James Dolphin LANIER 1524
More Information: • Alt. Birth: 18 September 1892 in Chambers County, Alabama. This is the birth date and place listed on James' WWI draft registration card. 3678 • Alt. Birth: 2 August 1894. This is the birth date on James' headstone but since he was listed as 11 years old in the 1900 census, he was more likely born in 1888. 3680 • 1900 United States Federal Census, Joseph Lanier household, Muldon, Monroe County, Mississippi: James was living with his parents. He was listed as James D. Lanier, son, age 11, born Aug 1888 in Alabama. 1524 • Military Draft Registration: James was living at 649 Chestnut Street in Atlanta. According to the record he was born 18 Sep 1892 in Chambers County, Alabama. Working at Eppusitian Cotton Mills in Atlanta, single, supporting his mother (name not listed), description medium height, blue eyes and light hair. Also noted he had tuberculosis. [Birth date is incorrect but this is most likely the same James D. Lanier.] 3678 • Military Service: James served in the US military at some point since he died in a VA hospital and was buried in Mobile National Cemetery. • Occupation: James worked for the Railroad in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. 3681 • Residence: October 1926, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. 3641 James was living in Birmingham at the time of his mother's death according to the funeral home record. Record also shows he paid for the funeral. ($12.00). • Grave Marker: James D. Lanier, Mobile National Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. 3680 View photo of marker at Find A Grave.
James married Zarah.3681
James next married Alma NEELEY, daughter of Jefferson Davis NEELEY and Gertrude LAFARGUE. (Alma NEELEY was born on 25 May 1914,3682,3683 died on 5 March 1966 3682,3683 and was buried on 8 March 1966 in Mobile National Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama 3682,3683.) |