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21.00--Richard Gwin; allegedly lived near Jamestown, Virginia, said to be of Scotch Irish descent; m. Sarah Chesley; one known son

22.00--Isham/Isom Gwin m. Mary Canterbury; [In July 2003 I traveled to east Tennessee to find out where Isham lived--and I did! For the details of that trip and those discoveries, please click on Isham's link.]

23.08--Richard Walton Gwin m. Nancy Elizabeth Watkins;

24.08--Eliza "Lida M." Louisa Gwin, b. Apr 1838 in IA/TN/KY; d. aft. 1910; bd. City Cem., Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS; m1. bef. 1860, according to Orley Bush Gwin's Notes, to Henry William Lane (b. 1828 in OH; d. 1 Jun 1883 in Liberty, Lucas Co., IA; bd. Niswender Pioneer Cem., Oakley, Lucas Co., IA--Find A Grave Memorial# 40695001; HWL div. betw. 1855 and 1860, m2. to Clarissa Tatman or Clarissa Godlove); div. betw. 1855 and 1860; m2. ca. 1859-60 [per 1860 census, below] to Ezra T. Wells (b. 17 Oct 1834 [but gravestone says 1833] in OH; d. 30 Jul 1904; bd. City Cem., Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS; served as Justice of the Peace); two ch., according to her testimony in the 1910 census, both of whom were still living;

[Eliza was listed as age 13 in 1850 census]
[listed as Eliza Wells, 30, b. in IA, in the 6 Aug 1870 census of Butler P. O., Deer Creek Twp., Bates Co., MO]
[listed as Eliza Wells, 41, b. in IA/TN/KY, in the 1880 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Lida M. Wells, age 62, b. Apr 1838 in IA/TN/KY, md. 40 yrs. w/2 of 2 ch. lvg., in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS];
[listed as Eliza Wells, 73, wd. w/2 of 2 ch. lvg., b. in IA/TN/KY, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS, and lvg. next door to her grandson, Forrest Wells]

[listed as Ezra Wells, 36, b. in IA, in the 6 Aug 1870 census of Butler P. O., Deer Creek Twp., Bates Co., MO]
[listed as Ezra T. Wells, 46, shoemaker, b. in OH/ND/SC, in the 1880 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Ezra T. Wells, 65, Justice of the Peace, md. 40 yrs., b. in Oct 1834 in OH/NJ/NC, in the 4 June 1900 census of Neodosha, Wilson Co., KS]

[Sharon Rae Gwin Day Note: Eliza Gwin was married twice: (1) Henry Lane, divorced; (2) Ezra T. Wells]

Three families (and Four Generations!):

(1) the couple standing in the center are Ezra T. Wells and Eliza M. Louisa Gwin Lane Wells;
(2) seated between them is Eliza's son by her first marriage, John Gwin (Guinn?) Lane, and seated beside him is his wife, Emma Mumford Lane, with her father, Mr. Josiah Mumford, standing behind her and next to Eliza;
(3) holding the baby, firstborn son Lowell Edison Flack, is John's and Emma's daughter, Tempa LeAlva Lane Flack, with her husband, Edwin P. Flack, standing behind her and next to E. T. Wells. (Tempa and Edwin are my great-grandparents.)
This photo was taken [about 1902] in John & Emma Lane's home in Yuma, Colorado, which John Lane had built for Emma and where my family still lives and farms. In fact, we are an official Centennial Farm in Colorado, thanks to John Lane and Edwin Flack and their descendants.

--photo and identifications from Cousin Sallie Harper, January 2012

Yuma County, Colorado, was formed in 1889 from a portion of Washington County. Located on the Northeastern Colorado Plains with Nebraska and Kansas at its border, Yuma County has an area of approximately 2,379 square miles. The county seat has resided in Wray, Colorado, since 1902, and as of 2005 approximately 9,789 people reside in Yuma County according to the Colorado Demography Office. The county offers moderate summers, crisp falls, cool winters and warm springs. We average 260 days of sunshine and 16.7" of annual rainfall. Yuma County offers a wholesome quality of life with fresh, clean air in a serene agricultural setting.

Information provided by Yuma County Economic Development

25.01--John Gwin (Guinn?) Lane, b. 22 Sep 1855 in Richmond, Washington Co., IA; d. 1935 in Yuma, Yuma Co., CO; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 60544740; m. ca. 1877 in Iowa to Emma Iowa Mumford (b. 28 Aug 1858 in Columbus, OH; d. 18 Dec 1918 in Yuma, CO; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 60544739--inscribed, "Co. K 30 Ia. Inf. G.A.R."); at least 6 ch.

