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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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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