Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible), son of Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
He was named for his maternal grandfather.
George Malone Lanier served in the War of 1812 and the Creek Indian War of 1813-14. He died 22 Jul 1854 in Clarke Co, GA.
He was a school teacher.
On 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co. GA., he married Mary "Polly" Langford (22 FEB 1800 Clarke Co., GA - SEP 1881 Chattooga Co., GA), d/o James and Annis Langford. She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census with George and age 50, so that could be a misread of the original record too.
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. by Milner Echols, J.I.C. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA
James Woodyard:
The Bible record of George M. Lanier states that his sons William and James were both killed during the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5-7, 1864.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
Name: James M. Lanier
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Georgia
Regiment: 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Company: G
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M226 roll 35
Other Records: 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
James M Lanier
in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: James M Lanier
Spouse: Mary Ann Kent
Parents: George Malone Lanier, Polly Langford
Birth Place: Clarke Co, GA
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1817
Marriage Place: Clarke Co, GA
Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1838
Death Place: The Wilderness In VA During, The, War
Death Date: 7 May 1864
George Malone Lanier and Mary Polly Lanier's Children:
1. James Malone Lanier (1/7/1817 Clarke Co., GA - 5/7/1864 VA); on July 25, 1838 in Clarke Co., Georgia he married Mary Ann Kent (1813–____) and they had the following children: George C. Lanier (1839 Clarke Co., GA–1664 Virginia); Caroline Lanier (1841–____); Isaac Newton Lanier (1/5/1843 Clarke Co., GA–8/24/1915 Clarke Co., GA); Solomon Jasper Lanier (1843 Clarke Co., GA –3/28/1863 Jackson, Hinds Co., MS); William B. Lanier (1849–____); Walton Lanier (1851–____); Sarah Lanier (1853–____) and B. Lanier (1857–____).
James was born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer. Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA (have copy of original marriage record, thanks to Betty Chapman). Mary Ann appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards, Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841 in Clarke Co, GA appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA), Solomon Jasper Lanier (b. 1843; twin to Isaac; appears in the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA; he died, serving the Confederacy, in the Battle of Vicksburg), Isaac N. Lanier (b. 1843; twin to George; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849 appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
2. George Malone Lanier Jr. (11/17/1817 Clarke County, GA - 5/7/1864 VA during Civil War) on July 25, 1838 in Clarke County, GA he married Mary Ann Kent.
3. William Brinton Lanier (4/9/1819 Clarke Co., GA - 12/5/1864 VA during Civil War, burial Richmond, VA); married on October 8, 1844 in Clarke County, GA Lucy Jane Billups (1827-1892) and they had the following children: Sarah Jane Lanier (1849-1886).
William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b. 1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m. John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the Civil War, 1864.
4. Rev. Walter B. "Bird" Lanier (4/9/1819 Clarke Co., GA - 11/18/1912 Birmingham, AL); married Mary Eliza Lanier (1821-1881) and they had following children: William B Lanier (1842-1914); Henry Hill Lanier (1844-1862); James Crawford Lanier (1846-1912); John Devers Lanier (1849-1917); Mary Catherine Lanier (1851-1893); Francis Burdette Lanier (1855-1946); Martha Ann Lanier (1857-1892) and George Pierce Lanier (1861-1863).
Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister. Married Eliza Mary Meade or Mead, daughter of William Meade or Mead and Mary Harris, 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
5. Carolyn Lanier (5/17/1821 Clarke Co., GA - 9/12/1827 Monroe County, GA). Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
6. Katherine C. Lanier (4/24/1823 Clarke Co., GA - 7/15/1852). Married John Hamilton 1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier, Katherine's sister.
7. Angeline Lanier (4/16/1825 Clarke Co., GA - 5/18/1896 Trion, Chattooga Co., GA - buried Wilbanks-Brandy Cemetery, Trion, Chattooga County, GA); on December 8, 1845 in Georgia she married Stephen Garrett Willbanks (1825-1911), the son of Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks, and they had the following children: John Wesley Willbanks (1847-1928); Frances Salina Willbanks (1849-1863); Mary Ann Elizabeth Willbanks (1852-1926); William Andrew Jackson Willbanks (1854-1896); Martha Caroline "Queenie" Willbanks (1856-1888); Dr. George Pierce Willbanks (1858-1946); James Marion Willbanks 1863-1893); Sarah Jane Angeline Willbanks (1867-1943); and Richard Zelotes "Lodie" Willbanks (1869-1940).
8. Bazaleel Langford Lanier 4/11/1827 Monroe Co., GA - 10/17/1902; buried Rest Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Walton County, GA). On 6/28/1849, he married Almanza Jane Connor (1827-1907) in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA Bazaleel is shown as a farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George Malone Lanier family Bible d. 9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier (b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale), Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d. 1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone Lanier family Bible).
9. Martha Warren Lanier (8/28/1829 Monroe, GA - 3/14/1902 Monroe, GA); on March 15,1854 in Clarke County, GA, she married John W Hamilton (1852-1873) and they had the following children: Eva Hamilton (1847-1877); Willie Hamilton (1852-1873); John Hamilton (1858–____); Milton Hamilton (1860–____); George Hamilton (1865–____); Loule Hamilton (1868–____) and Mary Hamilton (1872–____). Martha appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
10. Robert M. Lanier (1832 in Clarke Co, GA -____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a farmer.
11. John Harris Lanier (11/1836 Clarke County, GA-____ Virginia). Twin of George M. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA.. In 1859 he married Susan Lawhorn (1844–____) and they had the following children: Barney Powell (1862–____); Emma Lanier (1868–____); Georgean Lanier (1871–____); Albert W. Lanier (1873–1922); Charlie O Lanier (1877–____); Berta Lanier (1878–____) and Rosie Lanier (1879–____).
12. Benjamin B Lanier (1838 in Clarke Co, GA-____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859, married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
13. Caroline I. Lanier (1841 in Clarke Co, GA-____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA.
George M Lanier
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name: George M Lanier
Company: ALEXANDER'S BATT'N RIFLEMEN, GEORGIA MIL.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 121
Microfilm Publication: M602
George M Lanier
in the War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: George M Lanier
[Echols Obadiah]
Widow: Mary Lanier
Military Service Location: Georgia
Pension Number - #1: WO 29579
Pension Number - #2: SC 17370
Roll number: 56
Archive Publication Number: M313
George M Lanier
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: George M Lanier
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Athens, Clarke, Georgia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 14: 2
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
Geo M Lanier
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Geo M Lanier
Age: 61
Birth Year: abt 1789
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Vinson, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 336
Household Members:
Name Age
Geo M Lanier 61
Mary Lanier 50
Martha W Lanier 20
Robt M Lanier 18
John H Lanier 14
Geo M Lanier 14
Benj B Lanier 12
Caroline J Lanier 9
George Malone Lanier
in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: George Malone Lanier
Spouse: Mary Polly Langford
Parents: Nicholas Lanier, Martha Patsy Malone
Birth Place: Brunswick Co, VA
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1791
Marriage Place: Clarke Co, GA
Marriage Date: 1816
Death Place: Clarke Co, GA
Death Date: 22 Jul 1854
FROM Carol Middleton:
Mary "Polly" LANGFORD and George Malone LANIER
She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census as Mary listed with George and age 50, born in GA. There is information in George's pension application about her in her widowhood.
Excerpt: On this 20th day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight, personally appeared before me, a clerk Superior Court, the same being a court of record within and for the county and Sate aforesaid, (1) Mary Lanier aged 77 years, a resident of Chatooga Co, in the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) George M Lanier deceased, who was the identical (3) George M Lanier ... Polly was vouched for by E. L. Close and W. K. Potter
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage license dated 1/31/1816.
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Parents: who were they?? possibly James and Annis Langford??
Husband: George Malone Lanier
George Malone Lanier served in the War of 1812 and the Creek-Indian War of 1813-14. See his pension application and bounty land claim. For most of their married life, George and Polly lived in Clarke Co, GA. George and Polly lived in Monroe Co, GA in 1825-30. George was a schoolteacher. They were members of Mars Hill Baptist Church. The family was back in Clarke County by 1850 for they appear in the 1850 census. George Malone Lanier is shown as age 61 and born in Virginia and as a Farmer. Their neighbors according to the visitation order in the census were the Baptist minister Buford Langford (probably Bedford Langford in another misread) with his family and Augustus Langford and his family. Bazaleel Lanier and his wife Alamanza also lived close by.
