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Descendants of Susan Standerfer

Generation No. 1

1. SUSAN3 STANDERFER (JOBE2, ARCHIBALD1) was born December 25, 1845 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died July 01, 1905. She married JOHN T. TENNISON August 13, 1863 in Hamilton County, Illinois. Susan and John are interred at Middle Creek Cemetery in Hamilton Co., IL.

Notes for JOHN T. TENNISON:

*He may have been the brother to James Tennison who married Susan's sister, Nancy J. Standerfer.

1870 Hamilton Co. Census Info. (12/12)
TENNISON, John age 24 M Farmer b. KY
Susan age 21 F Keeping House b. IL
Winnie E. age 4 F b. IL
James age 3 M b. IL
Priscilla age 1 F b. IL

Obituary Extract from The Leader, Hamilton County, IL on February 7, 1901.
Old resident of county died February 3, 1901.  Cilvil War Veteran.  Interred at Blooming Grove, Dalhgren, Illinois.

Children of SUSAN STANDERFER and JOHN TENNISON are:

i. GILBERT THURMAN4 TENNISON, b. January 06, 1890, McLeansboro, Illinois; d. September 1958, Benton, Illinois; m. (1) IVA HELEN HAMMOND; m. (2) VERDIE REEVES; m. (3) ORA J. ELKINS, Bef. 1910.

ii. MARY E. TENNISON, b. July 31, 1865; d. 1944; m. ELZA MARION CROSS.

iii. JAMES W. TENNISON, b. September 30, 1866, Illinois; d. October 21, 1960, Malta, Illinois; m. (1) MARY AGNES MAULDING; m. (2) MARY HANNA ELIZABETH HINDS.

Notes for JAMES W. TENNISON:

Obituary Extract from the Times-Leader, McLeansboro, IL pub. October 27, 1960. James W. Tennison was born September 30, 1866 and died October 23, 1960 at the home o his son, Edgar in Malta.  He married first Mary Maulding (died). His second wife was Mary Guthridge (died).  Leaves two sons: Edgar of Malta and Everett of McLeansboro; one stepson: Clarence Guthridge of Sloan Springs, AR; three step-daughters: Mrs. Rose Freeman of Albuquerque, NM; Mrs. Madge Allen of Lincoln and Mrs. Maude Bowning of McLeansboro; two brothers: Ed of Elgin and Grover of Benton; one siter: Mrs. Ollie Burton of Geneva.   He is interred at Middle Creek.

iv. PRISCILLA JANE TENNISON, b. February 27, 1868; m. (1) WALTER D. CRAVENS; m. (2) JAMES HARVEY BAYS.

v. AMANDA AGNESS TENNISON, b. March 17, 1870, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. 1950, Jefferson County, Illinois; m. HIRAM DALE.

vi. RUSSELL TENNISON, b. 1875.

vii. EDWARD C. TENNISON, b. April 1878; m. BESSIE JENKENS, March 07, 1900, Dahlgren, Illinois.

viii. OLLIE TENNISON, b. November 1881, Illinois; d. 1956, Franklin County, Illinois; m. STEVE BURTON.

ix. GROVER C. TENNISON, b. October 17, 1886, Illinois; d. 1961; m. JENNIE BLANCHE HUTSON.


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