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James Melton "Melt" Lane 1907 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1907

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 09 Aug 1983

Death Location: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA

Father: William Lane

Mother: Addie Erwin

Spouse(s): Eva Morton

Children(s): Thelma Lane, Wilma Lane, Madeline Lane

James Melton "Melt" Lane was born in 1907 in Texas, the child of William Wesley Lane and Addie Mae Erwin. In 1910, James Melton "Melt" Lane established residence. James Melton "Melt" Lane married Eva Mae Morton, and had children including Thelma Lee Lane, Wilma Fae Lane, Madeline Lane. James Melton "Melt" Lane passed away in 1983 in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Melton "Melt" Lane was born in 1907 in Texas, the child of William Wesley Lane and Addie Mae Erwin.
  • In 1910, James Melton "Melt" Lane established residence.
  • James Melton "Melt" Lane married Eva Mae Morton, and had children including Thelma Lee Lane, Wilma Fae Lane, Madeline Lane.
  • James Melton "Melt" Lane passed away in 1983 in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lane's Ancestors

Self
James Lane
1907 – 1983
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
William Wesley Lane
1877 – 1956
San Augustine County, Texas, United States of America
Addie (Mae) Erwin
1882 – 1952
Newton County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Zeramiah (William "Eddy") Lane
1843 – 1902
San Augustine County, Texas, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) POWELL
1852 – 1917
Simpson County, Mississippi, USA
William (James) Erwin
1858 – 1939
, Jasper Co., Texas, USA
Sarah (Elenora) Wiggins
1856 – 1916
Chambers Co, Texas
Great-Grandparents
Green Lane
1824 – 1873
Lavisay Dally
1823 – 1891
Henry Powell
1820 – 1903
Nancy Burch
1831 – 1909
JOHN ERWIN
1834 – 1862
Sarah Marshall
1837 – 1913
John Wiggins
1817 – 1859
Elizabeth Griffin
1824 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James ERWIN
1805 – 1878
Susanna Thomas
1807 – 1887
William Marshall
1811 – 1888
Melinda Woods
1818 – 1850
Daniel Wiggins
1797 – 1857
Lucy Whatley
1798 – 1878

James Lane's Descendants

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James (Melton "Melt") Lane (Abt. 1907 – 09 Aug 1983) m. Eva (Mae) Morton (1905 – 11 May 1968)
  1. 1. Thelma (Lee) Lane (abt 1926 – )
  2. 2. Wilma (Fae) Lane (Abt. 1926 – 30 Jun 1999) m. Jack (O) Lee (3 January 1903 – 11 October 1983)
  3. 3. Madeline Lane (Abt. 1938 – )

James Lane's Timeline

10 Records

1907
25 Feb 1907
Birth of James Melton "Melt" Lane in Lanetown Community, San Augustine, Texas, USA
Lanetown Community, San Augustine, Texas, USA
1907
Abt. 1907
Birth of James Melton "Melt" Lane in Texas
Texas
1910
1910
Age 3
James Melton "Melt" Lane resided here
None
1915
1915
Age 8
James Melton "Melt" Lane resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 13
James Melton "Melt" Lane resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 23
James Melton "Melt" Lane resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 28
James Melton "Melt" Lane resided here in Steep Creek, San Augustine, Texas
Steep Creek, San Augustine, Texas
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 33
James Melton "Melt" Lane resided here in J P 4, San Augustine, Texas, USA
J P 4, San Augustine, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
James Melton "Melt" Lane resided here in San Augustine, Texas, USA
San Augustine, Texas, USA
1983
09 Aug 1983
Age 76
Death of James Melton "Melt" Lane in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1907
    Event Place: Lanetown Community, San Augustine, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Augustine, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04132; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 203-7
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Augustine, Texas
    [4] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Number: 466-09-7730; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, San Augustine, Texas; Roll: 2388; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 1047.0; FHL microfilm: 2342122
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, San Augustine, Texas; Roll: T624_1586; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1375599
    [8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Augustine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 203-7
    [9] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [10] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
    [11] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, San Augustine, Texas; Roll: T625_1843; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 884

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1907
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, San Augustine, Texas; Roll: T625_1843; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 884

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, San Augustine, Texas; Roll: T624_1586; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1375599

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, San Augustine, Texas; Roll: T625_1843; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 884

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, San Augustine, Texas; Roll: 2388; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 1047.0; FHL microfilm: 2342122

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Steep Creek, San Augustine, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Augustine, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04132; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 203-7
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Augustine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 203-7

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: J P 4, San Augustine, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Augustine, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04132; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 203-7
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Augustine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 203-7

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: San Augustine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Augustine, Texas

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Number: 466-09-7730; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Aug 1983
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Number: 466-09-7730; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
    [5] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
    [3] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012

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