Brief Life History of George Duncan
When George Duncan Laney was born on 17 February 1878, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Charles Culbert Laney, was 27 and his mother, Emma Foster, was 31. He married Bessie Wilkinson on 30 December 1906, in Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Magisterial District 1 East, Simpson, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 12 March 1963, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (18)
- George D Laney, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Duncan Laney - Government record: birth-name: George Duncan Laney
- George D Laney, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1878–1963 Male
1885–1973 Female
Children (2)
1908– Female
1910–1978 Male
Parents and Siblings
1850–1931 Male
1847–1914 Female
Siblings (3)
1875–1901 Female
1878–1963 Male
1880–1961 Male
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1892 · The Radio is invented
Age 14
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 23
Name Meaning
Irish: probably a shortened and altered form of McElhinney .
English and Irish: habitational name introduced by the Normans originally deriving from any of the many places in northern France called L'Aunai (from Latin alnetum ‘alder grove’). It may also have developed to Delaney .
Variant of Laine 2, a surname of French origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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