Born: 2/9/1789 in Brunswick Co, VA. (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage
certificate dated 1/31/1816.
Died: 7/22/1854 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
Their children were:
1. James M. Lanier, born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer. Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Mary Ann appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards, Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841, in Clarke Co, GA; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA), Solomon Lanier (b. 1843 twin to Isaac; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), Isaac N. Lanier (b. 1843; twin to George appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah Lanier (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
2. Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister. Married Eliza Mary Meade (Mead??) 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery. My gggrandparents!
3. William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b. 1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m. John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the Civil War, 1864.
4. Caroline Lanier, born 5/17/1821. Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
5. Katherine C. Lanier, born 4/24/1823. Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. Married John Hamilton 1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier, Katherine's sister, see below.
6. Angeline Lanier, born 3/16/1825 in Clarke Co, GA or Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. On 12/18/1845, married Stephen Garrett Willbanks (b. 12/25/1825-d. 6/3/1911), the son of Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks. Their children: John Wesley Willbanks (b. 8/20/1847), Frances Salina Willbanks (b. 11/5/1849; d.1863), Mary Ann (b.1/23/1852; m. 1/16/1881 to James Franklin Veach; d. 7/2/1926). Angeline Lanier died 5/18/1896.
7. Bazaleel Langford Lanier, born 4/11/1827 in Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. On 6/28/1849, married Almanza Jane Connor in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA; Bazaleel is shown as a farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; d.9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier (b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale), Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone Lanier family
Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d. 1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Bazaleel Langford Lanier died 10/17/1902.
8. Martha Warren Lanier, born 8/28/1829 in Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
9. Robert M. Lanier, born 1832 in Clarke Co, GA Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a farmer.
10. John H. Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of George M. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA.
11. George Malone Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of John H. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA. Died in VA, possibly in the war (per George Malone Lanier family Bible).
12. Benjamin B. Lanier, born in 1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859, married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
13. Caroline I. Lanier (2nd), born 1841 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA. to Walter Lanier and Eliza Mary Meade (Mead?)
MORE FROM CAROL MIDDLETON:
On her application for a widow's pension, Mary gives the following physical description of George:
"She further states that the following is a full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: about 22 years of ages' a schoolteacher born in Virginia about 6 feet high eyes & hair dark"
For most of their married life, George and Polly lived in Clarke Co, GA.
George is shown as a witness for several transactions: Clarke Co, GA deed Book Q, page 478: January 20, 1830. Darius T. House (Houze) conveyed to John Adams eight acres (for $30) on Robertson (Robinson??)
Creek. Witnesses: George M. Lanier, Bedford Langford, & James N. Lanier. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book P, pages 110-111: May 13, 1833. Bedford Langford, administrator of James Langford, conveyed to John Adams 350 acres (for $300) on McNutts Creek. Witnesses: George M. Lanier,
Anselman L. Harper, J.P. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book P, page 518: January 1, 1836. Annis Langford conveyed to Thomas A. Tuck of Benton County, Alabama, 150 acres (for $450) on Barbers Creek "adjoining Crow, Langford, & others." Annis
used an X. Wirtnesses: George M. Lanier, Bedford Langford & James N. Lanier. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book Q, page 516: September 24, 1834. John Adams conveyed to George M. Lanier 315 acres (for $100) on McNutts Creek, formerly belonging to James Langford, deceased. Witnesses: William
Ball, William Epps, J. P.
Again George is shown as a witness and / or participant:
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book R, pages 166-167: September 2, 1841. James W. Wooldridge sued bezabul Langford in Inferior court and won judgement.
Bezabul's land was sold July 7, 1841, by the Sheriff to the high bidder, George M. Lanier, who directed that it be deeded to Bedford Langford. 120 acres on McNutts Creek joining Kent, Lanier & others. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book R, page 259: June 29, 1842. Bedford Langford conveyed to Henry Jennings the McNutt Creek land, for $250. Witnesses: George M. Lanier, Solomon Kent, J.P. (thanks to Betty Chapman for
sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
George and Polly lived in Monroe Co, GA in 1825-30. George was a schoolteacher. They were members of Mars Hill Baptist Church.
The family was back in Clarke County by 1850 for they appear in the 1850 census. George Malone Lanier is shown as age 61 and born in Virginia and as a Farmer. Their neighbors according to the visitation order in the census were the Baptist minister Buford Langford (probably Bedford Langford in another misread) with his family and Augustus Langford and his family. Bazaleel Lanier and his wife Alamanza also lived closeby.
Born: 2/9/1789 in Brunswick Co, VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 7/22/1854 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
Wife: Mary "Polly" Langford
See her Langford page. She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census with George and age 50, so that could be a misread of the original record too.
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. by Milner Echols, J.I.C. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: James Langford and Annis ??
Their children were:
* James M.or N. Lanier, born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George
Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer.
Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA (have copy of
original marriage record, thanks to Betty Chapman). Mary Ann appears
in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their
children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards,
Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841 in Clarke
Co, GA appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in
GA), Solomon Jasper Lanier (b. 1843; twin to Isaac; appears in the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA; he died, serving
the Confederacy, in the Battle of Vicksburg), Isaac N. Lanier (b.
1843; twin to George; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as
age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849 appears in the 1850
census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton
Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died
in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family
Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
* Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister.
Married Eliza Mary Meade or Mead, daughter of William Meade or Mead
and Mary Harris. 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in
Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery. See their page. My
gggrandparents!
*William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups
on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b.
1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m.
John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth
Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the
Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the
Civil War, 1864.
* Caroline Lanier, born 5/17/1821. Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in
Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
* Katherine C. Lanier, born 4/24/1823. Married John Hamilton
1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier,
Katherine's sister, see below.
* Angeline Lanier, born 3/16/1825 in Clarke Co, GA or Monroe Co, GA
(per George Malone Lanier family Bible). On 12/18/1845, married
Stephen Garrett Willbanks (b. 12/25/1825-d. 6/3/1911), the son of
Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks. Their children were: John Wesley
Willbanks (b. 8/20/1847), Frances Salina Willbanks (b. 11/5/1849;
d.1863), Mary Ann (b.1/23/1852; m. 1/16/1881 to James Franklin Veach;
d. 7/2/1926). Angeline Lanier died 5/18/1896.
* Bazaleel Langford Lanier, born 4/11/1827 in Monroe Co, GA (per
George Malone Lanier family Bible). On 6/28/1849, married Almanza Jane
Connor in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA Bazaleel is shown as a
farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George
Malone Lanier family Bible d.9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier
(b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale),
Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible;
m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone
Lanier family Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d.
1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Bazaleel Langford Lanier died 10/17/1902.
* Martha Warren Lanier, born 8/28/1829 in Monroe Co, GA (per George
Malone Lanier family Bible). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke
County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married
John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
* Robert M. Lanier, born 1832 in Clarke Co, GA Appears on the 1850
census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a
farmer.
* John H. Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of George M.
Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in
GA.
* George Malone Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of John H.
Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in
GA. Died in VA, possibly in the war (per George Malone Lanier family
Bible).
* Benjamin B. Lanier, born in 1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859,
married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
* Caroline I. Lanier (2nd), born 1841 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on
the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA.
He was named for his maternal grandfather.
George Malone Lanier served in the War of 1812 and the Creek Indian War of 1813-14. He died 22 Jul 1854 in Clarke Co, GA.
He was a school teacher.
On 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co. GA., he married Mary "Polly" Langford (22 FEB 1800 Clarke Co., GA - SEP 1881 Chattooga Co., GA), d/o James and Annis Langford. She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census with George and age 50, so that could be a misread of the original record too.
