The Lanier family of White County, Arkansas are descendants of John S. Lanier and Martha Ella D. Ellis.
John was the son of David T. Lanier and Frances Frazier. His mother died when he was about 5 years old and his father married a second time to Nancy Frazier, sister of Frances. He made the move to Arkansas along with his father David T. Lanier, his stepmother, Nancy, his half-brother, Frazier, and his half-sister, Mary.
The Lanier family has been traced back to Nicholas Lanier, born about 1530 in Rouen, France. He was “Flutist to King Henri II of France, but fled to London, England as a Huguenot refugee during the Protestant Reformation. His passage was paid by the widowed Queen, Catherine de Medici. In England he became a Court Musician to Queen Elizabeth I. Three generations of Laniers served the British royalty as Court Musicians, Poets, and Artists.
Two Lanier brothers, John and Robert, sons of Clement Lanier and Hannah Rebecca Collett emigrated from England to British Colonial America in 1656. John settled in James City, Virginia, but Robert went to the British Colony of Barbados in the Lesser Antilles. His three sons, Robert, Clement, and Lemuel, later moved to Colonial Virginia, then migrated south to North Carolina. Robert is the immigrant ancestor of John S. Lanier. Robert’s grandson, William Lanier who moved from North Carolina to Nashville, Davidson Co. Tennessee about 1800, is the grand-father of David T. Lanier.
John, the eldest son of David T. Lanier, was born in Tennessee and lived there for the first 20-25 years of his life, but he lived in his adopted state of Arkansas for about 45 years. The exact date of the family migration to White Co. AR is not known, but it was probably about 1870.
John had a brother, William Lanier, who did not settle in Arkansas with the rest of the family. It is believed that he settled in North Texas.
There is no information about his half-brother, Frazier Lanier, son of David T. and Nancy Lanier after his mention in the 1880 White Co. AR Census listed as age 22, living with his parents.
John’s half=sister, Mary Frances “Fannie” Lanier is listed on the 1880 White Co. AR Censuses age 24, living with her parents, David T. and Nancy Lanier. No record has been found for Mary Frances “Fannie” in 1900, but she is listed on the 1910 White Co. Census, living with her half-brother, John S. Lanier and family, listed as Mary Armstrong, a widow, age 55, mother of one child, but none who are living. She may have been the second wife of one of the Armstrong men of White County, Arkansas.
John’s wife, Ella, is the daughter of Thomas Boothe Ellis and his second wife, Mary Carrington. A biography of Thomas Boothe Ellis by Goodspeed can be found on the White County, Arkansas Rootsweb Genealogy site.
The known descendants of John S. and Ella (Ellis) Lanier are as follows:
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1. John S. LANIER. Born 7 Dec 1848 in Davidson Co. TN. John S. died in White Co. AR before 1918, he was 69. Buried in Smyrna Cemetery, White Co. AR. On 4 Dec 1872 when John S. was 23, he married Martha Ella D. ELLIS, daughter of Thomas Boothe ELLIS (6 Jan 1820-aft 1890) & Mary Ann CARRINGTON (10 Apr 1828-1860), in Center Hill, White Co. AR. Born on 24 Apr 1855 in Marshall Co. MS. Martha Ella D. died in Center Hill, White Co. AR on 17 Nov 1914, she was 59. Buried in Smyrna Cemetery, White Co. AR. They had the following children:
2 i. Walter W. (1875-)
3 ii. Ira Alton (1879-1916)
4 iii. Nell (~1880-)
5 iv. Leska (1881-)
6 v. Virgil Frazier (1883-)
7 vi. Sam Hugh (1885-)
8 vii. Bruce E. (1888-)
9 viii. Franklin B. (1890-)
10 ix. Fred Hale (1893-1918)
11 x. Ona Kate (1895-)
12 xi. Mary E. (1898-)
13 xii. Unknown
John’s mother, Frances Frazier, died when he was about 5 years old and his father married a second time to Nancy Frazier, sister of Frances. John was born in Tennessee and lived there for the first 20-25 years of his life, but he lived in his adopted state of Arkansas for about 45 years. It is not known exactly when he moved to White Co. AR but it was probably about 1870. He made the move to Arkansas along with his father David T. Lanier, his stepmother, Nancy Lanier, his brother, Frazier, and his sister, Mary. John had a brother, William Lanier, who settled in North Texas. His brother. Frazier, may have moved to North Texas also. He was married in White County in 1872 and made Center Hill in White County AR his home for the rest of his life.
