Brief Life History of James Alfred
When James Alfred Bane was born on 9 August 1850, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States, his father, Frederick Bane, was 38 and his mother, Lydia Blodgett, was 32. He married Sidney Jane "Liddie" Ingram on 13 April 1871, in Marshall, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Marshall, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Cameron District, Marshall, West Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 6 June 1933, in Cameron, Marshall, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Fork Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (25)
- James D Bane in household of Fredrick Bane, "United States Census, 1870"
- James A Bane, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- James Alfred Bane, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1850–1933 Male
1854–1929 Female
Children (3)
1872–1948 Female
1877–1941 Male
1886–1940 Male
Parents and Siblings
1811–1891 Male
1818–1889 Female
Siblings (5)
1841–1845 Male
1843–1843 Female
1846–1846 Male
1850–1933 Male
1852–1911 Female
World Events (8)
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 11
1863
Age 13
1872 · The First National Park
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English ban ‘slayer, murderer’ (Old English bana).
Irish, Scottish, and English: variant of Bain .
French: metonymic occupational name from Old French ban(n)e ‘hamper, large basket’. This surname is very rare in France; in North America it may hence alternatively be an altered form of Bain 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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