McCauley, Lanier, Hankins, Hopkins & Taylor Families

Lillie Vashti LANIER ¹⁵²⁴

  General Notes:

There is conflicting documentation for Lillie's date of birth. According to her death certificate and headstone, she was born 25 Dec 1893 but the Social Security Death Index shows she was born 25 Nov 1891. The SSDI date would be the date that Lillie herself gave when she applied for a Social Security Number. She was listed as 8 years old, born Nov 1891 in the 1900 census which corresponds with the SSDI.

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  More Information:

• Alt. Birth: 25 December 1893 in Chambers County, Alabama. ³⁶⁸⁵

• 1900 United States Federal Census, Joseph Lanier household, Muldon, Monroe County, Mississippi: Lilly was living with her parents. She was listed as Lilly V. Lanier, daughter, age 8, born Nov 1891 in Mississippi. ¹⁵²⁴

• 1910 United States Federal Census, Jesse H. Walls household, 9 Carroll Pl, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia: Lillie was living with her husband. Her mother, Nancy Lanier, and sister, Sallie Belle Dial, along with Sallie's daughter, Dorothy Dial, were also living with them. She was listed as Lillie Walls, wife, age 17, born in Georgia, married 0 years and mother of no children.

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• Residence: October 1926, 266 McKenzie Drive, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. ³⁶⁵⁰ According to her death certificate, Nancy Jane Lanier was living at this address at the time of her death and according to her obituary, she lived with her daughter, Lillie Roberts.

• Residence: 23 January 1987, 2395 Lindmont Center, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. ³⁶⁸⁸ Lillie was living at this address at the time of her death.

• Grave Marker: Lillie Lanier Dixon, Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. ³⁶⁸⁷

Lillie married Jesse H. WALLS ca. 1909.³⁶⁴⁷ (Jesse H. WALLS was born ca. 1890 in Alabama ³⁶⁴⁷.)

  Marriage Notes:

Based on 1910 census, Lillie and Jesse had been married for less than one year.

Lillie next married ROBERTS.³⁶⁴⁰

Lillie next married James Henry DIXON on 2 March 1935 ³⁶⁸⁴.^,3685 (James Henry DIXON was born on 9 March 1892,³⁶⁸⁹ died on 13 October 1951 in DeKalb County, Georgia ^3689,3690 and was buried in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia ³⁶⁸⁹.)