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• Hij is geboren in het jaar 1779.
• Hij is overleden op 11 maart 1846, hij was toen 67 jaar oud.
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John Tanner
Birth: 1779 Kentucky, USA
Death: 11 Mar 1846 (aged 66œ67) Miami County, Ohio, USA
Burial: Mount Herman Cemetery, New Dover, Union County, Ohio, USA
Memorial #: 49979131
Bio: aged 39y 5m 26d
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Martha Tanner 1813-1887
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Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49979131/john-tanner: accessed 03 February 2023), memorial page for John Tanner (1779œ11 Mar 1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49979131, citing Mount Herman Cemetery, New Dover, Union County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Bevson (contributor 47207169).

Portrait in A Narrative of the captivity and adventures of John Tanner, by Edwin James, London, 1830
John Tanner (c. 1780 œ c. 1846), known also by his Ojibwe name Shaw-shaw-wa-ne-ba-se ("The Falcon", Zhaashaawanibiisi in modern spelling),[a] was captured by Ojibwe Indians as a child after his family had homesteaded on the Ohio River in present-day Kentucky. He grew up with the Ojibwe nation, becoming fully acculturated and learning the Saulteaux language. He married an Indian woman, served as a guide for European fur traders, and worked as an interpreter. His story of life with the American Indians was published in 1830. Titled A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner..., it was a popular success and remains an important historical record.

Contents
1
Early life
2
Fur trade and family reunion
3
Life as an interpreter
4
Notes
5
References
6
External linksEarly life[edit]
John Tanner was born about 1780. His father, also named John Tanner, was a former preacher from Virginia. The boy‘s mother died when he was two and in 1789 the family settled on the Ohio River in Kentucky near the confluence with the Great Miami River.[1] It was considered dangerous country as settlers competed for territory with the local Shawnee Indians who fought to defend their lands.
In 1789 at the age of nine, Tanner was kidnapped by two Ojibwe men and carried north into the Michigan Territory. He was badly mistreated during the first two years of captivity but then was sold to Netnokwa, an Ottawa woman who adopted Tanner and treated him more kindly. She helped him gain the skills he needed to survive and encouraged him in rites of passage such as killing a bear and participating in his first war party. From 1790 to about 1820 Tanner lived with the Ojibwe and Saulteaux in the Great Lakes and Red River regions.[2]
When Tanner lived among these Indians, their traditional life-style as hunters and trappers in the northern forests was beginning to change. The fur trade was drawing the tribes away from subsistence hunting and encouraging fur trapping for profit. Deceitful traders, a shortage of game, and the introduction of firearms and alcohol all had a negative impact on tribes in the region.
In 1800, when he was 20, Tanner married an Ojibwe woman, Mis-kwa-bun-o-kwa, the niece of Michigan fur trader, Madeleine LaFramboise.[3] In 1801 he met a fur trader, Daniel Harmon, who noted in his diary that Tanner spoke only Saulteaux, was regarded as a chief by his people, and was like an Indian in every way except color.[4] Around 1807 his first wife left him and he remarried in 1810 to an Indian woman known as Therezia. During both marriages he quarreled with his in-laws and was threatened with violence. By 1812 he was considering a return to his family in Kentucky but the War of 1812 made travel impossible.[5]
Fur trade and family reunion[edit]
In 1812 Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk established a colony in the region on land purchased from the Hudson's Bay Company. Tanner assisted the colonists by hunting bison during their first winter when food was scarce. In 1817, Selkirk employed Tanner as a guide and they set out to recapture Fort Douglas from the English fur trading North West Company. After their success, Lord Selkirk took an interest in Tanner. Using Tanner's vague memories of his childhood, Selkirk located his family in the United States and helped to reunite them. Traveling with his second wife and children, Tanner spent the years 1818-1822 in pursuit of his family. His wife settled on Mackinac Island and their children attended missionary school. Ultimately, the cultural gap proved too big and Tanner gave up hopes of returning to his previous life.[6]
Tanner returned to the Canadian territories, where he worked for a time as a trader with the American Fur Company on Rainy Lake. In 1823 he tried to reclaim his children from his first marriage. His former wife refused to surrender them and persuaded an Indian to try to kill him. Although badly wounded he survived the attack but his children and their mother vanished while he was convalescing.
Life as an interpreter[edit]