[listed as John G. Lane, 44, b. Sep 1855 in IA/IN/IA and m. 23 yrs, in the 16 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as John G. Lane, 55, b. IA/OH/IA, m. age 32, in the 19 Apr 1910 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]
[listed as John G. Lane, 64, widowed, b. IA/OH/IA, in the 21 Jan 1920 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]
[listed as John G. Lane, 74, widowed, b. IA/OH/IA, in the 19 Apr 1930 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

[listed as Emma I. Lane, 42, b. Aug 1858 in IA/MD/IA, m. 23 yrs. w/4 of 7 ch. lvg., in the 16 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as Emma I. Lane, 52, b. IA/OH/IA, m. age 32, w/4 of 6 ch. lvg., in the 19 Apr 1910 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

John G. Lane
from Cousin Sallie's Ancestry.com website

John G. Lane

Imbued with the typical progressive spirit of the west, John G. Lane has become the owner of one of the fine farms of Atchison County [MO], owning a valuable tract of three hundred and ten acres. A native of Iowa, he was born in Richmond, Washington County, on the 22nd of September 1855, and is a son of Henry W. Lane, who was one of the first settlers of that county. The father was a native of Ohio and a son of Reynolds Lane, who removed from the Buckeye state to Indiana, locating near Terra Haute. In that locality Henry W. Lane spent the days of his boyhood and youth upon a farm, and when twenty years of age he made his way to the wilds of Iowa, settling at Richmond, Washington County. His father also came to this state and died in Madison County at the age of eighty-two. His wife passed away in Indiana. When the Hawkeye state was upon the wild western frontier, Henry W. Lane became identified with its interests. Indians stalked in motley garb through the forest, and deer and wolves were frequently killed.

He married Miss Eliza Guinn [sic--Eliza Louisa Gwin, above], a lady of intelligence and refinement, belonging to one of the old southern families. She was born in Burlington, Iowa, and was a daughter of Richard Guinn [sic--Richard W. Gwin], a prominent resident and one of the early settlers of the Hawkeye state. He died in Montgomery, Kansas, at the age eighty-two, and his wife passed away at the age of eighty years. At the time of the Civil war, Mr. Lane, the father of our subject, responded to the country's call for troops and aided in the preservation of the Union. He was a farmer by occupation, and for many years followed that pursuit in Lucas county, Iowa, where he died in 1883, at the age of fifty-five years. In politics he was a stalwart Republican, and socially he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. At the time when he "wore the blue" on southern battlefields he sustained a gunshot wound which ultimately caused his demise. His widow married E. T. Willis [sic--Ezra T. Wells, above and below] and now resides in Wilson county, Kansas.

John G. Lane, the only child of his parents, was reared on the old home farm in Iowa and from an early age was employed at work in the fields, assisting in the plowing, planting and harvesting. The public schools of the neighborhood afforded him his educational privileges, and his boyhood days were quietly passed on the home farm. At the age of twenty-two he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Mumford, a lady of good family, who was born, reared and educated in Lucas county, Iowa, and was a daughter of Josiah Mumford. Her father was one of the pioneers of the Hawkeye state, and was one of the veterans of the Civil war.

Mr. and Mrs. Lane remained in Iowa until 1882, when they came to Atchison County, and for five years thereafter our subject cultivated rented land. With the capital he had then acquired through his industry and energy he purchased a fine farm in 1887, the tract comprising three hundred and ten acres of good land. His is one of the desirable and attractive farms of the county, everything about the place being in excellent condition. A substantial residence stands upon a natural building site and is surrounded by ornamental trees. There is likewise a house for a tenant upon the place, and the facilities for raising stock are ample. Mr. Lane now feeds about one hundred head of cattle each year, besides a like number of hogs.

He has four children, namely: Tempa, the wife of Ed Flack; Zella, Lloyd and Rex; and he has also lost two children, who died in early life. Mr. Lane gives his political support to the men and measures of the Republican party. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He possesses a cordial nature that wins friends, a social disposition that enables him to keep them, and as a citizen has gained a reputation for sterling worth that is indeed enviable.