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. by Milner Echols, J.I.C. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA
James Woodyard:
The Bible record of George M. Lanier states that his sons William and James were both killed during the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5-7, 1864.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
Name: James M. Lanier
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Georgia
Regiment: 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Company: G
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M226 roll 35
Other Records: 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
James M Lanier
in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: James M Lanier
Spouse: Mary Ann Kent
Parents: George Malone Lanier, Polly Langford
Birth Place: Clarke Co, GA
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1817
Marriage Place: Clarke Co, GA
Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1838
Death Place: The Wilderness In VA During, The, War
Death Date: 7 May 1864
George Malone Lanier and Mary Polly Lanier's Children:
1. James Malone Lanier (1/7/1817 Clarke Co., GA - 5/7/1864 VA); on July 25, 1838 in Clarke Co., Georgia he married Mary Ann Kent (1813–____) and they had the following children: George C. Lanier (1839 Clarke Co., GA–1664 Virginia); Caroline Lanier (1841–____); Isaac Newton Lanier (1/5/1843 Clarke Co., GA–8/24/1915 Clarke Co., GA); Solomon Jasper Lanier (1843 Clarke Co., GA –3/28/1863 Jackson, Hinds Co., MS); William B. Lanier (1849–____); Walton Lanier (1851–____); Sarah Lanier (1853–____) and B. Lanier (1857–____).
James was born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer. Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA (have copy of original marriage record, thanks to Betty Chapman). Mary Ann appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards, Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841 in Clarke Co, GA appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA), Solomon Jasper Lanier (b. 1843; twin to Isaac; appears in the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA; he died, serving the Confederacy, in the Battle of Vicksburg), Isaac N. Lanier (b. 1843; twin to George; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849 appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
2. George Malone Lanier Jr. (11/17/1817 Clarke County, GA - 5/7/1864 VA during Civil War) on July 25, 1838 in Clarke County, GA he married Mary Ann Kent.
3. William Brinton Lanier (4/9/1819 Clarke Co., GA - 12/5/1864 VA during Civil War, burial Richmond, VA); married on October 8, 1844 in Clarke County, GA Lucy Jane Billups (1827-1892) and they had the following children: Sarah Jane Lanier (1849-1886).
William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b. 1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m. John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the Civil War, 1864.
4. Rev. Walter B. "Bird" Lanier (4/9/1819 Clarke Co., GA - 11/18/1912 Birmingham, AL); married Mary Eliza Lanier (1821-1881) and they had following children: William B Lanier (1842-1914); Henry Hill Lanier (1844-1862); James Crawford Lanier (1846-1912); John Devers Lanier (1849-1917); Mary Catherine Lanier (1851-1893); Francis Burdette Lanier (1855-1946); Martha Ann Lanier (1857-1892) and George Pierce Lanier (1861-1863).
Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister. Married Eliza Mary Meade or Mead, daughter of William Meade or Mead and Mary Harris, 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
5. Carolyn Lanier (5/17/1821 Clarke Co., GA - 9/12/1827 Monroe County, GA). Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
6. Katherine C. Lanier (4/24/1823 Clarke Co., GA - 7/15/1852). Married John Hamilton 1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier, Katherine's sister.
7. Angeline Lanier (4/16/1825 Clarke Co., GA - 5/18/1896 Trion, Chattooga Co., GA - buried Wilbanks-Brandy Cemetery, Trion, Chattooga County, GA); on December 8, 1845 in Georgia she married Stephen Garrett Willbanks (1825-1911), the son of Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks, and they had the following children: John Wesley Willbanks (1847-1928); Frances Salina Willbanks (1849-1863); Mary Ann Elizabeth Willbanks (1852-1926); William Andrew Jackson Willbanks (1854-1896); Martha Caroline "Queenie" Willbanks (1856-1888); Dr. George Pierce Willbanks (1858-1946); James Marion Willbanks 1863-1893); Sarah Jane Angeline Willbanks (1867-1943); and Richard Zelotes "Lodie" Willbanks (1869-1940).
8. Bazaleel Langford Lanier 4/11/1827 Monroe Co., GA - 10/17/1902; buried Rest Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Walton County, GA). On 6/28/1849, he married Almanza Jane Connor (1827-1907) in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA Bazaleel is shown as a farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George Malone Lanier family Bible d. 9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier (b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale), Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d. 1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone Lanier family Bible).
9. Martha Warren Lanier (8/28/1829 Monroe, GA - 3/14/1902 Monroe, GA); on March 15,1854 in Clarke County, GA, she married John W Hamilton (1852-1873) and they had the following children: Eva Hamilton (1847-1877); Willie Hamilton (1852-1873); John Hamilton (1858–____); Milton Hamilton (1860–____); George Hamilton (1865–____); Loule Hamilton (1868–____) and Mary Hamilton (1872–____). Martha appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
10. Robert M. Lanier (1832 in Clarke Co, GA -____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a farmer.
11. John Harris Lanier (11/1836 Clarke County, GA-____ Virginia). Twin of George M. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA.. In 1859 he married Susan Lawhorn (1844–____) and they had the following children: Barney Powell (1862–____); Emma Lanier (1868–____); Georgean Lanier (1871–____); Albert W. Lanier (1873–1922); Charlie O Lanier (1877–____); Berta Lanier (1878–____) and Rosie Lanier (1879–____).
12. Benjamin B Lanier (1838 in Clarke Co, GA-____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859, married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
13. Caroline I. Lanier (1841 in Clarke Co, GA-____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA.
George M Lanier
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name: George M Lanier
Company: ALEXANDER'S BATT'N RIFLEMEN, GEORGIA MIL.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 121
Microfilm Publication: M602
George M Lanier
in the War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: George M Lanier
[Echols Obadiah]
Widow: Mary Lanier
Military Service Location: Georgia
Pension Number - #1: WO 29579
Pension Number - #2: SC 17370
Roll number: 56
Archive Publication Number: M313
George M Lanier
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: George M Lanier
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Athens, Clarke, Georgia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 14: 2
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
Geo M Lanier
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Geo M Lanier
Age: 61
Birth Year: abt 1789
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Vinson, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 336
Household Members:
Name Age
Geo M Lanier 61
Mary Lanier 50
Martha W Lanier 20
Robt M Lanier 18
John H Lanier 14
Geo M Lanier 14
Benj B Lanier 12
Caroline J Lanier 9
George Malone Lanier
in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: George Malone Lanier
Spouse: Mary Polly Langford
Parents: Nicholas Lanier, Martha Patsy Malone
Birth Place: Brunswick Co, VA
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1791
Marriage Place: Clarke Co, GA
Marriage Date: 1816
Death Place: Clarke Co, GA
Death Date: 22 Jul 1854
FROM Carol Middleton:
Mary "Polly" LANGFORD and George Malone LANIER
She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census as Mary listed with George and age 50, born in GA. There is information in George's pension application about her in her widowhood.
Excerpt: On this 20th day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight, personally appeared before me, a clerk Superior Court, the same being a court of record within and for the county and Sate aforesaid, (1) Mary Lanier aged 77 years, a resident of Chatooga Co, in the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) George M Lanier deceased, who was the identical (3) George M Lanier ... Polly was vouched for by E. L. Close and W. K. Potter
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage license dated 1/31/1816.
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Parents: who were they?? possibly James and Annis Langford??
Husband: George Malone Lanier
George Malone Lanier served in the War of 1812 and the Creek-Indian War of 1813-14. See his pension application and bounty land claim. For most of their married life, George and Polly lived in Clarke Co, GA. George and Polly lived in Monroe Co, GA in 1825-30. George was a schoolteacher. They were members of Mars Hill Baptist Church. The family was back in Clarke County by 1850 for they appear in the 1850 census. George Malone Lanier is shown as age 61 and born in Virginia and as a Farmer. Their neighbors according to the visitation order in the census were the Baptist minister Buford Langford (probably Bedford Langford in another misread) with his family and Augustus Langford and his family. Bazaleel Lanier and his wife Alamanza also lived close by.
Born: 2/9/1789 in Brunswick Co, VA. (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage
certificate dated 1/31/1816.
Died: 7/22/1854 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
Their children were:
1. James M. Lanier, born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer. Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Mary Ann appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards, Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841, in Clarke Co, GA; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA), Solomon Lanier (b. 1843 twin to Isaac; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), Isaac N. Lanier (b. 1843; twin to George appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah Lanier (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
2. Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister. Married Eliza Mary Meade (Mead??) 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery. My gggrandparents!
3. William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b. 1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m. John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the Civil War, 1864.
