>Daughter of Miles Newton and Chloe/Clyrie Todd of CT

>Married first to Samuel Stannard Rugg, then Stephen A Tanner. Stephen was born 1814 in Herkimer Co NY and died 1904 in Kingsville OH. He was first married to Caroline Miner . She and their son Jarvis Madison Tanner are buried in Dorset Cemetery, Dorset OH




TANNER Elizabeth Obit 1 1923

Source: Geneva Public Library; Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH; Monday, 25 Jun 1923; Notebook Obit45, Page 115; Notebook Obit45, Page 115

Mrs. Elizabeth Rugg Tanner

Aged Resident Called By Death At Kingsville

One of the oldest residents of Ashtabula county passed away at 5 a. m. Sunday when Mrs. Elizabeth Rugg Tanner died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Shaw in Kingsville.

Death followed an illness of about 12 weeks.

The deceased was born at Kingsville, December 16, 1832, the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Miles Newton. She was married to Samuel S. Rugg, July 7, 1852, and to them were born 11 children, eight of whom survive. They are:

Mrs. Nettie Shears, Ocsigoo [sic, Otsego?], Mich.; Mrs. Ellen M. Merriman, Kingsville; Mrs. Sarah Shaw, Kingsville; Mrs. Chloa A. Johnson, Ashtabula; Mrs. Dency J. Terrill, Ashtabula; Harlow E. Rugg, Ashtabula; Joe M. Rugg, Kingsville and Samuel S. Rugg, Ashtabula.

The deceased was married to Steven Tanner of Dorset in September, 1884, and for the past seven years had lived with her devoted son, Joe Rugg, of Kingsville. She was a faithful Christian and loving mother.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday, June 26 at the home of Mrs. Shaw in Kingsville.

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TANNER Elizabeth Obit 2 1923

Source: Geneva Public Library; Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio
Unknown Ashtabula Co., Ohio Newspaper; Notebook Obit45, Page 115

LAST RITES HELD FOR MRS. ELIZABETH TANNER
Funeral series for Mrs. Elizabeth Rugg Tanner were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Shaw of Kingsville Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Ernest R. Finch of the First Baptist church of Ashtabula assisted by Rev. Grady of the Kingsville Baptist church and Rev. Gray of the Kingsville Methodist church, conducted the services.
Several beautiful hymns were sung by Rev. and Mrs. Gray.
The body was carried to its resting place in Gageville cemetery by the grandsons.
Among those who attended from Ashtabula were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luce, Mrs. Harry Kerr, Mrs. Plin Lovejoy, Mrs. Charles Gerred, Mrs. Ernest R. Finch and George Smith.