George M. Dallas Lance

      Rev. George M. Dallas Lance was born October 29, 1848 in the Yahoola District of Lumpkin Co., Ga.   His parents were John R. and Sarah (Satterfield) Lance.   He married Sarah E. Jefferson, January 17, 1867.   She was born in 1851.   Sarah was killed after being hit in the face with a snowball thrown by her son, February 18, 1902.
      Rev. Lance followed in his grandfather Martin G. Lance's footsteps when he became a minister and a deacon at Hightower Baptist Church.   He was a carpenter by trade.   Rev. Lance died November 13, 1911 at the age of 63 from heart dropsy.   He was buried beside his wife and grandfather at Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumpkin Co., Ga.

  Submitted by:
Barbara E. McDonald