Tanner Families of North Carolina and Georgia

Marty and Karla Grant

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I've quit updating most of my hand made family web pages and moved my data to an online database. It is now much easier to keep it up to date and to add new information. Click here to access the new database.

There are exceptions for some families and they’ll have their own “hand made” page. Many of the links below, however, go to database pages.

Greene Co., GA formed 1786 from Wilkes and Washington

∙ John Tanner (bef 1755-1811) and 1) Margaret — and 2) Mary (—) Nixon of NC (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus) and GA (Wilkes, Greene, Oglethorpe).

Oglethorpe Co., GA formed 1793 from Wilkes and Greene

∙ John Tanner (bef 1755-1811) and 1) Margaret — and 2) Mary (—) Nixon of NC (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus) and GA (Wilkes, Greene, Oglethorpe).

∙ Joseph Tanner (c1765/74-c1828) and 1) Unknown, 2) Elizabeth — of GA (Oglethorpe) and NC (Mecklenburg, Burke, McDowell, Macon).

Rabun Co., GA formed 1819 from Habersham, Cherokee lands

∙ John Tanner (c1802-aft 1880) and 1) Susannah Stroud, 2) Rachel Potts of NC (Burke, McDowell, Macon) and GA (Union, Towns).

Towns Co., GA formed 1856 from Rabun and Union.

∙ John Tanner (c1802-aft 1880) and 1) Susannah Stroud, 2) Rachel Potts of NC (Burke, McDowell, Macon) and GA (Union, Towns).

Union Co., GA formed 1832 from Cherokee

∙ John Tanner (c1802-aft 1880) and 1) Susannah Stroud, 2) Rachel Potts of NC (Burke, McDowell, Macon) and GA (Union, Towns).

Wilkes Co., GA formed 1777 from unorganized territory.

∙ John Tanner (bef 1755-1811) and 1) Margaret — and 2) Mary (—) Nixon of NC (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus) and GA (Wilkes, Greene, Oglethorpe).

Burke Co., NC formed 1770 from Rowan

∙ John Tanner (c1802-aft 1880) and 1) Susannah Stroud, 2) Rachel Potts of NC (Burke, McDowell, Macon) and GA (Union, Towns).

∙ Joseph Tanner (c1765/74-c1828) and 1) Unknown, 2) Elizabeth — of GA (Oglethorpe) and NC (Mecklenburg, Burke, McDowell, Macon).

Cabarrus Co., NC

∙ John Tanner (bef 1755-1811) and 1) Margaret — and 2) Mary (—) Nixon of NC (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus) and GA (Wilkes, Greene, Oglethorpe).

Macon Co., NC formed 1828 from Haywood

∙ John Tanner (c1802-aft 1880) and 1) Susannah Stroud, 2) Rachel Potts of NC (Burke, McDowell, Macon) and GA (Union, Towns).

∙ Joseph Tanner (c1765/74-c1828) and 1) Unknown, 2) Elizabeth — of GA (Oglethorpe) and NC (Mecklenburg, Burke, McDowell, Macon).

Mecklenburg Co., NC

∙ John Tanner (bef 1755-1811) and 1) Margaret — and 2) Mary (—) Nixon of NC (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus) and GA (Wilkes, Greene, Oglethorpe).

∙ Joseph Tanner (bef 1726-1781) and Ann — of PA (Chester) and NC (Mecklenburg)

∙ Joseph Tanner (c1765/74-c1828) and 1) Unknown, 2) Elizabeth — of GA (Oglethorpe) and NC (Mecklenburg, Burke, McDowell, Macon).

Chester Co., PA

∙ Joseph Tanner (bef 1726-1781) and Ann — of PA (Chester) and NC (Mecklenburg).

∙ Phillip Tanner (c1693-1751) and Mary (c1697-1761) of PA (Chester).

Revised: March 15, 2026

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