"LANE, Ralph O.
It is a great privilege to be able to spend our lives on the old home place. "The roof that heard our earliest cry," as the poet Tennyson wrote, has a charm and fascination for us which we cannot find elsewhere, and no matter where on earth our restless footsteps may wander we ever long to be back beneath the old roof-tree of our parents. However, this is not always the privilege of man. For many reasons, often through necessity, we leave our childhood home and seek our fortune in other countries, and seldom ever revisit the hearthstone around which we played as a child, So those who, like Ralph O. Lane, owner of Maple Lawn Stock Farm, in Perry township, Clinton county, are fortunate enough to spend their lives at their birthplace, are to be envied. No doubt he fully appreciates the privilege, and he has labored hard to keep the old place well tilled and well improved so that it has retained rather than lost its original strength of soil, and the home has been well preserved.
Mr. Lane was born in this township and county on October 14, 1871. He is the scion of a prominent old family of this locality. He is a son of Jesse Lane, who was a native of Ohio, and a son of Judge Joseph Lane. The family is of English descent, and the first emigrant settled in Delaware. Later the family removed westward to Ohio, thence on to Indiana. Judge Lane was one of the first settlers in this section of the state. Here he built his log cabin and cleared a place for his crops and he became influential in the early history of the community. The first election in the township was held at his log cabin. He was born in Delaware in the year 1800. He took a leading part in the early development of the county, and was one of the charter members of the Methodist church here. He lived to be seventy-four years of age. His house was a favorite stopping place for the circuit riders who came to this locality to preach at the local Methodist church. The judge was three times married.
Jesse LANE, father of our subject, grew up on the old home place, and, being a pioneer boy, found plenty of hard work to do in assisting in developing the farm. He received a meager education in the log cabin schools of his day. In early manhood he married Prudence WHITE, and to them twelve children were born: Alfred, Joseph, died in infancy; Edgar, Ollie (deceased), B. W., Dan H., Mrs. May DUNBAR, Judson, Mrs. Nettie DUNBAR (deceased), Catherine. Ralph O., of this sketch; and Adelia. Mr. LANE married for his second wife Rachael MOREHEAD, and to them was born one daughter, Lottie. Mr. Lane's third wife was Anna BURDEN, who survives her husband. Jesse Lane devoted his life to general farming and stock raising, and was a breeder of fine horses, principally Clydesdales. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his home was headquarters for the preachers of this denomination when in this locality; in fact, it was a home where the latch string was always on the outside to his many friends.
Ralph O. LANE was reared on the old home place and there worked during the crop season when he became of proper age. During the winter months he attended the district schools. When twenty-three years old, he married Icy LACKEY, daughter of Eli Lackey, a pioneer of Clinton county, now deceased. The mother is still living, making her home in Colfax.
Mr. Lane owns one hundred and forty acres in section 34, Perry township. Here he carries on general farming and stock raising. Everything about the place denotes thrift and good management. He pays considerable attention to stock raising and no small portion of his income is derived from this source. He has a silo, which holds one hundred tons, and has the largest barn in the township. He keeps registered Percheron stallions and mares and is also a breeder of Poland China hogs. His fine stock is greatly admired by all see it.
One child, Blanche, has been born to our subject and wife. She was graduated from the Colfax high school and is taking a four years course in DePauw University. Another child, Olive, died when sixteen months old.
Politically, Mr. Lane is a Republican, and fraternally a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church."
Thanks to
Cindy Rinehart for bio information.
It is a great privilege to be able to spend our lives on the old home place. "The roof that heard our earliest cry," as the poet Tennyson wrote, has a charm and fascination for us which we cannot find elsewhere, and no matter where on earth our restless footsteps may wander we ever long to be back beneath the old roof-tree of our parents. However, this is not always the privilege of man. For many reasons, often through necessity, we leave our childhood home and seek our fortune in other countries, and seldom ever revisit the hearthstone around which we played as a child, So those who, like Ralph O. Lane, owner of Maple Lawn Stock Farm, in Perry township, Clinton county, are fortunate enough to spend their lives at their birthplace, are to be envied. No doubt he fully appreciates the privilege, and he has labored hard to keep the old place well tilled and well improved so that it has retained rather than lost its original strength of soil, and the home has been well preserved.