Mnemonic figures for an Indian song, in Narrative
In 1827, after a lengthy recovery, he settled with his second wife back on Mackinac Island. He worked as an interpreter at a U.S. army outpost. It was here that he met Edwin James, an explorer, botanist, and physician who transcribed Tanner's dramatic story of life among the Ojibwe. Published in 1830, A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner... was a popular success as well as an important and detailed historical record of the Ojibwe people during a critical period of change. It was later translated into German and French. Tanner also collaborated with Edwin James to create an Ojibwe translation of the New Testament.[7][8]
Tanner moved to Sault Ste. Marie in 1828 and began working as an interpreter for the Indian agent, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. Tanner became involved in a feud between Schoolcraft and Abel Bingham, a Baptist missionary, over control of the local mission school. Eventually, both Schoolcraft and Bingham accused Tanner of siding with the other and betraying their trust.[9]
By 1833 Tanner was unemployed and essentially lived as an outcast on the edge of town for the rest of his life. In 1846 his cabin was burned to the ground and days later he disappeared at the same time Schoolcraft's younger brother, James Schoolcraft, was found murdered. Townspeople quickly suspected that Tanner had killed Schoolcraft but Tanner was never apprehended and his guilt was never proven conclusively. Years later, Tanner's body was uncovered in a bog not far from town.[10]
A grandson of his, also named John Tanner, homesteaded on the Little Saskatchewan River where he ran a ferry. The settlement became known as "Tanner's Crossing". It is the present-day site of Minnedosa, Manitoba.

John Tanner (captive)
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Portrait inA Narrative of the captivity and adventures of John Tanner, by Edwin James, London, 1830
John Tanner(c. 1780 œ c. 1846), known also by his Ojibwe nameShaw-shaw-wa-ne-ba-se("The Falcon",Zhaashaawanibiisiin modern spelling),[a]was captured byOdawaIndians as a child after his family had homesteaded on theOhio Riverin present-dayKentucky. He grew up among the Odawa andOjibwenations, becoming fully acculturated and learning theSaulteauxlanguage. He married an Indian woman, served as a guide for European fur traders, and worked as an interpreter. His story of life with the American Indians was published in 1830. TitledA Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, it was a popular success and remains an important historical record.

Illustration of Tanner's abduction,C. H. M. KerrforThe True Story Book, 1893
Contents
1
Early life
2
Fur trade and family reunion
3
Tanner'sNarrative
4
Life as an interpreter
5
Notes
6
References
7
External links
Early life[edit]
John Tanner was born about 1780. His father, also named John Tanner, was a former preacher from Virginia. The boy‘s mother died when he was two and in 1789 the family settled on theOhio Riverin Kentucky near the confluence with theGreat Miami River.[1]It was considered dangerous country as settlers competed for territory with the localShawneepeople who fought to defend their lands.
In 1789 at the age of nine, Tanner was kidnapped by two Odawa men and carried north into the Michigan Territory. He was badly mistreated during the first two years of captivity but then was sold to Netnokwa, an Odawa woman who adopted Tanner and treated him more kindly. She helped him gain the skills he needed to survive and encouraged him in rites of passage such as killing a bear and participating in his first war party. From 1790 to about 1820 Tanner lived with the Ojibwe andSaulteauxin the Great Lakes and Red River regions.[2]
When Tanner lived among Ojibwe and Saulteaux, their traditional life-style as hunters and trappers in the northern forests was beginning to change. The fur trade was drawing the tribes away from subsistence hunting and encouraging fur trapping for profit. Deceitful traders, a shortage of game, and the introduction of firearms and alcohol all had a negative impact on tribes in the region.
In 1800, when he was 20, Tanner married an Ojibwe woman, Mis-kwa-bun-o-kwa, the niece of Michigan fur trader, Madeleine LaFramboise.[3]In 1801 he met a fur trader,Daniel Harmon, who noted in his diary that Tanner spoke only Saulteaux, was regarded as a chief by his people, and was "like a Saulteaux in every way except color."[4]Around 1807 his first wife left him and in 1810 he remarried an Indigenous woman known as Therezia. During both marriages he quarrelled with his in-laws and was threatened with violence. By 1812 he was considering a return to his family in Kentucky but the War of 1812 made travel impossible.[5]
Fur trade and family reunion[edit]
In 1812Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirkestablished a colony in the region on land purchased from theHudson's Bay Company. Tanner assisted the colonists by hunting bison during their first winter when food was scarce. In 1817, Selkirk employed Tanner as a guide and they set out to recaptureFort Douglasfrom the English fur tradingNorth West Company. After their success, Lord Selkirk took an interest in Tanner. Using Tanner's vague memories of his childhood, Selkirk located his family in the United States and helped to reunite them. Travelling with his second wife and children, Tanner spent the years 1818-1822 in pursuit of his family. His wife settled on Mackinac Island and their children attended missionary school. Ultimately, however, the cultural gap proved too big and Tanner gave up hopes of returning to his previous life.[6]
Tanner returned to the Canadian territories, where he worked for a time as a trader with theAmerican Fur CompanyonRainy Lake. In 1823 he tried to reclaim his children from his first marriage but his former wife refused to surrender them and engaged someone to kill him. Although badly wounded he survived the attack but his children and their mother vanished while he was convalescing.
Tanner'sNarrative[edit]

