Henry Edward Lance

Brief Life History of Henry Edward

When Henry Edward Lance was born on 7 December 1860, in Hoopers Creek, Henderson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Newton Jasper Lance, was 28 and his mother, Margarette Maloney, was 24. He married Mary Margaret Jane "Mollie" Sorrells on 5 December 1900, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died on 22 June 1938, in Fletcher, Henderson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Fletcher, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Edward Lance
1860–1938
Mary Margaret Jane "Mollie" Sorrells
1873–1931
Marriage: 5 December 1900
Henry Edward Lance Jr.
1901–1918
William Newton Lance
1903–1969
Margaret Molony Lance
1905–1969
Jane Elizabeth Lance
1905–1978
Charles Eugene "Gene" Lance
1909–1960

Sources (42)

  • Henry E Lance in household of Newton J Lance, "United States Census, 1870"
  • H E Lance, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Henry Edward Lance, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Lanzo, originally a short form of various compound names with the first element land ‘land, territory’ (for example, Lambert ), but later used as an independent name. It was introduced to England by the Normans, for whom it was a popular name among the ruling classes, perhaps partly because of association with Old French lance ‘lance, spear’ (see 2 below).

French: metonymic occupational name for a soldier who carried a lance, or a nickname for a skilled fighter, from Old French lance ‘lance, spear’.

Americanized form of German Lanz and Lenz .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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