Family of Edmund D. TANTON

Birth: 1828 (Washington Co., GA)
Death: between 1876-1880 (Washington Co., GA)

Grandparents	Parents	Siblings
Henry TAUNTON II b. about 1770 (NC) d. after 1860 Nancy b. about 1770 d. about 1820	William TAUNTON b. about 1790 (NC) d. between 1845-1850	Newsom TANTON b. 1817 (GA) d. between 1890-1900 Sarah TANTON b. 1819 (GA) d. after 1870 Henry TANTON b. 1823 (GA) d. after 1870 Asa TANTON b. 1825 (GA) d. 4 AUG 1864	Elsie TANTON b. APR 1831 (GA) d. 25 SEP 1904 Mary G. TANTON b. 1839 (GA) d. after 1850 Didaniah F. TANTON b. 1846 (GA) d. after 1850
(Maternal Grandfather) b. unknown d. unknown (Maternal Grandmother) b. unknown d. unknown	Mrs. William TAUNTON b. about 1790 (GA) d. between 1831-1833

Spouse	Marriage	Children
Sarah Ann DOWNS b. JAN 1835 (GA) d. 15 OCT 1919	12 JUL 1855 Washington Co., GA	Lorena TANTON b. NOV 1861 (GA) d. after 1900
Unknown	None	Mary V. TANTON* b. SEP 1867 (GA) d. 20 OCT 1945 Julia TANTON* b. 28 JAN 1875 (GA) d. after 1930

*Mary and Julia were listed as Sarah's mulatto daughters in the 1880 census. Mary was also listed as a mulatto in the 1920 census. Their parents are presumed to have been Edmund D. TANTON and a black servant in his employ.

Death Certificate for Sarah Ann DOWNS

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