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Lanier Family History
Lanier Genealogy & Family TreeLanier is an English name from Huntingdonshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old French alanelier which means "maker of woolen cloth." Roots for the name can also be found in France.
Other spellings of the name include "Lanyer," "Laner," "Layner," "Leyner," and "Laneir." Notable people with the surname include American stuntwoman Jasi Cotton Lanier (Alice in Wonderland, Sinister, Identity Thief), American basketball player Bob Lanier (Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks), and American playwright Thomas Lanier, better known as Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie). The first Lanier to come to America was John Lanier in Virginia in 1657.
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Lanier Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Winifred EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1740 December 0, 1820 Emptynul
- Martha EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1740 August 6, 1823 Emptynul
- Nicholas EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1690 August 23, 1779 Virginia
- EMPTYNUL EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1563 December 0, 1563 Emptynul
- Harbard Harrison Lanier -- --, 1848 June 14, 1921 North Carolina
Lanier Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Henderson Lanier -- --, 1837 April 2, 1902 North Carolina
- Nancy Christmas Lanier -- --, 1848 September 27, 1930 North Carolina
- Elsie Glenn Lanier -- --, 1905 June 10, 1982 North Carolina
- Mabel Claire Lanier -- --, 1918 February 14, 1987 North Carolina
- William Buckner Lanier -- --, 1846 October 8, 1918 North Carolina
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