He is listed on the 1880, 1900 and 1910 White Co. AR Census Records. On the 1880 Census, John, his wife Ella and two sons, Walter and Ira, are living next to his father, David Lanier, step-mother Nancy, sister Mary, and brother Frazier. Listed on the 1900 Census are John 52, Ella 45, Ira A. 21, Leskie 18, Frazier 16, Hugh 14, Bruce 12, Franklin 10, Fredric 6, Ona K. 4, and Mary E. 1. On the 1910 Census information recorded indicates that John and Ella had been married 38 years and that they had had 12 children, 10 of whom were living. On that same Census, John and Ella's eldest child, Walter is living with them with his two sons, Clarence 13 and Sam 9. Also living with them is Mary Armstrong 55, John's widowed sister.
John was postmaster of Center Hill Post Office, White Co. AR from 5 May 1897 to 14 May 1900. It is believed that John and Ella were members of Smyrna Methodist Church in Center Hill, AR. John's exact death date is not known. He was still living in 1914 when his wife died. I have listed his death date as "before 1918" based on the fact that his son, Hugh, listed his nearest kin as his sister, Leska, on his World War I draft registration.
Ella was born in Mississippi, but moved to White Co. AR when she was about one year old. Her father, Thomas Boothe Ellis was one of the early settlers of the county. He was a successful farmer and business man and was constable of the county shortly after the Civil War. Ella’s mother died when she was about five years old and her father remarried a year later.
From the "Ellis Scrapbook" which is a collection of newspaper clippings found in the personal effects of Rubie Neelly Ellis by Dorothy Yarnell and published on the White Co. AR Rootsweb Genealogy site is a Memoriam to Ella Ellis Lanier. It reads as follows: "Ella Ellis was born in Marshall County, Mississippi, April 24, 1855, was married to John S. Lanier Dec. 4, 1872 at Center Hill, AR, where she lived until God called her home Nov. 17, 1914. She became a Christian in early life and united with the Methodist Church...She was afflicted of paralysis. She was patient in her afflictions...Her funeral was conducted in the presence of a large congregation in Smyrna Church Sunday, Oct 18, 1914, and she was laid to rest in the Smyrna Cemetery. Mrs. Lanier died at her home at Center Hill from the effects of a second stroke of paralysis. She is survived by her husband and a number of children."
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2. Walter W. LANIER. Born on 2 Jul 1875 in White Co. AR. About 1895 when Walter W. was 19, he first married Ella May HART, daughter of Vincent HART (17 Feb 1838-24 Jul 1880) & Sarah Ann Virginia PETTUS (14 May 1841-19 Jun 1888), in White Co. AR. Born in 1879 in TN. Ella May died before 1910, she was 31. They had the following children:
14 i. Clarence W. (1896-)
15 ii. Samuel Hart (1901-1970)
Before 1918 when Walter W. was 42, he second married Chester BOLTON, daughter of Unknown BOLTON & Flem Mae [BOLTON] (abt 1847-), in White Co. AR. Born in 1885.Walter is listed on the 1880 White Co. AR Census with his parents. He is listed on the 1900 Brazoria Co. TX Census as 28 years old, his wife Ella is 21 years old. They have been married 5 years and have one child, Clarence who is listed as 3 years old. He is listed on the 1910 White Co. AR Census with his two sons, Clarence and Samuel, living in the household with his parents. It is assumed that his first wife had died. Walter registered for the draft in WWI on September 12, 1918 in Searcy, White Co. AR. He was listed as 43 years old, living in Searcy, AR. His occupation was listed as a salesman for Robbins-Sanford Merc, and Co. in Searcy, AR. His nearest relative was listed as his wife, Chester Lanier. His physical description was given as tall, stout build, with blue eyes and dark hair.
Walter and his second wife, Chester, are listed on the 1920 and 1930 White Co. AR Census living in Gray Township. On the 1920 Census Carthal Barkhart, age 15, is shown as Walter's stepson. On the 1930 census, Carthal, age 25, is shown with the surname of Lanier. Chester's maiden name is taken from the 1920 White Co. AR Census where the listing shows that Flem Mae Bolton, age 73, is listed as the mother-in-law of Walter. Also listed are Verna, Carthal, and Caral Barkhart who are shown to be the stepdaughter and stepsons of Walter.
