Mrs. Sarah Jane (Combs) Lane of Purdy died Monday, August 10, 1914 age 90 years and 15 days of the infinitives of old age. She was born July 29, 1824 in Tennessee and went with her parents to Madison County, Arkansas about 1838, where she grew to womanhood and married Mr. William Carroll Lane (1821-1863) who died some fifty years ago.
Sara was the mother of five children, two daughters and three sons, the sons are living and are: Wilson and Jerry Lane of Purdy, and Columbus Lane of Monett all highly respected citizens of Barry county.
Mrs. Lane was a member of the Hard Shell Baptist Church and a very religious woman, who had the respect and high esteem of all her acquaintances. She had resided in Barry county since about 1865, coming here in the dark and gloomy days of war, she had seen Barry county grow from almost nothing to one of the best sections of this state.
She was a sister of Mace Combs of near Purdy, one our oldest citizens, and of the late Wheeling Combs of Butterfield, and Mrs. Thos. Clark of near Pioneer, MO. Rev. Taylor of the Hard Shell Baptist Church, conducted services at the Madry Cemetery near Purdy, where the remains were interred Tuesday. A grand old mother and citizen has gone to her blessed reward for a well spent life on earth. Her many splendid virtues are worthy of imitation.
[Research Note: Maddy and Madry are not the same cemetery and are located in different areas of Barry County. There appears to be no stone at either place for this person, but the family reports her at Maddy and without a stone.]
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There were two people named William Carroll LANE within the same family.
1. William Carroll LANE 1816-1824 was a son of William Tidence LANE (aka Tidence William) and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane.
He was born and died at 9 years of age in Athens, McMinn Co, TN
He was the third of eight children
He has a marker and is one of 6 named souls in the Lane Cemetery. There are a total of 21 gravesites in the cemetery located in Athens, McMinn Co, TN.
Other Memorials include:
James Lane Jr, infant son of Gen T and Mrs Q LANE
General James Tidence LANE, a son of William Tidence and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane.
Mary T Lane, a daughter of William Tidence LANE and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane
Moss Lane, a son of James Tidence LANE and Quintana Justina MOSS Lane
Rebecca Catherine Lane, a daughter of James Tidence LANE and Quintana Justina MOSS Lane
the above William Caroll Lane
2. William Carroll LANE 1821-1854 was a son of Ranson (aka Ransom) Fitzgerald LANE and Nancy HALL Lane.
He married Sarah Jane COMBS 1824-1914 in 1821 Kingston, Madison Co, AR. a daughter of Jeremiah Calmes COMBS and Charity Inez RHODES.
He and Sarah Jane had 5 children named:
Mary Lane, married an Allred
Christopher Columbus Lane, married a Neill
Wilson Lane, married a Long
Charity Emeline Lane, married a Curry
Jeremiah M "Jerry" Lane, married a Reed.
The fathers (Ranson and William Tidence) of both these people were brothers and the sons of Aquilla Van Bibber LANE and Agnes FITZGERALD Lane.
Sara was the mother of five children, two daughters and three sons, the sons are living and are: Wilson and Jerry Lane of Purdy, and Columbus Lane of Monett all highly respected citizens of Barry county.
Mrs. Lane was a member of the Hard Shell Baptist Church and a very religious woman, who had the respect and high esteem of all her acquaintances. She had resided in Barry county since about 1865, coming here in the dark and gloomy days of war, she had seen Barry county grow from almost nothing to one of the best sections of this state.
She was a sister of Mace Combs of near Purdy, one our oldest citizens, and of the late Wheeling Combs of Butterfield, and Mrs. Thos. Clark of near Pioneer, MO. Rev. Taylor of the Hard Shell Baptist Church, conducted services at the Madry Cemetery near Purdy, where the remains were interred Tuesday. A grand old mother and citizen has gone to her blessed reward for a well spent life on earth. Her many splendid virtues are worthy of imitation.
