David Zachariah Laney

Brief Life History of David Zachariah

When David Zachariah Laney was born in 1816, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Zachariah David Laney, was 0 and his mother, Martha Laney, was 6. He married Margaret Julia Bogan in 1856. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Township 9 South Range 10 West, Winston, Alabama, United States in 1880. He died on 23 November 1885, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Cherokee, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Zachariah Laney
1816–1885
Margaret Julia Bogan
1834–1889
Marriage: 1856
Annie Lou Laney
1857–1870
George V. Laney
1860–
Minnie Sarah Laney
1860–1900
Georgia Virginia Laney
1862–1902
Mary J. Laney
1865–1897
Zachariah David Laney
1870–1938

Sources (4)

  • Z Laney, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Zachariah David Laney, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Zack D Laney in entry for Z D Laney, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Alabama Becomes a State

Alabama became the twenty-second state admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819.

1822 · Slave Rebellion

"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."

1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail

On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.

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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