Hollis Vincent LANE, was born (Horace Vincent LANE) on September 21, 1845 in Pittsfield, New Hampshire to Paul Chapman LANE and Eliza PERKINS, daughter of Deacon Josiah PERKINS of New Hampshire.  Paul Chapman LANE was the son of Ebenezer LANE and Betsey Chapman GREEN both of Pittsfield, N.H. 

     Hollis later moved to St. Johnsbury, Vermont and married Laura Elizabeth COLBURN of Barton, Vermont on October 16, 1871.  They moved into their home at 37 Spring Street in St. Johnsbury, where it still stands today.  He was a machinist at the E.T. Fairbanks Scale Company in St. Johnsbury. 

     Luther Paul LANE, the second son of Hollis & Laura, was born December 4, 1876.  He was very well known in St. Johnsbury.  He had also worked as a machinist and later became a foreman of the E.T. Fairbanks scale company after returning from Boston.  He died August 19, 1906 from an accident at his uncle's house in Barton.  He was also a member of the Union Lodge, No. 4, I.O.O. F. of Lyndonville.  Their third son, Freddie Herbert LANE, was born on January 28, 1884 and died in May the same year. 

     On December 3, 1886, twin daughters, Maud Elizabeth LANE and Mary Eliza LANE, were added to the LANE household.  They were the LANE’s pride & joy.  The girls were very musically inclined.  They practiced at least 2 hours a day on the piano, and also made a record of whistling tunes, called the “Birds in the Brook”.   All photographs of the LANE twins show them dressed identically the same.  Both in fancy dresses, jeweled combs, and matching jewelry.  In the winter, the girls were wrapped in heavy furs and taken on long sleigh rides along the countryside.  They also had a cabin at Lake Champlain, and the girls made several friends, young and old.  They played the piano, sang and whistled for audiences all over. 

     In the year of 1899 the LANEs gathered up their belongings to head for Pueblo, Colorado.  Hollis LANE had retired from the E. T. Fairbanks scale company in February of 1899. The reason for the move to Pueblo is unknown at this time.  After moving to Pueblo, Hollis was employed at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company.  Hollis LANE later died at their home on 1007 Palmer avenue in Pueblo, Colorado in November 1906, of acute Bright’s disease, the same year of his son Luther's death. 

     Laura Elizabeth later remarried, to a Mr. TAYLOR, and she later died in Pueblo on September 24, 1912.  Her twin daughters Maude Elizabeth and Mary Eliza both married, and continued their musical careers.   Maude married Royce Vane CREEK, city clerk of St. Joseph, Missouri. They had two daughters Mary Lane CREEK and Grace Elizabeth CREEK.  Mary Eliza wed Mr. Fred KELLER and no children were born to them. 

     Royce CREEK died in 1941 after being murdered as a result of a gunshot wound.  Maud died January 5, 1975 in Pueblo, Colorado at age 88.  Mary Eliza later died August 17, 1978 at a Pueblo nursing home.

In the exciting World of Genealogy, the following account is an excellent example of how one unexpected discovery can lead to another . . . and then another.    After visiting our VERMONT WEB SITE, Carrie Sollars Ramirez, 2nd great granddaughter of  Hollis V. LANE, sent an e-mail to Tom Dunn, telling him how much she had enjoyed the site.     Carrie also told Tom that her ancestors, the LANE family had lived in St. Johnsbury [VT] at the turn of the century and she was eager to learn more about them and the community in which they had lived.  Luckily, Tom had a copy of "Childs' Gazetteer," and he was able to locate the name of Carrie's great great grandfather, Hollis V. LANE.  Tom wrote the following regarding this exchange of information:      "Carrie and I have shared much about her family in a brief time. Carrie lives in Texas and it is not likely she will visit Vermont in the near future.  Since I live close to St. Johnsbury and go there on business quite often I offered to seek out the former residence to see if it was still standing today.  Within days I easily found the residence, scanned the photo and sent it to her.       "This seemingly insignificant transaction is what VT-L and Genealogy is all about.  One of the "wonders" of the VT-L mailing list is that one can daily watch the miracle of people feverishly helping other people and getting results!  As other more experienced searchers  know better than I, one is never sure who is most pleased; Carrie for getting the information or my being able to assist her!      "This is what its' all about! ! ! !"          Thomas E. Dunn    Tom encouraged Carrie to prepare the above article and submit it to be included on the Vermont Web Site.     I would like to encourage you . . . the reader . . .  to share a piece of your ancestry with us.  If you have something you would like to have included on the Vermont Web Site, please let me know . . . you never know where it will lead . . .        Karima

Biography and photographs of the Hollis V. Lane Family submitted by 

Carrie Sollars Ramirez, 

2nd great granddaughter of 

Hollis Vincent LANE & Laura Elizabeth [COLBURN] LANE