Anne Lane

From Harden, Samuel, and Spahr, Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana (Carlon and Hollenbeck, Indianapolis, Indiana, May, 1887; Archive.org, Digital images), “Recollection of William E. Lane,” pp. 109-116. From transcription of family register kept by Thomas Lane. https://archive.org/details/earlylifetimesin00hard

"While living there my father, Thomas Lane, became acquainted with Anna Ellis, and was married to her on the 11th day of April, 1799. They lived together thirty-six years, when my father took pneumonia and was sick for six weeks. His disease became chronic and he died August 18, 1835. My mother never married again, but lived to raise her family. She died of remittent fever May 24, 1848.

"He remained on that farm (Shelby County, Ky.) until the spring of 1811, when he with his family came to the Indiana Territory and settled on the Ohio River in what is now Harrison County. He entered land there, built a cabin and went to work in the green timber to make a field, for it was root hog or die. He accumulated means very rapidly and was soon able to own a large tract of land, notwithstanding he raised a large family, five daughters and nine sons. All lived to be grown but one son. I herewith insert a copy of the old family register, just as it was written by my father, and only wish that I could give a fac simile [sic] of the writing:

"THE FAMILY RECORD OF THOMAS LANE.

Thomas Lane was born June 5, 1763.
Thomas Lane died August 18, 1835.
Anna Lane was born January 25, 1782.
Anna Lane died May 24, 1848.
Isaac Lane was born October 17, 1800.
Sarah Lane was born January 30, 1802.
Craven Lane was born November 9, 1803.
Malinda Lane was born June 13, 1805.
William E. Lane was born July 3, 1807.
Linna Lane was born October 10, 1809.
Fielding W. Lane was born July 1, 1811.
Eliza E. Lane was born March 3, 1814.
Ellis Lane was born July 11, 1816.
John A. Lane was born July 1, 1817.
Pleasant G. Lane was born July 3, 1819.
Anna A. Lane was born November 19, 1820.
Davis W. Lane was born September 24, 1823.
Nelson Lane was born January 8, 1827.
Ellis E. Lane died August 22, 1816.
Linna White died September 1, 1837.
John A. Lane died September 7, 1843.
Nelson Lane died July 13, 1851.
Davis W. Lane died March 27, 1852.
Isaac Lane died June 23, 1875.
Pleasant G. Lane died August, 1876.
Craven Lane died September 4, 1873.
Sarah Keller died December 12, 1863.
Malinda Barnett died October, 1858.
Eliza E. Barnett died September 15, 1868.
Anna Gresham died February 11, 1881.
Fielding W. Lane died January 11, 1883.

"Thomas Lane, Anna Lane and seven of their children, to wit: Ellis E. Lane, Linna White, Nelson Lane, John A. Lane, Davis Lane, Sarah Keller and Craven Lane, were buried in Cedar Ridge on father's own farm, near Lane's Landing on the Ohio River, Harrison County, Ind. Malinda Barnett was buried in a Presbyterian cemetery near Reesville, Putnam County, Ind. Eliza E. Barnett was buried in a Baptist cemetery near Reelsville, Ind. Pleasant G. Lane was buried in a country cemetery near Shoals, Martin County, Ind. Isaac Lane was buried at Shellsburg, Benton County, Iowa. Fielding W. Lane was buried at Brooklyn, Iowa. This is the family record of my father, which carries all the family to their graves but myself."