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Daniel Walker Lanier 1849–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1849

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Death Date: 25 Feb 1908

Death Location: Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana

Father: Hillery Lanier

Mother: Pamela Robertson

Spouse(s): Sophie Edgorf, Kate Baum

Children(s): Andrew Lanier, Louella Lanier, August Lanier, Ernest Lanier, Leon Lanier, Henry Lanier, Florence Lanier

The story of Daniel Walker Lanier began in 1849 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Daniel Walker Lanier married Kate Baum, Sophie Idella Edgorf, and had children including Andrew Lanier, August Louis Lanier, Ernest Frederick Lanier, Florence H Lanier, Henry B Lanier, Kate Lanier, Leon Lee Tremont Lanier, Louella P Lanier. Daniel Walker Lanier passed away in 1908 in Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Daniel Walker Lanier began in 1849 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
  • Daniel Walker Lanier married Kate Baum, Sophie Idella Edgorf, and had children including Andrew Lanier, August Louis Lanier, Ernest Frederick Lanier, Florence H Lanier, Henry B Lanier, Kate Lanier, Leon Lee Tremont Lanier, Louella P Lanier.
  • Daniel Walker Lanier passed away in 1908 in Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Daniel Lanier's Ancestors

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Daniel Lanier
1849–1908
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Parents
Hillery Jones Lanier
1813–1874
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Pamela (Elizabeth) Robertson
1817–1880
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Grandparents
John (Hillery) Lanier
1780–1870
Screven Co. Georgia
Elizabeth Bankston
1785–1870
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Lanier
1744–1829
Elizabeth Wilson
1748–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Lanier
1707–1786
Hanna Peters
1710–

Daniel Lanier's Descendants

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Daniel (Walker) Lanier (30 May 1849–25 Feb 1908) m. Sophie (Idella) Edgorf (29 Sep 1860–25 Jul 1948) m. Kate Baum (15 Dec 1844–13 May 1885)
  1. 1. Andrew Lanier 1894–1985 m. Mamie 1896–
  2. 2. Louella (P) Lanier 1891–1901
  3. 3. August (Louis) Lanier 1889–1947 m. Gertrude Higgins 1889–1957
    1. 1. Daniel (Walker) Lanier 1910–1976 m. Carrie (Victoria) Guillory 1914–1992
    2. 2. Harold Lanier 1909–1981
  4. 4. Ernest (Frederick) Lanier 1887–1951 m. Bonnie Bliss 1890–1981
    1. 1. Shelby (S.) Lanier 1919–1990 m. Cherrie Young 1914–2003
    2. 2. Estelle Lanier 1912–1995 m. Hershell (N.) Anderson 1897–1984
    3. 3. Bliss Lanier 1910–1999 m. Sam Peck 1907–1977
    4. 4. Marvin (Ernest) Lanier 1915–2000
  5. 5. Leon (Lee Tremont) Lanier 1881–1964 m. Teresita (Marie) Reine 1881–1966
    1. 1. Vera (A.) Lanier 1913–1994
    2. 2. Lee (Roy) Lanier 1915–1988 m. Christine Bankston 1920–
    3. 3. Tex (Brisbane) Lanier 1919–1993
    4. 4. Leo (Hillary) Lanier 1921–2006 m. Carolyn Thomas 1930–2006
    5. 5. Jerry Lanier 1927–2014
    6. 6. Norma (Rosine) Lanier 1911–2000 m. James (Ernest) Davis 1935–1999 m. Henry (Weston) Gray 1907–1988
    7. 7. Jack (Farrell) Lanier 1906–1996 m. Belle Russell 1918–2003 m. Lena White 1908–1954
      1. 1. Elaine Lanier 1928–1998 m. William (Percy) Floyd 1931–2004
      2. 2. Harry (Thiberge) Lanier 1934–1995
    8. 8. Bert (Wells) Lanier 1907–1977 m. Rosie White 1905–1971
      1. 1. David (Dean) Lanier 1934–2017
      2. 2. Joann Lanier 1929–1970 m. Archie (Martin) Addison 1921–1974
      3. 3. Wade (Lee) Lanier 1931–1989 m. Jo (Ann) Elkins 1935–2022
      4. 4. Nancy (Catherine) Lanier 1936–2003
      5. 5. Mark (Wells "Markie") Lanier 1932–1972
    9. 9. Daniel (Walker) Lanier 1904–1905
    10. 10. Les (D'Arcy Lanier Lt) Colonel 1917–2010
    11. 11. Alice (Jacquelyn) Lanier 1903–
  6. 6. Henry (B.) Lanier 1879–1903
  7. 7. Florence (H.) Lanier 1875–1903

Daniel Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1849
30 May 1849
Birth of Daniel Walker Lanier in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1908
25 Feb 1908
Age 59
Death of Daniel Walker Lanier in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1849
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1908
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana

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