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Francis Dewitt Lane 1919 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1919

Birth Location: Scott County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1972

Death Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Father: Charlie Lane

Mother: Minnie Myers

Spouse(s): Pauline Cobb

Children(s): David Lane, David Lane, Larry Lane

The story of Francis Dewitt Lane began in 1919 in Scott County, Mississippi, USA, with parents Charlie L Lane and Minnie A LANE Myers. As an adult, Francis Dewitt Lane wed Pauline F LANE Cobb. Their household included David Dewitt Lane, David Lane and Larry Lane. Francis Dewitt Lane's life came to an end in 1972 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

Charlie Lane
1876 – 1954
Birth Location: Mississippi
CL
Minnie Myers
1882 – 1943
Birth Location: Mississippi
MM

Spouses(s)

Pauline Cobb
1933 –
Birth Location: Alabama
PC

Children(s)

David Lane
1952 – 2008
Birth Location: Tyndall AFB, Bay, Florida, US
DL
David Lane
Birth Location: –
DL
Larry Lane
Birth Location: –
LL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1919
    Event Place: Scott County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1972; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.13300055,0.9611562,0.26045826&xid=3355, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 13 Aug 1972; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.5677716,0.14948592,0.79004353&xid=3355, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tyndall Air Force Base, Bay, Florida; Roll: 324; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 3-39

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Tyndall Air Force Base, Bay, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tyndall Air Force Base, Bay, Florida; Roll: 324; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 3-39

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 16 Aug 1972
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Clarion-Ledger - 16 Aug 1972 - Page 27, 16 Aug 1972

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bataan
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1972; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.13300055,0.9611562,0.26045826&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 13 Aug 1972; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.5677716,0.14948592,0.79004353&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Aug 1972
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1972; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.13300055,0.9611562,0.26045826&xid=3355, The Dothan Eagle; Publication Date: 13 Aug 1972; Publication Place: Dothan, Alabama, USA; ,0.5677716,0.14948592,0.79004353&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dothan, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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