From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRY B. LANE Harry B. Lane lives about two miles south of Meyers Falls and devotes himself to farming and raising stock. He was born in Lake county, Oregon, on March 6, 1876, the son of R.B. and Mary C. (Willis) Lane, natives of Indiana and Missouri, respectively. They crossed the plains in 1852 and settled in Douglas county, Oregon. In 1880 they came to Lincoln county, and four years later to Stevens county. In 1890 they moved to Seattle, where they now live. Nione children to these worthy people: V.J., Charles W., Harry, C.P., Robert, M.R., Edgar, and Inez. Our subject was a grandson General Joseph Lane of the Civil War, and related Lafayette, a noted statesman of Oregon, and also to Doctor Harry Lane of Portland. Harry B. received his education in the common schools and quit the books when he was sixteen he than began to work on the different farms, until he located on the place where he now lives. In addition to handling his farm he does a good deal of timber work in the winter. Mr. Lane also owns some fine mining property on Flat Creek, this county. In 1901 Mr. Lane married Miss Hattie, daughter of Charles and Eva (Sutton) Rosencrans, natives of New York and Ohio, respectively. They came west in 1890 and now dwell in Meyers Falls. Mrs. Lane has three brothers: Charlie, Ned, and Elmer, deceased. One child, Orval has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lane. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.