Mnemonic figures for an Indian song, inNarrative
In 1827, after a lengthy recovery, he settled with his second wife back on Mackinac Island and worked as an interpreter at a U.S. army outpost. It was here that he met explorer, botanist, and physicianEdwin James. James transcribed Tanner's dramatic story of life among the Ojibwe. Published in 1830,A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tannerwas a popular success as well as an important and detailed historical record of the Ojibwe people during a critical period of change. It was later translated into German and French.
On 19 July 1831, on the way back to Sioux Saint Marie from dealing with the publication of his book, Tanner encountered political scientist and philosopherAlexis de Tocquevilleon the ferry from Detroit and gave him a copy of hisNarrative.[7]This was a significant encounter, for Tanner's book provided the basis for Tocqueville's understanding of Indigenous societies in the North American wilderness and is quoted in hisDemocracy in America.[8]
Tanner also collaborated with Edwin James to create an Ojibwe translation of the New Testament.[9][10]
Life as an interpreter[edit]
Tanner moved toSault Ste. Mariein 1828 and began working as an interpreter for the Indian agent,Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. Tanner became involved in a feud between Schoolcraft and Abel Bingham, a Baptist missionary, over control of the local mission school. Eventually, both Schoolcraft and Bingham accused Tanner of siding with the other and betraying their trust.[11]
By 1833 Tanner was unemployed and essentially lived as an outcast on the edge of town for the rest of his life. In 1846 his cabin was burned to the ground and days later he disappeared at the same time that Schoolcraft's younger brother, James Schoolcraft, was found murdered. Townspeople quickly suspected that Tanner had killed Schoolcraft but Tanner was never apprehended and his guilt was never proven conclusively. Years later, Tanner's body was uncovered in a bog not far from town.[12]
A grandson of his, also named John Tanner, homesteaded on the Little Saskatchewan River where he ran a ferry. The settlement became known as "Tanner's Crossing". It is the present-day site ofMinnedosa, Manitoba.
Notes[edit]
a^Though the word normally means "swallow" in present-day usage; see entry in theOjibwe People's Dictionary.
References[edit]
1^Woodcock, George (1988)."Tanner, John".Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7. University of Toronto.
2^Sayre, Gordon (2007)."Tanner, John".American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press.
3^LaFramboise' Journals
4^Bowsfield, Hartwell (1957)."Meet John Tanner".Manitoba Pageant. Manitoba Historical Society.
5^Woodcock, George (1988)."Tanner, John".Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7. University of Toronto.
6^Bowsfield, Hartwell (1957)."Meet John Tanner".Manitoba Pageant. Manitoba Historical Society.
7^Pierson, George Wilson,Tocqueville in America(1938), Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996 p. 235, note.
8^Galbo, Joseph. "Ethnographies of empire and resistance: 'wilderness' and the 'vanishing Indian' in Alexis de Tocqueville's 'A Fortnight in the Wilderness' and John Tanner'sNarrative of Captivity".The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. Vol. 4 (5) 2009: 197-212. (Academia)
9^Sayre, Gordon (2007)."Tanner, John".American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press.
10^Woodcock, George (1988)."Tanner, John".Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7. University of Toronto.
11^Fierst, John (1986)."Return to "Civilization": John Tanner's Troubled Years at Sault Ste. Marie"(PDF).Minnesota History Magazine.50(1): 23œ36.
12^Fierst, John (1986)."Return to "Civilization": John Tanner's Troubled Years at Sault Ste. Marie"(PDF).Minnesota History Magazine.50(1): 23œ36.
External links[edit]
•John Tanner, full text of theNarrative
•John Tanner, full downloadable PDF of theNarrative
•Culpepper, Mike."John Tanner Between Two Worlds".The Shrine of Dreams.

