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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
- John EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1655 April 14, 1719 Emptynul
- Charles EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1635 December 0, 1651 Emptynul
Lanier Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Katherine EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1665 May 7, 1665 Virginia
- Frances EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1646 Emptynul
- Frances EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1646 December 0, 1675 Emptynul
- Elizabeth EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1630 December 0, 1638 Emptynul
- EMPTYNUL EMPTYNUL Lanier -- --, 1563 December 0, 1563 Emptynul
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