4. Caroline Lanier, born 5/17/1821. Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
5. Katherine C. Lanier, born 4/24/1823. Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. Married John Hamilton 1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier, Katherine's sister, see below.
6. Angeline Lanier, born 3/16/1825 in Clarke Co, GA or Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. On 12/18/1845, married Stephen Garrett Willbanks (b. 12/25/1825-d. 6/3/1911), the son of Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks. Their children: John Wesley Willbanks (b. 8/20/1847), Frances Salina Willbanks (b. 11/5/1849; d.1863), Mary Ann (b.1/23/1852; m. 1/16/1881 to James Franklin Veach; d. 7/2/1926). Angeline Lanier died 5/18/1896.
7. Bazaleel Langford Lanier, born 4/11/1827 in Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. On 6/28/1849, married Almanza Jane Connor in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA; Bazaleel is shown as a farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; d.9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier (b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale), Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone Lanier family
Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d. 1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Bazaleel Langford Lanier died 10/17/1902.
8. Martha Warren Lanier, born 8/28/1829 in Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
9. Robert M. Lanier, born 1832 in Clarke Co, GA Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a farmer.
10. John H. Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of George M. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA.
11. George Malone Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of John H. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA. Died in VA, possibly in the war (per George Malone Lanier family Bible).
12. Benjamin B. Lanier, born in 1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859, married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
13. Caroline I. Lanier (2nd), born 1841 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA. to Walter Lanier and Eliza Mary Meade (Mead?)
MORE FROM CAROL MIDDLETON:
On her application for a widow's pension, Mary gives the following physical description of George:
"She further states that the following is a full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: about 22 years of ages' a schoolteacher born in Virginia about 6 feet high eyes & hair dark"
For most of their married life, George and Polly lived in Clarke Co, GA.
George is shown as a witness for several transactions: Clarke Co, GA deed Book Q, page 478: January 20, 1830. Darius T. House (Houze) conveyed to John Adams eight acres (for $30) on Robertson (Robinson??)
Creek. Witnesses: George M. Lanier, Bedford Langford, & James N. Lanier. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book P, pages 110-111: May 13, 1833. Bedford Langford, administrator of James Langford, conveyed to John Adams 350 acres (for $300) on McNutts Creek. Witnesses: George M. Lanier,
Anselman L. Harper, J.P. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book P, page 518: January 1, 1836. Annis Langford conveyed to Thomas A. Tuck of Benton County, Alabama, 150 acres (for $450) on Barbers Creek "adjoining Crow, Langford, & others." Annis
used an X. Wirtnesses: George M. Lanier, Bedford Langford & James N. Lanier. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book Q, page 516: September 24, 1834. John Adams conveyed to George M. Lanier 315 acres (for $100) on McNutts Creek, formerly belonging to James Langford, deceased. Witnesses: William
Ball, William Epps, J. P.
Again George is shown as a witness and / or participant:
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book R, pages 166-167: September 2, 1841. James W. Wooldridge sued bezabul Langford in Inferior court and won judgement.
Bezabul's land was sold July 7, 1841, by the Sheriff to the high bidder, George M. Lanier, who directed that it be deeded to Bedford Langford. 120 acres on McNutts Creek joining Kent, Lanier & others. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book R, page 259: June 29, 1842. Bedford Langford conveyed to Henry Jennings the McNutt Creek land, for $250. Witnesses: George M. Lanier, Solomon Kent, J.P. (thanks to Betty Chapman for
sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
George and Polly lived in Monroe Co, GA in 1825-30. George was a schoolteacher. They were members of Mars Hill Baptist Church.
The family was back in Clarke County by 1850 for they appear in the 1850 census. George Malone Lanier is shown as age 61 and born in Virginia and as a Farmer. Their neighbors according to the visitation order in the census were the Baptist minister Buford Langford (probably Bedford Langford in another misread) with his family and Augustus Langford and his family. Bazaleel Lanier and his wife Alamanza also lived closeby.
Born: 2/9/1789 in Brunswick Co, VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 7/22/1854 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
Wife: Mary "Polly" Langford
See her Langford page. She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census with George and age 50, so that could be a misread of the original record too.
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. by Milner Echols, J.I.C. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: James Langford and Annis ??
Their children were:
* James M.or N. Lanier, born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George
Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer.
Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA (have copy of
original marriage record, thanks to Betty Chapman). Mary Ann appears
in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their
children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards,
Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841 in Clarke
Co, GA appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in
GA), Solomon Jasper Lanier (b. 1843; twin to Isaac; appears in the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA; he died, serving
the Confederacy, in the Battle of Vicksburg), Isaac N. Lanier (b.
1843; twin to George; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as
age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849 appears in the 1850
census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton
Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died
in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family
Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
* Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister.
Married Eliza Mary Meade or Mead, daughter of William Meade or Mead
and Mary Harris. 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in
Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery. See their page. My
gggrandparents!
*William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups
on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b.
1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m.
John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth
Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the
Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the
Civil War, 1864.
* Caroline Lanier, born 5/17/1821. Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in
Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
* Katherine C. Lanier, born 4/24/1823. Married John Hamilton
1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier,
Katherine's sister, see below.
* Angeline Lanier, born 3/16/1825 in Clarke Co, GA or Monroe Co, GA
(per George Malone Lanier family Bible). On 12/18/1845, married
Stephen Garrett Willbanks (b. 12/25/1825-d. 6/3/1911), the son of
Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks. Their children were: John Wesley
Willbanks (b. 8/20/1847), Frances Salina Willbanks (b. 11/5/1849;
d.1863), Mary Ann (b.1/23/1852; m. 1/16/1881 to James Franklin Veach;
d. 7/2/1926). Angeline Lanier died 5/18/1896.
* Bazaleel Langford Lanier, born 4/11/1827 in Monroe Co, GA (per
George Malone Lanier family Bible). On 6/28/1849, married Almanza Jane
Connor in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA Bazaleel is shown as a
farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George
Malone Lanier family Bible d.9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier
(b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale),
Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible;
m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone
Lanier family Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d.
1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Bazaleel Langford Lanier died 10/17/1902.
* Martha Warren Lanier, born 8/28/1829 in Monroe Co, GA (per George
Malone Lanier family Bible). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke
County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married
John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
* Robert M. Lanier, born 1832 in Clarke Co, GA Appears on the 1850
census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a
farmer.
* John H. Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of George M.
Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in
GA.
* George Malone Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of John H.
Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in
GA. Died in VA, possibly in the war (per George Malone Lanier family
Bible).
* Benjamin B. Lanier, born in 1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859,
married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
* Caroline I. Lanier (2nd), born 1841 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on
the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA.
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible), son of Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
He was named for his maternal grandfather.
George Malone Lanier served in the War of 1812 and the Creek Indian War of 1813-14. He died 22 Jul 1854 in Clarke Co, GA.
He was a school teacher.
On 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co. GA., he married Mary "Polly" Langford (22 FEB 1800 Clarke Co., GA - SEP 1881 Chattooga Co., GA), d/o James and Annis Langford. She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census with George and age 50, so that could be a misread of the original record too.
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. by Milner Echols, J.I.C. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA
James Woodyard:
The Bible record of George M. Lanier states that his sons William and James were both killed during the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5-7, 1864.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
Name: James M. Lanier
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Georgia
Regiment: 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Company: G
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M226 roll 35
Other Records: 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
James M Lanier
in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: James M Lanier
Spouse: Mary Ann Kent
Parents: George Malone Lanier, Polly Langford
Birth Place: Clarke Co, GA
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1817
Marriage Place: Clarke Co, GA
Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1838
Death Place: The Wilderness In VA During, The, War
Death Date: 7 May 1864
George Malone Lanier and Mary Polly Lanier's Children:
1. James Malone Lanier (1/7/1817 Clarke Co., GA - 5/7/1864 VA); on July 25, 1838 in Clarke Co., Georgia he married Mary Ann Kent (1813–____) and they had the following children: George C. Lanier (1839 Clarke Co., GA–1664 Virginia); Caroline Lanier (1841–____); Isaac Newton Lanier (1/5/1843 Clarke Co., GA–8/24/1915 Clarke Co., GA); Solomon Jasper Lanier (1843 Clarke Co., GA –3/28/1863 Jackson, Hinds Co., MS); William B. Lanier (1849–____); Walton Lanier (1851–____); Sarah Lanier (1853–____) and B. Lanier (1857–____).
