John Joshua Tanner

Birth Date
On 1811 December 19 (Born)
Death Date
On 1896 September 9 (Died)
Gender
Male

According to the Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1846-1847 (see 17 August 1846 entry), John J. Tanner received authorization to travel to the Salt Lake Valley with Amasa Lyman in 1847; but he did not actually cross the plains until 1851.  Ancestry index to the 1850 Iowa census incorrectly spells the surname "Sanner."

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