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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Ida Leonora Lanham Deutsch (1862-1934)
Daughter of Benjamin Lewis Lanham
(Courtesy of Susan Whittington)


• IDA LANHAM born April 9, 1862
  Daughter of B.L. (NOTE: initials of Benjamin Lewis) and Anne Lanham
  Holy Trinity Parish Record, Prince George's Co., Maryland (Source 9)
  
  
• IDA LANHAM mention June 1, 1880
  Household of Benjamin Lanham, age 48, born Maryland, White Male Farmer
  Maria Lanham, age 35, (Wife) born Maryland, White Female
  James Lanham, age 24, (Son) born Maryland, White Male
  Mary Lanham, age 19, (Daughter) born Maryland, White Female
  Ida Lanham, age 17, (Daughter) born Maryland, White Female
  Charles Lanham, age 10, (Son) born Maryland, White Male
  Earnest Lanham, age 8, (Son) born Maryland, White Male
  Mollie Lanham, age 6, (Daughter) born Maryland, White Female
  Benjamin Lanham, age 4, (Son) born Maryland, White Male
  Bernard Lanham, age 1, (Son) born Maryland, White Male
  1880 United States Census, Second Election District, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Enumeration Distict 20, page 2 (Source 59)
  
  
• IGNATIUS LANHAM mention October 20, 1820
  Household of Ignatius Lanham
  Free Colored Females: one under 10 (engaged in agriculture) [Note: This must be an error and the census taker likely checked the wrong column. The preceding column is Free Colored Males over 44.]
  Subscribed: August, 1820
  1820 United States Census, Queen Anne District, Prince George's County, Maryland, page 66 (216) (Source 54)
  
  
  
  
  Ira Clifford Lanham (1876-1963)
  In the Uniform of the D.C. National Guard
  
  
• IRA CLIFFORD LANHAM born March 8, 1876
  (Note: son of Trueman Lanham, Jr)
  Prince George's Co., Maryland
  Family Bible Records (Source 11)
  
  
• IRA CLIFFORD LANHAM married October 19, 1898
  To Alice Bryan O'Neil
  Prince George's Co., Maryland
  Family Bible Records (Source 11)
  
  
• ISAAC LANHAM born August 23, 1752
  Son of James and Elinor Lanham
  King George's Parish, Prince George's Co., Maryland (Source 7)
  
  
• ISAIAH LANHAM mention May 18, 1795
  Nathan Lanham sold Friendship 20 acres to Moses Lanham and Isaiah Lanham. He mentions that he is "justly indebted" to Moses and his wife Elizabeth Lanham and has "love and affection" toward his grandson, Isaiah Lanham. [Note: when Moses Lanham sold this land in 1798 Isaiah Lanham is not mentioned. It is possible that he died young.]
  Charles County, Maryland Land Records (Deed) Recorded: May 18, 1795 Liber: N4 Folio: 388. (Source 40)