[Research Note: Maddy and Madry are not the same cemetery and are located in different areas of Barry County. There appears to be no stone at either place for this person, but the family reports her at Maddy and without a stone.]
++++++++Note on Husband++++++++++
There were two people named William Carroll LANE within the same family.
1. William Carroll LANE 1816-1824 was a son of William Tidence LANE (aka Tidence William) and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane.
He was born and died at 9 years of age in Athens, McMinn Co, TN
He was the third of eight children
He has a marker and is one of 6 named souls in the Lane Cemetery. There are a total of 21 gravesites in the cemetery located in Athens, McMinn Co, TN.
Other Memorials include:
James Lane Jr, infant son of Gen T and Mrs Q LANE
General James Tidence LANE, a son of William Tidence and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane.
Mary T Lane, a daughter of William Tidence LANE and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane
Moss Lane, a son of James Tidence LANE and Quintana Justina MOSS Lane
Rebecca Catherine Lane, a daughter of James Tidence LANE and Quintana Justina MOSS Lane
the above William Caroll Lane
2. William Carroll LANE 1821-1854 was a son of Ranson (aka Ransom) Fitzgerald LANE and Nancy HALL Lane.
He married Sarah Jane COMBS 1824-1914 in 1821 Kingston, Madison Co, AR. a daughter of Jeremiah Calmes COMBS and Charity Inez RHODES.
He and Sarah Jane had 5 children named:
Mary Lane, married an Allred
Christopher Columbus Lane, married a Neill
Wilson Lane, married a Long
Charity Emeline Lane, married a Curry
Jeremiah M "Jerry" Lane, married a Reed.
The fathers (Ranson and William Tidence) of both these people were brothers and the sons of Aquilla Van Bibber LANE and Agnes FITZGERALD Lane.
Mrs. Sarah Jane (Combs) Lane of Purdy died Monday, August 10, 1914 age 90 years and 15 days of the infinitives of old age. She was born July 29, 1824 in Tennessee and went with her parents to Madison County, Arkansas about 1838, where she grew to womanhood and married Mr. William Carroll Lane (1821-1863) who died some fifty years ago.
Sara was the mother of five children, two daughters and three sons, the sons are living and are: Wilson and Jerry Lane of Purdy, and Columbus Lane of Monett all highly respected citizens of Barry county.
Mrs. Lane was a member of the Hard Shell Baptist Church and a very religious woman, who had the respect and high esteem of all her acquaintances. She had resided in Barry county since about 1865, coming here in the dark and gloomy days of war, she had seen Barry county grow from almost nothing to one of the best sections of this state.
She was a sister of Mace Combs of near Purdy, one our oldest citizens, and of the late Wheeling Combs of Butterfield, and Mrs. Thos. Clark of near Pioneer, MO. Rev. Taylor of the Hard Shell Baptist Church, conducted services at the Madry Cemetery near Purdy, where the remains were interred Tuesday. A grand old mother and citizen has gone to her blessed reward for a well spent life on earth. Her many splendid virtues are worthy of imitation.
[Research Note: Maddy and Madry are not the same cemetery and are located in different areas of Barry County. There appears to be no stone at either place for this person, but the family reports her at Maddy and without a stone.]
++++++++Note on Husband++++++++++
There were two people named William Carroll LANE within the same family.
1. William Carroll LANE 1816-1824 was a son of William Tidence LANE (aka Tidence William) and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane.
He was born and died at 9 years of age in Athens, McMinn Co, TN
He was the third of eight children
He has a marker and is one of 6 named souls in the Lane Cemetery. There are a total of 21 gravesites in the cemetery located in Athens, McMinn Co, TN.
Other Memorials include:
James Lane Jr, infant son of Gen T and Mrs Q LANE
General James Tidence LANE, a son of William Tidence and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane.
