Johns's parents were Robert and Emela Lavender, per marriage record. John married a widowed Mahala Douglas, whose parents were listed as Philip and Cathern Harless.
Sources
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5F-7QR : 17 August 2017), John S Lavinder, Franklin, Virginia, United States; citing 76, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 192; FHL microfilm 29,671.
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