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 _William S. LANIER __|
| (1832 - ....) m 1859|
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|--Richard LANIER 
|  (1867 - ....)
|                                            _Ambrose COBB _______+
|                                           | (1775 - 1850) m 1797
|                      _Robert L. COBB _____|
|                     | (1799 - 1859) m 1827|
|                     |                     |_Susannah BRADLEY ___+
|                     |                       (1780 - 1850) m 1797
|_Sarah Ann COBB _____|
  (1835 - ....) m 1859|
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                      |_Ann C. LNU _________|
                        (1807 - 1879) m 1827|
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