William Fulton Lanier was born on 29 Jul 1878 in Harnett Co., North Carolina (son of Thomas Buckner Lanier and Frances Amy Jane Dewar); died on 27 Jul 1961 in Erwin, Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 29 Jul 1961 in Harnett Memorial Park, Lillington, Harnett Co., North Carolina.