A history, written by one of the sons in 1902, of the John Tanner family of Indiana and Missouri. One of the sons, John Riley Tanner, became Republican Governor of Illinois 1897-1901. The father and four sons fought for the Union Army in the Civil War, which cost the lives of the father and two of the sons. The family history describes their businesses (primarily sawmills) in the Midwest; their experiences in the Civil War, including the story of...
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