project by Michelle Erbeck and Howard G. Lanham, M.D. a civil war and genealogy researcher and author. The purpose of this page is to document all that is known and proven or disproven in regards to those who carry the lanham surname or any of its varients. This pages focus is on the lanham lines that involve the lanham's that came to port tobacco in Maryland from England during colonial times. Other researchers are invited and encouraged to participate in this effort and contribute.