The following site contains lists of primary source mentions of persons named Lanham living in the State of Maryland or the District of Columbia (once part of Maryland). It is not a genealogy as such since there are many mentions that might belong to one of several people with the same name and since many of the mentions give no clue to the relationship between the individual and other Lanhams. Please click on this link for introductory and background material.

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• DAURITY LANHAM (NOTE 1), daughter of JOHN LANHAM, SENIOR and sibling of Thomas, Eliazor, Elisha, Mary and Elizabeth Lanham
  mentioned 1763 (will of John Lanham) Prince George's County Wills, Box L Folder 12 made February 4, 1763 Probated uncertain (Source 20)
  
  
• DEBORAH LANHAM took license to marry Gusty Davis
  September 18, 1819 District of Columbia (Source 6)
  
  
• DELILA LANHAM mention August 26, 1870
  Household of Martin L. Noerr and wife Frances Noerr (NOTE 2)
  Delila Lanham, age 70, born Virgina, White Female
  1870 United States Census, First Ward City of Washington, District of Columbia, page 399 (200) (Source 59)
  
  
• DELILAH LANHAM mention August 12, 1850
  Household of William P. Shedd, age 37 and wife Catherine M. Shedd, age 34
  Delila Lanham, age 50, born Virgina, White Female
  1850 United States Census, Second Ward City of Washington, District of Columbia, page 142 (Source 57)
  
  
• DELILAH LANHAM mention June 24, 1880
  Household of Martin L. Noer and wife Frances L. Noer
  Delilah Lanham, age 80, born Virgina, White Female, Aunt
  1870 United States Census, 3rd Enumeration District, City of Washington, District of Columbia, page 79c (Source 60)
  
  
• DORCAS LANHAM mention July 16, 1850
  Household of Nancy Lanham, age 54, born Maryland, White Female
  Dorcas Lanham, age 65, born Maryland, Free Black Female
  1850 United States Census, Fourth or Rockville District, Montgomery County, Maryland, page 751 (376) (Source 57)
  
  
• DRUSEY LANHAM took license to Richard Roach
  January 6, 1783 Frederick County, Maryland (Source 1)
  
  
• DRUSILLA LANHAM born to John and Catherine Lanham
  March 10, 1757 King George's Parish, Prince George's Co., Maryland (Source 7)
  
  

NOTES:

1. This a spelling variation of Dorothy Lanham, who is believed to have married Francis Piles.
2. Martin Luther Noerr (1832-1893), son of Andrew Noerr and Catherine Beard, married Frances Lephe Shedd (1836-1892) in 1862. Frances Lephe Shedd was the daughter of William Pool Shedd and Catherine Maria Simms with whom Delilah Simms Lanham was living in 1850. Delilah Simms Lanham died on March 29, 1884 and was buried in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. It appears that Catherine Maria Simms Shedd and Delilah Simms Lanham were sisters. Delilah Simms took a license to marry Jonathan Lanham August 3, 1848 in the District of Columbia.