U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lane, John (1846-1924) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 492 JOHN LANE, is a farmer of Banks District, his postoffice is Arlington. His birth occurred in the year 1846. He was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Bryan) Lane, natives of Augusta County, Va., who came to Upshur County in 1850. He owns a farm of over one hundred acres of improved land, which he tills and grazes. He has the reputation of raising more potatoes than any farmer in his district. He has been lumbering considerably in addition to looking after his farm. He married Lucy Jane Jack, daughter of Jonathan and Martha (McClain) Jack, natives of Highland County, Va., and the granddaughter of Jacob and Hester (Siron) Jack, who came to this country from Virginia in an early day. Mr. Lane's wife was born May 1, 1850, and their children are: Waitman W., married Rosetta Miller; Walter L., married Minnie Crawford; Roxie, wife of Harvey Allman; John S., married Gertrude Potts; Osborne G., married Flora Sharps; Perry, single; Charles, married Daisy Helmick; Victoria, wife of Clarence Helmick; Harrison, Jonnie and Alverta, who died March 4, 1905. Republican in politics and a U. B. in religion. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #1270 FULL-NAME: John L. Lane BIRTH-DATE: November 17, 1846 BIRTH-PLACE: Virginia DEATH-DATE: January 20, 1924 (at age 78y-2m-3d) DEATH-PLACE: Arlington, Banks District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: Samuel Lane (born in Pa.) MOTHER: Bryan (born in Virginia) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Arteriosclerosis / Apoplexy later INFORMANT: Charley Lane (of Crawford, Route 1) BURIAL: Cow Run Cemetery (wife of John L. Lane) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #3020 FULL-NAME: Lucy Jane Lane BIRTH-DATE: May 19, 1850 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: May 25, 1917 (at age 67y-0m-6d) DEATH-PLACE: Banks District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Housework FATHER: Jonathan Jack (born in Pendleton Co., W.Va.) MOTHER: Martha McLain (born in Albermarle Co., Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Pulmonary Tuberculosis INFORMANT: John L. Lane (of Rt. 1, Crawford, W.Va.) BURIAL: Rt. 1., Crawford, W.Va. There's a tall shared tombstone in Cow Run Cemetery, Upshur Co., WV John L. Lane (1845-1924) Lucy J., wife of J. L. Lane (1850-1917) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------