Lanier Cemetery
Joseph Benjamin Lanier's first wife was Martha from Florida. They had two sons: Ethridge and Thadius (named after Joseph's father). Martha died at age 26. Joseph then married to Ella and they had three boys and one girl: Linton, Ney, Julian, and May. Ella also died at age 26, when the horse she was riding threw her and her infant daughter. In an attempt to protect the infant during the fall, she was killed.
In 1900, Joseph was returning from Florida after visiting his relatives and stopped in Galveston at a hotel. During the night the Great Storm of 1900 struck and all of his belongings were washed away but Joseph miraculously survived. Joseph lived in 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. Thadeus's 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 overrun from heavy rains. To keep his promise to her Thadeus, along with neighbors, built a raft and brought her body to be buried under the magnolia trees. Her grave was the first in Lanier Cemetery, though her burial site is unmarked it is not known exactly where she is buried.
As of October 1st, 2017, there are only 10 people buried here - with the last burial in 1939.
G.G. Lanier (spouse: Willie Ethridge Lanier)
b. 3-22-1882 & d. 8-9-1921
Joe Frank Lanier (parents: Willie Ethridge & G.G. Lanier)
b. 1912 & d. 7-13-1939
Infant Daughter Lanier (parents: Willie Ethridge & G.G. Lanier)
no dates
Joseph Benjamin (J.B.) Lanier (spouse: Martha E. & Ella C.) (father: Thaddeus Lanier)
b. 6-17-1847 & d. 12-22-1916
Ella C. Lanier (spouse: J.B. Lanier)
b. 1862 & d. 9-21-1888
Martha E. Lanier (spouse: J.B. Lanier)
b. 1852 & d. 5-20-1878
Mary E. Lanier
d. 2-17-1863
Julius Fisher Lanier
b. 1859 & d. 1919
Infant Daughter Lanier
no dates
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To find this cache, you will need to fill in the coordinates with correct answers about the people who were buried in this cemetery. The answer for your North coordinates can be found in the history of the cemetery, while the answer for your West coordinates will be obtained on-site at the cemetery.
NORTH COORDINATES:
How many children did Joseph have total?
If 3: 815
If 4: 795
If 5: 812
If 6: 803
WEST COORDINATES:
Where was Mary E. Lanier born?
If North Carolina: 355
If South Carolina: 359
If Georgia: 369
If Virginia: 345
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Fill in the blanks...
NORTH: 30 52.____
WEST: 094 06.____