Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Emily A Tanner
1840 - 1875 (34 years) Has 18 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Emily A Tanner Birth 4 Sep 1840 Union Co, GA (now Towns Co, GA) 
Gender Female Reference Number 47 _UID F2C0888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000D6F5 Death May 1875 Macon Co, NC Burial Briartown Cem, Macon Co, NC Person ID I1971 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 8 Mar 2026
Father John Tanner, b. 1801/1802, Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Towns Co, GA (Age > 79 years)Mother Susannah Stroud, b. 1805/1806, Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. 1860/1866, Towns Co, GA (Age 60 years)Marriage Bef 1825 Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) _UID CF1BFF050D4C564CBA5446B593C0DAABCAD4 Family ID F1534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Jacob Jackson Waters, b. 22 Apr 1842, Macon Co, NC d. 19 Jan 1923, Macon Co, NC (Age 80 years)Marriage 1860/1861 Towns Co, GA _UID FD43481D175B3349B7E5434D93F284834B6D Children 1. Annis Dulcenia Waters, b. 6 Jan 1862, Macon Co, NC d. 18 Oct 1918, Topton, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 56 years)2. Florence I Waters, b. 1864/1865, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 16 years)3. Canby Alonzo Waters, b. 4 Apr 1868, Macon Co, NC d. 25 Mar 1918, Beckham Co, OK (Age 49 years)4. Lula Buena Vista Waters, b. 14 Apr 1870, Macon Co, NC d. 27 Jan 1951, Knoxville, Knox Co, TN (Age 80 years)5. Magnana Waters, b. 1872/1873, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 8 years)6. John W Waters, b. Jan 1875, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Macon Co, NC (Age > 26 years)Family ID F381 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 3rd Great Grand Mother.;
!REFERENCE:
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https://martygrant.com/genealogy/tanner/tanner-john.html
!NOTES:Maiden name TANNER per D/C of daughter Annis & dau Buena.;
!NOTES:B/D from T/S at Briartown Cemetery.;
!NOTES:Parents John and Susannah (Stroud) Tanner proven by Emily living with them in 1850 and 1860.;
!CENSUS:1850 Union Co, GA # 907/907
John Tanner, 48, Farmer, 0 NC
Susannah, 44
Matilda, 20
Mary 15
Sarah 12
Emily 10 GA
John 6 GA
Joseph, 26 NC;
!CENSUS:1860 Towns Co., GA Hiwassee PO # 155/155
John Tanner, 57 Far. $-/100 NC
Susannah, 55 NC
Matilda, 26 NC
Emly, 20 GA
John, 14 GA
!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 20/20
J. J. Waters 27 Farmer $850/150 NC
Emily A. 30
Annie D. 9
Florence J. 5
Canby A. 2
Buny V. 4/12 Mar;
!TOMBSTONE:Macon Co, NC Briartown Cemetery http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/ncmacon/cemetery/briartown.html
Emily Tanner Waters September 4, 1840 May 1875
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 3rd Great Grand Mother.;