Lanier Cemetery, Jasper Co. TX 
complied by Norman Stewart Martindale and Bernice Marshall Byerly Martindale
Submitted with permission by John Johnson  joju@datarecall.net
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Lanier Cemetery, Jasper Co. TX 
complied by Norman Stewart Martindale and Bernice Marshall Byerly Martindale
Submitted wwith permission by John Johnson  joju@datarecall.net

LANIER FAMILY CEMETERY


DIRECTIONS: From Jasper take Highway 190 west to Beech Grove, turn right 
on Farm Road 777 one and two-tenth miles.Cemetery is on left side of 
highway just past the auto salvage.Augustus Harris Lanier-father of 
Thadius P. Lanier-father of Joseph Benjamin Lanier. This was the Grandfather 
of Laura Lanier Kerr. Our thanks to Laura for the History on the Lanier Family.
Joseph”s first wife was Martha Lanier from Florida. They had two sons, 
Ethridge and Thadius. She died at age 26.  He then married Ella Lanier-
no relation-and they had 3 boys and 1 girl, Linton, Ney, Julian and May 
(or Mary)., she died at age 26, also, she was riding a horse with May 
(an infant) in her arms. The horse threw her and in trying to protect 
the baby, she was killed.In 1900 Joseph was returning from Florida, 
after visiting his relatives, and stopped in Galveston at a Hotel-probably 
The Tremont-and during the night the Great Storm of 1900 struck, and Galveston,
having no protection from tidal waves, was demolished--6000 people were 
killed and many more washed out to sea. Joseph had all of his 
“belongings”in a trunk, the trunk floated out the window and  was 
gone but Joseph miraculously survived.Joseph B. Lanier lived in the  
the original “Wilson House”He owned a small Mercantile store just 
south of the dwelling house. He was a person who practiced what he 
preached, and refused to sell  tobacco in any form, or anything he 
believed to be harmful to people.His father, Thadeus, lived across 
Sandy Creek from Joseph’s store. Thadius wife told him that when 
she died, she wanted to be buried under the beautiful Magnolia trees 
across the creek. When she died the creek was all over the place 
from heavy rains. To keep his promise to her, Thadius along with 
neighbors built a raft and brought her body to be buried under 
the Magnolia trees-
This was the first grave in the Lanier Cemetery. 
LANIER G. G.	(f) 
b-3-22-1882	(m)
d-8-9-1921	(s) Willie Ethridge Lanier

LANIER Joe Frank	(f) Willie Ethridge Lanier
b-1912	(m) G. Georgia Byrd 
d-7-13-1939
LANIER Joseph Benjamin	(f) Thaddus P. Lanier
b-6-17-1847	(m)  
d-12-22-1916	(s1) Martha E. Lanier
		      (s2) Ella C. Lanier

LANIER inf. dau	(f) Willie Ethridge Lanier
nd		(m) G. Georiga
nd   
LANIER Ella C. 	(f) 
nd		(m)
d-9-21-1888	(s) Joseph Benjamin Lanier

LANIER Martha E	(f)
nd		(m)
d-5-20-1878	(s) Joseph Benjamin Lanier



LANIER Mary E.	(f) 	
nd		(m)
d-2-17-1863	(s)

LANIER Julius Fisher	(f)
b-1859		(m)
d-1919		(s)

LANIER Inf. dau.	(f)
nd		(m)
nd