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FLOYD ARTHUR & DOROTHY (SOUTHWICK) TANNER
Floyd & Dorothy married on October 29, 1934 in a parsonage in Albion, PA where their previous minister was serving as pastor. Harry Williams officiated at the service with Ola Southwick, sister of the bride, as Maid of Honor and Ralph, brother of the groom as Best Man.
The four drove to Albion in a Chevy. It was snowing so hard they had to stop often to clean off the windshield. They were two hours late to their own wedding!
Floyd & Dorothy met at the Tanner/Sturgis reunion when Dorothy was only 8 or 9 years old. Dorothy's mother was a Sturgis and Floyd's Uncle Leo was a Sturgis who married Inez Gross. Uncle leo's sister, Blanche, married Amos Tanner and his brother, Fred, married Lela Sturgis.
Floyd & Dorothy married on October 29, 1934 in a parsonage in Albion, PA where their previous minister was serving as pastor. Harry Williams officiated at the service with Ola Southwick, sister of the bride, as Maid of Honor and Ralph, brother of the groom as Best Man.
The four drove to Albion in a Chevy. It was snowing so hard they had to stop often to clean off the windshield. They were two hours late to their own wedding!
Floyd & Dorothy met at the Tanner/Sturgis reunion when Dorothy was only 8 or 9 years old. Dorothy's mother was a Sturgis and Floyd's Uncle Leo was a Sturgis who married Inez Gross. Uncle leo's sister, Blanche, married Amos Tanner and his brother, Fred, married Lela Sturgis.
TANNER FAMILY PHOTOS
Top Photo: Floyd Tanner poses with three of his children: Robert, Raymond, and Rachel in 1941 at the old farm in Amity Township.
Bottom Photo: Dorothy Tanner holding her new baby in 1941 at the old farm. The baby is Raymond.
Floyd & Dorothy moved, with their family to Wattsburg only a year or two after these pictures were taken. They purchased the lot on the corner of South and Main Streets beside the Wattsburg Hotel.
Top Photo: Floyd Tanner poses with three of his children: Robert, Raymond, and Rachel in 1941 at the old farm in Amity Township.
Bottom Photo: Dorothy Tanner holding her new baby in 1941 at the old farm. The baby is Raymond.
Floyd & Dorothy moved, with their family to Wattsburg only a year or two after these pictures were taken. They purchased the lot on the corner of South and Main Streets beside the Wattsburg Hotel.
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TANNER CHILDREN IN WATTSBURG
Top Photo: Raymond and Robert Tanner pet their lamb. Photo taken 1947 or 49.
Middle Photo: Raymond, Robert & Rachel Tanner with their kitties. The children were posing beside their home at the corner of South and Main Streets. They lived beside the hotel. To their left, in the back ground, is the J.D. Brown Service Station (now Denny's). To the right is the apartment building known as "The Beehive" where the bank is now located. Photo taken 1945-46.
When Floyd & Dorothy purchased the lot, it had a store there that became Tanner's Feed & Supply Store. Before that it had belonged to Fuller's Undertaking. Raymond said they used to play in the old wooden coffins in the barn attic when he was little. Floyd tore down the store and built the house now owned by Jeanette Ramsdell.
Bottom Photo: Raymond and Charles Tanner shoveled coal for their father, Floyd, in 1950. Floyd used to go to Union City and bring the coal back to town. They shoveled the coal onto the conveyer to get it into the barn. (Behind where Ramsdell's live now.)
Top Photo: Raymond and Robert Tanner pet their lamb. Photo taken 1947 or 49.
Middle Photo: Raymond, Robert & Rachel Tanner with their kitties. The children were posing beside their home at the corner of South and Main Streets. They lived beside the hotel. To their left, in the back ground, is the J.D. Brown Service Station (now Denny's). To the right is the apartment building known as "The Beehive" where the bank is now located. Photo taken 1945-46.
When Floyd & Dorothy purchased the lot, it had a store there that became Tanner's Feed & Supply Store. Before that it had belonged to Fuller's Undertaking. Raymond said they used to play in the old wooden coffins in the barn attic when he was little. Floyd tore down the store and built the house now owned by Jeanette Ramsdell.
Bottom Photo: Raymond and Charles Tanner shoveled coal for their father, Floyd, in 1950. Floyd used to go to Union City and bring the coal back to town. They shoveled the coal onto the conveyer to get it into the barn. (Behind where Ramsdell's live now.)
WATTSBURG POST OFFICE & WATTSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Top Photos: The Wattsburg Post Office on Main Street during the 1977-78 winter. Most snow piles around town that were this high were either used for sledding or to tunnel through for fun by neighboring children.
Bottom Photos: Floyd Tanner was the janitor and maintenance man in the 1970s. Here he poses outside the school which he was responsible to keep paths open to all the emergency doors. He dug to the door that is behind him making a tunnel to get in later that winter. It is easy to see how the snow eventually reached the roof as a thaw did not come until spring. I remember as a little girl looking out the school windows to see only a wall of snow.
Top Photos: The Wattsburg Post Office on Main Street during the 1977-78 winter. Most snow piles around town that were this high were either used for sledding or to tunnel through for fun by neighboring children.
Bottom Photos: Floyd Tanner was the janitor and maintenance man in the 1970s. Here he poses outside the school which he was responsible to keep paths open to all the emergency doors. He dug to the door that is behind him making a tunnel to get in later that winter. It is easy to see how the snow eventually reached the roof as a thaw did not come until spring. I remember as a little girl looking out the school windows to see only a wall of snow.
NEW GENERATION PHOTOS:
Top Left: Danielle Stull and Jordan Curtis enjoyed dressing for the Wattsburg 175th Anniversary parade. Here they pose at the Wattsburg Museum. Jordan is the daughter of Tina L. Tanner
Top Right: Amanda Hart, Noelle Tanner, and Amber Hart pose for a picture at Della Bayle Park in Wattsburg in 1999. Amber and Amanda are the daughters of Tammy (Tanner) and Charles Hart. Noelle is the daughter of Arthur Tanner and Angel Yates.
Bottom: Amanda Hart seems to be bowing in prayer before her meal but has actually fallen asleep after a busy day. The Harts lived at 14443 Lowville Street when the photo was taken in February 1996.
Top Left: Danielle Stull and Jordan Curtis enjoyed dressing for the Wattsburg 175th Anniversary parade. Here they pose at the Wattsburg Museum. Jordan is the daughter of Tina L. Tanner
Top Right: Amanda Hart, Noelle Tanner, and Amber Hart pose for a picture at Della Bayle Park in Wattsburg in 1999. Amber and Amanda are the daughters of Tammy (Tanner) and Charles Hart. Noelle is the daughter of Arthur Tanner and Angel Yates.
Bottom: Amanda Hart seems to be bowing in prayer before her meal but has actually fallen asleep after a busy day. The Harts lived at 14443 Lowville Street when the photo was taken in February 1996.