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James Cain Lanier

1843 – 1929

Birth	1843
Death	1929
Cemetery	Palestine Cemetery Grant , Allen Parish , Louisiana , USA
Added by	Holly Carlisle on 02 Jan 2026
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46616750

Bio

J. Cane Lanier 1843 - 1929 James Cane Lanier was born Dec. 12, 1843 in Lisbon Claiborne Parish, LA and died 1929 in Allen Parish, LA. James Cane Lanier, son of Benjamin William and Frances (Bayham) Lanier, and grandson of Hillery and Elizabeth (Bankston) Lanier. James Cane Lanier, married Mary Huldah Simmons, Abt. 1865 in Calcasieu Parish, LA. Children: Francis P. Lanier b: Nov. 26, 1866 in Calcasieu Parish, LA. Mary M. "Marinda" Lanier b: Abt. 1869 in LA. Martha A. Lanier b: Feb. 5, 1872 in LA. William L. "Doc" Lanier b: Jan. 9, 1874 in LA. Malissa Lanier b: Abt. 1876 in Mittie, Allen Parish, LA. Lydia L. Lanier b: Jan. 6, 1878 in LA. Daniel Lanier b: Abt. 1883 in LA. Grace Cornelia Lanier b: Jan. 30, 1886 in LA.

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Family

Parents

• Benjamin William Lanier 1817–1870
• Maria Francisa "Frances" Baham Lanier 1823–1898

Spouse

• Mary Huldah Simmons Lanier 1842–1898 FaG

Siblings

• Mary Ann Lanier Simmons 1845–1916
• Andrew Jackson "Buster" Lanier 1847–1871
• John Watkins Lanier 1850–1926
• Thomas Martin Lanier 1851–1922
• Overton Addison Lanier 1853–1916
• Bernard Lanier 1855–1905
• Zerubbabel Lanier 1859–1905
• Emily Lanier 1860–1870
• Aliph Emma Lanier Carpenter 1861–1929
• Rachel Penelope Lanier 1864–1870

Children

• Mrs Frances Penelope "Fannie" Lanier Dowies 1866–1950 FaG
• Mary Maranda Lanier Skinner 1869–1968 FaG
• Martha A. Lanier Calloway 1872–1956 FaG
• William L Lanier 1874–1925 FaG
• Melissa Lanier Manning 1876–1941 FaG
• Lydia Lanier Dickens 1878–1968 FaG
• Daniel W Lanier 1881–1900 FaG
• Grace Cornelia "Gracie" Lanier Hamilton 1886–1969 FaG

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