Son of Hugh Tanner and Isabella Howard, both of Pennsylvania.
Cause of death: Chronic Myocarditis
Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania)16 Jan 1923, Tue Page 10
BISHOP B.T. TANNER
Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner, 87 years old, died yesterday at his home in Philadelphia. He was for many years one of the leaders of the negro race. Bishop Tanner was educated at Avery College, Pittsburgh, and was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1858. He was editor of the Christian Record for twenty-four years.
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Update 6/12/2020
His granddaughter Ph.D. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander memorial ID 16896380
Contributor: David Kaufmann (49473727)
Cause of death: Chronic Myocarditis
Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania)16 Jan 1923, Tue Page 10
BISHOP B.T. TANNER
Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner, 87 years old, died yesterday at his home in Philadelphia. He was for many years one of the leaders of the negro race. Bishop Tanner was educated at Avery College, Pittsburgh, and was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1858. He was editor of the Christian Record for twenty-four years.
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Update 6/12/2020
His granddaughter Ph.D. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander memorial ID 16896380
Contributor: David Kaufmann (49473727)
Son of Hugh Tanner and Isabella Howard, both of Pennsylvania.
Cause of death: Chronic Myocarditis
Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania)16 Jan 1923, Tue Page 10
BISHOP B.T. TANNER
Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner, 87 years old, died yesterday at his home in Philadelphia. He was for many years one of the leaders of the negro race. Bishop Tanner was educated at Avery College, Pittsburgh, and was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1858. He was editor of the Christian Record for twenty-four years.
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Update 6/12/2020
His granddaughter Ph.D. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander memorial ID 16896380
Contributor: David Kaufmann (49473727)
Cause of death: Chronic Myocarditis
Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania)16 Jan 1923, Tue Page 10
BISHOP B.T. TANNER
Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner, 87 years old, died yesterday at his home in Philadelphia. He was for many years one of the leaders of the negro race. Bishop Tanner was educated at Avery College, Pittsburgh, and was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1858. He was editor of the Christian Record for twenty-four years.
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Update 6/12/2020
His granddaughter Ph.D. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander memorial ID 16896380
Contributor: David Kaufmann (49473727)
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