Murderous Roots

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Episode 42: Logic is important

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.

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Episode 42: Logic is Important, Georgia Tann Part 2 Murderous Roots with Denise & Zelda

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.

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