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James Goodrich Lane 1878 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1878

Birth Location: Clay, West Virginia

Death Date: 3 May 1950

Death Location: Wyatt, Harrison Co., West Virginia

Father: Alfred Lane

Mother: Amelia Buchanan

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It was in 1878 that James Goodrich Lane was born in Clay, West Virginia, a child of Alfred Wilson Lane and Amelia Ann (Melaan) Buchanan. James Goodrich Lane was deceased by 1950 in Wyatt, Harrison Co., West Virginia.

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Alfred Lane
1823 – 1900
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Amelia Buchanan
1840 – 1911
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Clay, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 May 1950
    Event Place: Wyatt, Harrison Co., West Virginia
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