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William Burley LANIER 1901–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1901

Birth Location: Wilson, TX USA

Death Date: 29 Jun 1969

Death Location: Celeste, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William LANIER

Mother: Rebecca HARRIS

Spouse(s): Ruby WALLACE, Ida JONES

Children(s): Lloyd LANIER, Freda LANIER, Jones LANIER, Doug LANIER

William Burley LANIER was born in 1901 in Wilson, TX USA, the child of William Thomas Lanier And Rebecca Ann Harris. William Burley LANIER married Ida Jones, Ruby Lee Wallace, and had children including Doug Lanier, Freda Belle Lanier, Jones Eugene Lanier, Lloyd Franklin Lanier. William Burley LANIER passed away in 1969 in Celeste, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Burley LANIER was born in 1901 in Wilson, TX USA, the child of William Thomas Lanier And Rebecca Ann Harris.
  • William Burley LANIER married Ida Jones, Ruby Lee Wallace, and had children including Doug Lanier, Freda Belle Lanier, Jones Eugene Lanier, Lloyd Franklin Lanier.
  • William Burley LANIER passed away in 1969 in Celeste, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William LANIER
1872–1928
Birth Location: Fall Creek, Wilson, TN USA
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Rebecca HARRIS
1881–1927
Birth Location: Fall Creek, Wilson, TN USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruby WALLACE
1902–1970
Birth Location: Fannin, TX USA
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Ida JONES
1898–1932
Birth Location: Elijay, Gilmer, GA, USA
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Children(s)

Lloyd LANIER
1946–2016
Birth Location: Greenville, Hunt, TX, USA
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Freda LANIER
1926–1999
Birth Location: Celeste, Hunt, TX USA
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Jones LANIER
1929–1996
Birth Location: Alto, Cherokee, TX USA
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Doug LANIER
1924–2002
Birth Location: Alto, Cherokee, TX USA
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William LANIER's Ancestors

Self
William LANIER
1901–1969
Birth Place: Wilson, TX USA
Parents
William Thomas LANIER
1872–1928
Fall Creek, Wilson, TN USA
Rebecca (Ann) HARRIS
1881–1927
Fall Creek, Wilson, TN USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) LANIER
1832–1899
Fall Creek, Wilson, TN USA
Jane (H) SMITH
1835–
Fall Creek, Wilson, TN USA
Reuben (Claiborne) HARRIS
1836–1902
VA USA
Martha (Ame) GENNER
1845–1882
Fall Creek, Wilson, TN USA
Great-Grandparents
Jane RIDEOUT
1800–1870
William LANIER
1803–1850
Reubin HARRIS
1809–1847
Rebecca TOOMBS
1813–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George LANIER
1762–1829
Anderson TOOMBS
1793–1853
Esther ADKINS
1786–1850

William LANIER's Descendants

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William (Burley) LANIER (11 Jul 1901–29 Jun 1969) m. Ruby (Lee) WALLACE (30 Mar 1902–03 Feb 1970) m. Ida JONES (25 Mar 1898–02 Oct 1932)
  1. 1. Lloyd (Franklin) LANIER 1946–2016 m. Paula (Joyce) HARLESS 1946–2016
  2. 2. Freda (Belle) LANIER 1926–1999
  3. 3. Jones (Eugene) LANIER 1929–1996
  4. 4. Doug LANIER 1924–2002

William LANIER's Timeline

2 Records

1901
11 Jul 1901
Birth of William Burley LANIER in Wilson, TX USA
Wilson, TX USA
1969
29 Jun 1969
Age 68
Death of William Burley LANIER in Celeste, Hunt, TX, USA
Celeste, Hunt, TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1901
    Event Place: Wilson, TX USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1969
    Event Place: Celeste, Hunt, TX, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Celeste, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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