Individual Details
Jacob Bane
(22 Mar 1786 - )
From Cornerstone Clues, February 2017 edition:
Jacob Bane was in partnership with his brother Abraham until the latter's mills burned and Abraham turned to farming. On July 1842, two months before his death, August 21, Jacob deeded the land on which the present Mt Hermon Church stands, which was a part of the tract he had received from his father, Nathan, along with the brick house and care of his mother and sister, Hannah. One of Jacob's grandchildren, son of William and Mary Patterson Bane was William Patterson Bane (Pat) known as the "Greene County Giant" and said to be the tallest man in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was 7'2" tall, when he died, March 17, 1912 at Washington, Pa. and is buried at Washington cemetery.
Jacob Bane was in partnership with his brother Abraham until the latter's mills burned and Abraham turned to farming. On July 1842, two months before his death, August 21, Jacob deeded the land on which the present Mt Hermon Church stands, which was a part of the tract he had received from his father, Nathan, along with the brick house and care of his mother and sister, Hannah. One of Jacob's grandchildren, son of William and Mary Patterson Bane was William Patterson Bane (Pat) known as the "Greene County Giant" and said to be the tallest man in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was 7'2" tall, when he died, March 17, 1912 at Washington, Pa. and is buried at Washington cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 22 Mar 1786 | ||||
| Marriage | 1809 | Elizabeth Jane Weir |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Jane Weir ( - ) |
| Child | Levinah Bane (1810 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Bane ( - ) |
| Child | William Bane (1814 - 1882) |
| Child | Nathan Bane (1815 - 1855) |
| Child | James Bane ( - ) |
| Child | Sarah Jane Bane ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Bane (1824 - 1855) |
| Child | Rebecca Bane (1826 - ) |
| Child | Jasper Bane (1828 - 1866) |
| Child | John Weir Bane (1831 - 1867) |
| Child | Henry Bane (1834 - 1882) |
| Father | Nathan Bane (1750 - 1816) |
| Mother | Hannah Jasper ( - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Bane (1776 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Abraham Bane (1779 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Bane (1784 - 1854) |