3. Ira Alton LANIER. Born on 10 Mar 1879 in Searcy, White Co AR. Ira Alton died in Milburn, Johnston Co OK on 7 Aug 1916, he was 37. Buried in Bold Springs Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston Co OK. Occupation: Ira was a farmer. On 20 Oct 1901 when Ira Alton was 22, he married Eugenia Grace SKILLERN, daughter of David Alphonso SKILLERN (22 Sep 1859-31 Jul 1939) & Martha Emma HART (13 Apr 1859-11 Mar 1937), in Greenville, Hunt Co TX. Born on 18 Aug 1884 in White Co AR. Eugenia Grace died in Milburn, Johnston Co OK on 11 Dec 1918, she was 34. Buried in Bold Springs Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston Co OK. They had the following children:
16 i. Ardis Fay (1902-1942)
17 ii. Wallace Guy (1908-1988)
18 iii. Haskell (1914-1976)
19 iv. Ella Maudene (1916-2001)
Ira is listed on the 1880 White Co. AR Census Records as age 1, living with his parents and his brother, Walter. He is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census Records as age 21, living with his parents. Ira left his family in White Co. AR to follow the Skillern family to Texas so he could marry "the love of his life", Grace Skillern, in 1901. A few years later Ira and Grace with their infant son, Ardis, along with the Skillerns, moved to the Bold Springs community located north of Milburn in the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. The area where they settled became Johnston Co. OK after statehood in 1907. He was a farmer. He died of a sudden heart attack in 1916.
Grace continued to live on the farm in the Bold Springs community of Johnston Co. OK, located a few miles north of Milburn after the death of her husband with her four children, Ardis who was 14 years old, Guy who was 8 years old, Haskell who was 4 years old, and Ella who was 4 months old. Two years later she died in the "Great Flu Epidemic of 1918". Her sister Maude also died from the flu two days later. Her two youngest children, Haskell and Ella, along her sister, Maude's daughter, Dahlia, went to live with their Grandpa and Grandma Skillern (David and Emma) while Guy who was 10 years old went to live with his uncle Harold Skillern and family. Ardis, who was then 16 years old, got a job and worked full time, living with his grandparents and contributing to the financial burden of the family. About four years later, Harold Skillern moved his family to Pittsburg County, OK, and 14 year old Guy was unhappy living so far from his siblings, so after a short time, he "ran away" and went back to Johnston County to his grandparents home, got a job and became a contributor to the family finances.
4. Nell LANIER. Born abt 1880 in White Co. AR. Not much is known about Nell. Her name does not appear on any of the Census records with her parents. However, the family of Guy Lanier in Oklahoma has a picture that was sent by Ella to her son Ira in Milburn OK in 1904 of three children. She wrote on the back of the picture, "Frazier, Nell, and Leska - With Lots of Love - Apr. 5, 1904". The three children in the picture appear to be teenagers. Nell is not listed on the 1880 Census, so she was born after that year. She is not on the 1900 Census, yet she is still alive in 1904, so one must assume that she was married before 1900. Leska is on the 1900 Census with her parents, listed as born in Aug 1881. Using this information we can calculate that Nell was probably born in 1880, probably just after the census was taken.
5. Leska LANIER. Born in Aug 1881 in White Co. AR. Leska is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census as age 18, living with her parents.
6. Virgil Frazier LANIER. Born on 29 Oct 1883 in White Co. AR. Virgil Frazier married Ethel [LANIER]. Born in 1894. They had the following children:
20 i. Velda (1912-)
21 ii. Vida Ruth (1914-)
Frazier is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census Records as age 16, living with his parents. He is listed on the 1910 White Co. AR Census Records as a hired hand living in the household of Arthur Frazier in Coffey Township. He is listed on the 1930 White Co. AR Census with Frazier Lanier 46, Velda (daughter) 19 and Ruth (daughter) 16. He registered for the draft in WWI on September 12, 1918 in Searcy, White Co. AR. He was 35 years old and his address was given as Searcy, AR. He listed his nearest relative as his wife, Ethel. He was employed as a farmer working for Robbins-Sanford & Co. His physical description was given as tall, slender build with dark eyes and dark hair. Frazier and Ethel are listed on the 1920 White Co. AR Census, living in Gray Township.
