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Obits > 1895 - Cornelius Lane

Submitted by Melva Taylor

The Tampico Tornado
April 13 1895

CORNELIUS LANE was born in Ulster Co. N.Y., Sept. 17th 1800. Died April 7th 1895.

He was married to Catherine Elmendorf June 30th 1822. Of this union were born seven children, four of whom survive. He moved to Henry Co., Ill., in April 1858, where he resided nine years, then moved to Hume, Whiteside Co., Ill., where he resided at the time of his death. He was a strict attendant to the Old School Baptist Church for over sixty years, and was baptized in that faith at Polo, Ill., about twenty years since.

The funeral took place Tuesday, Rev. Holt of Walnut officiating.

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