Mr. Lane was born in this township and county on October 14, 1871. He is the scion of a prominent old family of this locality. He is a son of Jesse Lane, who was a native of Ohio, and a son of Judge Joseph Lane. The family is of English descent, and the first emigrant settled in Delaware. Later the family removed westward to Ohio, thence on to Indiana. Judge Lane was one of the first settlers in this section of the state. Here he built his log cabin and cleared a place for his crops and he became influential in the early history of the community. The first election in the township was held at his log cabin. He was born in Delaware in the year 1800. He took a leading part in the early development of the county, and was one of the charter members of the Methodist church here. He lived to be seventy-four years of age. His house was a favorite stopping place for the circuit riders who came to this locality to preach at the local Methodist church. The judge was three times married.
Jesse LANE, father of our subject, grew up on the old home place, and, being a pioneer boy, found plenty of hard work to do in assisting in developing the farm. He received a meager education in the log cabin schools of his day. In early manhood he married Prudence WHITE, and to them twelve children were born: Alfred, Joseph, died in infancy; Edgar, Ollie (deceased), B. W., Dan H., Mrs. May DUNBAR, Judson, Mrs. Nettie DUNBAR (deceased), Catherine. Ralph O., of this sketch; and Adelia. Mr. LANE married for his second wife Rachael MOREHEAD, and to them was born one daughter, Lottie. Mr. Lane's third wife was Anna BURDEN, who survives her husband. Jesse Lane devoted his life to general farming and stock raising, and was a breeder of fine horses, principally Clydesdales. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his home was headquarters for the preachers of this denomination when in this locality; in fact, it was a home where the latch string was always on the outside to his many friends.
Ralph O. LANE was reared on the old home place and there worked during the crop season when he became of proper age. During the winter months he attended the district schools. When twenty-three years old, he married Icy LACKEY, daughter of Eli Lackey, a pioneer of Clinton county, now deceased. The mother is still living, making her home in Colfax.
Mr. Lane owns one hundred and forty acres in section 34, Perry township. Here he carries on general farming and stock raising. Everything about the place denotes thrift and good management. He pays considerable attention to stock raising and no small portion of his income is derived from this source. He has a silo, which holds one hundred tons, and has the largest barn in the township. He keeps registered Percheron stallions and mares and is also a breeder of Poland China hogs. His fine stock is greatly admired by all see it.
One child, Blanche, has been born to our subject and wife. She was graduated from the Colfax high school and is taking a four years course in DePauw University. Another child, Olive, died when sixteen months old.
Politically, Mr. Lane is a Republican, and fraternally a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church."
Thanks to
Cindy Rinehart for bio information.
"LANE, Ralph O.
It is a great privilege to be able to spend our lives on the old home place. "The roof that heard our earliest cry," as the poet Tennyson wrote, has a charm and fascination for us which we cannot find elsewhere, and no matter where on earth our restless footsteps may wander we ever long to be back beneath the old roof-tree of our parents. However, this is not always the privilege of man. For many reasons, often through necessity, we leave our childhood home and seek our fortune in other countries, and seldom ever revisit the hearthstone around which we played as a child, So those who, like Ralph O. Lane, owner of Maple Lawn Stock Farm, in Perry township, Clinton county, are fortunate enough to spend their lives at their birthplace, are to be envied. No doubt he fully appreciates the privilege, and he has labored hard to keep the old place well tilled and well improved so that it has retained rather than lost its original strength of soil, and the home has been well preserved.
Mr. Lane was born in this township and county on October 14, 1871. He is the scion of a prominent old family of this locality. He is a son of Jesse Lane, who was a native of Ohio, and a son of Judge Joseph Lane. The family is of English descent, and the first emigrant settled in Delaware. Later the family removed westward to Ohio, thence on to Indiana. Judge Lane was one of the first settlers in this section of the state. Here he built his log cabin and cleared a place for his crops and he became influential in the early history of the community. The first election in the township was held at his log cabin. He was born in Delaware in the year 1800. He took a leading part in the early development of the county, and was one of the charter members of the Methodist church here. He lived to be seventy-four years of age. His house was a favorite stopping place for the circuit riders who came to this locality to preach at the local Methodist church. The judge was three times married.
Jesse LANE, father of our subject, grew up on the old home place, and, being a pioneer boy, found plenty of hard work to do in assisting in developing the farm. He received a meager education in the log cabin schools of his day. In early manhood he married Prudence WHITE, and to them twelve children were born: Alfred, Joseph, died in infancy; Edgar, Ollie (deceased), B. W., Dan H., Mrs. May DUNBAR, Judson, Mrs. Nettie DUNBAR (deceased), Catherine. Ralph O., of this sketch; and Adelia. Mr. LANE married for his second wife Rachael MOREHEAD, and to them was born one daughter, Lottie. Mr. Lane's third wife was Anna BURDEN, who survives her husband. Jesse Lane devoted his life to general farming and stock raising, and was a breeder of fine horses, principally Clydesdales. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his home was headquarters for the preachers of this denomination when in this locality; in fact, it was a home where the latch string was always on the outside to his many friends.