Mary T Lane, a daughter of William Tidence LANE and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane
Moss Lane, a son of James Tidence LANE and Quintana Justina MOSS Lane
Rebecca Catherine Lane, a daughter of James Tidence LANE and Quintana Justina MOSS Lane
the above William Caroll Lane
2. William Carroll LANE 1821-1854 was a son of Ranson (aka Ransom) Fitzgerald LANE and Nancy HALL Lane.
He married Sarah Jane COMBS 1824-1914 in 1821 Kingston, Madison Co, AR. a daughter of Jeremiah Calmes COMBS and Charity Inez RHODES.
He and Sarah Jane had 5 children named:
Mary Lane, married an Allred
Christopher Columbus Lane, married a Neill
Wilson Lane, married a Long
Charity Emeline Lane, married a Curry
Jeremiah M "Jerry" Lane, married a Reed.
The fathers (Ranson and William Tidence) of both these people were brothers and the sons of Aquilla Van Bibber LANE and Agnes FITZGERALD Lane.
Sara was the mother of five children, two daughters and three sons, the sons are living and are: Wilson and Jerry Lane of Purdy, and Columbus Lane of Monett all highly respected citizens of Barry county.
Mrs. Lane was a member of the Hard Shell Baptist Church and a very religious woman, who had the respect and high esteem of all her acquaintances. She had resided in Barry county since about 1865, coming here in the dark and gloomy days of war, she had seen Barry county grow from almost nothing to one of the best sections of this state.
She was a sister of Mace Combs of near Purdy, one our oldest citizens, and of the late Wheeling Combs of Butterfield, and Mrs. Thos. Clark of near Pioneer, MO. Rev. Taylor of the Hard Shell Baptist Church, conducted services at the Madry Cemetery near Purdy, where the remains were interred Tuesday. A grand old mother and citizen has gone to her blessed reward for a well spent life on earth. Her many splendid virtues are worthy of imitation.
[Research Note: Maddy and Madry are not the same cemetery and are located in different areas of Barry County. There appears to be no stone at either place for this person, but the family reports her at Maddy and without a stone.]
++++++++Note on Husband++++++++++
There were two people named William Carroll LANE within the same family.
1. William Carroll LANE 1816-1824 was a son of William Tidence LANE (aka Tidence William) and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane.
He was born and died at 9 years of age in Athens, McMinn Co, TN
He was the third of eight children
He has a marker and is one of 6 named souls in the Lane Cemetery. There are a total of 21 gravesites in the cemetery located in Athens, McMinn Co, TN.
Other Memorials include:
James Lane Jr, infant son of Gen T and Mrs Q LANE
General James Tidence LANE, a son of William Tidence and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane.
Mary T Lane, a daughter of William Tidence LANE and Abigail Hewes THOMAS Lane
Moss Lane, a son of James Tidence LANE and Quintana Justina MOSS Lane
Rebecca Catherine Lane, a daughter of James Tidence LANE and Quintana Justina MOSS Lane
the above William Caroll Lane
2. William Carroll LANE 1821-1854 was a son of Ranson (aka Ransom) Fitzgerald LANE and Nancy HALL Lane.
He married Sarah Jane COMBS 1824-1914 in 1821 Kingston, Madison Co, AR. a daughter of Jeremiah Calmes COMBS and Charity Inez RHODES.
He and Sarah Jane had 5 children named:
Mary Lane, married an Allred
Christopher Columbus Lane, married a Neill
Wilson Lane, married a Long
Charity Emeline Lane, married a Curry
Jeremiah M "Jerry" Lane, married a Reed.
The fathers (Ranson and William Tidence) of both these people were brothers and the sons of Aquilla Van Bibber LANE and Agnes FITZGERALD Lane.
Family Members
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Nancy Elizabeth "Jane" Combs Clark
1812–1890
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John David Combs
1815–1892
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Emaline Jane "Minnie" Combs McElhaney
1817–1897
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Tennessee Ann Combs King
1820–1919
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Mason C "Marion" Combs
1823–1921
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William Buford Combs
1829–1881
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Wheeling Combs
1832–1909
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Columbus M. Combs
1838–1860
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Jesse Rhodes "J.R." Combs
1840–1921
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