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Lewis S. Lanier

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Lewis S. Lanier

Birth
Death
22 Jul 1883 (aged 42)
Burial
Eaton, Preble County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.7642767, Longitude: -84.7124071
Plot
Row 3
Memorial ID
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s/o Lucinda (Bowles) and Henry Lanier.
m. Lucinda (Smith).
Resided in Jackson, Preble Co., OH.
Occupation: Farmer

Age 42 years & 22 days

The flag engraved on the tombstone - Civil War, Union side; 5th Cavalry Regiment Ohio, Company E; Rank- enlisted as a Private on 05 Sep 1862 at the age of 21. Received a disability discharge on 15 Feb 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio.
-information from the Preble County Recorder's office and American Civil War Soldiers, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865.

There is a footstone at the base of the tombstone - "L" which I believe to be his mother's, Lucinda.
s/o Lucinda (Bowles) and Henry Lanier.
m. Lucinda (Smith).
Resided in Jackson, Preble Co., OH.
Occupation: Farmer

Age 42 years & 22 days

The flag engraved on the tombstone - Civil War, Union side; 5th Cavalry Regiment Ohio, Company E; Rank- enlisted as a Private on 05 Sep 1862 at the age of 21. Received a disability discharge on 15 Feb 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio.
-information from the Preble County Recorder's office and American Civil War Soldiers, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865.

There is a footstone at the base of the tombstone - "L" which I believe to be his mother's, Lucinda.


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