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SUBMITTED BY: Mary Miller
e-mail: marykell@aol.com
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HUSBAND: TENNISON, John W.
Birthdate: Jun 07, 1866
, (possibly Gainesville,) Cooke County, TX.
date and place of marriage: May 02, 1886, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
other marriages:
military service:
Death date: Jul 20, 1943
father: TENNISON, William James (Born in Alabama)
mother: BURCH, Eliza Ann (Born in Alabama)
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WIFE: MELER, Minerva Jane
Birthdate: Dec 17, 1870
, Crawford County, AK.
other marriages:
date and place of marriage: May 02, 1886, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
Death date: Feb 19, 1953
, Custer, Custer County, OK.
father: MELER, William L.
mother: BEST, Minerva
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CHILD 1: TENNISON, William Monroe
Birthdate: Sep 02, 1887, Naples, McClain Co., Indian Territory, (now Oklahoma.)
married: PARIS, Sallie
date and place of marriage: Dec 21, 1913, Custer County, OK.
other marriages:
Death date: March 1964, Clayton NM.
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CHILD 2: TENNISON, Eliza Ella
Birthdate: Nov 20, 1889, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
married: FOSNIGHT, Charles
date and place of marriage: Jan 12, 1910, Custer County, OK.
other marriages:
Death date: Nov 07, 1976, Denver, CO.
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CHILD 3: TENNISON, Henry Morgan
Birthdate: Oct 03, 1892, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
married: SLIGER, Elsie Cleora
date and place of marriage: Oct 08, 1911, Custer County, OK.
other marriages:
Death date: Feb 01, 1955, Marysville, Yuba County, CA.
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CHILD 4: TENNISON, Thomas David
Birthdate: May 27, 1895, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
married:
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
Death date: Aug 13, 1914, Custer City, Custer County, OKs
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CHILD 5: TENNISON, Calvin J.
Birthdate: Jul 29, 1899, Custer County, OK.
married: MOSBURG, Ruby Anna
date and place of marriage: Sep 03, 1921, Custer County, OK.
other marriages:
Death date: Mar 31, 1967, Sylvan Corners, Placer County, CA.
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CHILD 6: TENNISON, Opal Nellie
Birthdate: Feb 09, 1903, Thomas, Custer Co., OK.
married: THOMAS, Arvel (Orvel) Hugh
date and place of marriage: Jul 26, 1926, Yuba City, CA.
other marriages:
Death date: Oct 06, 1982, Thomas, Custer Co., OK.
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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. and other
sources too many to mention here.
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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. For more information on the TENNISON's or Julie,
please contact marykell@aol.com