William Henry Lazenby b. 9 Jun 1843 Van Buren County, Iowa, USA d. 10 Jul 1919 Pickering, Nodaway, Missouri, USA: Smith Family Tree

William Henry Lazenby

1843 - 1919 (76 years)

Name	William Henry Lazenby [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	9 Jun 1843	Van Buren County, Iowa, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Cedar City, Van Buren, Iowa, USA [3]
Census	1860	Cedar City, Van Buren, Iowa, USA [3]
Military Service	1 Oct 1861	Iowa, USA [1, 5, 6]
	Union Army - War of the Rebellion: Company F, 14th Infantry Regiment Iowa
		Memorial-US Iowa 14th Infantry Iowa 14th Infantry Regiment Monument The Iowa 14th was in the middle of the Hornets Nest - after fighting off repeated Confederate attacks, it was surrounded and forced to surrender later in the afternoon on April 6, 1862. Of 442 present for duty, 8 were killed, 39 wounded, and 226 captured. Of the wounded, 5 died of their wounds and 15 died in…
Census	1870	Union, Van Buren, Iowa, USA [3]
Census	1880	Union City, Nodaway, Missouri, USA [3]
Census	1900	Union City, Nodaway, Missouri, USA [3]
Census	(east of K.C. St Joe and C.B. R.R.)
Census	1910	Union City, Nodaway, Missouri, USA [3]
Military Draft Registration	1917	Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA [2, 3]
Military Draft Registration	U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Age: 74
Residence	Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa, USA [1, 3, 6]
Death	10 Jul 1919	Pickering, Nodaway, Missouri, USA [3, 5]
Death	Age: 76
Burial	White Oak Cemetery, Pickering, Nodaway, Missouri, USA [5]
Burial		Burial-LAZENBY Susan and William Susannah Holliday and Wiliam Lazenby, buried together -- White Oak Cemetery, Pickering MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38484193/ william https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38484166/ susannah
Person ID	I23670	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Robert Laurence Lazenby, b. 6 Jun 1807, Drax, Yorkshire, England d. 2 Mar 1887, Cedar City, Van Buren, Iowa, USA (Age 79 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Priscilla Jane Watson, b. 14 Sep 1819, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA d. 29 Aug 1858, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA (Age 38 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	11 Apr 1841	Van Buren County, Iowa, USA [7, 8]
Family ID	F8832	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Susannah A Holliday, b. 25 Feb 1843, Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA d. 11 Jan 1906, Pickering, Nodaway, Missouri, USA (Age 62 years)

Marriage 16 Nov 1865 Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa, USA [4, 9]

Children

1. Dora Elizabeth Lazenby, b. 6 May 1871, Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa, USA

d. 13 Feb 1949, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA

(Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9609 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 9 Jun 1843 - Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
	Census - 1850 - Cedar City, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
	Census - 1860 - Cedar City, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
	Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion: Company F, 14th Infantry Regiment Iowa - 1 Oct 1861 - Iowa, USA
	Marriage - 16 Nov 1865 - Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
	Census - 1870 - Union, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
	Census - 1880 - Union City, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
	Census - (east of K.C. St Joe and C.B. R.R.) - 1900 - Union City, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
	Census - 1910 - Union City, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
	Military Draft Registration - U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Age: 74 - 1917 - Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
	Residence - - Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa, USA
	Death - 10 Jul 1919 - Pickering, Nodaway, Missouri, USA

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Ancestors

~s Burson-M (Vet)
Burson Male Ancestor (Veteran)

Burials		Burial-LAZENBY Susan and William Susannah Holliday and Wiliam Lazenby, buried together -- White Oak Cemetery, Pickering MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38484193/ william https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38484166/ susannah
Burials		Memorial-US Iowa 14th Infantry Iowa 14th Infantry Regiment Monument The Iowa 14th was in the middle of the Hornets Nest - after fighting off repeated Confederate attacks, it was surrounded and forced to surrender later in the afternoon on April 6, 1862. Of 442 present for duty, 8 were killed, 39 wounded, and 226 captured. Of the wounded, 5 died of their wounds and 15 died in…

Sources

[S156] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;).
[S154] Ancestry.com, U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).

U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Dora Elizabeth Lazenby
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=18603111174&indiv=try
[S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 7759.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.
[S7107] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): LAZENBY William, (Name: SmithLC.com;), LAZENBY William Henry 1843-1919 (Veteran).
Son of Robert Laurence Lazenby and Priscilla Jane Watson (1819-1858)
Married 16 Nov 1865, Van Buren County, Iowa
Civil War Veteran - Company F, Iowa 14th Infantry Regiment
Enlisted 14 Oct 1861 and mustered out 18 Nov 1864 at Davenport, Iowa
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38484193/william-henry-lazenby
[S1380] Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;), Side served: Union; State served: Iowa; Enlistment date: 14 Oct 1861.
[S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 7759.005; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.
[S6905] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): WATSON Priscilla Lazenby, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WATSON Priscilla Jane Lazenby 1819-1858.
Daughter of James B. Watson (1796-1864) and Mary "Polly" Long (1799-1829).
Married 11 Apr 1841, Van Buren County, Iowa, to Robert Laurence Lazenby.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83055405/priscilla-jane-lazenby
[S11483] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): HOLLIDAY Susannah Lazenby, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HOLLIDAY Susannah A "Susan" Lazenby 1843-1906.
Daughter of Isaac Holliday (1811-1889) and Elizabeth Jane DeMars (1807-1886)
Married 16 Nov 1865, Union, Van Buren, Iowa
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38484166/susannah-a.-lazenby

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