My great grandmother

Birth

28 Oct 1856

Marriage

Lizzie married William Lannom on December 28, 1881, in Carroll County, TN.

1882-01-07 The Milan Exchange (Milan, TN) Sat Jan 7, 1882, p8

1882-01-07 The Milan Exchange (Milan, TN) Sat Jan 7, 1882, p8

William Joseph Lannom Marriage Certificate

William Joseph Lannom Marriage Certificate

1881-12-28 TN State Marriages, 1780-2002, for WJ Lannom

1881-12-28 TN State Marriages, 1780-2002, for WJ Lannom

Children

The couple had four children.

  1. Joseph Herman Lannom. Born November 1, 1882; married Marion Lucinda Campbell (1880-1946) on February 20, 1903; died July 29, 1949, in Bolivar, TN. Children: Lillian Jeanette Lannom (1905–1987).
  2. Mattie “Tee” Tennessee Lannom. Born August 13, 1884, Milan, TN; married Elijah Lessenberry (1881-1940) in 1913. Children: Hugh, Henry, and Latona. Hugh married Margaret Davidson (b.1920) and had Quarter horses in Tennessee.
  3. Lydia May Lannom, pronounced Lydie. Born June 25, 1888, in Milan, TN; married Luther Andrew Mayo (1886-1946) on April 15, 1912; died March 3, 1971, in Milan, TN. Children: Luther Milton Mayo (1913-2001). Lydie’s husband Luther Mayo had his eye put out by barbed wire and was also run over by a car.
  4. Ethel Roper Lannom. Born April 23, 1895, in Milan, TN: married Wilburn Suber Smith (1896-1980) on August 16, 1927; died August 1, 1981, in Tyler, TX.

Death

Lizzie died on July 14, 1914, in Milan, Tennessee.

Obituary

1914-07-17 The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Fri Jul 17, 1914, p7, Mrs Lizzie Lannom, Obit

1914-07-17 The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Fri Jul 17, 1914, p7, Mrs Lizzie Lannom, Obit