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John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier 1900 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 JUL 1900

Birth Location: Montague, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 AUG 1957

Death Location: Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA

Father: Charles Lanier

Mother: Rillie Walton

Spouse(s): Flora Culver

Children(s): Gerald Lanier, Elsie Lanier, Charles Lanier

John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier was born in 1900 in Montague, Texas, USA, the child of Charles Francis Lanier and Rillie Anderson Walton. In 1935, John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier resided in Forestburg, Montague, Texas. In 1935, John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier resided in Sp, Montague, Texas. John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier married Flora Cleo Culver, and had children including Gerald Wallace Lanier, Elsie Jeanette Lanier, Charles Eugene Lanier. John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier passed away in 1957 in Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier was born in 1900 in Montague, Texas, USA, the child of Charles Francis Lanier and Rillie Anderson Walton.
  • In 1935, John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier resided in Forestburg, Montague, Texas.
  • In 1935, John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier resided in Sp, Montague, Texas.
  • John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier married Flora Cleo Culver, and had children including Gerald Wallace Lanier, Elsie Jeanette Lanier, Charles Eugene Lanier.
  • John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier passed away in 1957 in Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Lanier
1874 – 1914
Birth Location: Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
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Rillie Walton
1874 – 1963
Birth Location: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
RW

Spouses(s)

Flora Culver
1907 – 1986
Birth Location: Texas, USA
FC

Children(s)

Gerald Lanier
1936 –
Birth Location: Montague, Texas, USA
GL
Elsie Lanier
1935 –
Birth Location: Texas
EL
Charles Lanier
1932 – 1980
Birth Location: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
CL

John Lanier's Ancestors

Self
John Lanier
1900 – 1957
Birth Place: Montague, Texas, USA
Parents
Charles Francis Lanier
1874 – 1914
Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
Rillie (Anderson) Walton
1874 – 1963
Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Harrison (John) Lanier
1821 – 1877
Rowan County North Carolina
Mary (Jane) Walker
1846 – 1907
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Walker
1802 – 1888
Mary Coundry
1811 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856
William Condra
1789 – 1859
Mary Gass
1786 – 1861

John Lanier's Descendants

1.
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John (Wilson “Blackie”) Lanier (31 JUL 1900 – 22 AUG 1957) m. Flora (Cleo) Culver (17 MAY 1907 – 10 MAY 1986)
  1. 1. Gerald (Wallace) Lanier (12 AUG 1936 – )
  2. 2. Elsie (Jeanette) Lanier (1935 – )
  3. 3. Charles (Eugene) Lanier (7 AUG 1932 – 28 JAN 1980)

John Lanier's Timeline

6 Records

1900
31 JUL 1900
Birth of John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier in Montague, Texas, USA
Montague, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier resided here in Forestburg, Montague, Texas
Forestburg, Montague, Texas
1935
1935
Age 35
John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier resided here in Sp, Montague, Texas
Sp, Montague, Texas
1940
1940
Age 40
John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Montague, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Montague, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier resided here in Montague, Texas, USA
Montague, Texas, USA
1957
22 AUG 1957
Age 57
Death of John Wilson “Blackie” Lanier in Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA
Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 JUL 1900
    Event Place: Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04108; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 169-7
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: 1612; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 169-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04108; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 169-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04108; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 169-7
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: 1612; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 169-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forestburg, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1957
    Event Place: Nocona, Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04108; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 169-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Montague, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montague, Texas; Roll: 1612; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 169-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp, Montague, Texas
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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