New Mexico Family Group Sheet for the John W. TENNISON Family


Husband: John W. TENNISON
Birthdate: Jun 07, 1866 - (possibly Gainesville,) Cooke County, TX.
Death date: Jul 20, 1943
father: TENNISON, William James (Born in Alabama)
mother: BURCH, Eliza Ann (Born in Alabama)

Marriage date: May 02, 1886
Marriage place: Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

Wife: Minerva Jane MELER
Birthdate: Dec 17, 1870 - Crawford County, AK.
Death date: Feb 19, 1953 - Custer, Custer County, OK.
father: MELER, William L.
mother: BEST, Minerva

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: TENNISON, William Monroe
Birthdate: Sep 02, 1887, Naples, McClain Co., Indian Territory, (now Oklahoma.)
Spouse: PARIS, Sallie
Marriage date: Dec 21, 1913, Custer County, OK.
Death date: March 1964, Clayton NM.

Child No. 2: TENNISON, Eliza Ella
Birthdate: Nov 20, 1889, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Spouse: FOSNIGHT, Charles
Marriage date: Jan 12, 1910, Custer County, OK.
Death date: Nov 07, 1976, Denver, CO.

Child No. 3: TENNISON, Henry Morgan
Birthdate: Oct 03, 1892, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Spouse: SLIGER, Elsie Cleora
Marriage date: Oct 08, 1911, Custer County, OK.
Death date: Feb 01, 1955, Marysville, Yuba County, CA.

Child No. 4: TENNISON, Thomas David
Birthdate: May 27, 1895, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
Spouse:
Marriage date:
Death date: Aug 13, 1914, Custer City, Custer County, OK

Child No. 5: TENNISON, Calvin J.
Birthdate: Jul 29, 1899, Custer County, OK.
Spouse: MOSBURG, Ruby Anna
Marriage date: Sep 03, 1921, Custer County, OK.
Death date: Mar 31, 1967, Sylvan Corners, Placer County, CA.

Child No. 6: TENNISON, Opal Nellie
Birthdate: Feb 09, 1903, Thomas, Custer Co., OK.
Spouse: THOMAS, Arvel (Orvel) Hugh
Marriage date: Jul 26, 1926, Yuba City, CA.
Death date: Oct 06, 1982, Thomas, Custer Co., OK.
 
 
Sources:
* 1910 Custer, Co., OK Census,
* 1920 Custer Co., OK,
* Names From Publications of Homestead Proofs, Estray Notices, and Contest Notices 1892-1905,
* Arapahoe Arrow 1892,
* Arapahoe Bee 1893-1906,
* Arapahoe Argus 1893-1896,
* Land Records,
* Birth, Marriage, Death Certificates,
* Mt. Hope Cemetery Records,
* Albuquerque Journal March 18, 1964,
* Clayton Cemetery Records Clayton, NM,
* Springfield Cemetery Records Springfield, CO.
* Other sources too many to mention here.

Notes:
* Most information and verification comes from a gg-grand-daughter of John W. TENNISON's, Julie Stroud. I want to thank her for helping me to know my "lost" family, that I never knew about until I was 43 years old.
 

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