James was born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer. Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA (have copy of original marriage record, thanks to Betty Chapman). Mary Ann appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards, Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841 in Clarke Co, GA appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA), Solomon Jasper Lanier (b. 1843; twin to Isaac; appears in the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA; he died, serving the Confederacy, in the Battle of Vicksburg), Isaac N. Lanier (b. 1843; twin to George; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849 appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
2. George Malone Lanier Jr. (11/17/1817 Clarke County, GA - 5/7/1864 VA during Civil War) on July 25, 1838 in Clarke County, GA he married Mary Ann Kent.
3. William Brinton Lanier (4/9/1819 Clarke Co., GA - 12/5/1864 VA during Civil War, burial Richmond, VA); married on October 8, 1844 in Clarke County, GA Lucy Jane Billups (1827-1892) and they had the following children: Sarah Jane Lanier (1849-1886).
William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b. 1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m. John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the Civil War, 1864.
4. Rev. Walter B. "Bird" Lanier (4/9/1819 Clarke Co., GA - 11/18/1912 Birmingham, AL); married Mary Eliza Lanier (1821-1881) and they had following children: William B Lanier (1842-1914); Henry Hill Lanier (1844-1862); James Crawford Lanier (1846-1912); John Devers Lanier (1849-1917); Mary Catherine Lanier (1851-1893); Francis Burdette Lanier (1855-1946); Martha Ann Lanier (1857-1892) and George Pierce Lanier (1861-1863).
Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister. Married Eliza Mary Meade or Mead, daughter of William Meade or Mead and Mary Harris, 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
5. Carolyn Lanier (5/17/1821 Clarke Co., GA - 9/12/1827 Monroe County, GA). Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
6. Katherine C. Lanier (4/24/1823 Clarke Co., GA - 7/15/1852). Married John Hamilton 1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier, Katherine's sister.
7. Angeline Lanier (4/16/1825 Clarke Co., GA - 5/18/1896 Trion, Chattooga Co., GA - buried Wilbanks-Brandy Cemetery, Trion, Chattooga County, GA); on December 8, 1845 in Georgia she married Stephen Garrett Willbanks (1825-1911), the son of Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks, and they had the following children: John Wesley Willbanks (1847-1928); Frances Salina Willbanks (1849-1863); Mary Ann Elizabeth Willbanks (1852-1926); William Andrew Jackson Willbanks (1854-1896); Martha Caroline "Queenie" Willbanks (1856-1888); Dr. George Pierce Willbanks (1858-1946); James Marion Willbanks 1863-1893); Sarah Jane Angeline Willbanks (1867-1943); and Richard Zelotes "Lodie" Willbanks (1869-1940).
8. Bazaleel Langford Lanier 4/11/1827 Monroe Co., GA - 10/17/1902; buried Rest Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Walton County, GA). On 6/28/1849, he married Almanza Jane Connor (1827-1907) in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA Bazaleel is shown as a farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George Malone Lanier family Bible d. 9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier (b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale), Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d. 1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone Lanier family Bible).
9. Martha Warren Lanier (8/28/1829 Monroe, GA - 3/14/1902 Monroe, GA); on March 15,1854 in Clarke County, GA, she married John W Hamilton (1852-1873) and they had the following children: Eva Hamilton (1847-1877); Willie Hamilton (1852-1873); John Hamilton (1858–____); Milton Hamilton (1860–____); George Hamilton (1865–____); Loule Hamilton (1868–____) and Mary Hamilton (1872–____). Martha appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
10. Robert M. Lanier (1832 in Clarke Co, GA -____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a farmer.
11. John Harris Lanier (11/1836 Clarke County, GA-____ Virginia). Twin of George M. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA.. In 1859 he married Susan Lawhorn (1844–____) and they had the following children: Barney Powell (1862–____); Emma Lanier (1868–____); Georgean Lanier (1871–____); Albert W. Lanier (1873–1922); Charlie O Lanier (1877–____); Berta Lanier (1878–____) and Rosie Lanier (1879–____).
12. Benjamin B Lanier (1838 in Clarke Co, GA-____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859, married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
13. Caroline I. Lanier (1841 in Clarke Co, GA-____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA.
George M Lanier
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name: George M Lanier
Company: ALEXANDER'S BATT'N RIFLEMEN, GEORGIA MIL.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 121
Microfilm Publication: M602
George M Lanier
in the War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: George M Lanier
[Echols Obadiah]
Widow: Mary Lanier
Military Service Location: Georgia
Pension Number - #1: WO 29579
Pension Number - #2: SC 17370
Roll number: 56
Archive Publication Number: M313
George M Lanier
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: George M Lanier
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Athens, Clarke, Georgia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 14: 2
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
Geo M Lanier
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Geo M Lanier
Age: 61
Birth Year: abt 1789
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Vinson, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 336
Household Members:
Name Age
Geo M Lanier 61
Mary Lanier 50
Martha W Lanier 20
Robt M Lanier 18
John H Lanier 14
Geo M Lanier 14
Benj B Lanier 12
Caroline J Lanier 9
George Malone Lanier
in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: George Malone Lanier
Spouse: Mary Polly Langford
Parents: Nicholas Lanier, Martha Patsy Malone
Birth Place: Brunswick Co, VA
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1791
Marriage Place: Clarke Co, GA
Marriage Date: 1816
Death Place: Clarke Co, GA
Death Date: 22 Jul 1854
FROM Carol Middleton:
Mary "Polly" LANGFORD and George Malone LANIER
She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census as Mary listed with George and age 50, born in GA. There is information in George's pension application about her in her widowhood.
Excerpt: On this 20th day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight, personally appeared before me, a clerk Superior Court, the same being a court of record within and for the county and Sate aforesaid, (1) Mary Lanier aged 77 years, a resident of Chatooga Co, in the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) George M Lanier deceased, who was the identical (3) George M Lanier ... Polly was vouched for by E. L. Close and W. K. Potter
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage license dated 1/31/1816.
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Parents: who were they?? possibly James and Annis Langford??
Husband: George Malone Lanier
George Malone Lanier served in the War of 1812 and the Creek-Indian War of 1813-14. See his pension application and bounty land claim. For most of their married life, George and Polly lived in Clarke Co, GA. George and Polly lived in Monroe Co, GA in 1825-30. George was a schoolteacher. They were members of Mars Hill Baptist Church. The family was back in Clarke County by 1850 for they appear in the 1850 census. George Malone Lanier is shown as age 61 and born in Virginia and as a Farmer. Their neighbors according to the visitation order in the census were the Baptist minister Buford Langford (probably Bedford Langford in another misread) with his family and Augustus Langford and his family. Bazaleel Lanier and his wife Alamanza also lived close by.
Born: 2/9/1789 in Brunswick Co, VA. (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage
certificate dated 1/31/1816.
Died: 7/22/1854 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
Their children were:
1. James M. Lanier, born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer. Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Mary Ann appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards, Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841, in Clarke Co, GA; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA), Solomon Lanier (b. 1843 twin to Isaac; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), Isaac N. Lanier (b. 1843; twin to George appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah Lanier (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
2. Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister. Married Eliza Mary Meade (Mead??) 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery. My gggrandparents!
3. William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b. 1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m. John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the Civil War, 1864.
4. Caroline Lanier, born 5/17/1821. Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
5. Katherine C. Lanier, born 4/24/1823. Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. Married John Hamilton 1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier, Katherine's sister, see below.
6. Angeline Lanier, born 3/16/1825 in Clarke Co, GA or Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. On 12/18/1845, married Stephen Garrett Willbanks (b. 12/25/1825-d. 6/3/1911), the son of Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks. Their children: John Wesley Willbanks (b. 8/20/1847), Frances Salina Willbanks (b. 11/5/1849; d.1863), Mary Ann (b.1/23/1852; m. 1/16/1881 to James Franklin Veach; d. 7/2/1926). Angeline Lanier died 5/18/1896.
7. Bazaleel Langford Lanier, born 4/11/1827 in Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. On 6/28/1849, married Almanza Jane Connor in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA; Bazaleel is shown as a farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; d.9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier (b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale), Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone Lanier family
Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d. 1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Bazaleel Langford Lanier died 10/17/1902.