7. Sam Hugh LANIER. Born on 30 Nov 1885 in White Co. AR. Hugh is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census living with his parents. He is 14 years old. He is listed on the 1910 White Co. AR Census living with his parents. He is 23 years old. Hugh registered for the draft for WWI on September 12, 1918 in Searcy, White Co. AR. He was 33 years old and his address was given as Searcy, AR. He listed his next of kin as his sister, Leska Lanier. He was listed as a self employed farmer. His physical description was given as tall, slender build, with blue eyes and black hair.
8. Bruce E. LANIER. Born in Oct 1888 in White Co. AR. Bruce is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census living with his parents. He was 12 years old.
9. Franklin B. LANIER. Born in Nov 1890 in White Co. AR. Franklin B. married Ila B. [LANIER]. Born abt 1891. They had the following children:
22 i. Marie (~1923-)
23 ii. Fred (~1924-)
24 iii. Lewis (~1926-)
Frank is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census living with his parents. He is 10 years old. He is listed on the 1920 White Co. AR Census Records as age 29, living in the household with his brother Walter and family. He is listed on the 1930 White Co. AR Census with Frank B. 40, Ila B. 39, Marie 7, Fred 6, and Lewis 3 4/12.
10. Fred Hale LANIER. Born on 31 Jul 1893 in White Co. AR. Fred Hale died in White Co. AR on 28 Feb 1918, he was 24. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Searcy, White Co. AR. Fred is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census living with his parents. He is 6 years old. He is listed on the 1910 White Co. AR Census living with his parents. He is 16 years old. Fred registered for the draft for WWI on June 5, 1917 in Searcy, White Co. AR. and enlisted in the Army National Guard. He was 23 years old and his address was given as 1010 West Vine, Searcy, AR. He was listed as single and worked as a salesman as Ellis King and Co. His physical description was given as medium height, medium build, gray eyes, dark hair.
11. Ona Kate LANIER. Born in May 1895. Ona Kate is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census living with her parents. She is 4 years old. She is 1910 White Co. AR Census living with her parents. She is14 years old.
12. Mary E. LANIER. Born in Jan 1898 in White Co. AR. Mary is listed on the 1900 White Co. AR Census living with her parents. She was 1 year old. She is listed on the 1910 White Co. AR Census living with her parents. She was 11 years old.
13. Unknown LANIER.
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14. Clarence W. LANIER Sr. Born on 22 Oct 1896 in Center Hill, White Co. AR. Franklin B. married Ila B. [LANIER]. Born abt 1891. They had the following children:
22 i. Marie (~1923-)
23 ii. Fred (~1924-)
24 iii. Lewis (~1926-)
Clarence registered for the draft in WWI on June 5, 1918 in Searcy, White Co. AR. His age was given as 21 years old. His address was given as 111 S. College, Searcy, AR. His nearest relative was W. W. Lanier of the same address. He worked for Robbins-Sanford Merc. Co. His physical description was given as tall, medium build with blue eyes and brown hair.
Clarence and Beulah are listed on the 1930 White Co. AR Census, living in Gray Township, on the same census page as his father, Walter Lanier. Clarence's name is listed in the Masonic Death Records from the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, 1941-1990, compiled by Desmond Walls Allen and published in 1999.
15. Samuel Hart LANIER. Born on 1 Mar 1901 in White Co. AR. Samuel Hart died in White Co. AR on 28 Aug 1970, he was 69. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Searcy, White Co. AR. Samuel Hart married Katy EANS, daughter of Pete E. EANS (11 Jan 1872-28 Jan 1949). Born on 5 May 1911. Katy died on 25 Dec 1985, she was 74. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Searcy, White Co. AR. Oak Grove Cemetery records show that Sam and his wife, Katie, have a double stone. Samuel's name is listed in the Masonic Death Records from the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, 1941-1990, compiled by Desmond Walls Allen and published in 1999.