Source: Biographical History of Nodaway and Atchison Counties, Missouri, Compendium of National Biography, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1901, contributed by Cousin Sallie--from her Ancestry.com website

13 Dec 1918- Westboro Enterprise

MRS J. G. LANE DEAD - Westboro relatives received notice Thursday morning of the death of Mrs. J. G. Lane, at Yuma, Colorado. Mrs. Lane had been a sufferer of tuberculosis for some time and her death was not unexpected. She was a woman loved and esteemed by all who knew her, and the news of her death is cause for much sadness here which was the home of the Lanes for many years and where they raised their family. She left to mourn her death her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Ed Flack and Mrs. David Lackey, and two sons, Lloyd and Rex Lane, all of Yuma, Colorado. Besides these she is survived by four sisters and two brothers, Mrs. J. D. Macrander [Note: Cora May Mumford] Miller Anis Mumford of Westboro, Mrs. Ed Hutt and Mrs. Joe Hutt of Blanchard, Colfax Twp, Page Co., Iowa, Theodore Mumford of Winston, Daviess Co., MO, and Mrs. Lyman Dixon, Nortonville, Atchison Co., KS.

Contributed by Jim Macrander, 07/1908

26.01--Tempa LeAlva Lane, b. 1 Oct 1878 in Chariton, Lucas Co., IA/IA/IA; d. 30 Mar 1960 in Yuma, Yuma Co., CO; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 49689704; m. Edwin Percell Flack (b. 3 Dec 1871 in Greenwood, Jackson Co., MO; d. 26 Sep 1934 in Yuma, Yuma Co., CO; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 49689701); at least 3 ch.

[listed as Tempa L. Flack, 21, b. IA/IA/IA, m1. for 0 yrs., w/0 of 0 ch. lvg., in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as Tempa L. Flack, 31, b. IA/IA/IA, m1. for 10 yrs., w/3 of 3 ch. lvg., in the 3 Jan 1910 census of Westboro, Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as Tempa Flack, 41, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 3 Jan 1920 census of San Diego, San Diego Co., CA]
[listed as Tempa L. Flack, 51, b. IA/IA/IA, m. age 21, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

[listed as Edwin E. Flack, 28, b. Dec 1871 in MO/PA/WV, m1. for 0 yrs., in the 4 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as Edwin E. Flack, 38, b. MO/PA/WV, m1. for 10 yrs., in the 3 Jan 1910 census of Westboro, Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]

[listed as Edwin P. Flack, 48, house carpenter, b. MO/PA/WV, in the 3 Jan 1920 census of San Diego, San Diego Co., CA]
[listed as Edwin Flack, 57, b. MO/PA/VA, m. age 28, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

Tempa L. Lane and her three siblings who survived childhood
l-r: Rex, Zella, Tempa, and Lloyd Lane;
[I estimate this to be taken ca. 1909, which would make them about ages 10, 21, 30, and 16, respectively. --John M. Gwin]

27.01--Lowell Edison (Edwin?) Flack, b. ca. 1901 in MO; d. 1956; bd. unk.; m. Ada (nee unk.; b. ca. 1913 in NE/IN/MO; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[listed as Lowell E. Flack, 9, b. MO/MO/IA, in the 3 Jan 1910 census of Westboro, Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as Lowell E. Flack, 19, bank accountant, b. MO/MO/IA, in the 3 Jan 1920 census of San Diego, San Diego Co., CA]
[listed as Lowell Flack, tire shop bookkeeper, 29, b. MO/MO/IA, m. age 22, in the 14 Apr 1930 census of Greeley, Weld Co., CO]

[listed as Ada Flack, 29, b. NE/IN/IA, m. age 20, in the 14 Apr 1930 census of Greeley, Weld Co., CO]

[John M. Gwin Note: I Googled Lowell's and Ada's names and found one hit, printed in the Wray Rattler November 1917: Yuma County High School at Yuma, CO, there being only one teacher listed with 26 named students. Three of the 26 are Lowell Flack, Betheen Flack, and Ada Bash, this last the only girl named Ada in the entire 26-student high school. I'm speculating that this is the same Ada whom Lowell married. http://cogenweb.com/yuma/data/schools/WrayElem1917.htm]

27.02--Betheen Faris Flack, b. ca. 1903-4 in MO; d. 1982; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 50790387; m. Earle Bartlett Harper (b. ca. 1903 in IL/IL/IL; d. 1989; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 50790389); at least 2 ch.

