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Male Henry Lanis Young Click to view Henry Lanis Young in the family tree

Henry Lanis was born on March 23rd, 1833 in Wirth Co., Va..  Henry Lanis' father was Mathias Gayhart I Young and his mother was Nancy Sarah Hickman.  His paternal grandparents were George II Young and Catherine Shimer; his maternal grandparents are John Hickman and Nancy Sarah Wallace. He had nine brothers and four sisters, named John Hickman, George, Hugh Peter, William Robert, Robert Basial, Charles, Jacob, Lewis, Thompson Mathias, Rosella, Elizabeth, Margaret J. and Mary Ann.  He was the youngest of the fourteen children. He had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Mathias Geyhart II, Andrew Jackson, William, Phoebe and Sarah Susan.  He died at the age of 87 on July 27th, 1920 in Kanawha Co., WV.


Henry Lanis' family with Lucetta Jones

‌Henry Lanis and Lucetta were married in a religious ceremony on January 1st, 1855 in Kanawha Co. WV.  They had five sons and two daughters, named John Mathis, William Thomas, George B., Lorenzo Dow, Ulysses Grant, Clarissa Ann and Sarah Ann.


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