Episode 42: Logic is important
Logic Is Important
Georgia Tann, Part 2
In Part 2 of Georgia Tann, Julie Dixon Jackson, from CutOff Genes, Zelda, and Denise continue their conversation about the corrupt head of the Tennessee Children’s Home in Memphis, Tennessee. They explore Georgia’s family tree continuing with their conversation about Tann’s mother Beulah Yates, learning about a murder in the family lines and what happened with her partner Ann and their children.
You may want to listen to Episode 41: Stealing Babies where we covered part 1 of Georgia’s story.
Georgia Tann’s mother, Beulah Isabelle Yates (1868-1963); picture likely taken ca 1910
Beulah Yates in later years, circa 1945
Source: The Clarion Ledger, 13 Sep 1928
Georgia’s father, Judge George Clark Tann (1858-1932)
The marriage of Ann Attwood to her “husband” George A. Hollinsworth, who would die soon after they married.
Source: The Greenwood Commonwealth, 14 Mar 1925
Source: The Newton Record, 9 Apr 1931
Obituary for Georgia Tann that appeared in a hometown newspaper.
Source: The Greenwood Commonwealth, 16 Sep 1950
One of the many stories appearing about the family in their local newspaper.
Source: The Newton Record, 4 Oct 1923
Source: The Newton Record, 2 Aug 1923
The Newton Record, 3 Jan 1924
It’s stories like these that helped give us a picture into the Tann family.
Source: The Newton Record, 1 Oct 1925
It was this article that led me to learn that Rob Roy Yates married Willie Roberts in Tennessee.
The Commercial Appeal, 2 May 1912
Georgia’s maternal grandfather, Thomas Eli Yates (1838-1912)
Georgia’s maternal grandmother, Susan (Lee) Yates (1842-1915)
The death of Georgia’s uncle, Thomas M. Tann.
Source: The Winston County Journal, 12 Aug 1904
The second marriage of Georgia’s niece Beaulah Elizabeth “Betty” Tann.
Source: The Daily Record (NJ), 14 Feb 1949
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
For additional sources, refer back Episode 41: Stealing Babies, Georgia Tann Part 1
SOURCES
The Tann Family History, Alfred Tann
Wikipedia
We use a multitude of resources when researching a family tree up to an including census records from 1800-1940, marriage records in various states, draft registration cards, newspaper articles, and more. If you would like more specific details on where information was obtained, please email us and we’ll respond in a timely manner.