8. Martha Warren Lanier, born 8/28/1829 in Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
9. Robert M. Lanier, born 1832 in Clarke Co, GA Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a farmer.
10. John H. Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of George M. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA.
11. George Malone Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of John H. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA. Died in VA, possibly in the war (per George Malone Lanier family Bible).
12. Benjamin B. Lanier, born in 1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859, married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
13. Caroline I. Lanier (2nd), born 1841 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA. to Walter Lanier and Eliza Mary Meade (Mead?)
MORE FROM CAROL MIDDLETON:
On her application for a widow's pension, Mary gives the following physical description of George:
"She further states that the following is a full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: about 22 years of ages' a schoolteacher born in Virginia about 6 feet high eyes & hair dark"
For most of their married life, George and Polly lived in Clarke Co, GA.
George is shown as a witness for several transactions: Clarke Co, GA deed Book Q, page 478: January 20, 1830. Darius T. House (Houze) conveyed to John Adams eight acres (for $30) on Robertson (Robinson??)
Creek. Witnesses: George M. Lanier, Bedford Langford, & James N. Lanier. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book P, pages 110-111: May 13, 1833. Bedford Langford, administrator of James Langford, conveyed to John Adams 350 acres (for $300) on McNutts Creek. Witnesses: George M. Lanier,
Anselman L. Harper, J.P. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book P, page 518: January 1, 1836. Annis Langford conveyed to Thomas A. Tuck of Benton County, Alabama, 150 acres (for $450) on Barbers Creek "adjoining Crow, Langford, & others." Annis
used an X. Wirtnesses: George M. Lanier, Bedford Langford & James N. Lanier. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book Q, page 516: September 24, 1834. John Adams conveyed to George M. Lanier 315 acres (for $100) on McNutts Creek, formerly belonging to James Langford, deceased. Witnesses: William
Ball, William Epps, J. P.
Again George is shown as a witness and / or participant:
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book R, pages 166-167: September 2, 1841. James W. Wooldridge sued bezabul Langford in Inferior court and won judgement.
Bezabul's land was sold July 7, 1841, by the Sheriff to the high bidder, George M. Lanier, who directed that it be deeded to Bedford Langford. 120 acres on McNutts Creek joining Kent, Lanier & others. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book R, page 259: June 29, 1842. Bedford Langford conveyed to Henry Jennings the McNutt Creek land, for $250. Witnesses: George M. Lanier, Solomon Kent, J.P. (thanks to Betty Chapman for
sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
George and Polly lived in Monroe Co, GA in 1825-30. George was a schoolteacher. They were members of Mars Hill Baptist Church.
The family was back in Clarke County by 1850 for they appear in the 1850 census. George Malone Lanier is shown as age 61 and born in Virginia and as a Farmer. Their neighbors according to the visitation order in the census were the Baptist minister Buford Langford (probably Bedford Langford in another misread) with his family and Augustus Langford and his family. Bazaleel Lanier and his wife Alamanza also lived closeby.
Born: 2/9/1789 in Brunswick Co, VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 7/22/1854 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
Wife: Mary "Polly" Langford
See her Langford page. She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census with George and age 50, so that could be a misread of the original record too.
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. by Milner Echols, J.I.C. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: James Langford and Annis ??
Their children were:
* James M.or N. Lanier, born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George
Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer.
Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA (have copy of
original marriage record, thanks to Betty Chapman). Mary Ann appears
in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their
children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards,
Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841 in Clarke
Co, GA appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in
GA), Solomon Jasper Lanier (b. 1843; twin to Isaac; appears in the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA; he died, serving
the Confederacy, in the Battle of Vicksburg), Isaac N. Lanier (b.
1843; twin to George; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as
age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849 appears in the 1850
census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton
Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died
in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family
Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
* Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister.
Married Eliza Mary Meade or Mead, daughter of William Meade or Mead
and Mary Harris. 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in
Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery. See their page. My
gggrandparents!
*William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups
on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b.
1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m.
John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth
Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the
Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the
Civil War, 1864.
* Caroline Lanier, born 5/17/1821. Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in
Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
* Katherine C. Lanier, born 4/24/1823. Married John Hamilton
1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier,
Katherine's sister, see below.
* Angeline Lanier, born 3/16/1825 in Clarke Co, GA or Monroe Co, GA
(per George Malone Lanier family Bible). On 12/18/1845, married
Stephen Garrett Willbanks (b. 12/25/1825-d. 6/3/1911), the son of
Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks. Their children were: John Wesley
Willbanks (b. 8/20/1847), Frances Salina Willbanks (b. 11/5/1849;
d.1863), Mary Ann (b.1/23/1852; m. 1/16/1881 to James Franklin Veach;
d. 7/2/1926). Angeline Lanier died 5/18/1896.
* Bazaleel Langford Lanier, born 4/11/1827 in Monroe Co, GA (per
George Malone Lanier family Bible). On 6/28/1849, married Almanza Jane
Connor in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA Bazaleel is shown as a
farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George
Malone Lanier family Bible d.9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier
(b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale),
Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible;
m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone
Lanier family Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d.
1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Bazaleel Langford Lanier died 10/17/1902.
* Martha Warren Lanier, born 8/28/1829 in Monroe Co, GA (per George
Malone Lanier family Bible). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke
County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married
John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
* Robert M. Lanier, born 1832 in Clarke Co, GA Appears on the 1850
census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a
farmer.
* John H. Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of George M.
Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in
GA.
* George Malone Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of John H.
Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in
GA. Died in VA, possibly in the war (per George Malone Lanier family
Bible).
* Benjamin B. Lanier, born in 1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859,
married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
* Caroline I. Lanier (2nd), born 1841 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on
the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA.
He was named for his maternal grandfather.
George Malone Lanier served in the War of 1812 and the Creek Indian War of 1813-14. He died 22 Jul 1854 in Clarke Co, GA.
He was a school teacher.
On 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co. GA., he married Mary "Polly" Langford (22 FEB 1800 Clarke Co., GA - SEP 1881 Chattooga Co., GA), d/o James and Annis Langford. She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census with George and age 50, so that could be a misread of the original record too.
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. by Milner Echols, J.I.C. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA
James Woodyard:
The Bible record of George M. Lanier states that his sons William and James were both killed during the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5-7, 1864.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
Name: James M. Lanier
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Georgia
Regiment: 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Company: G
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M226 roll 35
Other Records: 55th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
James M Lanier
in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: James M Lanier
Spouse: Mary Ann Kent
Parents: George Malone Lanier, Polly Langford
Birth Place: Clarke Co, GA
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1817
Marriage Place: Clarke Co, GA
Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1838
Death Place: The Wilderness In VA During, The, War
Death Date: 7 May 1864
George Malone Lanier and Mary Polly Lanier's Children:
1. James Malone Lanier (1/7/1817 Clarke Co., GA - 5/7/1864 VA); on July 25, 1838 in Clarke Co., Georgia he married Mary Ann Kent (1813–____) and they had the following children: George C. Lanier (1839 Clarke Co., GA–1664 Virginia); Caroline Lanier (1841–____); Isaac Newton Lanier (1/5/1843 Clarke Co., GA–8/24/1915 Clarke Co., GA); Solomon Jasper Lanier (1843 Clarke Co., GA –3/28/1863 Jackson, Hinds Co., MS); William B. Lanier (1849–____); Walton Lanier (1851–____); Sarah Lanier (1853–____) and B. Lanier (1857–____).
James was born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer. Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA (have copy of original marriage record, thanks to Betty Chapman). Mary Ann appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards, Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841 in Clarke Co, GA appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA), Solomon Jasper Lanier (b. 1843; twin to Isaac; appears in the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA; he died, serving the Confederacy, in the Battle of Vicksburg), Isaac N. Lanier (b. 1843; twin to George; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849 appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
2. George Malone Lanier Jr. (11/17/1817 Clarke County, GA - 5/7/1864 VA during Civil War) on July 25, 1838 in Clarke County, GA he married Mary Ann Kent.
3. William Brinton Lanier (4/9/1819 Clarke Co., GA - 12/5/1864 VA during Civil War, burial Richmond, VA); married on October 8, 1844 in Clarke County, GA Lucy Jane Billups (1827-1892) and they had the following children: Sarah Jane Lanier (1849-1886).
