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Ernest Frederick Lanier 1887–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1887

Birth Location: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Death Date: 20 Apr 1951

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

Father: Daniel Lanier

Mother: Sophie Edgorf

Spouse(s): Bonnie Bliss

Children(s): Shelby Lanier, Estelle Lanier, Bliss Lanier, Marvin Lanier

Ernest Frederick Lanier was born in 1887 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, the child of Daniel Walker Lanier And Sophie Idella Edgorf. Ernest Frederick Lanier married Bonnie Bliss, and had children including Bliss Lanier, Estelle Lanier, Marvin Ernest Lanier, Shelby S Lanier. Ernest Frederick Lanier passed away in 1951 in Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Ernest Frederick Lanier was born in 1887 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, the child of Daniel Walker Lanier And Sophie Idella Edgorf.
  • Ernest Frederick Lanier married Bonnie Bliss, and had children including Bliss Lanier, Estelle Lanier, Marvin Ernest Lanier, Shelby S Lanier.
  • Ernest Frederick Lanier passed away in 1951 in Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Ernest Lanier's Ancestors

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Ernest Lanier
1887–1951
Birth Place: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Parents
Daniel Walker Lanier
1849–1908
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Sophie (Idella) Edgorf
1860–1948
Louisiana
Grandparents
Hillery (Jones) Lanier
1813–1874
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Pamela (Elizabeth) Robertson
1817–1880
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
John Lanier
1780–1870
Elizabeth Bankston
1785–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Lanier
1744–1829
Elizabeth Wilson
1748–

Ernest Lanier's Descendants

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Ernest (Frederick) Lanier (27 Aug 1887–20 Apr 1951) m. Bonnie Bliss (4 Jun 1890–6 Feb 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

Ernest Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1887
27 Aug 1887
Birth of Ernest Frederick Lanier in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
1951
20 Apr 1951
Age 64
Death of Ernest Frederick Lanier in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1951
    Event Place: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana

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