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Willie Emeline Lanier 1885–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1885

Birth Location: Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Death Date: 9 Jan 1945

Death Location: Amite City Cemetery, Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Father: Benjamin Lanier

Mother: Sarah Threeton

Spouse(s): Luther Dyson

Children(s): Willie Dyson, Luther Dyson

The story of Willie Emeline Lanier began in 1885 in Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana. Willie Emeline Lanier married Luther Haley Dyson, and had children including Luther Haley Dyson, Willie Spencer Dyson. Willie Emeline Lanier passed away in 1945 in Amite City Cemetery, Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Emeline Lanier began in 1885 in Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana.
  • Willie Emeline Lanier married Luther Haley Dyson, and had children including Luther Haley Dyson, Willie Spencer Dyson.
  • Willie Emeline Lanier passed away in 1945 in Amite City Cemetery, Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

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Spouses(s)

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Willie Lanier's Ancestors

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Willie Lanier
1885–1945
Birth Place: Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Parents
Benjamin Wiliam Lanier
1841–
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Sarah (Jane) Threeton
1841–
Hammond, Louisiana
Grandparents
Robert (Marion) Lanier
1815–1904
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Aniese (Elizabeth) Baham
1821–1896
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
John Lanier
1780–1870
Elizabeth Bankston
1785–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Lanier
1744–1829
Elizabeth Wilson
1748–

Willie Lanier's Descendants

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Willie (Emeline) Lanier (1885–9 Jan 1945) m. Luther (Haley) Dyson (Nov 1876–26 Jan 1952)
  1. 1. Willie (Spencer) Dyson 1907–1983
  2. 2. Luther (Haley) Dyson 1909–1995 m. Ruth Kemp 1909–2001
    1. 1. Carolyn Dyson 1935–2002 m. Gerald Persig 1922–1990

Willie Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1885
1885
Birth of Willie Emeline Lanier in Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
1945
9 Jan 1945
Age 60
Death of Willie Emeline Lanier in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amite City Cemetery, Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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