Jackson County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lane, David  March 21, 1923
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Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 22, 1923
DAVID LANE, 99, PIONEER OF THIS CITY, EXPIRES

	David Lane, 99 years old, a pioneer resident of Jackson county, and a 
veteran of the Civil War, died at his home, 622 Ellery avenue, Wednesday 
afternoon, about 5 o’clock.
	Mr. Lane was born March 4, 1824, in Binghamton, N.Y., and moved to 
Michigan, when a boy, taking up his residence in Sandstone. He was later 
married to a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zebah Crawford, pioneers. Mrs. Lane died 
in 1898. For a number of years Mr. Lane also resided on a farm near Gillett’s 
lake in Lioni township, but he was most widely known in Jackson, being for 
years hallmaster at the Michigan State Prison and employed at the prison farm.
	Mr. Lane enlisted in the Civil War as buglar when 38 years of age 
under Gen. W. H. Withington, and later, during the war was made company clerk. 
He was a member of Edward Pomeroy Post, G.A.R.
	In 1905 Mr. Lane compiled and published letters he had written home 
during the war, the book being entitled “A Soldier’s Diary.” A chapter was 
added to the book chich told of his arrival in Jackson after his discharge 
from the Army.
In 1892 Mr. Lane’s health commenced to fail, but he took an active interest in 
his home duties. During the last six years he had been confined to his room, 
and was cared for by his granddaughter, Mrs. R. P. Rogers.
	There survive two daughters, Mrs. Jessie L. Jessou, of Lansing and Mrs 
Elsie A. King, of Walla Walla, Wash.; also a number of grandchildren. Two of 
the latter are residents of Jackson, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. A. O. Reece. Among 
the grandsons there are abroad, Elmer Lane, foreign representative of the 
Remington Typewriter Company, living in France and Robert Lane, with the 
American Red Cross.



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