Individual Details

William Bane

(18 Mar 1814 - 14 Feb 1882)

from Cornerstone Clues - May 2016 edition

Obituary of William Bane

William Bane was born in Amwell township, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, March 18, 1814. His grandfather with four brothers came to Washington County even before the revolution, and settled on the waters of Ten Mile Creek.

He received a common school education and married for his first wife Mary Patterson, December 15, 1836, which union was blessed with seven children, four sons and three daughters. Two sons served in the late war, one of whom died at Sandy Hook, Maryland, of typhoid pneumonia, and the other returned home. Mr Bane's wife died December 21, 1862, and on November 7, 1867, he married for his second wife Helen M. Power, of Marshall Co., West Virginia. He moved to Dallas in 1871 where he has been keeping the hotel known as the "Bane House" ever since. In 1876 he was elected justice of the peace.

Events

Birth18 Mar 1814
Marriage15 Dec 1836Mary Patterson
Marriage11 Jul 1867Helen M. Powers
Moved1871Dallas, Texas
Death14 Feb 1882West Virginia

Families

SpouseMary Patterson ( - 1862)
ChildWilliam Patterson "Greene County giant" Bane ( - 1912)
SpouseHelen M. Powers ( - )
FatherJacob Bane (1786 - )
MotherElizabeth Jane Weir ( - )
SiblingLevinah Bane (1810 - )
SiblingElizabeth Bane ( - )
SiblingNathan Bane (1815 - 1855)
SiblingJames Bane ( - )
SiblingSarah Jane Bane ( - )
SiblingMary Bane (1824 - 1855)
SiblingRebecca Bane (1826 - )
SiblingJasper Bane (1828 - 1866)
SiblingJohn Weir Bane (1831 - 1867)
SiblingHenry Bane (1834 - 1882)