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Robert Wilcox Lanier 1854–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1854

Birth Location: Stanly County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 December 1939

Death Location: Norwood, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Lanier

Mother: Margaret Waddill

Spouse(s): Lucy Lowder

Children(s): Mary Lanier

Robert Wilcox Lanier was born in 1854 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert M Lanier And Margaret Waddill. In 1870, Robert Wilcox Lanier resided in Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, Robert Wilcox Lanier resided in Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA. Robert Wilcox Lanier married Lucy Lowder, and had children including Mary W Mamie Lanier. Robert Wilcox Lanier passed away in 1939 in Norwood, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Wilcox Lanier was born in 1854 in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert M Lanier And Margaret Waddill.
  • In 1870, Robert Wilcox Lanier resided in Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Robert Wilcox Lanier resided in Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Wilcox Lanier married Lucy Lowder, and had children including Mary W Mamie Lanier.
  • Robert Wilcox Lanier passed away in 1939 in Norwood, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Lanier
1806–1886
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Margaret Waddill
1814–1886
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Lowder
1857–1920
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Mary Lanier
1877–1957
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Robert Lanier's Ancestors

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Robert Lanier
1854–1939
Birth Place: Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert M. Lanier
1806–1886
North Carolina
Margaret Waddill
1814–1886
North Carolina
Grandparents
Thomas Waddill
–1855
North Carolina, USA
Margaret Montgomery
1768–1818
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sr.
1748–1815
Lucy Birdsong
1754–1782
John Montgomery
1732–1818
Mary Willcox
1736–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maj.
1733–1790
Mary Armistead
1730–1783
Alexander Montgomery
1700–1746
Mary McCoullough
1694–1746
Thomas Willcox
1689–1779
Elizabeth Cole
1691–1780

Robert Lanier's Descendants

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Robert (Wilcox) Lanier (9 January 1854–18 December 1939) m. Lucy Lowder (abt 1857–20 Jan 1920)
  1. 1. Mary (W. "Mamie) Lanier 1877–1957 m. George (V) Shankle 1902– m. George (VanHoos) Shankle 1872–1951
    1. 1. Lucy Shankle 1902–
    2. 2. Guye (A) Shankle 1909–1942
    3. 3. Mary Shankle 1907– m. Loy (Earnest) Dry 1900–1971
    4. 4. Franklin Shankle 1916–1986
    5. 5. Grace Shankle 1903–2002 m. Lee (Smith) Ballard 1901–1965
      1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Bellard 1926–
      2. 2. George (Edwin Ballard) Sr 1927–2011
    6. 6. Lucy Shankle 1901–1976
    7. 7. Guye (Albert) Shankle 1910–1942

Robert Lanier's Timeline

8 Records

1854
9 January 1854
Birth of Robert Wilcox Lanier in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Robert Wilcox Lanier resided here in Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Robert Wilcox Lanier resided here in Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
1889
21 Jan 1889
Age 35
Robert Wilcox Lanier resided here in Lowder, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
Lowder, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 56
Robert Wilcox Lanier resided here in Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 66
Robert Wilcox Lanier resided here in Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 76
Robert Wilcox Lanier resided here in Center, Stanly, North Carolina
Center, Stanly, North Carolina
1939
18 December 1939
Age 85
Death of Robert Wilcox Lanier in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
Stanly County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1854
    Event Place: Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1323; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 97
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: 1721; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 517.0; FHL microfilm: 2341455
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: 982; Family History Film: 1254982; Page: 245C; Enumeration District: 202; Image: 0163
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1160; Page: 46B; Image: 83173; Family History Library Film: 552659
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1125; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1375138
    [6] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1160; Page: 46B; Image: 83173; Family History Library Film: 552659

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: 982; Family History Film: 1254982; Page: 245C; Enumeration District: 202; Image: 0163

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Lowder, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1125; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1375138

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1323; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 97

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Stanly, North Carolina; Roll: 1721; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 517.0; FHL microfilm: 2341455

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 December 1939
    Event Place: Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwood, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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