William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b. 1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m. John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the Civil War, 1864.
4. Rev. Walter B. "Bird" Lanier (4/9/1819 Clarke Co., GA - 11/18/1912 Birmingham, AL); married Mary Eliza Lanier (1821-1881) and they had following children: William B Lanier (1842-1914); Henry Hill Lanier (1844-1862); James Crawford Lanier (1846-1912); John Devers Lanier (1849-1917); Mary Catherine Lanier (1851-1893); Francis Burdette Lanier (1855-1946); Martha Ann Lanier (1857-1892) and George Pierce Lanier (1861-1863).
Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister. Married Eliza Mary Meade or Mead, daughter of William Meade or Mead and Mary Harris, 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
5. Carolyn Lanier (5/17/1821 Clarke Co., GA - 9/12/1827 Monroe County, GA). Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
6. Katherine C. Lanier (4/24/1823 Clarke Co., GA - 7/15/1852). Married John Hamilton 1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier, Katherine's sister.
7. Angeline Lanier (4/16/1825 Clarke Co., GA - 5/18/1896 Trion, Chattooga Co., GA - buried Wilbanks-Brandy Cemetery, Trion, Chattooga County, GA); on December 8, 1845 in Georgia she married Stephen Garrett Willbanks (1825-1911), the son of Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks, and they had the following children: John Wesley Willbanks (1847-1928); Frances Salina Willbanks (1849-1863); Mary Ann Elizabeth Willbanks (1852-1926); William Andrew Jackson Willbanks (1854-1896); Martha Caroline "Queenie" Willbanks (1856-1888); Dr. George Pierce Willbanks (1858-1946); James Marion Willbanks 1863-1893); Sarah Jane Angeline Willbanks (1867-1943); and Richard Zelotes "Lodie" Willbanks (1869-1940).
8. Bazaleel Langford Lanier 4/11/1827 Monroe Co., GA - 10/17/1902; buried Rest Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Walton County, GA). On 6/28/1849, he married Almanza Jane Connor (1827-1907) in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA Bazaleel is shown as a farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George Malone Lanier family Bible d. 9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier (b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale), Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d. 1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone Lanier family Bible).
9. Martha Warren Lanier (8/28/1829 Monroe, GA - 3/14/1902 Monroe, GA); on March 15,1854 in Clarke County, GA, she married John W Hamilton (1852-1873) and they had the following children: Eva Hamilton (1847-1877); Willie Hamilton (1852-1873); John Hamilton (1858–____); Milton Hamilton (1860–____); George Hamilton (1865–____); Loule Hamilton (1868–____) and Mary Hamilton (1872–____). Martha appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
10. Robert M. Lanier (1832 in Clarke Co, GA -____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a farmer.
11. John Harris Lanier (11/1836 Clarke County, GA-____ Virginia). Twin of George M. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA.. In 1859 he married Susan Lawhorn (1844–____) and they had the following children: Barney Powell (1862–____); Emma Lanier (1868–____); Georgean Lanier (1871–____); Albert W. Lanier (1873–1922); Charlie O Lanier (1877–____); Berta Lanier (1878–____) and Rosie Lanier (1879–____).
12. Benjamin B Lanier (1838 in Clarke Co, GA-____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859, married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
13. Caroline I. Lanier (1841 in Clarke Co, GA-____). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA.
George M Lanier
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name: George M Lanier
Company: ALEXANDER'S BATT'N RIFLEMEN, GEORGIA MIL.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 121
Microfilm Publication: M602
George M Lanier
in the War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: George M Lanier
[Echols Obadiah]
Widow: Mary Lanier
Military Service Location: Georgia
Pension Number - #1: WO 29579
Pension Number - #2: SC 17370
Roll number: 56
Archive Publication Number: M313
George M Lanier
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: George M Lanier
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Athens, Clarke, Georgia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 14: 2
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
Geo M Lanier
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Geo M Lanier
Age: 61
Birth Year: abt 1789
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Vinson, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 336
Household Members:
Name Age
Geo M Lanier 61
Mary Lanier 50
Martha W Lanier 20
Robt M Lanier 18
John H Lanier 14
Geo M Lanier 14
Benj B Lanier 12
Caroline J Lanier 9
George Malone Lanier
in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Name: George Malone Lanier
Spouse: Mary Polly Langford
Parents: Nicholas Lanier, Martha Patsy Malone
Birth Place: Brunswick Co, VA
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1791
Marriage Place: Clarke Co, GA
Marriage Date: 1816
Death Place: Clarke Co, GA
Death Date: 22 Jul 1854
FROM Carol Middleton:
Mary "Polly" LANGFORD and George Malone LANIER
She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census as Mary listed with George and age 50, born in GA. There is information in George's pension application about her in her widowhood.
Excerpt: On this 20th day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight, personally appeared before me, a clerk Superior Court, the same being a court of record within and for the county and Sate aforesaid, (1) Mary Lanier aged 77 years, a resident of Chatooga Co, in the State of Georgia, who being duly sworn to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) George M Lanier deceased, who was the identical (3) George M Lanier ... Polly was vouched for by E. L. Close and W. K. Potter
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage license dated 1/31/1816.
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Parents: who were they?? possibly James and Annis Langford??
Husband: George Malone Lanier
George Malone Lanier served in the War of 1812 and the Creek-Indian War of 1813-14. See his pension application and bounty land claim. For most of their married life, George and Polly lived in Clarke Co, GA. George and Polly lived in Monroe Co, GA in 1825-30. George was a schoolteacher. They were members of Mars Hill Baptist Church. The family was back in Clarke County by 1850 for they appear in the 1850 census. George Malone Lanier is shown as age 61 and born in Virginia and as a Farmer. Their neighbors according to the visitation order in the census were the Baptist minister Buford Langford (probably Bedford Langford in another misread) with his family and Augustus Langford and his family. Bazaleel Lanier and his wife Alamanza also lived close by.
Born: 2/9/1789 in Brunswick Co, VA. (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage
certificate dated 1/31/1816.
Died: 7/22/1854 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
Their children were:
1. James M. Lanier, born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer. Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Mary Ann appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards, Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841, in Clarke Co, GA; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA), Solomon Lanier (b. 1843 twin to Isaac; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), Isaac N. Lanier (b. 1843; twin to George appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah Lanier (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
2. Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister. Married Eliza Mary Meade (Mead??) 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery. My gggrandparents!
3. William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b. 1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m. John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the Civil War, 1864.
4. Caroline Lanier, born 5/17/1821. Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
5. Katherine C. Lanier, born 4/24/1823. Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. Married John Hamilton 1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier, Katherine's sister, see below.
6. Angeline Lanier, born 3/16/1825 in Clarke Co, GA or Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. On 12/18/1845, married Stephen Garrett Willbanks (b. 12/25/1825-d. 6/3/1911), the son of Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks. Their children: John Wesley Willbanks (b. 8/20/1847), Frances Salina Willbanks (b. 11/5/1849; d.1863), Mary Ann (b.1/23/1852; m. 1/16/1881 to James Franklin Veach; d. 7/2/1926). Angeline Lanier died 5/18/1896.
7. Bazaleel Langford Lanier, born 4/11/1827 in Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. On 6/28/1849, married Almanza Jane Connor in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA; Bazaleel is shown as a farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; d.9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier (b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale), Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone Lanier family
Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d. 1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Bazaleel Langford Lanier died 10/17/1902.
8. Martha Warren Lanier, born 8/28/1829 in Monroe Co, GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible). Attended the "Poor School" in 1837 Clarke Co, GA -- this is what the public school of the day was called. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
9. Robert M. Lanier, born 1832 in Clarke Co, GA Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a farmer.
10. John H. Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of George M. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA.
11. George Malone Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of John H. Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in GA. Died in VA, possibly in the war (per George Malone Lanier family Bible).
12. Benjamin B. Lanier, born in 1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859, married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
13. Caroline I. Lanier (2nd), born 1841 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA. to Walter Lanier and Eliza Mary Meade (Mead?)
MORE FROM CAROL MIDDLETON:
On her application for a widow's pension, Mary gives the following physical description of George:
"She further states that the following is a full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: about 22 years of ages' a schoolteacher born in Virginia about 6 feet high eyes & hair dark"
For most of their married life, George and Polly lived in Clarke Co, GA.
