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Willis Hughery Lane 1903–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1903

Birth Location: Radford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1940

Death Location: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Father: Hughery Lane

Mother: Mattie Slusher

Spouse(s): Rachel Lane

Children(s): Kenneth Lane, Richard Sr, Howard Sr, Franklin Sr

The story of Willis Hughery Lane began in 1903 in Radford, Virginia, USA. Willis Hughery Lane married Rachel Wade Lane, and had children including Franklin Sonny Delano Lane Sr, Howard Leon Lane Sr, Kenneth Ervin Lane, Richard Hugh Lane Sr. Willis Hughery Lane passed away in 1940 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Hughery Lane began in 1903 in Radford, Virginia, USA.
  • Willis Hughery Lane married Rachel Wade Lane, and had children including Franklin Sonny Delano Lane Sr, Howard Leon Lane Sr, Kenneth Ervin Lane, Richard Hugh Lane Sr.
  • Willis Hughery Lane passed away in 1940 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hughery Lane
1881–
Birth Location: Pulaski, Virginia
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Mattie Slusher
1884–1935
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Lane
1910–1984
Birth Location: Christiansburg, VA.
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Children(s)

Kenneth Lane
1940–2010
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Richard Sr
1931–1978
Birth Location: East Radford, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Howard Sr
1933–1999
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Franklin Sr
1934–1955
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Willis Lane's Ancestors

Self
Willis Lane
1903–1940
Birth Place: Radford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hughery J Lane
1881–
Pulaski, Virginia
Mattie (Mollie) Slusher
1884–1935
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Selina ((Salina) "Lina" L.) Wade
1845–1933
Floyd County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Lane's Descendants

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Willis (Hughery) Lane (11 Dec 1903–31 May 1940) m. Rachel (Wade) Lane (8 Aug 1910–14 Nov 1984)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Ervin) Lane 1940–2010
  2. 2. Richard (Hugh Lane) Sr 1931–1978
  3. 3. Howard (Leon Lane) Sr 1933–1999
  4. 4. Franklin ((Sonny) Delano Lane) Sr 1934–1955

Willis Lane's Timeline

4 Records

1903
11 Dec 1903
Birth of Willis Hughery Lane in Radford, Virginia, USA
Radford, Virginia, USA
1903
11 Dec 1903
Birth of Willis Hughery Lane in Radford, Virginia, USA
Radford, Virginia, USA
1940
31 May 1940
Age 37
Death of Willis Hughery Lane in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1940
31 May 1940
Age 37
Death of Willis Hughery Lane in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Radford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Radford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1940
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1940
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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