[listed as Betheen F. Flack, 7, b. MO/MO/IA, in the 3 Jan 1910 census of Westboro, Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as Betheen F. Flack, 16, b. MO/MO/IA, in the 3 Jan 1920 census of San Diego, San Diego Co., CA]
[listed as Betheen F. Harper, 27, b. MO/MO/IA, m. age 22, in the 21 Apr 1930 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

[listed as Earl B. Harper, clerk in hardware store, 27, b. MO/MO/IA, m. age 22, in the 21 Apr 1930 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

28.01--Max L. Harper, [PRIVATE]

29.00--Sallie Harper, CONTRIBUTOR [PRIVATE]

28.02--Howard Eugene Harper, b. ca. Mar 1929 in CO/IL/MO; d. 2007; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 74510229; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Howard E. Harper, 1 y 1 m, b. CO/IL/MO, in the 21 Apr 1930 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

28.03--James K. "Jim" Harper, Findagrave.com contributor [PRIVATE]

27.03--Carroll Elliot Flack, b. 22 Jan 1907 in Westboro, Atchison Co., MO; d. 6 Oct 1991 in Greeley, Weld Co., CO; bd. Sunset Mem. Gardens, Greeley, Weld Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 68715237; m1. on 21 Dec 1928 to Marie Mollison (reported on Findagrave.com to have died on their honeymoon in a car accident); m2. 15 Jun 1932 in Denver, CO, to Lula Markley (b. 13 Jun 1911; d. 2004;); unk. ch.

[listed as Carroll E. Flack, 12, b. MO/MO/IA, in the 3 Jan 1920 census of San Diego, San Diego Co., CA]

Identified as Carroll Flack, 1922 graduate of Yuma County High
School, Yuma, CO (click here to see full graduation photos)

26.02--(unk.) Lane, prob. b. and d. in the 10-yr. gap betw. Tempa and Zella in MO/IA/IA; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.

[reported by Emma in MO/IA/IA, in the 16 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO, as having been b. and d. bef. Jun 1900]

26.03--(unk.) Lane, b. prob. betw. in MO/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.

[reported by Emma in MO/IA/IA, in the 16 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO, as having been b. and d. bef. Jun 1900]

26.04--(unk.) Lane, prob. b. and d. in the 10-yr. gap betw. Tempa and Zella in MO/IA/IA; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.

[reported by Emma in MO/IA/IA, in the 16 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO, as having been b. and d. bef. Jun 1900]

[John M. Gwin Note: Two sources ({1} John Gwin Lane's biographer, 1901, in the Biographical History of Nodaway and Atchison Counties Missouri, quoted in the box, above, and {2} Emma Iowa Mumford Lane's enumerator in the 1900 census) report that John and Emma had other children than the four named here who survived childhood. However, the former source says there were only two, and the latter declares there were three. Though we don't know in what gaps they were actually born, I have chosen for expediency's sake to list the three here, in the ten-year gap between Tempa and Zella. I chose three over two because three is closer to what I feel must have been even more and unmentioned early deaths (in the form of miscarriages) in the five-year and six-year gaps between Zella and Lloyd and Lloyd and Rex, respectively.]

26.05--Zella M. Lane, b. Sep 1888 in MO/IA/IA; d. 1957; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 60544724; m. ca. 1911 to David B. Lackey (b. ca. 1884 in MO; d. unk.; bd. Yuma Cem., Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 60544722); at least five ch.

[listed as Zella M. Lane, 11, b. Sep 1888 in MO/IA/IA, in the 16 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as Zella M. Lane, school teacher, 22, b. MO/IA/IA, in the 19 Apr 1910 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]
[listed as Lane Lackey, 32, b. MO/IA/OH, in the 31 Jan 1920 census of Hyde Pct., Washington Co., CO]
[listed as Zella Lackey, 42, md. age 23, b. MO/IA/IA, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., CO]

[listed as Dave Lackey, 36, farmer, b. MO/OH/OH, in the 31 Jan 1920 census of Hyde Pct., Washington Co., CO]
[listed as David B. Lackey, 48, farmer, md. age 28, b. MO/TN/TN, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., CO]

From the webpage at http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/yuma/cemeteries/yumaburial-lr.txt

Burial Records L-R, Yuma Cemetery, Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado
http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/yuma/cemeteries/yumaburial-lr.txt

Burial Records provided by the West Yuma County Cemetery District
Yuma, Colorado - Darlene Perlenfein, secretary (no email)
Burials are "as of" October 2006.

NOTE: This burial record shows only the year of interment and the lot
where interred.  Headstone information is not in the district database.

