Individual Details

James Shelton Lane

(14 Oct 1877 - 11 Jun 1909)

On the 1880 U. S. Census of Coyle, Jackson Co., Kentucky, James (2 years old) appears with his parents John and Elizabeth Lane. Also in the household is Laura E. Lane who married Garfield F. Hays. Garfield's sister Bessie was married to James Lane.

Jerry Dean's research states Ernest Hays shot and killed his brother-in-law James Lane.

Daily Public Ledger, Maysville, Kentucky, June 11, 1909, Page 2, Col. 3: In Mercer county, James Lane was killed by his brother-in-law, John* Hays.
*Should be Ernest.

Events

Birth14 Oct 1877Kentucky
Marriage1902Bessie Hays
Death11 Jun 1909
BurialLane-Hale Cemetery, Kirby Knob Road, Jackson Co., Kentucky

Families

SpouseBessie Hays (1882 - 1962)
ChildJohn Allen Lane (1904 - 1942)
ChildMildred Lane (1906 - 1961)

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