Ralph O. LANE was reared on the old home place and there worked during the crop season when he became of proper age. During the winter months he attended the district schools. When twenty-three years old, he married Icy LACKEY, daughter of Eli Lackey, a pioneer of Clinton county, now deceased. The mother is still living, making her home in Colfax.
Mr. Lane owns one hundred and forty acres in section 34, Perry township. Here he carries on general farming and stock raising. Everything about the place denotes thrift and good management. He pays considerable attention to stock raising and no small portion of his income is derived from this source. He has a silo, which holds one hundred tons, and has the largest barn in the township. He keeps registered Percheron stallions and mares and is also a breeder of Poland China hogs. His fine stock is greatly admired by all see it.
One child, Blanche, has been born to our subject and wife. She was graduated from the Colfax high school and is taking a four years course in DePauw University. Another child, Olive, died when sixteen months old.
Politically, Mr. Lane is a Republican, and fraternally a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church."
Thanks to
Cindy Rinehart for bio information.
It is a great privilege to be able to spend our lives on the old home place. "The roof that heard our earliest cry," as the poet Tennyson wrote, has a charm and fascination for us which we cannot find elsewhere, and no matter where on earth our restless footsteps may wander we ever long to be back beneath the old roof-tree of our parents. However, this is not always the privilege of man. For many reasons, often through necessity, we leave our childhood home and seek our fortune in other countries, and seldom ever revisit the hearthstone around which we played as a child, So those who, like Ralph O. Lane, owner of Maple Lawn Stock Farm, in Perry township, Clinton county, are fortunate enough to spend their lives at their birthplace, are to be envied. No doubt he fully appreciates the privilege, and he has labored hard to keep the old place well tilled and well improved so that it has retained rather than lost its original strength of soil, and the home has been well preserved.
Mr. Lane was born in this township and county on October 14, 1871. He is the scion of a prominent old family of this locality. He is a son of Jesse Lane, who was a native of Ohio, and a son of Judge Joseph Lane. The family is of English descent, and the first emigrant settled in Delaware. Later the family removed westward to Ohio, thence on to Indiana. Judge Lane was one of the first settlers in this section of the state. Here he built his log cabin and cleared a place for his crops and he became influential in the early history of the community. The first election in the township was held at his log cabin. He was born in Delaware in the year 1800. He took a leading part in the early development of the county, and was one of the charter members of the Methodist church here. He lived to be seventy-four years of age. His house was a favorite stopping place for the circuit riders who came to this locality to preach at the local Methodist church. The judge was three times married.
Jesse LANE, father of our subject, grew up on the old home place, and, being a pioneer boy, found plenty of hard work to do in assisting in developing the farm. He received a meager education in the log cabin schools of his day. In early manhood he married Prudence WHITE, and to them twelve children were born: Alfred, Joseph, died in infancy; Edgar, Ollie (deceased), B. W., Dan H., Mrs. May DUNBAR, Judson, Mrs. Nettie DUNBAR (deceased), Catherine. Ralph O., of this sketch; and Adelia. Mr. LANE married for his second wife Rachael MOREHEAD, and to them was born one daughter, Lottie. Mr. Lane's third wife was Anna BURDEN, who survives her husband. Jesse Lane devoted his life to general farming and stock raising, and was a breeder of fine horses, principally Clydesdales. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his home was headquarters for the preachers of this denomination when in this locality; in fact, it was a home where the latch string was always on the outside to his many friends.
Ralph O. LANE was reared on the old home place and there worked during the crop season when he became of proper age. During the winter months he attended the district schools. When twenty-three years old, he married Icy LACKEY, daughter of Eli Lackey, a pioneer of Clinton county, now deceased. The mother is still living, making her home in Colfax.
Mr. Lane owns one hundred and forty acres in section 34, Perry township. Here he carries on general farming and stock raising. Everything about the place denotes thrift and good management. He pays considerable attention to stock raising and no small portion of his income is derived from this source. He has a silo, which holds one hundred tons, and has the largest barn in the township. He keeps registered Percheron stallions and mares and is also a breeder of Poland China hogs. His fine stock is greatly admired by all see it.
One child, Blanche, has been born to our subject and wife. She was graduated from the Colfax high school and is taking a four years course in DePauw University. Another child, Olive, died when sixteen months old.
Politically, Mr. Lane is a Republican, and fraternally a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church."
Thanks to
Cindy Rinehart for bio information.
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