William Lanning married Anna Justus.
Per his findagrave site, they had following children: Alzirah Lanning 1822–1864; James Wilkerson Lanning 1825–1903; Cynthia Jane Lanning Beddingfield 1826–1904; Amy Lanning Maxwell 1832–1916; Mary Lanning Ledbetter 1834–1911; Jeremiah H Lanning 1837–1890; Sarah Lanning Barnwell 1838–1911; Margaret Matilda Lanning Garren 1840–1912; Annie Hazeltine Lanning Ledbetter 1845–1932.
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Buncombe, North Carolina; Page: 78; NARA Roll: M33_80; Image: 82
Year: 1840; Census Place: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: 362; Page: 141; Family History Library Film: 0018094
Year: 1850; Census Place: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: 634; Page: 250a
Year: 1860; Census Place: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_901; Page: 765; Family History Library Film: 803901
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index, 1700-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.
North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates. Death certificate of daughter, Haseltine Lanning Ledbetter.
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