Elizabeth was born in Canada to Mary Cheville and Gideon Hood but spent most of her childhood living with her aunt and uncle in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. There is no record of her parents marriage and Elizabeth never lived with her mother until adulthood.
She is listed in the 1881 census in Ely, England living with her uncle Thomas Cheville. She returned to Canada with her grandmother at age 13. They traveled on a ship called the "Parisian" on August 19, 1882. She was listed as Elizabeth Cheville on the ship's record.
She lived with her grandmother in Marshalltown, IA. Elizabeth lived with several relatives throughout her childhood and did not have an easy life. She was passed from relative to relative and finished her schooling in Marshalltown.
Once she finished high school, her mother sent for her to come to Detroit where Elizabeth got work in a shirt factory. It was the first time she had ever lived with her mother. She was required to turn over her pay to her mother and step-father. Her step-father, Frank Boor, gambled away their money and was eventually arrested for stealing from his boss.
On July 5, 1892 she was married in Windsor, Canada to Edward J. Lane. She found happiness in life with Ed. They had 4 children and moved to Michigan where they became lighthouse keepers. Her daughter Edna remembered her family didn't have much furniture when they first arrived at the lighthouse. Canned goods arrived in wooden boxes so her father made legs for the boxes and a cover for the top. Elizabeth placed plenty of cotton on top and then covered the box with a silky flowered material. She made a skirt for the box, pleated and long enough to reach the floor. They were very pretty and served many uses in their bedrooms. Edna wrote to family, "We were happy and can look back and know what a happy life we lived on the Island."
In the last months of her life she tried so hard to make it to her Golden Wedding anniversary, but it wasn't meant to be.
She is listed in the 1881 census in Ely, England living with her uncle Thomas Cheville. She returned to Canada with her grandmother at age 13. They traveled on a ship called the "Parisian" on August 19, 1882. She was listed as Elizabeth Cheville on the ship's record.
She lived with her grandmother in Marshalltown, IA. Elizabeth lived with several relatives throughout her childhood and did not have an easy life. She was passed from relative to relative and finished her schooling in Marshalltown.
Once she finished high school, her mother sent for her to come to Detroit where Elizabeth got work in a shirt factory. It was the first time she had ever lived with her mother. She was required to turn over her pay to her mother and step-father. Her step-father, Frank Boor, gambled away their money and was eventually arrested for stealing from his boss.
On July 5, 1892 she was married in Windsor, Canada to Edward J. Lane. She found happiness in life with Ed. They had 4 children and moved to Michigan where they became lighthouse keepers. Her daughter Edna remembered her family didn't have much furniture when they first arrived at the lighthouse. Canned goods arrived in wooden boxes so her father made legs for the boxes and a cover for the top. Elizabeth placed plenty of cotton on top and then covered the box with a silky flowered material. She made a skirt for the box, pleated and long enough to reach the floor. They were very pretty and served many uses in their bedrooms. Edna wrote to family, "We were happy and can look back and know what a happy life we lived on the Island."
In the last months of her life she tried so hard to make it to her Golden Wedding anniversary, but it wasn't meant to be.
Elizabeth was born in Canada to Mary Cheville and Gideon Hood but spent most of her childhood living with her aunt and uncle in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. There is no record of her parents marriage and Elizabeth never lived with her mother until adulthood.
She is listed in the 1881 census in Ely, England living with her uncle Thomas Cheville. She returned to Canada with her grandmother at age 13. They traveled on a ship called the "Parisian" on August 19, 1882. She was listed as Elizabeth Cheville on the ship's record.
She lived with her grandmother in Marshalltown, IA. Elizabeth lived with several relatives throughout her childhood and did not have an easy life. She was passed from relative to relative and finished her schooling in Marshalltown.
Once she finished high school, her mother sent for her to come to Detroit where Elizabeth got work in a shirt factory. It was the first time she had ever lived with her mother. She was required to turn over her pay to her mother and step-father. Her step-father, Frank Boor, gambled away their money and was eventually arrested for stealing from his boss.
On July 5, 1892 she was married in Windsor, Canada to Edward J. Lane. She found happiness in life with Ed. They had 4 children and moved to Michigan where they became lighthouse keepers. Her daughter Edna remembered her family didn't have much furniture when they first arrived at the lighthouse. Canned goods arrived in wooden boxes so her father made legs for the boxes and a cover for the top. Elizabeth placed plenty of cotton on top and then covered the box with a silky flowered material. She made a skirt for the box, pleated and long enough to reach the floor. They were very pretty and served many uses in their bedrooms. Edna wrote to family, "We were happy and can look back and know what a happy life we lived on the Island."
In the last months of her life she tried so hard to make it to her Golden Wedding anniversary, but it wasn't meant to be.
She is listed in the 1881 census in Ely, England living with her uncle Thomas Cheville. She returned to Canada with her grandmother at age 13. They traveled on a ship called the "Parisian" on August 19, 1882. She was listed as Elizabeth Cheville on the ship's record.
She lived with her grandmother in Marshalltown, IA. Elizabeth lived with several relatives throughout her childhood and did not have an easy life. She was passed from relative to relative and finished her schooling in Marshalltown.
Once she finished high school, her mother sent for her to come to Detroit where Elizabeth got work in a shirt factory. It was the first time she had ever lived with her mother. She was required to turn over her pay to her mother and step-father. Her step-father, Frank Boor, gambled away their money and was eventually arrested for stealing from his boss.
On July 5, 1892 she was married in Windsor, Canada to Edward J. Lane. She found happiness in life with Ed. They had 4 children and moved to Michigan where they became lighthouse keepers. Her daughter Edna remembered her family didn't have much furniture when they first arrived at the lighthouse. Canned goods arrived in wooden boxes so her father made legs for the boxes and a cover for the top. Elizabeth placed plenty of cotton on top and then covered the box with a silky flowered material. She made a skirt for the box, pleated and long enough to reach the floor. They were very pretty and served many uses in their bedrooms. Edna wrote to family, "We were happy and can look back and know what a happy life we lived on the Island."
In the last months of her life she tried so hard to make it to her Golden Wedding anniversary, but it wasn't meant to be.
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