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William Jefferson Lanier 1850–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1850

Birth Location: Choctaw, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 31 Mar 1920

Death Location: Jachin, Choctaw, Alabama, United States

Father: Joseph Lanier

Mother: Sarah Allen

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William Jefferson Lanier was born in 1850 in Choctaw, Alabama, United States, the child of Joseph White Lanier And Sarah Elizabeth Allen. William Jefferson Lanier passed away in 1920 in Jachin, Choctaw, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • William Jefferson Lanier was born in 1850 in Choctaw, Alabama, United States, the child of Joseph White Lanier And Sarah Elizabeth Allen.
  • William Jefferson Lanier passed away in 1920 in Jachin, Choctaw, Alabama, United States.

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William Lanier's Ancestors

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William Lanier
1850–1920
Birth Place: Choctaw, Alabama, United States
Parents
Joseph White Lanier
1825–1865
Florida
Sarah (Elizabeth) Allen
1832–
Alabama
Grandparents
John Lanier
1778–1844
Burke Co., GA.
Lucy (Margaret) Townley
1804–1883
Escambia Co. Florida
Great-Grandparents
John Lanier
1738–1809
Lucy Townley
1804–1883
Rebecca (Hall)
1774–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Lanier
1707–1786
Hanna Peters
1710–
Rebecca (Hall)
1774–1874
Joseph Jones
1740–1775

William Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1850
8 Mar 1850
Birth of William Jefferson Lanier in Choctaw, Alabama, United States
Choctaw, Alabama, United States
1920
31 Mar 1920
Age 70
Death of William Jefferson Lanier in Jachin, Choctaw, Alabama, United States
Jachin, Choctaw, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1850
    Event Place: Choctaw, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Jachin, Choctaw, Alabama, United States

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