from Biographical Sketches in "History of Fairfield and Perry Counties" compiled by A.A. Graham (1883), pp. 322-323
LANEY, MRS. CATHARINE, Liberty Township. She was born in Fairfield County, February 11, 1811; daughter of Benjamin and Elonore Swartz. She was married in 1834 to William Laney, who was born in Ohio, March 6, 1813. For a number of years he was employed by William Lamb, until his marriage, when he purchased a farm in Hocking township, residing there about four years. He returned to Baltimore in 1859, and purchased a family home of twenty acres, and engaged in brick-making. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Eighteenth O.V.I., serving over two years. He participated in all the battles, including Chattanooga, where he was captured and taken to Danville Prison; was there six months. He died March 6, 1864. He was an active member of the M.E. Church. They were the parents of five daughters and four sons---Sarah, wife of Moses Knepper, of Violet township; John S., a resident of Dakota; William S., a resident of Baltimore; Elizabeth C., wife of Henry F. Lamb, of Walnut township; Franklin T., enlisted in the First Ohio Cavalry, in 1861, and served through the war; he died at Indianapolis in July, 1871; Joseph C., engaged in the sewing machine business at Springfield, Ohio; Catharine C., is a dressmaker, and resides with her mother; Susan resides with Mr. Lamb in Walnut township; Elonore is the wife of Thomas J. Kirk, of Baltimore. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Laney, with the assistance of her sons, continued to conduct the brick business some eight years. She is a member of the M.E. Church and an estimable lady.
LANEY, MRS. CATHARINE, Liberty Township. She was born in Fairfield County, February 11, 1811; daughter of Benjamin and Elonore Swartz. She was married in 1834 to William Laney, who was born in Ohio, March 6, 1813. For a number of years he was employed by William Lamb, until his marriage, when he purchased a farm in Hocking township, residing there about four years. He returned to Baltimore in 1859, and purchased a family home of twenty acres, and engaged in brick-making. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Eighteenth O.V.I., serving over two years. He participated in all the battles, including Chattanooga, where he was captured and taken to Danville Prison; was there six months. He died March 6, 1864. He was an active member of the M.E. Church. They were the parents of five daughters and four sons---Sarah, wife of Moses Knepper, of Violet township; John S., a resident of Dakota; William S., a resident of Baltimore; Elizabeth C., wife of Henry F. Lamb, of Walnut township; Franklin T., enlisted in the First Ohio Cavalry, in 1861, and served through the war; he died at Indianapolis in July, 1871; Joseph C., engaged in the sewing machine business at Springfield, Ohio; Catharine C., is a dressmaker, and resides with her mother; Susan resides with Mr. Lamb in Walnut township; Elonore is the wife of Thomas J. Kirk, of Baltimore. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Laney, with the assistance of her sons, continued to conduct the brick business some eight years. She is a member of the M.E. Church and an estimable lady.
from Biographical Sketches in "History of Fairfield and Perry Counties" compiled by A.A. Graham (1883), pp. 322-323
LANEY, MRS. CATHARINE, Liberty Township. She was born in Fairfield County, February 11, 1811; daughter of Benjamin and Elonore Swartz. She was married in 1834 to William Laney, who was born in Ohio, March 6, 1813. For a number of years he was employed by William Lamb, until his marriage, when he purchased a farm in Hocking township, residing there about four years. He returned to Baltimore in 1859, and purchased a family home of twenty acres, and engaged in brick-making. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Eighteenth O.V.I., serving over two years. He participated in all the battles, including Chattanooga, where he was captured and taken to Danville Prison; was there six months. He died March 6, 1864. He was an active member of the M.E. Church. They were the parents of five daughters and four sons---Sarah, wife of Moses Knepper, of Violet township; John S., a resident of Dakota; William S., a resident of Baltimore; Elizabeth C., wife of Henry F. Lamb, of Walnut township; Franklin T., enlisted in the First Ohio Cavalry, in 1861, and served through the war; he died at Indianapolis in July, 1871; Joseph C., engaged in the sewing machine business at Springfield, Ohio; Catharine C., is a dressmaker, and resides with her mother; Susan resides with Mr. Lamb in Walnut township; Elonore is the wife of Thomas J. Kirk, of Baltimore. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Laney, with the assistance of her sons, continued to conduct the brick business some eight years. She is a member of the M.E. Church and an estimable lady.
LANEY, MRS. CATHARINE, Liberty Township. She was born in Fairfield County, February 11, 1811; daughter of Benjamin and Elonore Swartz. She was married in 1834 to William Laney, who was born in Ohio, March 6, 1813. For a number of years he was employed by William Lamb, until his marriage, when he purchased a farm in Hocking township, residing there about four years. He returned to Baltimore in 1859, and purchased a family home of twenty acres, and engaged in brick-making. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Eighteenth O.V.I., serving over two years. He participated in all the battles, including Chattanooga, where he was captured and taken to Danville Prison; was there six months. He died March 6, 1864. He was an active member of the M.E. Church. They were the parents of five daughters and four sons---Sarah, wife of Moses Knepper, of Violet township; John S., a resident of Dakota; William S., a resident of Baltimore; Elizabeth C., wife of Henry F. Lamb, of Walnut township; Franklin T., enlisted in the First Ohio Cavalry, in 1861, and served through the war; he died at Indianapolis in July, 1871; Joseph C., engaged in the sewing machine business at Springfield, Ohio; Catharine C., is a dressmaker, and resides with her mother; Susan resides with Mr. Lamb in Walnut township; Elonore is the wife of Thomas J. Kirk, of Baltimore. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Laney, with the assistance of her sons, continued to conduct the brick business some eight years. She is a member of the M.E. Church and an estimable lady.
Family Members
Spouse
Siblings
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
