Timmons & Tanner - Building an American Heritage

About this book

A genealogy on the descendants of William (d1707) and Priscilla Timmins, immigrants to Somerset Co, MD and Edward Tanner (1740-1790) of Surry Co, VA. Their descendants migrated into NC, OH, IN, KS and many other states. Allied families include Browning, Chandler, Cox, Dixon, Gregg, Hinshaw, Hughes, Loyd, McManus, Rains, Ramey, Wierman, and Wroten. For the past thirty (30) years, the author has spent countless hours researching the family history and traveling around the country collecting pictures (including many cemetery photos) and documents. Months were spent in renown depositories of family records to put together this record of the Timmons and Tanner families. Library resources include the Family History Library (Salt Lake City), York County (PA) Public Library, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Allen County (IN) Public Library, Ross County Public Library, Vinton County Public Library, Muskingum County Public Library, the New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, North Carolina State Library, Clemson University Library and South Carolina Special Collections Library, and many more.... The Quaker family links are well defined and documented. This book is loaded with facts including Bible records, wills, census records, land records, and war documents. There are over 640 pages of family history PLUS a full-name index. Using the latest in computer technology, many pictures are included in the book. This book is not just a collection of dates and places.