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Surname            Given Names             Year  Location       Sec Row Lot
                                                 --------------------------
Lackey             David B.                1965  Original               111
Lackey             Lyle                    1916  Original               111
Lackey             Zella M.                1957  Original               111

27.01--Donald Lackey, b. ca. 1912 in MO; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Donald Lackey, 8, b. MO/MO/MO, in the 31 Jan 1920 census of Hyde Pct., Washington Co., CO]
[listed as Donald Lackey, 18, b. SD/MO/MO, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., CO]

27.02--Evelyn Lackey, b. ca. 1913 in Dakota; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Evellyn Lackey, 7, b. Dakota/MO/MO, in the 31 Jan 1920 census of Hyde Pct., Washington Co., CO]
[listed as Evalyn Lackey, 17, b. SD/MO/MO, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., CO]

27.03--Lyle Lackey, b. est. 1914 - 1916; d. 1916 in infancy or as a toddler; bd. Yuma Cem. Yuma, Yuma Co., CO--Find A Grave Memorial# 60544723); unk. ch.

[John M. Gwin Note: In my opinion, based on the parents' ages at their marriage, Donald's age, and the five-year gap between Evelyn and Mildred, Lyle must have been born here.]

27.04--Mildred Lackey, b. ca. 1918; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Mildred Lackey, 2, b. CO/MO/MO, in the 31 Jan 1920 census of Hyde Pct., Washington Co., CO]
[listed as Mildred Lackey, 12, b. SD/MO/MO, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., CO]

27.05--Dorothy Lackey, b. ca. 1920; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Dorothy Lackey, 10, b. SD/MO/MO, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., CO]

26.06--Lloyd J. Lane, b. Jul 1893 in MO/IA/IA; d. 1953; bd. Yuma Cem. Yuma, Yuma Co., CO, in New Addition, plot 39--Find A Grave Memorial# 60544742; m. Nellie J. (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. 1962; bd. Yuma Cem. Yuma, Yuma Co., CO, in New Addition, plot 39--Find A Grave Memorial# 60544745); unk. ch.

[listed as Lloyd J. Lane, 6, b. Jul 1893 in MO/IA/IA, in the 16 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]
[listed as Lloyd J. Lane, 16, b. MO/IA/IA, in the 19 Apr 1910 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]
[listed as Loyd J. Lane, 27, b. MO/IA/IA, in the 12 Mar 1920 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

[listed as Nellie J. Lane, 27, b. IA/Canada/Germany, in the 12 Mar 1920 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]

26.07--Rex Wells Lane, b. Mar 1899 in MO/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1919 to Bevs M. (b. ca. 1898 in NE/IL/IL; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least two ch.

[listed as Rex W. Lane, 1, b. Mar 1899 in MO/IA/IA, in the 16 Jun 1900 census of Lincoln Twp., Atchison Co., MO]

[listed as Rex W. Lane, 11, b. MO/IA/IA, in the 19 Apr 1910 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]
[listed as Rex Wells Lane, 20, single, b. MO/IA/IA, in the 21 Jan 1920 census of Yuma, Yuma Co., CO]
[listed as Rex W. Lane, 31, b. in MO/IA/IA, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]

[listed as Beva M. Wells, 32, b. in NE/IL/IL, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]

    [Sally Harper Note: My {grand} uncle Rex visited my Grandma Harper on occasion when I was a little girl. I remember him being a very tall man with a strong build, and of course, he had a large nose. He was a formidable presence in the household when he came to see us--polite, but in charge.
    Nelly Lane (Uncle Lloyd's wife) was still alive when my grandmother passed. She was a tiny, bent woman at the time. I have met Stanley Lane, who is still living. I can't remember if Stanley is Lloyd's or Rex's son; I'll have to look that up. Stanley's wife passed away last summer. I think he must be Lloyd's son. Anyway, he is a minister and conducted the service for my grandmother. I believe he worked in prisons for several years.
    There is a Dallas Lane on Ancestry.com who is a cousin; again, not sure which family. I would like to find the Lackeys--Zella's family. Her grave is in San Bernadino. My dad told several funny stories about their son Donald Lackey trying to work on the farm--and invariably messing something up.]

27.01--Verle R. Lane, b. ca. 1921 in CO/MO/NE; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Verle R. Lane, 9, b. in CO/MO/NE, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]

27.02--Carroll L. Lane, b. ca. 1929 in CO/MO/NE; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Carroll L. Lane, 1, b. in KS/MO/NE, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]

Eliza L. Gwin Lane m2. Ezra T. Wells

Cousin Sallie Harper's family photo, above, confirms this photo, left, owned and contributed by Cousin Cordelia Fischer, to be that of Ezra T. Wells, not Richard Gwin, as Cordi and I had earlier surmised from the pencilled inscription, visible here, in Cordi's album.

This means that the photo Cordi and I had earlier thought was that of Ezra and Eliza, right, is not them at all. BUT COULD THEY BE a younger Eliza (age 17 to 22) with her first husband, Henry W. Lane?

Cordi Fischer says that this photo is labeled on the back,"Sis of Anna Bear Freeman". Since it was taken in Independence, Kansas (photographer's stamp visible above), where Ezra and Eliza lived and worked, Cordi believed--and I agreed--that it was most likely Ezra and Eliza. Perhaps, then, this is Eliza with Henry Lane, her first husband whom she divorced.

Actually, the mystery couple in the above picture could be that of ANY one of Anna Bear Freeman's sisters and her husband. We had only chosen Eliza because she lived in Independence, KS, where the photo was taken. A list of all eight possibilities, then, follows:

24.01--Mary Gwin and Gideon Bear
24.04--Jane Gwin and Jehu William Haigler
24.05--Sarah Ann Gwin and Enoch Haigler
24.06--Martha Gwin and William W. Snyder
24.08--Eliza Louise Gwin and Henry Lane
24.10--Elizabeth Gwin and Moses Adams or William S. Bartholomew
24.11--Margaret M. Gwin and Ephraim Moore, John Dillon, or Dr. Benjamin Parker
24.12--Caroline C. Gwin and John H. Dunn

25.02--Albert L. Wells, b. 25 Dec. 1860 in IN; d. 7 Apr 1937 (mother, Eliza, reports in 1900 and 1910 that both of her two children are still alive); bd. City Cem., Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS; occupation: pharmacist; m. Mary L. Dorr (b. 11 Jan 1863; d. 15 May 1929); unk. ch.

[listed as Albert L. Wells, 9, b. in IA, in the 6 Aug 1870 census of Butler P. O., Deer Creek Twp., Bates Co., MO]
[listed as Albert L. Wells, 19, single and b. in IN/OH/IA, clerk in P. O., in the 1880 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Albert L. Wells, 39, druggist, md. 15 yrs., b. in Dec 1860 in IN/IN/IA, in the 1 June 1900 census of Neodosha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as A. L. Wells, age 43, in the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as A. L. Wells, druggist and drugstore owner, 49, m1. 26 yrs., b. in IL/OH/IL, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Albert L. Wells, 59, b. in IN/OH/IA, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Albert L. Wells, uncle, 70, b. in IN/OH/IA, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS, and lvg. in the home of his nephew, Rex Lane]

[listed as Mary L. Wells, 37, md. 15 yrs. w 2/2 ch. lvg., b. in Jan 1863 in IL/Germany/IL, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Neodosha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Mary L. Wells, age 42, in the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Mary L. Wells, 47, m1. 26 yrs. w/3 of 3 ch. lvg., b. in IL/Germany/IL, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Mary L. Wells, 56, b. in IL/Germany/IL, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[Mary was listed as age 57 (sic) in 4 Apr 1930 census of Tulsa, OK]

26.01--Leon Forrest Wells, b. 25 Feb 1889 in KS; d. 20 Jan 1955 in CA; bd. Rose Hills Mem. Pk., Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA--Plot: Masonic Gardens Lawn, Sect. 3, Lot 3722, Grave 1--Find A Grave Memorial# 31237935; m. ca. 1908 [m. 2 yrs. in 1910 census] to Eva F. Vanhorn (b. 4 Mar 1890; d. 22 Jun 1967 in CA; bd. Rose Hills Mem. Pk., Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA--Plot: Masonic Gardens Lawn, Sect. 3, Lot 3722, Grave 2--Find A Grave Memorial# 31237989); two known ch.; was a jeweler in a jewelry store in the 1910 census and for a watchmaker in 1930;

[listed as L. Forrest Wells, son, 11, b. in Feb 1889 in KS/IN/IL, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Neodosha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Forrest Wells, age 16, in the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Forrest Wells, 21, jeweler in a jewelry store, m1. 2 yrs., b. in KS/IN/ IL, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS, and lvg. next door to his grandmother Eliza Wells]
[listed as Forrest Wells, age 26, in the 1915 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Forrest L. Wells, 30, jeweler, b. in KS/unk./unk., in the 5 Jan 1920 census of El Dorado, Butler Co., KS]
[listed as Forrest L. Wells, 41, jeweler/watch maker, age 19 at first marriage, b. KS/IN/IL, in 4 Apr 1930 census of Tulsa, OK, and living w/his fam. and widowed "mother" (i.e., m-i-l), Mary Vanhorn, 57, KS/TN/TN]

