Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

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Mary Frances (Fanny) Lanham

Female 1873 - 1944  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Frances (Fanny) Lanham was born on 30 Mar 1873 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA (daughter of William Madison Lanham and Caroline Miller); died on 25 Sep 1944 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 1944 in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Clara Frances Lanham
    • Residence: 1944, 808 Kyle Street, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

    Family/Spouse: James L. Hunnicutt. James was born in cir 1870; died before 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. James F. Hunnicutt was born in cir 1902; died on 29 May 1980 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 31 May 1980 in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Madison LanhamWilliam Madison Lanham was born on 25 Dec 1835 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA (son of Joseph Lanham and Frances Gentry); died on 24 Jun 1903 in Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Sarah

    Notes:

    William Lanham left South Carolina for Floyd County, Georgia, in 1856. According to family tradition, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, but was sent home because he couldn't keep up. A slave reportedly had thrown a pitchfork and hit him in the knee cap. He did serve in Company I, Floyd Legion, Georgia State Guards, as a private, and may be the William Lanham who served in the 17th Battalion, Georgia Infantry, as a private. He is recorded in the 1900 census as living on E. Central Ave., Calera, Alabama, with his wife, Sarah, step-daughters Artie M. and Nellie Jones, daughter Lucy, son Robert, and mother-in-law Mary A. Campbell. After William's death, Sallie lived in Shades Mountain, Alabama, until 1908, then Birmingham for a year, then to Weaver, Alabama, until 1912, then to Armiston, Alabama, until 1916, and finally to Chattanooga, Tennessee. His Civil War service is noted on his tombstone, as "C.S.A."

    Buried:
    Plot: E~103

    William married Caroline Miller in cir 1860. Caroline was born in cir 1843 in South Carolina, USA; died on 13 Feb 1887 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Bobo Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Caroline Miller was born in cir 1843 in South Carolina, USA; died on 13 Feb 1887 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Bobo Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Located on US 27 south of Rome, Georgia, just south of Miller Mountain Road

    Children:
    1. Anna Lanham was born in cir 1861.
    2. Emaliene Lanham was born in cir 1863 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA.
    3. John Wesley Lanham was born in cir 1865.
    4. James Ottaway Lanham was born on 31 May 1868 in Georgia, USA; died on 9 Dec 1933 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, USA.
    5. 1. Mary Frances (Fanny) Lanham was born on 30 Mar 1873 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA; died on 25 Sep 1944 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 1944 in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Lanham was born in cir 1810 (son of Joseph Lanham and Sarah Elder); died before 1870 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Blue Pond Baptist Church, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Carpenter and wagon-maker

    Joseph + Frances Gentry. Frances was born on 12 Nov 1810 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died on 22 Aug 1875 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Blue Pond Baptist Church, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Frances Gentry was born on 12 Nov 1810 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died on 22 Aug 1875 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Blue Pond Baptist Church, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA.
    Children:
    1. John Henry Lanham was born on 22 Sep 1834 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died on 11 Mar 1915 in Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Mizpah Methodist Church Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA.
    2. 2. William Madison Lanham was born on 25 Dec 1835 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA; died on 24 Jun 1903 in Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA.
    3. Samuel D. Lanham was born in 1838 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.
    4. Berryman Pinkney Lanham was born on 19 Nov 1839 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died on 13 Mar 1922 in Bartow County, Georgia, USA.
    5. Rinny (?) Lanham was born in cir 1840.
    6. Benjamin Lanham was born in 1843; died in 1887; was buried in Blue Pond Baptist Church, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA.
    7. Joseph Lanham was born in cir 1846.
    8. James Lanham was born in cir 1848.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph Lanham was born before 1775 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died before 22 SEPT 1828 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: wagon maker

    Notes:

    Family tradition holds that three Lanham brothers moved from Maryland to Edgefield District, South Carolina. There names are remembered as Walter, Josiah, and Rezen. Joseph Lanham is listed in a number of land transactions in Spartanburg County, South carolina. On 29 September 1828, Hutson (probably Hudson) Lanham was named administrator of the estate of Joseph Lanham in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

    Joseph + Sarah Elder. Sarah was born before 1775 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died after Nov 1828 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sarah Elder was born before 1775 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died after Nov 1828 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. Holman Lanham was born in 1798 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1865.
    2. Henry Ray Lanham was born in cir 1800.
    3. Hutson Lanham was born in cir 1800.
    4. John Lanham was born in cir 1808.
    5. 4. Joseph Lanham was born in cir 1810; died before 1870 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Blue Pond Baptist Church, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA.