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Note: William Henry Tanner married Margaret Rouse on 12 Mar 1855. He was 19 yrs. old and she was 23 yrs. old. In Boone County Marriage Book F #59. Married at Rowlan Rouse's home (Margaret's father) in Boone County, Ky.
He abandoned the family for another woman when he son Henry (my great-grandfather Tanner) was 12 yrs. old.
Notes per Michael Schmaltz: 1850 Census; District No 2,Boone Co., Kentucky. Living with Parents. 1860 Census; Petersburg, Boone Co., Kentucky. Occupation: Farmer 1870 Census; Union ,Boone Co., Kentucky. Occupation: Farmer
He abandoned the family for another woman when he son Henry (my great-grandfather Tanner) was 12 yrs. old.
There were at least TWO persons named William Henry Tanner in Boone County so be careful which William Henry Tanner is your ancestor. This one is the OUTLAW.
This William Henry Tanner is my great-great grandfather (my dad's mother's dad's dad) The research below was done by Paul Tanner (my cousin).
Below is a recap of his life, BUT I have a 17-page report on his life which includes a lot of prison information. If you would like me to email you this report, please email me (Kathy Easton Caminiti) at eastonhistory@@yahoo.com
Here is a very brief recap of the his life : William Henry Tanner > born 2 Sep 1835 here in Boone County to parents Llewellyn and Eliza (nee Deer) Tanner.
At age 19, he married Margaret Rouse (daughter of Roland and Ellen Rouse) on 12 Mar 1855.
He abandoned his wife and children around 1870 and was thought to live with another woman in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In April, 1873, he was charged with 'stealing sheep' in Boone County, Ky. He was given the nickname of "Sheep Bill" Tanner. He escaped during the noon recess at the courthouse. He never returned to Boone County and made his way to Jefferson County, Ky.
Sept. 28, 1873, he stole a bay horse in Jefferson County, Ky. and was using the alias name of John Cooper.
On November 11, 1873, two indictments were brought against him in Jefferson County-larceny and horse stealing. December 11th, the jury found him guilty and fixed penalty at 4 years service in the Frankfort Penitentiary. From this time on, it appears that he had dropped the "William" from his name and was just using Henry Tanner (in addition to some alias names). It is presumed that about the end of 1877, Henry was released and that he returned to Jefferson County.
On May 17, 1880, Henry Tanner ('alias Henry Johnson' this time) was sentenced by a jury to two years for mule stealing and one year on a larceny charge. He was received in the Penitentiary on June 8, 1880. He served his 3 years and was discharged June 8, 1883. It would be nearly 5 years before he would return again to the Penitentiary.
On March 5, 1888, Henry Tanner was indicted for stealing 3 cattle in Louisville, Ky. He was found guilty as charged and penalty was 3 years in the Penitentiary. He was received back in the Penitentiary April 3, 1888. His sentence was commuted October 25, 1890-having served 2-1/2 years of the 3 year term.
In about 10 weeks, he was known to be back stealing again ! On January 13, 1891, he was arrested with a sack of stolen buggy harness. He had used the alias name of "Thomas Jones" when selling some stolen harness. On February 4, 1891, the grand jury returned a very lengthy indictment for Grand Larceny. In addition to indicting him for stealing harness, they recounted the convictions in 1873, 1880 and 1888. He was found guilty and given the combined sentence of 15 years in the Penitentiary. He was received in the Penitentiary April 17, 1891. Henry's sentence was commuted and he was released November 26, 1902. He had served a few days over 11-1/2 years of the 15 year sentence. No reason was found for his early release. This was the day before Thanksgiving.
He had spent over 21 years in Frankfort Penitentiary in his four terms. They spanned almost 29 years.
So far as the record goes, his trail ends with his November 16, 1902 release at the age of 67 yrs. old.
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