16. Ardis Fay LANIER. Born on 12 Jul 1902 in Greenville, Hunt Co TX. Ardis Fay died in Oklahoma City, OK on 8 Jul 1942, he was 39. Buried in Bold Springs Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston Co OK. Ardis Fay first married Lizzie WARREN.They had one child:
26 i. Leon (1924-)
Ardis Fay second married Alta WAGONER.17. Wallace Guy LANIER. Born on 27 Dec 1908 in Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. Wallace Guy died in Ada, OK on 10 Oct 1988, he was 79. Buried in Bold Springs Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston Co OK. Occupation: farmer, manager of Beck Ranch for over 20 years. Religion: Member of First United Methodist Church, Tishomingo, OK. On 13 Oct 1928 when Wallace Guy was 19, he married Iva Emaline MARSHALL, daughter of Otto Joseph MARSHALL (7 Sep 1880-19 Sep 1965) & Luella Catherine LONG (25 Jun 1882-19 Jul 1966), in Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. Born on 23 Sep 1909 in Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. Occupation: housewife. They had the following children:
27 i. James Harvey (1929-1994)
28 ii. Royce Marshall (1937-)
29 iii. Cloyce Wallace (1937-1939)
30 iv. Twylia Jeanne (1939-)
31 v. Floyce Frazier (1945-)
18. Haskell LANIER. Born on 1 Nov 1914 in Milburn, Johnston Co OK. Haskell died in San Gabriel, CA on 9 Feb 1976, he was 61. Buried in Bold Springs Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston Co OK. Haskell married Lillian JOHNSON. They had one child:
32 i. Barbara
19. Ella Maudene LANIER.
Born on 20 May 1916 in Milburn, Johnston Co OK. Ella Maudene died in Tishomingo, Johnston Co. OK on 20 May 2001, she was 85. Buried in Condon Grove Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. On 30 Aug 1932 when Ella Maudene was 16, she married Euel VESTAL, son of Frank Andy VESTAL (-1 Mar 1957) & Amble GRAHAM (-13 Sep 1967), in Fillmore, Johnston Co. OK. Born on 7 May 1906 in Sal Tillo, AR. Euel died in Tishomingo, Johnston Co. OK on 27 Mar 1984, he was 77. Buried in Condon Grove Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. They had the following children:
33 i. Tom Lewis (1939-)
34 ii. Mary Katheryn (1933-)
35 iii. Charlie Orvin "Sam" (1943-)
20. Velda LANIER. Born in 1912 in AR.
21. Vida Ruth LANIER. Born in 1914 in AR.
22. Marie LANIER. Born abt 1923 in White Co. AR.
23. Fred LANIER. Born abt 1924 in White Co. AR.
24. Lewis LANIER. Born abt 1926 in White Co. AR.
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25. Clarence W. LANIER Jr. Born on 30 May 1924 in White Co. AR. Clarence W. died in White Co. AR on 10 Jun 1983, he was 59. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Searcy, White Co. AR. Oak Grove Cemetery records show that Clarence has a double stone with his mother, Beulah Lanier Bird.
26. Leon LANIER. Born on 3 Apr 1924 in Milburn, Johnston Co OK. Leon died in Oklahoma City, OK. Buried in Resthaven Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK. Leon married Thelma RHEA, daughter of Walter RHEA (5 Nov 1889-3 Apr 1957) & Josie Lena QUAID (31 Aug 1895-14 Dec 1970).
27. James Harvey LANIER. Born on 26 May 1929 in Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. James Harvey died in Ada, OK on 5 Jun 1994, he was 65. Buried in Ponotoc Cemetery, Ponotoc, Johnston Co OK. Occupation: Ranch Manager. On 22 May 1950 when James Harvey was 20, he married Roberta May THOMAS, daughter of Johnie I. THOMAS (3 Sep 1897-9 Sep 1979), in Ada, Ponotoc Co OK. Born on 12 Mar 1933 in Ringling, Jefferson Co OK. They had the following children:
36 i. Roberta Jean (1951-)
37 ii. Jimmie Eudene (1954-)
38 iii. Debbie Sue (1959-)
39 iv. LaDonna Faye (1964-)
28. Royce Marshall LANIER. (Twin brother to Cloyce) Born on 23 Oct 1937 in Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. Occupation: U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Department of Fisheries, Mng. Biologist. Education: Assoc. Degree, Murray State College, Tishomingo, OK; attended Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Religion: Member of First United Methodist Church, Tishomingo, OK. On 26 May 1962 when Royce Marshall was 24, he married Linda Kaye COPE, daughter of Elwood Thomas COPE (28 Jul 1911-17 Sep 1985) & Stella Bessie CLEMENT (8 Oct 1919-), in Macomb, Pottawatomie Co, OK. Born on 13 May 1943 in Macomb, Pottawatomie Co, OK. Occupation: High School Social Studies Teacher. Education: Macomb HS 1960, Murray State College 1962; Southeastern State University 1964 B.S. & Masters in 1970. Religion: Member of First United Methodist Church, Tishomingo, OK. They have no children.
