Mary Elizabeth Lane

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Lane was born on 23 April 1838, in Hamilton, Illinois, United States, her father, Judge James Lane, was 23 and her mother, Frances Crisel, was 20. She married Daniel Jasper Collins on 26 June 1859, in Hamilton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 23 October 1874, in Hamilton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Thackeray, Hamilton, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles D. West
1828–1917
Mary Elizabeth Lane
1838–1874
Marriage: 21 July 1867
Joseph Thomas West
1868–1964
Eliza West
1871–
James Arthur West
1872–1948
Martha West
1873–1896

Sources (9)

  • Mary E Collins in household of Jasper Collins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Elizabeth West, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lane in entry for James A. West and Clara Belle Bennett, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, from Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear or javelin’.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’, formerly Anglicized as O'Loan. See also Lamb .

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

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