Lanier

The San Antonio Story

San Antonio Texas in 1854 looking west from La Villita

“The San Antonio Story” by Sam Woolford, with contributions from his wife Bess Carroll Woolford, is a history of San Antonio, Texas. Published in 1950 by Joske’s of Texas, the book was conceived as a remedy for the lack of historical knowledge among San Antonio’s school children, a concern identified by Herbert U. Rhodius, chairman of the Municipal Advertising Commission of San Antonio in 1948-49. Rhodius and his colleagues believed that a readable and authentic history could address this educational gap, making it suitable supplementary reading for public junior high schools.

Marriage records of Liberty County Georgia, 1785-1895

Marriage records of Liberty County, Georgia, 1785-1895

These marriage records were abstracted from unbound marriage bonds and licenses in the Liberty County Courthouse, Hinesville, Georgia. The names were copied as they were spelled on the bonds, often barely legible and often spelled differently on the same bond. Sometimes the marriages were performed before the licenses were issued. The first date given in the abstracts is the date of the license or bond; the second is the date of marriage. The following abbreviations are used in these abstracts with the meaning indicated:

English Settlement on the Holsten River

History of Alabama and incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, from the earliest period

Captain James Robertson led early explorations and temporary settlements in the Cumberland region, notably at Nashville. After organizing a group of emigrants, he set out on the Holston River in flatboats, which included prominent families such as the Donaldsons. Despite hardships and attacks from Native Americans, the group persevered, reaching their destination by March 20, 1780. This journey marked a significant moment in the settlement of the region, with some families ultimately moving to the Cumberland and others traveling towards Natchez and Illinois.

Louisiana Land Patents – Choctaw Tribe

A detailed listing of Louisiana land patents for the Choctaw Tribe, organized by patentee name, date, document number, and accession number. The record includes many Native and non-Native grantees and spans patents issued from the 1840s through the early 1900s, offering a valuable reference for historical land and genealogy research.

R. B. Lanier

Private R. B. Lanier of Company H, 30th Division, 120th Infantry, hailing from Northampton County, was the son of J. T. and Flora G. Lanier. He entered military service on July 25, 1917, and trained at various camps before deploying to Europe on May 27, 1918. Lanier participated in significant battles, including the Hindenburg Drive and Ypres, where he was gassed on October 4, 1918. He returned to the United States on April 13, 1919, and was mustered out on April 19, 1919.