George is shown as a witness for several transactions: Clarke Co, GA deed Book Q, page 478: January 20, 1830. Darius T. House (Houze) conveyed to John Adams eight acres (for $30) on Robertson (Robinson??)
Creek. Witnesses: George M. Lanier, Bedford Langford, & James N. Lanier. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book P, pages 110-111: May 13, 1833. Bedford Langford, administrator of James Langford, conveyed to John Adams 350 acres (for $300) on McNutts Creek. Witnesses: George M. Lanier,
Anselman L. Harper, J.P. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book P, page 518: January 1, 1836. Annis Langford conveyed to Thomas A. Tuck of Benton County, Alabama, 150 acres (for $450) on Barbers Creek "adjoining Crow, Langford, & others." Annis
used an X. Wirtnesses: George M. Lanier, Bedford Langford & James N. Lanier. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book Q, page 516: September 24, 1834. John Adams conveyed to George M. Lanier 315 acres (for $100) on McNutts Creek, formerly belonging to James Langford, deceased. Witnesses: William
Ball, William Epps, J. P.
Again George is shown as a witness and / or participant:
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book R, pages 166-167: September 2, 1841. James W. Wooldridge sued bezabul Langford in Inferior court and won judgement.
Bezabul's land was sold July 7, 1841, by the Sheriff to the high bidder, George M. Lanier, who directed that it be deeded to Bedford Langford. 120 acres on McNutts Creek joining Kent, Lanier & others. (thanks to Betty Chapman for sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
Clarke Co, GA Deed Book R, page 259: June 29, 1842. Bedford Langford conveyed to Henry Jennings the McNutt Creek land, for $250. Witnesses: George M. Lanier, Solomon Kent, J.P. (thanks to Betty Chapman for
sharing this and to Homer Cooper who shared it with her)
George and Polly lived in Monroe Co, GA in 1825-30. George was a schoolteacher. They were members of Mars Hill Baptist Church.
The family was back in Clarke County by 1850 for they appear in the 1850 census. George Malone Lanier is shown as age 61 and born in Virginia and as a Farmer. Their neighbors according to the visitation order in the census were the Baptist minister Buford Langford (probably Bedford Langford in another misread) with his family and Augustus Langford and his family. Bazaleel Lanier and his wife Alamanza also lived closeby.
Born: 2/9/1789 in Brunswick Co, VA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 7/22/1854 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: Nicholas Lanier and Martha "Patsy" Malone.
Wife: Mary "Polly" Langford
See her Langford page. She is listed in the 1850 Clarke Co, GA census with George and age 50, so that could be a misread of the original record too.
Born: 2/22/1800 GA (per George Malone Lanier family Bible)
Married: 1/31/1816 in Clarke Co, GA. by Milner Echols, J.I.C. Have copy of marriage certificate dated 1/31/1816
Died: 9/1881 in Clarke Co, GA
Parents: James Langford and Annis ??
Their children were:
* James M.or N. Lanier, born 11/7/1817 in Clarke Co, GA (per George
Malone Lanier family Bible). James appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County both as age 33, born in GA and is shown as a farmer.
Married Mary Ann Kent, 7/25/1838 in Clarke Co, GA (have copy of
original marriage record, thanks to Betty Chapman). Mary Ann appears
in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 37, born in GA. Their
children: George C. Lanier (b. 1839; appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County as ages 11, born in GA; served with the Roswell Guards,
Co. H, 7th Vol., in the Civil War), Caroline Lanier (b. 1841 in Clarke
Co, GA appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in
GA), Solomon Jasper Lanier (b. 1843; twin to Isaac; appears in the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 7, born in GA; he died, serving
the Confederacy, in the Battle of Vicksburg), Isaac N. Lanier (b.
1843; twin to George; appears in the 1850 census in Clarke County as
age 7, born in GA), William B. Lanier (b. 1849 appears in the 1850
census in Clarke County as age 11/12 , born in GA), Walton
Lanier (b. 1851), Sarah (b. 1853), B. (b.1857). James M. Lanier died
in the Battle of the Wilderness in VA (per George Malone Lanier family
Bible) 5/5-7/1864 during the Civil War.
* Walter Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Twin to William. Was a Methodist minister.
Married Eliza Mary Meade or Mead, daughter of William Meade or Mead
and Mary Harris. 9/17/1840 in Clarke Co, GA. Died 11/18/1912 in
Birmingham, AL; buried at Elmwood Cemetery. See their page. My
gggrandparents!
*William Lanier, born 4/9/1819 in Clarke Co, GA (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Twin to Walter. Married-1st: Lucy Jane Billups
on 10/8/1844 in Clarke Co, GA. Their children were: Maria Lanier (b.
1845; died young), Sarah Jane Lanier (b. /25/1849 in Walton Co, GA; m.
John Walker Wier 11/16/1870; d. 12/10/1886). Married-2nd: Elizabeth
Daniel 8/5/1847. William Lanier died 5/5-7/1864 in the Battle of the
Wilderness (per George Malone Lanier family Bible) in VA during the
Civil War, 1864.
* Caroline Lanier, born 5/17/1821. Died as a child, 9/12/1827 in
Monroe Co, GA per George Malone Lanier family Bible.
* Katherine C. Lanier, born 4/24/1823. Married John Hamilton
1/12/1843 in Clarke Co, GA. She died 7/15/1852 (per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). John married-2nd: Martha Warren Lanier,
Katherine's sister, see below.
* Angeline Lanier, born 3/16/1825 in Clarke Co, GA or Monroe Co, GA
(per George Malone Lanier family Bible). On 12/18/1845, married
Stephen Garrett Willbanks (b. 12/25/1825-d. 6/3/1911), the son of
Richard and Nancy Saunders Willbanks. Their children were: John Wesley
Willbanks (b. 8/20/1847), Frances Salina Willbanks (b. 11/5/1849;
d.1863), Mary Ann (b.1/23/1852; m. 1/16/1881 to James Franklin Veach;
d. 7/2/1926). Angeline Lanier died 5/18/1896.
* Bazaleel Langford Lanier, born 4/11/1827 in Monroe Co, GA (per
George Malone Lanier family Bible). On 6/28/1849, married Almanza Jane
Connor in Clarke Co, GA. The couple appears in the 1850 census in
Clarke County both as ages 23, born in GA Bazaleel is shown as a
farmer. Their children: William McCarty Lanier (b. 9/4/1850 per George
Malone Lanier family Bible d.9/14/1959), Thomas Nevel Lumpkin Lanier
(b. 11/22/1853 per George Malone Lanier family Bible; m. Dora Hale),
Samuel P. Lanier (b. 1/16/1859 per George Malone Lanier family Bible;
m. Genie Gibson), Mary Tallulah Lanier (b. 7/19/1862 per George Malone
Lanier family Bible; m. Lewis Jackson Norton on 10/24/1883; d.
1/17/1918), George Myrick Lanier (b. 9/29/1866 per George Malone
Lanier family Bible). Bazaleel Langford Lanier died 10/17/1902.
* Martha Warren Lanier, born 8/28/1829 in Monroe Co, GA (per George
Malone Lanier family Bible). Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke
County as age 20, born in GA. In 1854 in Clarke Co, GA, she married
John Hamilton who had been married to her late sister Katherine.
* Robert M. Lanier, born 1832 in Clarke Co, GA Appears on the 1850
census in Clarke County as age 18, born in GA; Robert is shown as a
farmer.
* John H. Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of George M.
Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in
GA.
* George Malone Lanier, born 1836 in Clarke Co, GA. Twin of John H.
Lanier. Appears on the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 14, born in
GA. Died in VA, possibly in the war (per George Malone Lanier family
Bible).
* Benjamin B. Lanier, born in 1838 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on the
1850 census in Clarke County as age 12, born in GA. On 10/13/1859,
married Lorena Wood in Clarke Co, GA.
* Caroline I. Lanier (2nd), born 1841 in Clarke Co, GA. Appears on
the 1850 census in Clarke County as age 9, born in GA.
Gravesite Details
In old part of cemetery near Bedford Langford, James and Annis Langford.
Family Members
Siblings
Half Siblings
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