William George Washington Lanier (1816 - 1905)

Born 5 Jan 1816 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Pauline Stogner — married 16 Aug 1837 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Husband of Lucinda Frances Peay — married 2 Oct 1855 in Davidson County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1905 at age 89 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William George Washington /Lanier/^[1][2]

Birth

Birth: From bio (see notes)

Date: 05 JAN 1816

Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA^[3]

Death

Death: Cotton Town. Date from tombstone.

Date: 09 NOV 1905

Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA^[4]

Residence

Residence: Edgefield

Date: 1860

Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA^[5]

Residence: Farmer, worth $1,250, can read and write./District 21

Date: 1850

Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA^[6]

Residence:

Date: 01 JUN 1840

Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA^[7]

Residence: Civil District 8, lists both parents' birthplaces as VA

Date: 1900

Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA^[8]

Residence: District 15, lists both parents' birthplaces as France?

Date: 1880

Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA^[9]

Burial

Burial: Walnut Grove/Friendship Primitive Baptist Church

Date: NOV 1905

Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA^[10]

Note

Note: #N2759

Marriage

Husband: William George Washington Lanier

Wife: Lucinda Frances Peay

Child: Laura D Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Elizabeth Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: George Parker Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: James D Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: S Oscar Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 02 OCT 1855

Place: Davidson County, North Carolina, USA^[11]

Husband: William George Washington Lanier

Wife: Pauline Stogner

Marriage:

Date: 16 AUG 1837

Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA^[12]

Husband: John Lanier

Wife: Dicy Parker

Child: William George Washington Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: David P Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Ann Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Jesse Parker Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Martha E Lanier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 28 MAR 1815

Place: Davidson County, North Carolina, USA^[13]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Lanier-178 created through the import of gedcom for wikitree.ged on Dec 23, 2012 by Kelly Midura. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kelly and others.

• Source: S135 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008; Repository: #R1 NOTETennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives
• Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S251 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1 NOTEFind A Grave, : Find A Grave, 2012
• Source: S49 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850
• Source: S50 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860
• Source: S51 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixth Census of the United States, 1840, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840
• Source: S52 Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Repository: #R1
• Source: S63 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900
• Source: S65 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880

Notes

Note N2759Sometimes listed as William George Washington Lanier.

Gallatin Sumner County News, November 1905

W. G. Lanier.

Death of an Old and Widely Known Citizen.

Esq. William G. Lanier, who resided above Cotton Town, died Thursday and was buried yesterday at Friendship Church. Mr. Lanier was probably the oldest citizen in his section of the county, he having been ninety years old last January. He was a native of Davidson County but moved to Sumner in 1860. For a while he lived at Gallatin and was jailor here under Sheriff Hobdy. He was later a member of the county court, serving in that body a number of years. The deceased was a member of the Christian Church and had been a member of the Masons for a long number of years. He was a man of excellent character and had much influence in the community where he resided. He is survived by his wife and six children, one of whom is Dr. T. L. Lanier, of Portland.

Name: William George Washington LANIER

Surname: Lanier

Given Name: William George Washington

Sex: M

Birth: 1816 in Nashville, TN

Death: 8 Nov 1905

Burial: Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Sumner Co. TN _

UID: 8B980855856B4542A3504CDACB66D0A7B829 Note:

William George Washington Lanier was born 5 Jan 1816 in Nashville, Davidson Co., N. The first record found of him so far is his marriage to Paulina Stogner on 16 Aug 1837 in Davidson Co. According to Clayton's History of Davidson Co., TN, William G. Lanier

was elected to served a six year term as Justice of the Peace in Davidson County in

1847. In 1854 he was elected to serve an additional six, year term. In 1850, William along with six other menformed the Brick Church Turnpike Company. The Twenty-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee awarded them a contract to build a graveled turnpike road north of Nashville. His wife, Paulina, died before 1855, leaving him with 5 young children. 2 Oct 1855, he married Lucinda F. Peay. In1860 he moved his family to Sumner Co., TN. He settled in Gallatin and became a jailer there under

Sheriff Hobdy. Later he moved above Cottontown. He farmed and was a member of

the county court for a number of years. He died 8 Nov 1905, two months before his 91st birthday, and is buried in Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Sumner Co., TN. His obituary states; "He was a man of excellent character and had much influence

in the community where he resided." (Information about William G. W. Lanier and his descendents has been graciously provided by Nancy Lanier.) Copying is permitted for noncommercial, educational use by individuals and libraries. This message must appear on all copied material. Any commercial use is prohibited. Copyright 2000 by Wayne D. Lanier. All rights reserved.

1. ↑ Source: #S251 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William George Washington Lanier
2. ↑ Source: #S51 Page: Database online. , Davidson, Tennessee, roll 520, page 367. Data: Text: Record for William G Lanier FOOT Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. , Davidson, Tennessee, roll 520, page 367.
3. ↑ Source: #S251 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William George Washington Lanier
4. ↑ Source: #S251 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William George Washington Lanier
5. ↑ Source: #S50 Page: Database online. Edgefield, Davidson, Tennessee, post office Goodlettsville, roll M653_1246, page 511, image 824. Data: Text: Record for W G Lanier FOOT Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. Edgefield, Davidson, Tennessee, post office Goodlettsville, roll M653_1246, page 511, image 824.
6. ↑ Source: #S49 Page: Database online. District 21, Davidson, Tennessee, roll M432_875, page 378, image 753. Data: Text: Record for William Lanier FOOT Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. District 21, Davidson, Tennessee, roll M432_875, page 378, image 753.
7. ↑ Source: #S51 Page: Database online. , Davidson, Tennessee, roll 520, page 367. Data: Text: Record for William G Lanier FOOT Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. , Davidson, Tennessee, roll 520, page 367.
8. ↑ Source: #S63 Page: Database online. Civil District 8, Sumner, Tennessee, ED 116, roll T623 1601, page 5A. Data: Text: Record for W G Lanier FOOT Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. Civil District 8, Sumner, Tennessee, ED 116, roll T623 1601, page 5A.
9. ↑ Source: #S65 Page: Database online. District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, ED 221, roll T9_1282, page 237.4000, image . Data: Text: Record for William G. Lanier FOOT Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. District 15, Sumner, Tennessee, ED 221, roll T9_1282, page 237.4000, image.
10. ↑ Source: #S251 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William George Washington Lanier
11. ↑ Source: #S135 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Lucinda F Peay
12. ↑ Source: #S52 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William George Lanier FOOT Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.), Database online.
13. ↑ Source: #S135 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Dicy Parker