Individual Details
William Patterson "Greene County giant" Bane
( - 17 Mar 1912)
from Cornerstone Clues - May 2016 edition
Pat Bane, Greene County Giant Dead
William P. Bane familiarly known as "Pat, the Greene County Giant", died Saturday evening March 16, 1912 at the age of 68 years in the Washington (Pa.) Hospital. With the going of Pat Bane there passes one of the most familiar figures about the streets of Washington and a man whose tall angular frame was known from coast to coast, practically wherever a national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic has been held.
On the days of the big parades it was Pat Bane who led the line of march and it was he who received the full share of unsustained applause as he ambled along, smiling and lifting his hat to the throngs.
He was a member of the Company A 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, enlisting in June 1862 and serving until the close of the war.
A son of the late William Bane, Pat was born near Hackney Station. A goodly part of his life was spent in Greene County where as a young man he spent his days on the farm and in later years he divided his time between farming and the making of shingles, in which latter occupation he was considered an expert.
Pat Bane in his prime stood seven feet four inches in his stockings and weighted nearly 300 pounds. His remarkable height was still further emphasized by the tall "stovepipe" hat and exceedingly long, brass buttoned coat which he wore on all important occasions.
Pat Bane, Greene County Giant Dead
William P. Bane familiarly known as "Pat, the Greene County Giant", died Saturday evening March 16, 1912 at the age of 68 years in the Washington (Pa.) Hospital. With the going of Pat Bane there passes one of the most familiar figures about the streets of Washington and a man whose tall angular frame was known from coast to coast, practically wherever a national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic has been held.
On the days of the big parades it was Pat Bane who led the line of march and it was he who received the full share of unsustained applause as he ambled along, smiling and lifting his hat to the throngs.
He was a member of the Company A 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, enlisting in June 1862 and serving until the close of the war.
A son of the late William Bane, Pat was born near Hackney Station. A goodly part of his life was spent in Greene County where as a young man he spent his days on the farm and in later years he divided his time between farming and the making of shingles, in which latter occupation he was considered an expert.
Pat Bane in his prime stood seven feet four inches in his stockings and weighted nearly 300 pounds. His remarkable height was still further emphasized by the tall "stovepipe" hat and exceedingly long, brass buttoned coat which he wore on all important occasions.
Events
| Death | 17 Mar 1912 | Washington, Pennsylvania |
Families
| Father | William Bane (1814 - 1882) |
| Mother | Mary Patterson ( - 1862) |