When Roger Franklin Lanter was born on 30 November 1903, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Albert Frank Lanter, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ophelia Poor, was 26. He lived in Williamstown, Grant, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Cordova, Grant, Kentucky, United States in 1930. He died on 14 August 1988, in Grant, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Williamstown, Grant, Kentucky, United States.
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.
In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
Swiss German: possibly from the personal name Lanthar.
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