LT. COL. JOHN LANE DIES IN IDAHO
Former Sheriff and Pioneer of Coos County Succumbs
Uncle of Senator Lane
The following dispatch from Lewiston, Idaho, will be of interest here, as Col. John Lane was one of the leading pioneers of Coos County.
Colonel John Lane, a Major-General of artillery with General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War and a pioneer of the Northwest, died Dec. 24 at his home in Lapwai, aged 77 years.
He was a son of the late General Joseph Lane, of the United States Army, his father, after settling in Oregon, serving that state in the United States Senate and as its first Governor.
Colonel Lane was the inspector in the Indian Department during the Cleveland administration.
Lived At Empire
About forty years ago, Col. Lane came to Empire and made his home there for some years. He taught school, engaged in black sand mining t the famous Randolph mines in the lower Coquille and later was Sheriff of Coos County.
While teaching school at Sumner he became acquainted with Miss Hattie Sherrard, and later claimed her as his bride.
Her brother, Martin Sherrard, now lives at Bandon. Several children were born to them, most of them being in Idaho.
Col. Lane was one of the true southern type, scholarly and courtly, and was a handsome appearing man. He was an uncle of Dr. Harry Lane, now U.S. senator from Oregon.
It has been years since he was in Coos Bay, but he is well remembered by Mrs. Henry Sengstacken and other early residents of this section.
He had been a student at West Point.
The World (Coos Bay, Oregon) 28 Dec 1914, Mon Pg. 4
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Former Sheriff and Pioneer of Coos County Succumbs
Uncle of Senator Lane
The following dispatch from Lewiston, Idaho, will be of interest here, as Col. John Lane was one of the leading pioneers of Coos County.
Colonel John Lane, a Major-General of artillery with General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War and a pioneer of the Northwest, died Dec. 24 at his home in Lapwai, aged 77 years.
He was a son of the late General Joseph Lane, of the United States Army, his father, after settling in Oregon, serving that state in the United States Senate and as its first Governor.
Colonel Lane was the inspector in the Indian Department during the Cleveland administration.
Lived At Empire
About forty years ago, Col. Lane came to Empire and made his home there for some years. He taught school, engaged in black sand mining t the famous Randolph mines in the lower Coquille and later was Sheriff of Coos County.
While teaching school at Sumner he became acquainted with Miss Hattie Sherrard, and later claimed her as his bride.
Her brother, Martin Sherrard, now lives at Bandon. Several children were born to them, most of them being in Idaho.
Col. Lane was one of the true southern type, scholarly and courtly, and was a handsome appearing man. He was an uncle of Dr. Harry Lane, now U.S. senator from Oregon.
It has been years since he was in Coos Bay, but he is well remembered by Mrs. Henry Sengstacken and other early residents of this section.
He had been a student at West Point.
The World (Coos Bay, Oregon) 28 Dec 1914, Mon Pg. 4
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LT. COL. JOHN LANE DIES IN IDAHO
Former Sheriff and Pioneer of Coos County Succumbs
Uncle of Senator Lane
The following dispatch from Lewiston, Idaho, will be of interest here, as Col. John Lane was one of the leading pioneers of Coos County.
Colonel John Lane, a Major-General of artillery with General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War and a pioneer of the Northwest, died Dec. 24 at his home in Lapwai, aged 77 years.
He was a son of the late General Joseph Lane, of the United States Army, his father, after settling in Oregon, serving that state in the United States Senate and as its first Governor.
Colonel Lane was the inspector in the Indian Department during the Cleveland administration.
Lived At Empire
About forty years ago, Col. Lane came to Empire and made his home there for some years. He taught school, engaged in black sand mining t the famous Randolph mines in the lower Coquille and later was Sheriff of Coos County.
While teaching school at Sumner he became acquainted with Miss Hattie Sherrard, and later claimed her as his bride.
Her brother, Martin Sherrard, now lives at Bandon. Several children were born to them, most of them being in Idaho.
Col. Lane was one of the true southern type, scholarly and courtly, and was a handsome appearing man. He was an uncle of Dr. Harry Lane, now U.S. senator from Oregon.
It has been years since he was in Coos Bay, but he is well remembered by Mrs. Henry Sengstacken and other early residents of this section.
He had been a student at West Point.
The World (Coos Bay, Oregon) 28 Dec 1914, Mon Pg. 4
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Former Sheriff and Pioneer of Coos County Succumbs
Uncle of Senator Lane
The following dispatch from Lewiston, Idaho, will be of interest here, as Col. John Lane was one of the leading pioneers of Coos County.
Colonel John Lane, a Major-General of artillery with General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War and a pioneer of the Northwest, died Dec. 24 at his home in Lapwai, aged 77 years.
He was a son of the late General Joseph Lane, of the United States Army, his father, after settling in Oregon, serving that state in the United States Senate and as its first Governor.
Colonel Lane was the inspector in the Indian Department during the Cleveland administration.
Lived At Empire
About forty years ago, Col. Lane came to Empire and made his home there for some years. He taught school, engaged in black sand mining t the famous Randolph mines in the lower Coquille and later was Sheriff of Coos County.
While teaching school at Sumner he became acquainted with Miss Hattie Sherrard, and later claimed her as his bride.
Her brother, Martin Sherrard, now lives at Bandon. Several children were born to them, most of them being in Idaho.
Col. Lane was one of the true southern type, scholarly and courtly, and was a handsome appearing man. He was an uncle of Dr. Harry Lane, now U.S. senator from Oregon.
It has been years since he was in Coos Bay, but he is well remembered by Mrs. Henry Sengstacken and other early residents of this section.
He had been a student at West Point.
The World (Coos Bay, Oregon) 28 Dec 1914, Mon Pg. 4
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