Elmer married Martha Alma Bender on 16 Mar 1928 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA. Martha (daughter of Philipp Friedrich Bender and Christina P. Bertsch) was born on 23 Mar 1899 in Alexandria, Hanson County, South Dakota, USA; died on 1 Nov 1980 in Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA; was buried in Monument Hill Cemetery, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James B. Tanner was born on 3 May 1935 in Basin, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA; died on 3 May 1935 in Basin, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA; was buried in Monument Hill Cemetery, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA.