and walked away.. The NS marriage register records a marriage affidavit for Edward A. TANNER and Ada A. NOWE which state sonly that he is Edward A. TANNER , age 33, fisherman of Middle South, and that she is Ada NOWE, Widow of full age, of Lunenburg. Since there was no marriage return slip, only an affidavit, it would appear that this was a common-law marriage. Then, in Oct 1901, someone who would appear to be this same Edward A. TANNER formally marries Bessie May NOWE, and when Ada dies in 1915, her death record states that she is single. So it would appear that the parties who submitted the marriage affidavit in 1900 quickly changed their minds and walked away..
  Family ID	F125600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Bessie May NOWE,   b. Nov 1881, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS d. 22 Feb 1919, Blockhouse, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 37 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1901	Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS   [5]
  Children	1. Alfred TANNER   d. Bef Feb 2006   2. Russell TANNER   d. Bef Feb 2006   3. Muriel May TANNER,   b. 16 Sep 1902, Blockhouse, Lunenburg, NS d. 7 Jul 1922, Blockhouse, Lunenburg, NS (Age 19 years)   4. Helen Evelyn TANNER,   b. Jul 1906, First South, Lunenburg, NS d. 22 Mar 1982, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 75 years)   5. Basil Alexander TANNER,   b. Apr 1909, Blockhouse, Lunenburg, NS d. 22 Jan 1990, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 80 years)   6. Blanche Matilda TANNER,   b. 3 Aug 1912, Blockhouse, Lunenburg, NS d. 4 Feb 2006, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F125602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] 1911 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Farmville, family #158. [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg. [S11693] %An unknown source. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1900 book: 1829 page: 243 number: 181. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1901 book: 1829 page: 256 number: 147.