McCauley, Lanier, Hankins, Hopkins & Taylor Families

William Washington "Buck" LANIER

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• 1820 United States Federal Census, James Lanier household, Jasper County, Georgia: William appears to be included in his father's household as a male under 10 years old. ³⁷⁰⁹

• 1830 United States Federal Census, James Lanier household, Meriwether County, Georgia: William appears to be included in his father's household as a male age 15-20. ³⁷¹⁰

• 1840 United States Federal Census, William W. Lanier household, Randolph County, Alabama: William was listed as head of a household containing 2 m <5 [James and Jeff], 1 m 20-30 [William], 1 f 5-10 [unknown], 1 f 10-15[unknown], 1 f 15-20 [Charlotte - although she was abt. 22 in 1840]. William and Charlotte had been married for 5 years and only have 2 sons (that are listed in a family Bible) so the 2 young girls are unknown. ³⁷¹¹

• 1850 Not Found in Census: William has not been located in the 1850 census even though he was almost certainly living in or around Randolph County, Alabama. He was in Randolph County in 1840 and 1860.

• 1860 United States Federal Census, William W. Lanier household, Rock Mills, Randolph County, Alabama: William, Charlotte and nine of their children (James, Jefferson, William, Joseph, Mary, Sarah, Melissa, Susie and Fannie) were living together. William was listed as a farmer, age 45, born in Georgia. He owned property valued at $500. ³⁶³⁵

• 1870 United States Federal Census, William Lanier household, Fredonia, Chambers County, Alabama: William, Charlotte and six of their children (Mary, Sarah, Melissa, Susan, Fannie and George) were living together. William was listed as a farmer, age 56, born in Georgia. ³⁷¹²

• 1880 United States Federal Census, William Lanier household, Hickory Flat, Chambers County, Alabama: William, Charlotte and their son, George, were living together. Their daughter, Sarah Proctor and her family were living next to them. William was listed as a farmer, age 65, born in Georgia. ³⁷¹³

• Conflicting Death Information: The date of death on William's headstone [11 Feb 1892] conflicts with this date listed in the family Bible of his grandson, William Larkin Lanier. ³⁷¹⁴

• Grave Marker: William Washington Lanier, New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Fredonia, Chambers County, Alabama. ³⁷⁰⁵

Buck married Charlotte T. JACKSON, daughter of Samuel W. JACKSON and Lavinia MALONE, on 22 October 1835 in Meriwether County, Georgia ³⁷⁰³.^,3704 (Charlotte T. JACKSON was born on 15 November 1818 in Jasper County, Georgia,^3715,3716 died on 26 September 1892 in Fredonia, Chambers County, Alabama ³⁷¹⁵ and was buried in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Fredonia, Chambers County, Alabama ^3708,3715.)