He was born November 5, 1890, at Jake's Run, W. Va., a son of the late Noah and Pleasy Tennant.
He attended the First Christion Church of Waynesburg and was a former roller at the Waynesburg Tin Mill and also working at Jessop Steel in Washington for a number of years.
Mr. Tennant also was a farmer.
His wife, Fannie Elixabeth Botzell Tennant, died March 11, 1964.
Surviving children include Mrs. Mable Wood, of Amity; Mrs. Minnetta Neff, Washington; Mrs. Merl Shriver, of McDonald, RD 1; Mrs. Melva Yost. Of Mingo Junction, Ohio; Mrs. Margaret Shultz, of Waynesburg, RD 4; Mrs. Mildred Thomas, of Waynesburg, RD 4; Mrs. Evely Speelman, of Rices Landing; John Edward Tennant, of Detroit, Mich; Glenn Tennant, of Waynesburg, RD 4; James Tennant, of Waynesburg, RD 4; and Charles Tennant, of Indiana.
Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Willard, of Waynesburg, and Mrs. Crille White, of Titusville; one granddaughter, Bonnie Delaney Seltz, of Belmont, Mich., whom the Tennants raised, and 45 other grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Four children, two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 22, 1964 with burial in the Oakmont Cemetery, Waynesburg.
He was born November 5, 1890, at Jake's Run, W. Va., a son of the late Noah and Pleasy Tennant.
He attended the First Christion Church of Waynesburg and was a former roller at the Waynesburg Tin Mill and also working at Jessop Steel in Washington for a number of years.
Mr. Tennant also was a farmer.
His wife, Fannie Elixabeth Botzell Tennant, died March 11, 1964.
Surviving children include Mrs. Mable Wood, of Amity; Mrs. Minnetta Neff, Washington; Mrs. Merl Shriver, of McDonald, RD 1; Mrs. Melva Yost. Of Mingo Junction, Ohio; Mrs. Margaret Shultz, of Waynesburg, RD 4; Mrs. Mildred Thomas, of Waynesburg, RD 4; Mrs. Evely Speelman, of Rices Landing; John Edward Tennant, of Detroit, Mich; Glenn Tennant, of Waynesburg, RD 4; James Tennant, of Waynesburg, RD 4; and Charles Tennant, of Indiana.
Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Willard, of Waynesburg, and Mrs. Crille White, of Titusville; one granddaughter, Bonnie Delaney Seltz, of Belmont, Mich., whom the Tennants raised, and 45 other grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Four children, two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 22, 1964 with burial in the Oakmont Cemetery, Waynesburg.
Family Members
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Mary Lee Tennant Dulaney
1916–1934
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Noah Robert Tennant
1919–1934
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Sr Glenn R Tennant
1920–2005
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Mabel Pleasy Tennant Wood
1922–1980
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Mildred Virginia Tennant Thomas
1923–1986
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Marion Evelyn Tennant Speelman
1925–1987
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Minetta E Tennant Rasel
1927–1986
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Mardella Laura Tennant
1931–1932
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Charles W. "Sonny" Tennant
1932–2018
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