Jacob Lanter

Jacob Lanter, a son of Peter and Sarah (Bourne) Lanter, and a grandson of Thomas and Isabella Lanter, was born August 11, 1762 in Orange County, Virginia, died July 1, 1837 in Campbell County, Kentucky. Jacob Lanter married December 20, 1787 Mary/Polly Webb, born 1767 in Orange County, died April 1, 1849 in Decatur County, Indiana. Jacob and Mary/Polly raised a family of seven known children.

Larkin Lanter, the oldest of the seven children, was born February 14, 1796 in Orange County, died March 25, 1877 in Harrison County, Kentucky. He married 1st June 26, 1819 Nancy Miller, born September 17, 1798, died November 12. 1852.

1. George Lanter, born May 29, 1820 in Harrison County, Kentucky, died unknown. He married Margaret Porter/Hightower, born 1820, died March 25, 1902.
a. Larkin Lanter, born 1845, died 1933, buried in Roanoke Cemetery, married Margaret, born 1852, died 1929, buried in
Roanoke Cemetery.
b. Ben F. Lanter, born July 10, 1849 in Boone County, Kentucky, died March 30, 1928, buried in Roanoke Cemetery,  
married 1st April 10, 1873, Mary Alice Lowe, born June 4, 1853 in Grant County, Kentucky, died May 9, 1920,  
buried in Roanoke Cemetery, married 2nd, December 9, 1920, Elizabeth McMillen, born 1865.
c. Robert Lanter, born 1846.
d. Sarah E. Lanter, born 1847, married J. A. Carr, and their child (1) Mattie Carr.
2. Isaac Newton Lanter, born December 29, 1822, died November 25, 1912, married 1st, Lydia Margaret Niceford, married 2nd January 25, 1848, Mary Ann Martin, died October 26, 1876.
Their children by first marriage.
a. J. F. Lanter, born March 9, 1831, died unknown.
b. Ewell Lanter, born February 13, 1883, died unknown.
Their children by second marriage.
c. Ewell Lanter, born July 4, 1850, married 1862, Margaret Jane Wolfe, born September 9, 1850, their children: (1) William E. lanter, born August 19, 1872, married 1891 Lizzie E. Lucas, (2) James Louis Eden lanter, born September 6, 1876, married 1st Essie Bailey, married 2nd Ella, (3) Minnie W. Lanter, born June 22, 1880, died 1960, married William Rupert Rigdon, born 1878, (4) Edward Floyd Lanter, born August 18, 1883, died April 28, 1951, married July 1, 1920 Della Irene Robinson, born June 2, 1903, died unknown, and (5) Allie Lee Lanter, born July 6, 1886, died March 1958, married 1st Sadie Ammerman, married 2nd Bessie May Faulkner Searp, married 3rd Sarah Belle Perry.
d. James Lanter, born November 26, 1852.
e. Lucetta Lanter, born July 8, 1854.
f. Isaac Newton Lanter, born August 9, 1856, married Emma Hamm, their child (1) Ida Mae Lanter, born December 1887, died unknown, married 1st Stanley Tate, married 2nd Henry Perkins.
g. Mary Lanter, born February 18, 1860.
h. B. F. Lanter, born November 8, 1862, married November 19, 1891, Jane Livingston, their child: (1) Anna Lou Lanter.
i. Robert Lanter, born October 8, 1865, married August 1894, Ida, born August 1877, their children: (1) Jesse L. Lanter, born February 1896, died unknown, (2) Willie Lanter, born June 1897, died unknown, (3) James Lanter, born May 1898 and (4) Floyd lanter, born October 1891, died unknown.
j. Joann Lanter, born July 7, 1872, married James Elliott Franklin, their children: (1) Oley Franklin, (2) Jess Franklin, (3) Bruce Franklin, (4) Mattie Franklin, (5) Edna Franklin and (6) Bertha Franklin, born 1905.
3. William Carson Lanter,  born 1834, died 1928, married 1st Louisa House, born 1835. Their children:
a. James lanter, born August 22, 1856, married Mary, their child: George Lanter, married Beatrice Kehrt.
b. Unknown Lanter, born September 1859.
Married 2nd Hattie Gray, and their children:
c. William Henson Lanter, born May 5, 1863, married Jenny Belle Fagin, born August 2, 1872, their children (1) Clinton Alvin Lanter, born September 28, 1894, died unknown, married September 28, 1926 Irma Eichhorn, born November 28, 1906, died unknown, (2) Stanley Archer Lanter, born March 21, 1892, died September 3, 1957, married Irene, (3) Harvey Fagin Lanter, born September 3, 1896, died unknown, (4) Ramond William Lanter, born January 27, 1904, died unknown, married Hilda Schultz, (5) Wilbur Howard Lanter, born November 17, 1906, and (6) Esty Lee Lanter, born 1900, died 1902 and
d. Charles Lanter, born 1870, died 1923.  
4. Henson Lanter, born 1840, died 1919, buried in Salem Cemetery, married March 18, 1872, Phoebe Kendall, died 1939, buried Salem Cemetery, their child (a) Mattie Lanter, born November 9, 1878, married Edward Harris, died 1935, their child: (1) Edgar Harris.  
5. Rebecca Lanter, married April 3, 1845 Ewell Beagle, their children:
a. Tom Beagle, died 1941, his children: (1) Hattie Beagle, married Petticord and (2) Mattie Beagle married Cramer.
b. Rufus Beagle, married Pearl Carter, their children: (1) Ewell Beagle, (2) Marude Beagle and (3) Elmer Beagle.
c. William Beagle, married Ella, their child: (1) mattie Beagle, married Wilson.
d. Nannie Beagle, married Jepth Dunn.c. Jo Ann Beagle, married March 28, 1872, George Oder.
f. Catherine Beagle, married Ashcraft and
g. Mattie Beagle, married Hazelwood.
6. Betsy Ann Lanter.
7. Maria A. Lanter.
8. Anna Lanter, born 1834. 

Larkin Lanter married 2nd May 5, 1855 Margaret Mozee Edwards, born 1841. Their children:
9. Nancy Jane Lanter, born 1856, married James Munson.
10. Missouri Lanter, born April 23, 1858, died May 13, 1928, married 1st Clifford, married 2nd June 9, 1881 in Grant County, Charles P. Mardis, born January 30, 1857, died March 27, 1937. Their children:
a. Virgie A. Mardis.
b. Mona Mardis.
c. Grace Mardis.
d. Clifton Mardis, born July 12, 1889, died September 28, 1958, married September 29, 1911 Nancy Ackman, born January 26, 1892, died May 28, 1874. Their children: (1) Helen Catherine Mardis, born July 21, 1912, (2) Mildred Christine Mardis, born February 12, 1914, (3) Charles Lewis Mardis, born January 27, 1917, and (4) Dorothy May Mardis, born May 20, 1918, married John Souder.
e. Mary Mardis, born January 29, 1897, married December 22, 1915 Arnold Faulkner, died October 13, 1968, and
f. Clyde Mardis, born February 17, 1901, died September 2, 1982, married October 18, 1928 Emeline Cleveland, born June 13, 1908, died September 28, 1995. Their children: (1) Geneva Mardis, (2) Bernard Edward Mardis.

Researched and compiled by Marylee.
Submitted July 7, 2009 - thank you.

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Beulah Wiley Franks
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