When Lovin Madison Lanier was born on 16 March 1842, in Screven, Georgia, United States, his father, Burrell Lanier, was 31 and his mother, Tabitha Rebecca Aarons, was 36. He married Sarah Frances McElveen on 11 October 1865, in Chatham, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bryan, Georgia, United States in 1860 and Georgia, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1860. He died on 13 June 1915, in Bulloch, Georgia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bulloch, Georgia, United States.