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GENEALOGY
LINE

Dewey
Mailalieu
Lanier
(1898 - 1977)

David
Anderson
Lanier

(1842 - 1928)

Edmund
Lanier

(1802 - 1881)

Edmund
Lanier
(1775 - 18??)

Thomas
Lanier
(17?? - 17??)

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FAMILY
NAMES

LOFTIN:
 Beatty
 Corzine
 Cranford
 Fisher
 Givens
 Harwell
 Kaiser
 Lanier
 Lomax
 McCorkle
 Rudisill
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 Upright
 Washington
 Work


SETZER:
Aderholdt
Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon

GOBLE:
Babst/Bobst
Douglas
Faber
Fink
Fulbright
Hefner
Meinhert
Miller
Muller
Pabst/Bobst
Robinson

JOHNSON:
Corzine
Fink
Hamilton
Kaiser
Leslie
Lewis
Moore
Sherrill
Upright
Wilkinson

 

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Joseph S. Lanier

 
 

Born: 1835
Died: 09 Feb 1863, NC 

 
 
Joseph S. Lanier was the second child born to Edmund Lanier, Jr. and Susannah Bolch.  Joseph was born about 1835.
 
 
 
Children of Edmund Lanier and Susannah Bolch
Name Birth Death Spouse
Martha Ann Lanier Nov 1833 1906 Noah Winebarger
Joseph S. Lanier 1835 09 Feb 1863
(Died during Civil War)
Leah Herman
Elkana M. Lanier 1837 26 Sep 1863
(Died during Civil War)
Elizabeth Lail
William Benjamin Lanier 1838 01 Oct 1864
(Died during Civil War)
 
David Anderson Lanier 24 May 1842 12 Dec 1928 1) Martha Huntley
2) Ruthie Josephine Edwards
3) Susan Elizabeth Hollar
Jacob E. Lanier 1843 26 Sep 1863
(Died during Civil War)
 
Agnes Susan Lanier 1843 1880/1888 George Ellison Gilbert
Burton Newton Lanier 02 Jun 1847 12 May 1926 Emaline Elizabeth Huffman
 
 
 
 
The 1850 Census shows the Edmund Lanier family living in Catawba County, NC.  Joseph's age was 15.
 

1850 Catawba County, NC, Census

 
First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate
Value
Birth Attended
School
Edmund Lanier 48 M Farmer 300 NC  
Susanah ----- 37 F     NC  
Martha Ann ----- 17 F     NC Yes
Joseph ----- 15 M     NC Yes
Elkana ----- 13 M     NC Yes
William ----- 12 M     NC Yes
David ----- 9 M     NC Yes
Jacob ----- 7 M     NC Yes
Agnes ----- 7 F     NC Yes
Burton ----- 3 M     NC  
 
 
 
 
Joseph married Leah Herman about 1859.  Leah was the daughter of William Herman and Elizabeth Killian.  She was born 18 Jan 1830 and was five years older than Joseph.  The 1860 Census shows them living in Catawba County, NC, with their son Darius who was born 12 May 1860.  Joseph was living near his parents, Edmund and Susannah, and his siblings: William, David, Jacob, Agnes and Burton.  Joseph was a farmer.
 

1860 Catawba County, NC, Census

 
First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Real
Estate
Personal
Estate
Birth Attended
School
Edmund Lanier 51 M Farmer 1050 220 NC  
Susannah ----- 44 F       NC  
William ----- 21 M Shoemaker     NC  
David ----- 18 M       NC  
Jacob ----- 16 M       NC Yes
Agnes S. ----- 16 F       NC Yes
B. N. ----- 12 M       NC Yes
                 
J. S. Lanier 25 M Farmer   176 NC  
Leah ----- 29 F       NC  
Darius ----- 1/12 M       NC  
                 
 
 
Joseph and Leah had two children: Darius born in 1860 and Candace born in 1862.
 
Children of Joseph S. Lanier and Leah Herman
Name Birth Death Spouse
Darius Lanier 12 May 1860 13 Mar 1935 Julie Ann Townsend
Candace Lanier 01 Oct 1862 02 Nov 1945 Elijah Wesley Eckard
 
 
 
Shortly following this Census, the Civil War started when the Confederacy fired on Fort Sumter, SC.  During the Civil War, five of the Lanier brothers enlisted as part of the Confederacy in 1862.
 
29-year-old Joseph Lanier and his 18-year-old younger brother, Jacob Lanier, enlisted 20 Aug 1862 at Camp Hill, as part of Company C, Regiment 18, North Carolina Infantry.  25-year-old Elkana Lanier caught up with the regiment at Camp Hill and enlisted 20 Aug 1862.  20-year-old David Anderson Lanier enlisted on 14 Oct 1862 in McDowell County as part of Company E, Regiment 58, North Carolina Infantry.  24-year-old William Benjamin Lanier also enlisted in 1862.
 
