Mr. Lane was born July 1828 in Wayne County .  He was the oldest son of Bryant and Mary Lane .  He was a grandson of William and Naomi (O’Neal) Lane and great – grandson of Bryant Lane .  He was married Sept. 13, 1852 , to Mary Campbell, born 1830 in Wayne (now Brantley) County, and daughter of William and Sarah ( Clark ) Campbell. He was married Sept. 13, 1852 , to Mary Campbell, born 1830 in Wayne (now Brantley) County, and daughter of William and Sarah ( Clark ) Campbell. To them were born seven children:  

1) David J., b. 13 SEP 1850 ,  d. 13 AUG 1941 ; he married Lavinia “Viney” Head,            b. JAN 1851 d. 01 DEC 1906; the daughter of Jonathan &    Dillie (Raulerson) Head. They are buried in Lane Cemetery , Atkinson , GA.

 2) Mary Malissie, born cir 1856, and married Elias Harris, son of Thompson by 2^nd wife.

 3) Jane Elizabeth, born 1858, married Noah Warner, son of William & Sarah (Ammons) Warner

 4) William S., born cir 1860, and married Mehalia George, April 9, 1882

 5) Thomas S. , born cir 1864, and married Ann Davis

 6) John H., born cir  1866, and married Virginia “Genie” Drawdy, Jan. 3, 1893

 7) Daniel Newman, cir 1869, and married Currin Campbell, June 18, 1892 .

 William J. Lane served three years in the Confederate Army as a private in Company C, 4^th Georgia Cavalry.  His home place was about four miles north of the village of Atkinson in Wayne (now Brantley) County.  He died in 1913 and is buried on his homeplace; his grave has a Confederate marker with no dates.  His wife died in the 1890s and was buried by him; grave unmarked.

 Information from:“Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia ” Vol. VII by Huxford, “Cemeteries & More” Edition 2, by Brantley County Historical & Preservation Society

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