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152 Years Ago: Sarah Ann Lanier
Sarah Ann Lanier married Andrew Jackson Proctor on 15 October 1871 in Troup County, Georgia. She was the seventh of William Washington Lanier and Charlotte T. Jackson’s eleven children.
Sarah and Jack initially lived in Chambers County, Alabama, but spent most of the rest of their lives in Troup County. They had eleven children. Sarah died on 17 April 1904 in Troup County and was buried there in Hillview Cemetery in LaGrange.
Relationship: McCauley Line; Sister of great-grandfather Joseph Smith Lanier
McCauley Line
262 Years Ago: Cynthia Lanier
- Born: 18 October 1761, Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia
- Parents: James Lanier and Mary Cooke
- Relationship: Sister of 4th great-grandfather Nathaniel Lanier
125 Years Ago: Avon L. Sheppard
- Died: 15 October 1898, Alabama
- Parents: John A. Sheppard and Frances Elizabeth Lanier
- Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandfather, John William McCauley
80 Years Ago: John Thomas Lanier
- Died: 16 October 1943, Troup County, Georgia
- Parents: James Jackson Lanier and Mary J. Knard
- Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandfather, John William McCauley
Hankins Line
348 Years Ago: Thomas Waller
- Born: 17 October 1675, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
- Parents: John Waller and Mary Pomfrett
- Relationship: Brother of 7th great-grandfather John Waller
317 Years Ago: Garrett Minor and Diana Vivian
- Married: 17 October 1706, Colony of Virginia
- Garrett’s Parents: Doodes Minor and Elizabeth Cocke
- Diana’s Parents: John Vivian and Margaret Smith
- Relationship: 8th great-grandparents
283 Years Ago: Edmund Waller
- Married: Mary Pendleton, 18 October 1740, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia
- Parents: John Waller and Dorothy King
- Relationship: Brother of 6th great-grandfather John Waller
212 Years Ago: Susannah Hankins
- Married: John Timmons, 17 October 1811, Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Parents: John Hankins and Sarah Gill
- Relationship: Sister of 4th great-grandfather Barnabas Hankins
182 Years Ago: Elizabeth Ann Goodloe
- Married: Samuel H. Hall, 20 October 1841, Hopkins County, Kentucku
- Parents: Henry Lewis Goodloe and Elizabeth Berry
- Relationship: Sister of 3rd great-grandfather John Emerson Goodloe
141 Years Ago: Albert Elvie Hankins
- Born: 16 October 1882, Dalton, Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty
- Relationship: Brother of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins
135 Years Ago: John Edgar Cooper
- Born: 17 October 1888, Georgia
- Parents: John Cooper and Mary Elizabeth Petty
- Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Samantha Angeline Petty
125 Years Ago: William Perry Hankins
- Born: 17 October 1898, Webster County, Kentucky
- Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty
- Relationship: Brother of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins
117 Years Ago: Zadie Ann Clements
- Married: William Lee Cothran, 21 October 1906, Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Parents: Henry T. Clements and Mary Madore Hankins
- Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins
113 Years Ago: Albert Elvie Hankins
- Married (2nd): Frances Joan Lillian McDavitt, 17 October 1910, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
- Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty
- Relationship: Brother of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins
Hopkins Line
201 Years Ago: Stephen Hopkins
- Born: 15 October 1822, Tennessee
- Parents: Jabez Hopkins and Rachel Clouse
- Relationship: Double 1st cousin of 3rd great-grandfather Stephen Hopkins
190 Years Ago: Elizabeth Howard
- Married: George Marshall, 17 October 1833, Floyd County, Kentucky
- Parents: William Howard and Mary Salyer
- Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandfather John Covey Howard
143 Years Ago: Sarah S. Howard
- Married: Elijah Brock, 21 October 1880, Harlan County, Kentucky
- Parents: John Covey Howard and Mary F. Morris
- Relationship: Sister of great-grandmother Lucinda Howard
34 Years Ago: Lula Mae Hopkins
- Died: 18 October 1989, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
- Parents: James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard
- Relationship: Sister of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins
2 Years Ago: Joyce Marie Hopkins Maurer
- Died: 20 October 2021, Michigan
- Parents: Leo Berry Hopkins and Marie Beedy
- Relationship: 1st cousin of mother, Uta Faye Hopkins
Taylor Line
166 Years Ago: Nancy E. Lair
- Born: 15 October 1857, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: William Thomas Lair and Martha Ramsey
- Relationship: Half 1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor
125 Years Ago: Ollie May Owens
- Born: 17 October 1898, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: William David Owens and Ida Belle Owens
- Relationship: 1st cousin of maternal grandmother, Emma Ewers Taylor
66 Years Ago: Nelson Owens
- Died: 17 October 1857, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Parents: David Owens and Sarah Frances Suttles
- Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Emma Jane Owens
60 Years Ago: Hartford Conn Taylor
- Died: 17 October 1963, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
- Parents: John Cook Taylor and Emma Jane Owens
- Relationship: Brother of maternal grandmother, Emma Ewers Taylor
