William Lattimore Lanford

Brief Life History of William Lattimore

When William Lattimore Lanford was born on 1 August 1894, in New Market, Madison, Alabama, United States, his father, Robert Lee Lanford, was 28 and his mother, Caldonia Taylor, was 36. He married Florence G. Miller on 9 June 1919, in Madison, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Madison, Alabama, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 1 Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 24 June 1981, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Rice Cemetery, New Market, Madison, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Lattimore Lanford
1894–1981
Florence G. Miller
1902–1945
Marriage: 9 June 1919
Leon George Lanford
1920–1984
Lillie Belle Lanford
1921–1977
Sarah Colline Lanford
1924–1924
Omie Lee Lanford
1925–1999
William Shelby Lanford
1927–2012
Martha Ophelia Lanford
1929–1998

Sources (25)

  • William S Lanford, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Wm L Langford, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • William Latimore Lanford, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Langford .

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

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