Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Lane, James B. 1862 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

JAMES B. LANE, of the firm of Lane Bros., bakers, and jobbers in confectionery
and ice-cream, is an active young business man of Flint and has many friends
here whom he has won by his upright life and genial disposition. He was born in
Flint, September 10, 1862, and is the son of John Lane, a native of Queens
County, Ireland. Grandfather John Lane, also a native of Queens County, was
engaged in business as a hotel keeper, and at an early day came to America,
where in Flint, this State, he purchased a farm some time in the '50s. This
estate he improved with a substantial set of farm buildings and spent many
industrious, happy years there. After retiring from active farm duties, he came
to Flint, and from there went to Lewistown, N. Y., where he passed from earth.

  Early in life John Lane, Jr., came to Michigan and locating on a farm in Flint
Township, there resided until after his wife's death in 1873. He then came to
this city, where he died in July, 1891. He was a devoted Catholic in religion.
His wife, who was known in maidenhood as Ellen Mackin, was born in Flint, and
was the daughter of John Mackin, who came from his native country, Ireland, to
New York. From there he proceeded West to Michigan and was an early settler in
Genesee County. By the exercise of industry and economy he accumulated a
competency and became the owner of a large farm in Flint Township, where his
life came to a close.

  Our subject is the second of five children, the others being—John A., partner
with James B. in the bakery; David W., who died in 1885; Fred D., manager of the
electric light works in this city; and Mary E., who married Ray Jones, the
manager of the Western Union Telegraph, in Flint; James B., the subject of this
notice, was reared in the city of Flint and when fourteen years of age attended
St. Michael's School, and later was a student in the High School. He learned the
printer's trade while working for Mr. Aldrich on the Globe, remaining in that
capacity for three years. Next he engaged as clerk for W. T. Clark & Son, and
after three years in their employ, he was with Kendrick & Foote in the bakery
business for another three years, and remained with their successors Spillane
Bros., seven years. Before entering the business for himself he therefore had an
experience extending over ten years which made him thoroughly familiar with the
business.

  In 1887 Mr. Lane bought out Mrs. Ewings' bakery in Flint, and with Ed French
as partner conducted the business successfully about two years. Then his brother
J. A., purchased the partner's interest and the firm of Lane Bros., has since
continued active representatives of the business element of Flint. The brothers
have enlarged the business, until they now employ two bakers and give steady
work to eight employes. Their bakery is the largest in the city, and they also
engage in jobbing ice-cream and confectionery, in which lines they do a fine
business and find constant use for two delivery wagons. Mr. Lane is a member of
the Catholic Church, and in his political preference is a Republican. His
pleasant home at No. 422 Margaret Street is presided over by an amiable lady,
whose maiden name was May E. Doran. Mrs. Lane was born in Flint, where in early
womanhood she was united in marriage with Mr. Lane September 23, 1890. Socially
Mr. Lane belongs to the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Knights of the
Maccabees.


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Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892



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