Brief Life History of William Columbus
When William Columbus Lanier was born on 8 July 1887, in Eldora, Bryan, Georgia, United States, his father, George Henry Lanier, was 30 and his mother, America Virginia Clanton, was 36. He married Mary Estelle Averitt on 20 June 1914, in Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia, United States in 1920 and Bryan, Georgia, United States in 1930. He died on 26 March 1958, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in North Side Cemetery, Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Willie C Lanier, "United States Census, 1930"
- Will C Lanier, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Willie Columbus Lanier, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1887–1958 Male
1889–1961 Female
Children (1)
1922–1991 Female
Parents and Siblings
1857–1935 Male
1851–1913 Female
Siblings (6)
1884–1974 Female
1886–1886 Female
1887–1958 Male
1887–1952 Male
1890–1891 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 3
1890
Age 3
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 19
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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