 
 
                                       
  Unfortunately for Edmund and Susannah, only one of their five sons came home from the war.  
     
  On 25 Aug 1863 (53 days after Gettysburg) brothers Elkana (then 30) and Jacob (then 19), were arrested for desertion - as a result of being away from camp in a nearby field scrounging for food.  At that time all the Rebel forces were half-starved.  They were executed on 26 Sept 1863 on Blue Run - five miles west of Orange, Virginia.  
     
  William died from wounds as part of Company H, 61st Infantry Regiment NC on 19 May 1864 at Richmont, VA, hospital.  
     
  David Anderson Lanier was wounded on 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, Tennessee -- the very day Jacob and Elkanah were court-martialed at Orange, Va. He recovered from his wounds and returned to his regiment and was wounded again in the Battle of Atlanta.  David was discharged but stayed on with the medical corps. He continued to care for the injured for two months after the war was over because they were unable to travel.  He finally arrived in Hickory, N.C. on 20 Jun 1865  
 
 
 
 
Joseph died in the Confederate Hospital (Chimborazo) in Richmond, Virginia, on 09 Feb 1863 from scrofula - a form of tuberculosis..
 
 
 
 
The 1870 Census shows Joseph's widow, Leah, living in the Newton Township of Catawba County, NC, with her two children: Darius (age 10) and Candace (age 7).  Leah's age was 40.
 

1870 Catawba County, NC, Census

 
Last Name First Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real
Estate
Birth Can't
Read or
Write
Lanier Lea 40 F W Keeping House   NC  
----- Darcus 10 M W At Home   NC  
----- Cardus   F W     NC  
 
 
 
 
The 1880 Census shows Leah living in the Hickory Township of Catawba County with her two children: Candace (age 17) and Darius (age 21).  Susanna Lanier (Leah's widowed mother-in-law), age 65, was living nearby.
 

1880 Catawba County, NC, Census

 
Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relation Md/S Occupation Can't
Read
Can't
Write
Birth
Lanier Susanna W F 65   Wd Keeping House   X NC
                     
Winebarger Noah W M 51   M Farming   X NC
----- Martha W F 49 Wife F Keeping House     NC
                     
Lanier Layen W F 50   Wd Farming     NC
----- Candace W F 17 Daughter S Farming     NC
----- Darius S M 21 Son S Farming      
 
 
 
 
 
The 1900 Catawba County, NC, Census shows that Leah was living in the Hickory Township of Catawba County, NC.  She was 70 years old - having been born 18 Jan 1830.
 
Joseph's brother and sister-in-law, Burton and Emaline Laneir, were living living near Leah.
 

1900 Catawba County, NC, Census

 
Last Name First Name Relation Race Sex Birth Age Md Ys
Md
Kids Birth Occup. Read
Write
Mth Yr Born Living
Lanier Burton N. Head W M Jun 1847 52 M 30     NC Farmer Yes
----- Emaline E. Wife W F Aug 1832 67 M 30 3 3 NC   Yes
                             
Lanier Lea Head W F Jan 1830 70 W   2 2 NC Farmer Yes
 
 
 
Leah died 10 Nov 1908.
 
 
 
 
Darius died 13 Mar 1935 in Whittenburg Township of Alexander County, NC, at the age of 74 years 10 months and 1 day from "bronchial pneumonia".  His is listed as "widowed".  His father is listed as Joe Lanier, but his mother is incorrectly listed as Julia Ann (Unknown).  Julie Ann Townsend was his wife - Leah Herman was Darius' mother.
 

Death Certificate

 
 
 
 
 

The Lanier Descendancey

 
1 Thomas Lanier, m. 1760 Surry Co, NC
  + Mary Calling
                                       
  2 Edmund Lanier, Sr., b. Abt 1775
    + Molly Fisher, b. Abt. 1780 Lincoln Co, NC, d. Aft. 1850
                                       
    3 Sarah Lanier, b. 1801, d. 1853
      + Adam Flowers
                                       
    3 Anna Lanier
      + Israel Holler
                                       
    3 Edmund Lanier, b. Abt. 1802, d. 1870-1880
      + Susannah Bolch, b. 1815, d. 02 Oct 1881
                                       
      4 Martha Ann Lanier, b. Nov 1833, d. 1906
        + Noah Winebarger, b. 29 Dec 1828
                                       
      4 Joseph S. Lanier, b. 1835, d. 09 Feb 1863
        + Leah Herman, b. 18 Jan 1830, d. 10 Nov 1908
        5 Darius Lanier, b. 12 May 1860, d. 13 Mar 1935
          + Julie Ann Townsend, b. 19 Dec 1848, d. 17 Nov 1934
        5 Candace Lanier, b. 01 Oct 1862, d. 02 Nov 1945
          + Elijah Wesley Eckard, b. 29 Dec 1859
                                       