[listed as Eva Wells, 20, m1. 2 yrs. w/1 of 1 ch. lvg., b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 22 Apr 1910 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Eva Wells, 29, b. in KS/MO/MO, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of El Dorado, Butler Co., KS]
[listed as Eva F. Wells, 40, age 18 at first marriage, b. KS/KS/KS, in 4 Apr 1930 census of Tulsa, OK]

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Leon F Wells

Name:	Leon F Wells
Age/DOB:	28/25 Feb 1889
Address:	118 N. Fifth, Neodesha
County:	Wilson
State:	Kansas
Birthplace:	Neodesha, Kansas; USA
Birth Date:	25 Feb 1889
Family:	Md., supports wife, 2 ch.
Race:	Caucasian
Description:	Tall, med. build, grey eyes, brown hair, not bald, not disabled
FHL Roll Number:	1643943
DraftBoard:	0
Date/Place of Registration:	June 5/Neodesha, KS

California Death Index, 1940-1997

about Leon Forrest Wells

Name:	Leon Forrest Wells
Social Security #:	445107529
Sex:	Male
Birth Date:	25 Feb 1889
Birthplace:	Kansas
Death Date:	20 Jan 1955
Death Place:	Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name:	Dorr
Father's Surname:	Wells

27.01--Ruth L. Wells, b. ca. 1909; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 1 in 1910 census];
[listed as Ruth Wells, 11, b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of El Dorado, Butler Co., KS]
[listed as Ruth L. Wells, 21, dept. store saleslady, b. KS/KS/KS, in 4 Apr 1930 census of Tulsa, OK]

27.02--Karl D. Wells, b. ca. 1911; d. unk.; bd. Rose Hills Mem. Pk., Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA--Plot: Masonic Gardens Lawn, Sect. 3, Lot 3722, Grave 3--Find A Grave Memorial# 31238055; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Carl Wells, 9, b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 5 Jan 1920 census of El Dorado, Butler Co., KS]
[listed as Karl D. Wells, 19, b. KS/KS/KS, in 4 Apr 1930 census of Tulsa, OK]

26.02--Paul L. Wells, b. 21 Jul 1896; d. 20 Jan 1976; bd. Neodesha Cem., Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 71601800--"PVT. US ARMY WORLD WAR 1"; m. 3 Jun 1922 Helen M. Rataczah/Rataczak (b. 17 Mar 1898; d. 22 Sep 1980; bd. Neodesha Cem., Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 71601822); at least one, perhaps two, ch.

[listed as Paul L. Wells, son, 3, b. in Jul 1896 in Indian Ty/IN/IL, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Neodosha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Paul Wells, age 8, in the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Paul Wells, 13, b. OK/IL/IL, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS][listed as Paul Wells, age 18, in the 1 Mar 1915 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Paul L. Wells, 23, pharmacy student, b. in OK/IN/IL, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Paul L. Wells, drugstore druggist, 33, md. age 26, b. OK/IN/KS, in the 12 Apr 1930 census of Buffalo, Clifton Twp., Wilson Co., KS]

[listed as Helen M. Wells, 31, md. age 23, b. KS/Germany/WI, in the 12 Apr 1930 census of Buffalo, Clifton Twp., Wilson Co., KS]

Transcription of Paul's and Helen's Marriage License
taken from a photocopy of the original

Marriage License No. 14412, Office of Recorder of Deeds, Jackson County, Missouri, at Independence, State of Missouri, County of Jackson, 55. This License authorizes any Judge, Justice of the Peace, _______ , or ordained Preacher of the Gospel, who is a citizen of the United States, or other person authorized under the laws of this State, to solemnize marriage between Paul L. Wells of the County of Wilson and State of Kansas who is over the age of twenty-one years and Helen M. Rataczah/Rataczak of the County of Wilson and State of Kansas who is over the age of eighteen years.

Witness my hand as Recorder, with the seal of office hereto affixed, at my office in Independence, Missouri, this 3rd day of June 1922.

