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Melvin Greely Lane 1876–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 APR 1876

Birth Location: Jackson Co., WV, USA

Death Date: 16 JUL 1941

Death Location: Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA

Father: Daniel Lane

Mother: Sarah Paterson

Spouse(s): Dosha Casto

Children(s): Lewis Lane, Wilmer Lane, Mildred Lane, Frances Lane, Sylvia Lane

Melvin Greely Lane was born in 1876 in Jackson Co., WV, USA, the child of Daniel Argus Lane And Sarah Jane Paterson. Melvin Greely Lane married Dosha Belle Casto, and had children including Frances Lane, Lewis Arthur Lane, Mildred Anna Lane, Sylvia Nell Lane, Wilmer Richard Lane. Melvin Greely Lane passed away in 1941 in Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Greely Lane was born in 1876 in Jackson Co., WV, USA, the child of Daniel Argus Lane And Sarah Jane Paterson.
  • Melvin Greely Lane married Dosha Belle Casto, and had children including Frances Lane, Lewis Arthur Lane, Mildred Anna Lane, Sylvia Nell Lane, Wilmer Richard Lane.
  • Melvin Greely Lane passed away in 1941 in Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Lane
1852–1927
Birth Location: Jackson Co., WV, USA
DL
Sarah Paterson
1853–1936
Birth Location: Jackson Co., WV, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Dosha Casto
1885–1954
Birth Location: Slaafs Mill, Jackson, WV, USA
DC

Children(s)

Lewis Lane
1907–2001
Birth Location: Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA
LL
Wilmer Lane
1910–1984
Birth Location: WV, USA
WL
Mildred Lane
1913–1997
Birth Location: WV, USA
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Frances Lane
1915–
Birth Location: WV, USA
FL
Sylvia Lane
1920–1994
Birth Location: Jackson Co., WV, USA
SL

Melvin Lane's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Lane
1876–1941
Birth Place: Jackson Co., WV, USA
Parents
Daniel Argus Lane
1852–1927
Jackson Co., WV, USA
Sarah (Jane) Paterson
1853–1936
Jackson Co., WV, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (D.) Paterson
1818–1860
Jefferson , Coshocton, OH, USA
Mary (Ann) Dudgeon
1819–1882
IRELAND
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Paterson
1794–
Rosanna Sproule
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Paterson
1767–1830
Ann Paterson
1772–1864

Melvin Lane's Descendants

1.
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Melvin (Greely) Lane (20 APR 1876–16 JUL 1941) m. Dosha (Belle) Casto (24 JAN 1885–7 MAR 1954)
  1. 1. Lewis (Arthur) Lane 1907–2001 m. Mabel (Blanche) Richard 1910–1977
  2. 2. Wilmer (Richard) Lane 1910–1984 m. Lenora (Uldean) Anthony 1906–
  3. 3. Mildred (Anna) Lane 1913–1997
  4. 4. Frances Lane 1915–
  5. 5. Sylvia (Nell) Lane 1920–1994 m. James (P.) Seigler 1910–1995

Melvin Lane's Timeline

3 Records

1876
20 APR 1876
Birth of Melvin Greely Lane in Jackson Co., WV, USA
Jackson Co., WV, USA
1941
1941
Age 65
Burial of Melvin Greely Lane in Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA
Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA
1941
16 JUL 1941
Age 65
Death of Melvin Greely Lane in Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA
Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 APR 1876
    Event Place: Jackson Co., WV, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1941
    Event Place: Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA
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