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Margaret Alice Lanier 1874–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1874

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 15 April 1944

Death Location: China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Samuel Lanier

Mother: Celia Lanier

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Children(s): Samuel Ford, Eula Biles, Martin Ford, John Ford, Effie Ford, Robert Ford

Margaret Alice Lanier was born in 1874 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Samuel Lanier And Celia D Lanier. Margaret Alice Lanier married Preston Brooks Ford, and had children including Effie May Ford, Eula Belle Biles, John Dee Ford, Martin Douglas Ford, Robert Clay Ford, Samuel Preston Ford. Margaret Alice Lanier passed away in 1944 in China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Alice Lanier was born in 1874 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Samuel Lanier And Celia D Lanier.
  • Margaret Alice Lanier married Preston Brooks Ford, and had children including Effie May Ford, Eula Belle Biles, John Dee Ford, Martin Douglas Ford, Robert Clay Ford, Samuel Preston Ford.
  • Margaret Alice Lanier passed away in 1944 in China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Margaret Lanier's Ancestors

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Margaret Lanier
1874–1944
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Lanier
1848–1935
Randolph County, North Carolina, United States of America
Celia (D.) Lanier
1848–1911
North Carolina, United States of America
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Margaret Lanier's Descendants

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Margaret (Alice) Lanier (15 November 1874–15 April 1944)
  1. 1. Samuel (Preston) Ford 1906–1959
  2. 2. Eula (Belle) Biles 1903–1984
  3. 3. Martin (Douglas) Ford 1918–1996
  4. 4. John (Dee) Ford 1915–1950
  5. 5. Effie (May) Ford 1911–1931
  6. 6. Robert (Clay) Ford 1913–1994

Margaret Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1874
15 November 1874
Birth of Margaret Alice Lanier in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1944
15 April 1944
Age 70
Death of Margaret Alice Lanier in Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, United States of America
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1874
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1944
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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