29. Cloyce Wallace LANIER. (Twin brother to Royce) Born on 23 Oct 1937 in Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. Cloyce Wallace died in Ardmore, OK on 8 Jan 1939, he was 1. Buried in Bold Springs Cemetery, Milburn, Johnston Co OK.
30. Twylia Jeanne LANIER. Born on 5 Oct 1939 in Milburn, Johnston Co. OK. Occupation: clothing store manager. Education: Tishomingo HS. Religion: Member of First Church of the Nazarene, Tishomingo, OK. On 26 Aug 1960 when Twylia Jeanne was 20, she married Milton GILBERT, in Tishomingo, Johnston Co OK. Born on 5 Oct 1940. They had the following children:
40 i. Clendon Wayne (1963-)
41 ii. Marci (1971-)
31. Floyce Frazier LANIER. Born on 27 Aug 1945 in Ada, OK. Occupation: Worked for OG&E. Education: Tishomingo HS, 1963. Religion: Member of Trinity Baptist Church, Ada, OK. On 7 Jun 1969 when Floyce Frazier was 23, he married Mary THOMASON, daughter of Harber N. THOMASON (-1964) & Nora Adeline WEBB (18 May 1912-5 Oct 2005), in Ardmore, Carter Co OK. Born on 10 Aug 1948 in Ardmore, Carter Co OK. Occupation: Teacher. Education: Ardmore HS, East Central University, Ada, OK. They had the following children:
42 i. Melissa (1973-)
43 ii. Kelley (1976-)
44 iii. Wesley Guy (1982-)
32. Barbara LANIER.
33. Tom Lewis VESTAL. Born on 23 Apr 1939.
34. Mary Katheryn VESTAL. Born on 24 Oct 1933.
35. Charlie Orvin "Sam" VESTAL. Born on 3 Oct 1943.
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36. Roberta Jean LANIER. Born on 9 Apr 1951 in Ada, Ponotoc Co. OK. On 12 Nov 1971 when Roberta Jean was 20, she married Agert Lee McBEE, in Ada, Ponotoc Co. OK.
37. Jimmie Eudene LANIER. Born on 27 Aug 1954. On 12 Mar 1971 when Jimmie Eudene was 16, she married Leonard James TIMMONS, in Pontotoc, Johnston Co. OK. They had the following children:
i. Jennifer
ii. Matthew
iii. Timothy
38. Debbie Sue LANIER. Born on 28 Oct 1959 in Ada, Ponotoc Co. OK. Debbie Sue first married Jackie DELOZIER. On 23 Nov 1985 when Debbie Sue was 26, she second married Bill WEISENBACH. They adopted the following children:
i. James
ii. Wesley
39. LaDonna Faye LANIER. Born on 19 Sep 1964 in Ada, Ponotoc Co. OK. On 23 Nov 1985 when LaDonna Faye was 21, she married Kevin Joe McADOO, in Woodward, OK. They had the following children:
i. Lacey
ii. Cody
40. Clendon Wayne GILBERT. Born on 25 Feb 1963 in Tishomingo, Johnston Co OK. Occupation: Refrigeration Co, Supermarket Services. Education: Tishomingo HS. Clendon Wayne married Keli [GILBERT]. They had one child:
i. Devon (1991-)
41. Marci GILBERT. Born on 11 Jul 1971 in Tishomingo, Johnston Co OK. Occupation: dental assistant. Education: Tishomongo HS. Religion: Member of First Church of the Nazerene, Tishomingo, OK. Marci married Brad SNEED. Born on 16 Mar 1972. Occupation: Refrigeration Co, Supermarket Services. Education: Tishomingo Hs, East Central State University, Ada, OK. They had one child:
i. Jalyn
42. Melissa LANIER. Born on 20 May 1973 in Ada, Ponotoc Co OK. Occupation: Art Teacher. Education: Byng HS, East Central State University. Melissa first married Chris McCLURE. They had one child:
i. Dylan (1993-)
Melissa second married Kevin WATERMAN.43. Kelley LANIER. Born on 22 Mar 1976 in Ada, Ponotoc Co OK. Kelley married Chad BLACKBURN. They had the following children:
i. Taryn
ii. Aubrey
44. Wesley Guy LANIER. Born on 29 Jul 1982 in Ada, Ponotoc Co OK.