The Cole/ Tanner Family Tree

The Genealogy of the Cole and Tanner Families

1810 - 1895 (85 years)

Has 12 ancestors and 78 descendants in this family tree.

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Name Abraham Worley TENNANT

Nickname Long Abe

Birth 1810 Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA [1, 2]

Gender Male

Death Thu 19 Dec 1895 Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA [3]

Age 85 years

Siblings 5 brothers and 3 sisters

>	1. Christina TENNANT b. 1810 ▻ Jacob T. MINOR, m. Mon 22 Feb 1836
>	2. Margaret TENNANT b. Mon 28 Jan 1811, Blacksville, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Fri 1 Jan 1869, Marion Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 57 years) ▻ James WALLACE, m. Mon 9 Jul 1832
>	3. Peter TENNANT b. Sun 5 May 1816 d. Sun 24 Aug 1884 (Age 68 years) ▻ Margaret Ann HOSKINSON
>	4. Adam TENNANT b. 1818 d. Fri 9 Jul 1869 (Age 51 years) ▻ Lucretia YEATER; Elizabeth HAINES-PETTIT
>	5. John TENNANT b. 1818, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 1850 (Age < 31 years) ▻ Elizabeth DYE, m. Thu 4 Jan 1844
>	6. Andrew TENNANT b. 1821 d. Wed 5 Jun 1878, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 57 years) ▻ Elizabeth SHIVELY, m. 1842
>	7. Jacob M. TENNANT b. Sun 13 Mar 1825, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Thu 21 Dec 1905 (Age 80 years) ▻ Sarah DYE, m. Tue 8 Oct 1844
	8. Elizabeth TENNANT b. 1830

Person ID P15276 Cole/Tanner Families

Last Modified Tue 17 Feb 2004

Father William Augustus TENNANT
b. Wed 12 Aug 1778, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
d. Mon 20 Sep 1869, Bula, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 91 years)

Mother Catherine BROWN
b. 1787
d. 1862 (Age 75 years)

Children 9 children

	1. Abraham Worley TENNANT b. 1810, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Thu 19 Dec 1895, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
	2. Christina TENNANT b. 1810
	3. Margaret TENNANT b. Mon 28 Jan 1811, Blacksville, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Fri 1 Jan 1869, Marion Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
	4. Peter TENNANT b. Sun 5 May 1816 d. Sun 24 Aug 1884 (Age 68 years)
	5. Adam TENNANT b. 1818 d. Fri 9 Jul 1869 (Age 51 years)
	6. John TENNANT b. 1818, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 1850 (Age < 31 years)
	7. Andrew TENNANT b. 1821 d. Wed 5 Jun 1878, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
	8. Jacob M. TENNANT b. Sun 13 Mar 1825, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Thu 21 Dec 1905 (Age 80 years)
	9. Elizabeth TENNANT b. 1830

Family ID F5043 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family Mary RICH
b. 1817, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
d. 1878, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 61 years)

Marriage Sat 7 Nov 1835 [3]

Age at Marriage Abraham : ~ 25 years and 11 months old - Mary : ~ 18 years and 11 months old.

Children 7 sons and 3 daughters

	1. William G. TENNANT b. 1836, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. 1848, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA (Age 12 years)
	2. Daniel TENNANT b. Sat 24 Nov 1838, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Tue 14 May 1895, Amos, Marion Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)
	3. Louisa J. TENNANT b. 1839
	4. Andrew TENNANT b. 1841
	5. Minerva TENNANT b. 1843
	6. Catherine TENNANT b. 1844
	7. Marion TENNANT b. 1844, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. 1912, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
	8. Jefferson TENNANT b. 1845, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA
	9. Alphaus TENNANT b. 1847 d. 1941 (Age 94 years)
	10. John R. TENNANT b. 1850

Family ID F5044 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified Wed 29 Jul 2026

Pedigree

1 Abraham Worley TENNANT(1810 – 1895)	2 William Augustus TENNANT(1778 – 1869)	4 Richard D. TENNANT, I(1744 – 1822)	8 Richard TENNANT, Sr.(1712 – 1759)	16 Robert TENNANT
				17 Mary GEISLER
			9 Janet WARK(Abt 1725 – Abt 1780)	18
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		5 Elizabeth HAUGHT(1748 – 1830)	10 Peter HAUGHT(1720 – Bef 1785)	20
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			11 Elizabeth {unknown}(1739 – Aft 1800)	22
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	3 Catherine BROWN(1787 – 1862)	6 Adam BROWN	12	24
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			13	26
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		7 Christina STATLER	14	28
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			15	30
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Reference David L. Cole. " Abraham Worley TENNANT". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P15276&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).

Sources

[S65] William Martin, Descendants of Richard Tennant Sr., (William Martin Genealogy [http://www.cbplanet.com/bill/index.htm]), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S962] KAL, Find A Grave Record - "WIlliam Augustis Tennant", (Find A Grave [http://www.findagrave.com]; November 8, 2010), none. (Reliability: 1).
[S64] Sharon Annora Smith, Descendants of Richard Tennant, (Sharon Annora Smith Home Page [http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/m/i/Sharon-Annora-Smith/]), none.