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Early Boone County (KY) Baptist Minister
had Two Sons Kidnapped by Indians
By John Matson

North Bend, July 12th, 1845.
Mr. Cist:
Your friendJohn Hindmanis in error, alleging that Tanner's Creek, Indiana, derived its name from young [John] Tanner being killed by the Indians on its waters. Tanner was not killed at all, although doubtless believed to be by the neighborhood, at the time Hindman left the Great Miami, which was soon after Tanner had been carried away by the savages. I knew the whole family well - the old man Tanner being the first clergyman, I ever heard preach at North Bend, and for some time the only one.
Tanner the father, owned the land, where Petersburg, Kentucky, is now built; and resided on it, being about three miles below the Miami, and opposite the creek which derived its name as the station also did, from Tanner who was the principal man settled there. Hogan, Tanner's son-in-law, who lived with him, and was a first-rate hunter, gave name to the creek just above Aurora.
In May, 1790John Tanner, the youngest boy, and nine years of age, was out in the woods gathering walnuts, which had been lying over from the previous season among the leaves, when he was made prisoner by a party of Indians, and carried to theShawnesetowns, in the first place, and afterwards taken away to the head waters of the Mississippi. Nothing was heard of him by his friends for 24 years, except that in 1791, the next year, a party of Indians, composed partly of the same individuals, prowling in the neighborhood, capturedEdward Tanner, a brother of John, and nearly fifteen years old. After travelling two days journey in the wilderness, the boy appearing contented, and supposing that he would be discouraged from attempting to make his escape, at such a distance from home, his captors relaxed their vigilance, and the boy watching his opportunity regained his liberty, being obliged in the hurry to leave his hat, which was of undyed wool, behind, and which the Indians carried to their home. They had told him on their way out, that they had carried a boy off from the same place the year before. John Tanner recognized the hat as soon as he saw it as his brother's.
Nothing was known of John, as already stated, for many years, although Edward attended the various treaties for successive years, and traveled to distant points, even west of the Mississippi. The Indians with whom John was domesticated, had been for years settled on the Upper Mississippi, and traded with the Hudson Bay Company, which of course baffled the search thus made. In 1798, the Tanner family left

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Kentucky forNew Madrid, [MO] where old Tanner died, after marrying in the mean time a third wife.
In 1817, soon after the close of the war, Tanner, who by this time had married an Indian wife, and had six children by her, with a view of learning something about his relations, and expecting to receive a share of the family property came down the chain of lakes to Detroit, and there reported himself to Gov. Cass, as an Indian captive, taken from opposite the mouth of Big Miami, in Kentucky, in 1790. He gave the family name as Taylor, which was as near as he could recollect or probably articulate it. Cass gave notice of the fact through the medium of the press, adding that the individual would be present at a treaty to be held with the Indians at St. Mary's, formerlyGirty's town, and now the county seat of Mercer County, Ohio. The Tanner family had removed years since to New Madrid, and with the exception of Edward Tanner, was composed of the widow and children, born of the later marriages, since John's capture. But a nephew by marriage of the young men named Merritt, who lived whereRising Sunhas since been built, having seen the notice, was firmly persuaded, that the individual, although improperly named, was his long lost and long sought uncle Tanner, and under that conviction went to the treaty ground, and found the case as he supposed it to be. The two started off for the Miami region together. Tanner, although in febble health, having fever and ague at the time, was with difficulty persuaded to sleep in the cabins which they found on the route, preferring to camp out, and to gratify him, one fine night, Merritt, having selected a suitable spot for repose, went to a neighboring house, got coals, and attempted to kindle a fire, which as the leaves and brush were wet, burned with difficulty. Tanner who had become thoroughly Indian during his long residence among them, now got up in a pet, kicked the fire to pieces, and flashing powder from his rifle made his own fire, remarking, White man's fireno good. Indian fire,good!They stopped all night at my house on their way to the lower country, and there I obtained these particulars. When they reached New Madrid, it so happened that Edward was out on one of his excursions to hunt up his brother, and John after waiting a few days, became impatient to get back, and left for home without even seeing his brother, who had sought him so anxiously for years. Soon after reaching his Indian home, Tanner had a quarrel with an Indian and was badly shot, but after lingering a great while, recovered so far as to set out with Col. Long, and a party who were on their way to Detroit. His strength gave way on the journey, and they were obliged to leave him on the road. He finally recovered and was employed by the United States authorities as interpreter among the Indians at the Sault St. Marie at the outlet of Lake Superior, which is the last I heard of him.
Tanner's life was published years ago, but I never saw a copy of it, and do not know whether it is now extant.
Respectfully yours,

J[ohn]. MATSON.
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[From Charles Cist, editor,The Cincinnati Miscellany, 1846, pp. 62-63. The original title is "A Legend of Kentucky." This document provided by my son, James K. Duvall. Scanned and formatted byJim Duvall.]

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