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James Balance Lanier 1857–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1857

Birth Location: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1942

Death Location: Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Father: Needham Lanier

Mother: Eliza Warnock

Spouse(s): Emma Ferguson, Cordelia Dickson

Children(s): Mary Lanier

In 1857, James Balance Lanier entered the world in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA, born to Needham Burch Lanier And Eliza Ann Warnock. In 1873, James Balance Lanier resided in Mississippi. James Balance Lanier married Cordelia Dickson, Emma Ann Ferguson, and had children including Mary Belle Lanier. James Balance Lanier passed away in 1942 in Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, James Balance Lanier entered the world in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA, born to Needham Burch Lanier And Eliza Ann Warnock.
  • In 1873, James Balance Lanier resided in Mississippi.
  • James Balance Lanier married Cordelia Dickson, Emma Ann Ferguson, and had children including Mary Belle Lanier.
  • James Balance Lanier passed away in 1942 in Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Needham Lanier
1815–1900
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
NL
Eliza Warnock
1827–1915
Birth Location: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emma Ferguson
1860–1943
Birth Location: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA
EF
Cordelia Dickson
1857–
Birth Location: Warren, Warren, Missouri, USA
CD

Children(s)

Mary Lanier
1879–1960
Birth Location: Warren County, Mississippi, USA
ML

James Lanier's Ancestors

Self
James Lanier
1857–1942
Birth Place: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Needham Burch Lanier
1815–1900
Virginia, United States
Eliza (Ann) Warnock
1827–1915
Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Lanier
1771–1840
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Mary (Katherine) Peebles
1790–1861
Brunswick Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Lanier
1731–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lanier
1707–1745

James Lanier's Descendants

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James (Balance) Lanier (07 Dec 1857–22 Dec 1942) m. Emma (Ann) Ferguson (29 May 1860–22 Aug 1943) m. Cordelia Dickson (May 1857–)
  1. 1. Mary (Belle) Lanier 1879–1960 m. Love (Adam) Wells 1877–1948
    1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Wells 1903–1999 m. Quincy (Delight Jones) Sr 1895–1971
      1. 1. Lloyd (Wells) Jones 1934–1998
    2. 2. James (L) Wells 1896–1896
    3. 3. Leonia (Gertrude) Wells 1900–1971
    4. 4. Mealure (Jean 'Amelia') Wells 1905–1975
    5. 5. Otho (Henry) Wells 1906–1958
    6. 6. Mable (Lois Wells) (Dulaney) 1909–2006
    7. 7. John (Thomas) Wells 1897–1949
    8. 8. Andrew (Nelson) Wells 1901–1958
    9. 9. Jennie (Joyce) Wells 1910–1975
    10. 10. Liller Wells 1912–1967
    11. 11. Cleophas Wells 1913–1971

James Lanier's Timeline

3 Records

1857
07 Dec 1857
Birth of James Balance Lanier in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA
Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA
1873
1873
Age 16
James Balance Lanier resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1942
22 Dec 1942
Age 85
Death of James Balance Lanier in Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Miss
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Vivian, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
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