William J. Lane, farmer, P. O. Sterling run, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., December 14, 1883, and is a son of William and Sarah (Smith) Lane, who settled in Gibson township, in 1835, and cleared and improved a farm on which they lived and died. They were natives of England. Their children were: Rachel, Mary (Mrs. James Gorman), Sarah A. (Mrs. James Cole), Lamira (Mrs. H. Lindsley), William J., Joseph, Robert and Hughburn. William J. Lane was reared in Gibson township, and in 1866 settled on the farm he now occupies, all of which he cleared and improved. Prior to 1886, he operated a blacksmith shop at Driftwood for fifteen years. He has been twice married: his first wife was Mary, daughter of William and Rosamond (Jordan) Nelson*, of Gibson township, by whom he has seven children living: Alma (Mrs. Byron Hevener), Myron, Albon Elmer, Sarah H. (Mrs. Samuel Kreider), Jennie (Mrs. Wesley Marsh), Lamira and George. His present wife is Nancy, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Hevener) Miller, of Gibson township, by whom he has one daughter, Ava. Mr. Lane is a member of the Second Advent Church; politically he is a Republican.

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*Mary's parents are reported elsewhere to be John and Rosanna (Jordan) Collins.

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