      4 Elkana M. Lanier, b. 1837, d. 26 Sep 1863
        + Elizabeth Lail, b. 13 Jan 1837, d. 1910/1920
        5 Donna Susannah Lanier, b. 09 Aug 1860, d. 14 Aug 1935
          + John M. Lackey, b. 06 May 1860, d. 10 Oct 1942
        5 Sophronia A. Lanier, b. 26 Mar 1863, d. 02 Oct 1938
          + Andrew Elkana Benfield, b. 08 Oct 1851, d. 29 Jul 1932
                                       
      4 William Benjamin Lanier, b. 1838, d. 01 Oct 1864
                                       
      4 David Anderson Lanier, b. 24 May 1842, d. 12 Dec 1928
         
        + (1) Martha Huntley, b. 08 Mar 1836, d. 1890
         
        5 Cora Alice Maybelle Lanier, b. May 1867, d. 1900/1910
          + William M. Harris, b. Jun 1873
                                       
        5 John Fidis Hartsell Lanier, b. 02 Aug 1868, d. 03 Dec 1948
                                       
          + (1) Claudia May Weaver, b. 02 Nov 1887, d. 01 Feb 1929
                                       
          6 Cordula Mattie Lanier, b. 06 Oct 1914
            + Louis Edward Hassell, b. 09 Feb 1915, d. May 1978
          6 Alice P. Lanier, b. 01 Jun 1916, d. 17 Oct 2000
            + William Paul Wagstaff
          6 Ruby Vista Lanier, b. 26 Jan 1919
            + Richard J. Hiss, b. 14 Aug 1918, d. 21 Feb 1998
                                       
          + (2) Addie Lee Hunsucker, b. 05 Sep 1877, d. 22 Dep 1957
                                       
        5 Mary Elvira Catherine Lanier, b. 04 Jan 1871, d. 28 Jul 1957
          + Robert Elmore Cline, b. May 1861, 02 Dec 1940
        5 Lulu Etta Elenore Lanier, b. 25 Nov 1872, d. 22 Aug 1945
          + Ivey Powell Hartley, b. 16 Jan 1873, d. 24 Jan 1952
        5 Martha Emma Lanier, b. 08 Feb 1875, d. 22 Jan 1953
          + William Ivey Fox, b. Oct 1869, d. 12 Oct 1950
                                       
        5 Ivey Lee Elijah Lanier, b. 19 May 1877, d. 14 Sep 1967
                                       
          + (1) Grace T. Teague, b. Jun 1878, d. 1904
                                       
          6 Lewis Truman Lanier, b. 20 Mar 1902, d. Apr 1969
          6 Lawrence Ivey Lanier, b. 09 Jun 1904
                                       
          + (2) Hattie Clay, b. Abt. 1877, d. 11 Jan 1948
                                       
          6 John Henry Lanier, b. 03 Jun 1906, d. Aug 1980
          6 Hattie Ruth Lanier, b. 08 Aug 1908, d. 22 May 1991
            + John Overcash Shaw, b. 19 May 1908, d. 26 Aug 1992
          6 Grace Aileen Lanier, b. 11 Jan 1912
                                       
        5 Marvin Madison Malcolm Lanier, b. 05 Dec 1879, d. 13 Jul 1951
          + Dora May Haithcox, b. 16 Oct 1878, d. 09 Mar 1961
          6 Foy Lee Lanier, b. 19 Dec 1903, d. 28 Oct 1991
            + Arzella B. Nash
          6 Emma Lanier, b. Abt. 1906
          6 Buster Lanier, b. Abt 1909
          6 Calvin Clyde Lanier, b. 25 Jul 1910, d. 20 Jun 1975
            + Marjorie Lorene Beaver
          6 David Ivey Lanier, b. Abt. 1913
            + Dorothy Lowery
          6 Alton Flake Lanier, b. 08 Dec 1915, d. 29 Jul 1981
            + Margaret B. Ayers
          6 (Female) Lanier, b. 18 Sep 1918
          6 Annie Lorene Lanier, b. Abt. 1919
            + Eugene G. Raymer
                                       
