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Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett (*Great-grandparents, McCauley)
152 Years Ago: Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett married on 10 December 1868 in Heard County, Georgia. Heard County’s courthouse burned in 1893, and marriage records prior to 1886 do not survive. The only place I’ve found the date and location of their marriage is Nancy Jane’s Confederate widow’s pension application filed in 1920.
Joseph was twenty-one years old and Nancy Jane was seventeen. He was the son of William Washington Lanier and Charlotte T. Jackson. Her parents were John T. Bennett and Martha Gamble.
December 6
George Washington Owens (*2nd Great-uncle, Taylor)
- Born 154 Years Ago: 6 December 1866, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: Madison Crawford Owens and Cecilia Owens
December 8
Mary Madore “Mollie” Hankins (*2nd Great-aunt, Hankins)
- Married Henry Clements 135 Years Ago: 8 December 1885, Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Mollie’s Parents: Albert Elvie Hankins and Isabella Jane Goodloe
- Henry’s Parents: Thomas Clements and Martha Devault
December 9
Garah Emma Hankins Gamblin (*1st Cousin once removed, Hankins)
- Died 59 Years Ago: 9 December 1961, Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Buried New Asteroids Cemetery, Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Parents: Thomas Richard Hankins and Bettie Smith
- Spouse: George Gamblin
December 11
Melvin Lee Dukes (*1st Cousin, McCauley)
- Died 5 Years Ago: 11 December 2015, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Buried: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central, Radcliff, Hardin County, Kentucky
- Parents: William Ferman Dukes and Golden Gladys McCauley
- Spouse: Ann Payne
George Goodloe (*7th Great-grandfather, Hankins)
- Died 279 Years Ago: 11 December 1741, St. Margaret’s Parish, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia
- Parents: Henry Goodloe and Elizabeth
- Spouse: Diana Minor
December 12
William Perry Hankins, Jr. (*1st Cousin once removed, Hankins)
- Died 23 Years Ago: 12 December 1997, Lake County, Florida
- Buried: Umatilla Cemetery, Umatilla, Lake County, Florida
- Parents: William Perry Hankins and Margaret Hill
Newberry Howard (*Half 2nd Great-uncle, Hopkins)
- Married Sallie Elliott 101 Years Ago: 12 December 1919, Bell County, Kentucky
- Berry’s Parents: John Covey Howard and Sarah Saylor
*Each person’s relationship to me and the surname of the grandparent through which the relationship falls are in parentheses after their name. Please email me for additional information.
