Thomas Lanier

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Lanier was born on 19 June 1846, in Twin City, Emanuel, Georgia, United States, his father, Allen Lanier, was 23 and his mother, Mariah Jones, was 25. He married Demaris Coleman in 1869. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Colquitt, Georgia, United States in 1900 and District 1194, Mitchell, Georgia, United States in 1910. He died on 28 March 1913, at the age of 66, and was buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Colquitt, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Lanier
1846–1913
Demaris Coleman
1849–1915
Marriage: 1869
James William Lanier
1870–1900
Polly Lanier
1878–
Sarah Lanier
about 1886–about 1886
Ada Leona Lanier
1874–1937
Benjamin Franklin Lanier
1876–1921
Richard L Lanier
1878–1942
Daniel Webster Lanier
1882–1957
Nannie Lanier
1884–1962
Asbury "Berry" L Lanier
1885–1961
Fred Wooten Lanier
1888–1968
Carlie Demaris Lanier
1890–1966

Sources (14)

  • Thomas Lanier, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Thos. Lanier, "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927"
  • Thomas Lanier in entry for Richard L Lanier, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"

World Events (8)

1855

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

French: occupational name for someone involved in the wool trade, from Old French lanier, deriving from la(i)ne ‘wool’. This surname is also found in England, but is very rare. Compare Lenear .

Altered form of French Lasnier ‘the donkey driver, the donkey keeper’.

History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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