Daniel married Levina James in 1817 in Pickaway County, Ohio.


1850 U.S. Census for Wayne Township, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana (16 Aug):
Daniel Lain M 62 yrs, b. 1788 Virginia (Sr.)
Luvina Lain F 57 yrs, b. 1793 Maryland
Joshua Lain M 21 yrs, b. 1829 Ohio
Daniel Lain M 18 yrs, b. 1832 Indiana (Jr.)
Francis Lain M 15 yrs, b. 1835 Indiana
Mary Lain F 12 yrs, b. 1838 Indiana
Sarah Lain F 9 yrs, b. 1841 Indiana

Daniel Sr. is a farmer.


1860 U.S. Census for Jackson Twp, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana:
Daniel N Lane M 50 Ohio
Elizabeth Lane F 47 Kentucky
Josiah Lane M 20 Indiana
Mary Lane F 18 Indiana
Jane Lane F 16 Indiana
Nancy Lane F 14 Indiana
Martha Lane F 12 Indiana
Sarah Lane F 10 Indiana
Daniel Lane M 78 Virginia

Not sure of the relationship to the head of household Daniel but he doesn't appear to be his son Daniel. Perhaps a nephew?


In 1870 they reside in the same area, living next door to Daniel's son Francis Marion Lane, his 2nd wife Sarah & his children. Daniel is a farmer.


Note:
Children:
1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Lane, b. 28 May 1817 in Chillicothe, Ross Co., OH. She m. Anderson Hugh Darneille 15 Aug. 1835 in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana; she d. ca 1842-44 in Indiana; they had two sons, Oscar, b. 13 July 1838, d. 22 Jan. 1909; and Isaac, b. 24 Feb. 1840, d. 23 June 1916. Oscar married Margaret O'Connor and is said to have died in Calif. Anderson then married Mary Lane 19 May 1844 in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana. She is an alleged cousin. Anderson & Mary Lane Darneille and their extended family trekked to Oregon in 1853 via the Oregon Trail. Anderson is buried in the Missouri Flat Cem., Jackson Co., Oregon; see his memorial for add'l info.
Another date for Elizabeth's birth date is: 27 Dec. 1816.

2. John, b. 1 Dec. 1819; d. 30 Mar. 1874
3. James, b. 6 Dec. 1820; d.
4. Caleb, b. 6 March 1824; d.
5. Samuel S., b. 10 April 1826; d. 15 September 1853
6. Joshua, b. 10 September 1828, Ohio; d. 12 December 1853
7. Daniel, Jr., b. 8 Jan. 1831, Indiana; d.
8. David, b. 4 Aug. 1833, Indiana; d. 18 Oct. 1842, Indiana; burial: Farmers Institute Cem, Wayne Twp, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana

9. Francis M., b. 1 Feb. 1836, Indiana; d. 3 July 1902, Milford, Iroquois Co., Ill.; burial: Sugar Creek Cemetery
Stockland, Iroquois Co., Ill; Memorial 128620558.

10. Mary, b. 4 April 1838, Indiana
11. Sarah, b. 31 January 1841, Indiana


As per Ernie Kent, Daniel moved to Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois with several of his children after his wife Levina's death.


Add'l Notes: Son Francis (Frank) M. Lane m.1 Carolina THOMPSON, 21 July 1858, Tippecanoe Co Indiana; m.2 Sarah S. McMILLAN 9 June 1864, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.

Sarah was b. November 1844, Indiana; d. Milford, Iroquois Co., Illinois.

Daughter, Mary Lane, b. 4 April 1838, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, m. 25 Dec 1856, in Tippecanoe to Edwin D. Kent; she d. 11 Dec 1877, Grand Island, Hall Co., NE. She was Ernie Kent's great-grandmother. Mary and her family moved to Milford, Illinois in 1858, then to Delhi, Iowa in 1868, and to Hall, Nebraska in 1872.


Thanks to Ernie Kent for the following information:

The Illinois State Archives has a "Role of Honor" compiled as a WPA project in 1929, and it lists Daniel Lane, buried in the Old Milford Cemetery in Iroquois County as a veteran of the War of 1812.