Key Facts

Snapshot:	farmer
Parents:	92John G. Tant 93Rebecca Hill
Born:	circa 1856 Georgia, probably in Augusta
Last known record:	1900 census Militia district 56 (map), Johnson County, Georgia
Buried:	unknown

46Rhoden Tant was born in Georgia1-4 circa 18561-3* to parents 92John G. Tant and 93Rebecca Hill.1 He was probably born in Augusta, since his parents had married there about two years earlier.5

The 1860 census shows him as a young child with his parents.1 An 1861 Augusta city directory shows 92John's address as 3 Bay Street,6 although I haven't been able to pinpoint that exact location on a modern map.

1860: 92John's family in ward 1, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. Full page.1

By 1867 his family had moved to Glascock County,7 and the 1870 census shows 46Rhoden there with his father. His mother 93Rebecca isn't listed, so I presume she had died. 92John doesn't seem to have been doing well financially, since the "value of real estate" and "value of personal estate" columns are both blank.2

1870: 92John's family in Glascock County, Georgia. Full page.2

Although I haven't found a marriage record, 46Rhoden married 47Narcissa Black circa 1870, as explained below.

Problem: Resolved Whom did 46Rhoden marry? The 1900 census shows that 46Rhoden's wife's first name was "Narcissa," that they had been married for 30 years (i.e., since about 1870), and that they had a daughter named Vestie and a son William (among other children).4 1900: 46Rhoden's family in militia district 56 (map), Johnson County, Georgia.. Full page.4 William Tant's death certificate lists his parents as Roden Tant and Sis Tant.8 "Sis" is a nickname for Narcissa. This excerpt from William Tant's death certificate helps confirm the name of 46Rhoden's wife. Full page.8 A form OAC-790 filed for Vestie Tan Meeks names her parents, Rhode Tant and Susie Black.9 "Susie" is no doubt a garbled derivative of Narcissa. This record proves that 47Narcissa's maiden name is Black. Form OAC-790 for Vestie Tan Meeks9

Subsequent records show that 46Rhoden and 47Narcissa had several children, and that sometime in the 1880's they moved from Glascock County to Johnson County. The family may have been somewhat poor, since the 1890 tax digest shows that 46Rhoden's total property value was only $46.10

1880: 46Rhoden's family in militia district 1234 (map), Glascock County, Georgia. Full page.3

1890: 46Rhoden listed in a tax digest for militia district 1203 (map), Johnson County, Georgia.10

1900: 46Rhoden's family in militia district 56 (map), Johnson County. Full page.4

The 1900 census is the last record I've found pertaining to 46Rhoden.

Footnote:

*	The 1900 census shows that he was born February 1852,4 but this contradicts three earlier censuses1-3 and is therefore probably wrong.

Sources Cited:

1: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). 1st ward of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. Page 2, dwelling 15, family 10, John Tant household. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 135. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-497?i=1&cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZMR-PHC>.

2: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Glascock County, Georgia. Page 100, dwelling 246, family 246, John G. Tant household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 152. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XCZQ-622?i=30&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMC3Q-54P >.

3: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 1234, Glascock County, Georgia. Enumeration district 32, page 30, dwelling 271, family 271, Rhoden Tant household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 148. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYT-99Y9?i=7&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8G9-9Y2>.

4: 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 56, Johnson County, Georgia. Enumeration district 52, sheet 16A, dwelling 263, family 264, Roden R. Tant household. NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 207. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1K9-W8P?cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM3JD-9ML>.

5: Richmond County, Georgia. Marriage book B (1839-1855), page 341, marriage of John G. Tant and Rebecca Hill, dated 19 November 1854. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PPD-KT3?i=410&cat=126768>, accessed 16 October 2021.

6: Tuther's Augusta Directory for 1861 to Which is Added a Business Directory (Steam Power Press Chronicle & Sentinel, Augusta, Georgia, 1861), page 106. Copied in 2010 from microfilm FILM F 294.A9 A2 r. 1 in the basement of the Main Library at the University of Georgia.

7: Georgia's 1867-1868 Voter Registration Oath Books. Volume 107 (Glascock County Book 5), page 112, entry 7, J. G. Tant. Ancestry.com ("Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869" / Oath Book / Glascock / 18 / image 101 of 261), accessed 17 October 2021. Although I copied the image from Ancestry.com, the corresponding microfilm at the Georgia Archives is microfilm 296/40.

8: Johnson County, Georgia death certificate 7170-H for Willie Tant, who died 9 April 1926. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:336L-FD81-3FQ?i=1402&cc=1320969&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AJDNG-JRW>, accessed 10 February 2020.

9: Social Security Administration Form OAC-790 for Vestie Tan Meeks (SSN 252-84-0761), application dated 18 March 1966. Copy received on 4 April 2011 from the Social Security Administration in response to a FOIA request.

10: Johnson County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1890, militia district 1203, pages 7 and 8, entry for Rhoden R Tant. Ancestry.com (“Georgia Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893” / Johnson County / 1890 / images 84 and 85 of 130), accessed 17 October 2021.