Joseph Tener (abt. 1839 - 1865)

Born about 1839 in Adams, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Jan 1865 at about age 26 in Cahaba, Dallas, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Joseph Tener served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 17 Oct 1861
Mustered out: 15 Jan 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company "B", 70th Ohio Volunteers; Company "B" 175th Ohio Volunteers

Sergeant Joseph Tener died while a Prisoner of War during The United States Civil War.

Joseph Tener was born about 1839 in Adams, Ohio, United States, son of Jonathan Tener (~1805 - ~1885) and Letitia (Copeland) Tener (1805 - 1847).

He was likely one of the two boys under age 5 in his father's household in the 1840 census of Franklin Township, in Adams County.^[1] And he was enumerated with his family in 1850.^[2]

He was still living on his parents' farm in 1860, but unlike his brothers, he was working as a teacher.^[3]

Along with his brothers Dynes, James, and Daniel, he enlisted in the 70th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 17 October 1861. He and Daniel received medical discharges on 24 December 1862.^[4][5]

He reenlisted in Company "B" of the Ohio 175th Volunteer Infantry in September 1864, and was mustered in as a Sergeant. The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, in the Army of the Ohio. Assigned to guard the Tennessee and Alabama Railroad, he was captured on the 24th of November during the Battle of Columbia.^[6] He was taken to Cahaba Prison in Alabama, where he died on 15 Jan 1865. The Ohio Roster indicates that he was buried in Marietta, Georgia,^[7] but there is no marker for his grave.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840," database with images, citing p. 36, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm , FamilySearch Record: XHY8-M72 (accessed 12 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB4-SHY Image number 00076, Jonathan Tener in Franklin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FamilySearch Record: MX3D-2Y4 (accessed 12 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DBB3-D1F Image number 00015, Joseph Taner (11) in Franklin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, citing Page: 170; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 928; FHL microfilm: 803928; Record number: 20297, FamilySearch Record: MC2G-NMZ (accessed 12 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSX-YFL Image number 00522, Joseph Tenor (21) in Franklin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
4. ↑ Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866. (Akron, Ohio: Werner Co, 1886), vol 6, digital image Internet Archive (Page 702 : accessed 11 Nov 2022.)
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online, acquired 2007, Ancestry Record 1138 #578275 (accessed 12 November 2022), Name: Joseph Tener; Side: Union; Regiment State/Origin: Ohio; Regiment: 70th Regiment, Ohio Infantry; Company: B; Rank In: Private; Rank Out: Private; Film Number: M552 roll 108.
6. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database, Ancestry Record 1555 #4177216 (accessed 12 November 2022), Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio; Roll of Honor of Ohio Soldiers Sgt Joseph Tener, 175th Ohio Infantry, Co. B.
7. ↑ Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866. (Akron, Ohio: Werner Co, 1886), vol 9, digital image Internet Archive (Page 775 : accessed 11 Nov 2022.)
8. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #77218226 (accessed 12 November 2022), Memorial page for Joseph Tener (1839-15 Jan 1865), citing Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Gail Fishman (contributor 47513660).

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FamilySearch Record: MX3D-2Y4 (accessed 12 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DBB3-D1F Image number 00015, Joseph Taner (11) in Franklin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.