William David Lanier

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Military Service Notes

• William D. Lanier, birth date 4/13/1847 in Marion County, Georgia; death date 8/27/1930 in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas. Pension File No. 42719, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
• Confederate States Army. "He enlisted in the Confederacy at the age of 17 in April 1864 under Captain Wm. Oliver in Company B, State troops, and was later transferred to 2nd Texas Infantry under K. Smith." The Cass County Sun (Linden, Texas), 9/2/1930, p. 1, crediting Atlanta Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

• William David Lanier and Pauline Francis Lemmon, parents of Winnie Lanier, birth date 3/28/1881 in Jefferson, Marion County.
  Census of 1900 - Wm. D. Lanier, Cass County, age 53, born April 1847 in Georgia, wife P. Frankin Lanier, daughters Maggie, Mattie, and Winnie.
  Census of 1910 - W.D. Lanier, Atlanta, Cass County, age 63, born circa 1847 in Georgia, wife Pauline Lanier, daughter Maggie. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
• W.D. Lanier, birth date 4/13/1847 in Georgia; death date 8/27/1930 in Atlanta, Cass County; retired. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• W.D. Lanier, birth date 4/13/1847, death date 8/27/1930, burial in Pine Creek Cemetery, Atlanta, Cass County. Find a Grave.
• Photos of W.D. "Pa Bill" Lanier family in Atlanta, by Heather Ridpath Pilcher, Sarah L. Ridpath, Arcadia Publishing, 2011, p. 91. "Pa Bill Lanier, who served in the Confederate army and two term[s] in the Texas Legislature in 1915 and 1917." Google Books.
• Obituary, W.D. Lanier, "A Good Citizen Passes Away," The Cass County Sun (Linden, Texas), 9/2/1930, p. 1, crediting Atlanta Public Library. W.D. Lanier "served 4 years in the Legislature as a representative from Cass county." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
• 35th Legislature (1917) - W.D. Lanier, postoffice Atlanta (Texas), nativity Georgia, age 70 (born circa 1847), 59 years in Texas, merchant, member of former legislatures: 34th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
• Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

• Photograph. W.D. Lanier, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.D. Lanier, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

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