        + (2) Ruthie Josephine Edwards, b. 04 Jul 1857, d. 15 Jun 1910
                                       
        5 Laura Essie Lanier, b. 01 Dec 1891, d. 16 Nov 1988
          + Marshall Lee Sipe, b. 25 May 1892, d. 11 Feb 1948
                                       
        5 Myrtle Claudia Lanier, b. 22 Sep 1893
                                       

      5 Robert Dewitt Lanier, b. 06 Mar 1896, d. 07 May 1968
          + Ida Cordelia Lanier, b. 27 Oct 1894, d. 26 May 1973
          6 Zelda Mae Laneir, b. 10 Nov 1914
            + Ransom Ralph Bentley, d. 10 Jun 2001
          6 Walter Glenn Lanier, b. 04 May 1916, d. 27 Aug 1990
            + Marjorie I. Dellinger
          6 Pauline J. Lanier, b. 25 Jun 1918, d. 10 Feb 1973
            + William Spoone
          6 Benjamin Russell Lanier, b. 20 May 1920
            + Mary Evelyn Nicholas
          6 Lucy Kathryn Lanier, b. 08 Jun 1922, d. 03 Mar 2001
            + Howard G. Reel
          6 Robert J. Lanier, b. 23 May 1924
          6 Bessie Ethel Lanier, b. 27 Apr 1928
            + (Unknown) Adams
          6 (Female) Lanier
            + (Unknown) Antonucci
          6 Rachel Martelia Lanier, b. 26 Feb 1933, d. 15 Apr 2005
            + James Junior Howard
                                       
        5 Dewey Mailalieu Lanier, b. 07 May 1898, d. 04 Jan 1977
          + Willie Thelma Loftin, b. 31 May 1911
                                       
        + (3) Susan Elizabeth Hollar, b. 23 Dec 1857, d. 19 Jan 1923
                                       
      4 Jacob E. Lanier, b. 1843, d. 26 Sep 1863
                                       
      4 Agnes Susan Lanier, b. 1843, d. 1880/1888
        + George Ellison Gilbert, b. Jun 1846, d. 11 Dec 1924
                                       
      4 Burton Newton Lanier, b. 02 Jun 1847, d. 12 May 1926
        + Emaline Elizabeth Huffman, b. 13 Aug 1833, d. 03 Sep 1905
        5 Leander Adolphus Lanier, b. 14 Nov 1870, d. 21 Jan 1910
          + Martelia Elizabeth McAlpine, b. 23 Sep 1873, d. 06 Aug 1953
          6 Ilad Cordelia Lanier, b. 27 Oct 1894, d. 26 May 1973
            + Robert Dewitt Lanier, b. 06 Mar 1896, d. 07 May 1968

          7 Zelda Mae Lanier, b. 10 Nov 1914
              + Ransom Ralph Bentley, d. 10 Jun 2011
            7 Walter Glenn Lanier, b. 04 May 1916, d. 27 Aug 1990
              + Marjorie I. Dellinger
            7 Pauline J. Lanier, b. 25 Jun 1918, d. 10 Feb 1973
              + William Spoone
            7 Benjamin Russell Lanier, b. 20 May 1920
              + Mary Evelyn Nichols
            7 Lucy Kathryn Lanier, b. 08 Jun 1922, d. 03 Mar 2001
              + Howard G. Reel
            7 Robert J. Lanier, b. 23 May 1924
            7 Bessie Ethel Lanier, b. 27 Apr 1928
              + (Unknown) Adams
            7 (Female) Lanier
              + (Unknown) Antonucci
            7 Rachel Martelia Lanier, b. 26 Feb 1933, d. 15 Apr 2005
              + James Junior Howard
          6 Zora Naomi Lanier, b. 21 Mar 1896, d. 07 Jan 1979
            + Jason Heber Shook, b. 20 Apr 1892, d. 06 Mar 1982
          6 Effie Emma Lanier, b. 10 Jan 1898, d. 17 Nov 1979
            + Charles Oscar Killian
          6 Adolphus J. Lanier, b. Feb 1900, d. 16 Jun 1901
          6 Carl Edwin Lanier, b. 02 May 1902, d. 04 Dec 1985
            + Della Miller
          6 Virgie A. Lanier, b. 17 Aug 1904, d. 15 Aug 1994
            + Owen Henry Drum
          6 Edgar Henry Lanier, b. 04 Sep 1907, d. 05 Aug 1967
            + Nellie Ruth Pitts, b. 26 Feb 1906, d. 07 Apr 1996
          6 Osco E. Lanier, b. 04 Sep 1907, d. 16 Jan 1972
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SOURCES

 

"My Paternal Ancestors - Virginia, North Carolina, Tessessee and Elsewhere" - by Carolyn Whitaker
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=daisybalch&id=I4203

 

"The Lanier Brothers"
http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/military/Civil%20War/lanier.htm