Charles H. Moore, Recorder, by J. M. Reeds, Deputy Recorder

Name:    Paul Wells                US Army Enlistment:    5 Sep 1918
Birth:     21 Jul 1896                US Army Release:         14 Jan 1919
Death:    20 Jan 1976

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries

27.01--Patricia J. Wells, b. 3 Sep 1925 (from tombstone); d. unk. (in infancy? same day? She doesn't show up with Royce in the 1930 census, so perhaps she is deceased.); bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.02--Royce A. Wells, b. ca. Dec 1928 in KS/KS/KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Royce A. Wells, 1 y 4 m, b. KS/KS/KS, in the 12 Apr 1930 census of Buffalo, Clifton Twp., Wilson Co., KS]

Two Other References on the Internet:

1. Obit: Royce A. Wells d. 2005-Mar-6 Kansas USA on an Ancestry.com board

SiouxzQ99 (View posts), Posted: 11 Mar 2005, Classification: Obituary
TraceFamilyTree@yahoo.com

Royce A. Wells of Chanute (KS) d. 6 Mar 2005 in Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS age 76.

Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Chanute, (KS).

2. Royce A. WELLS, born about 1929. He died on 6 Mar 2005 in Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS

26.03--Dorr A. Wells, b. 21 Aug 1902 in KS/IN/IL; d. 7 Jun 1963 in Ventura, CA; bd. unk.; m. 10 Mar 1924 in Neodesha, KS, to Coral "Cora" Bertha Marshall (b. 23 Jun 1904 in Howard, KS; d/o Rilea and Jessie A. Marshall; d. 23 Dec 1975 in Neodesha, KS; bd. 27 Dec 1975 in Neodesha Cem., Neodesha, KS--[Obit. of WELLS, Coral B (MARSHALL), 71; Neodesha KS; Coffeyville Journal 24 Dec 1975; kscoflib]); at least one ch.

[listed as Dorr. Wells, age 2, in the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Dorr Wells, 7, b. KS/IL/IL, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Dorr. Wells, age 12, in the 1 Mar 1915 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Dorr A. Wells, 17, b. in KS/IN/IL, in the 13 Jan 1920 census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Doerr Wells, jeweler, age 22, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS, and lvg. w/his in-laws]
[listed as Dorr Wells, 27, b. in KS/IN/IL, in the 12 Apr 1930 census of Salina, Salina Co., KS]

[listed as Cora B. Wells, age 20, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Coral Wells, 25, b. in KS/OH/KS, in the 12 Apr 1930 census of Salina, Salina Co., KS]

Other References on the Internet:
Name:	Dorr A. Wells
Social Security #:	510105923
Sex:	Male
Birth Date:	21 Aug 1902
Birthplace:	Kansas
Death Date:	7 Jun 1963
Death Place:	Ventura, California
Mother's Maiden Name:	Dorr
From the City Directories of Hutchinson, Kansas: 1937: Dorr A. Wells (Cora B.), 1514 4th Ave. E. 1939: Dorr A. Wells (Cora B.), 315 18th Ave. W. 1941: Dorr A. Wells, 1600 N. Main west, #8

27.01--Phyllis M. Wells, b. ca. Christmas 1924; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Phylyss M. Wells, age 9 wks, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS]
[listed as Phyllis Wells, 5, b. in KS/IL/KS, in the 12 Apr 1930 census of Salina, Salina Co., KS]

I took all of these photos in the City Cemetery, Neodesha, KS, when I visited there in May 2008. --John M. Gwin

Above, left: Grave of Ezra T. Wells, who is buried in the Gwin Family plot with
Richard W. Gwin, Sr., Nancy W. Gwin, and others. Inscription reads:

"E. T. Wells; Oct. 17, 1833; July 30, 1904"

Above, right: Albert L. Wells family plot, some hundred yards away from the Gwin plot; individual inscriptions appear below:


AL. WELLS Dec. 25, 1860 Apr. 7, 1937	MARY L. Jan. 11, 1863 May 15, 1929	PAUL L. WELLS PVT. US ARMY WORLD WAR 1 July 21, 1896 Jan. 20, 1976	HELEN M. WELLS Mar 17, 1898 Sept. 22, 1980
This stone for Patricia J. Wells, right, has only a date of birth on it, leading us at first to believe she was still alive in May 2008. However, when the family of Paul and Helen were later found in the 1930 census with one-year-old son Royce A. but without Patricia, it became an even greater possibility that Patricia's dates of birth and death were the same, she perhaps even being stillborn.		It reads: PATRICIA J. SEPT. 3, 1925	Since Helen's dates, above, seem to correspond to Paul's, she must be his wife, and Patricia must be their daughter.

{John M. Gwin Note: In her notes on the illness and death of R. W. Gwin, Sr., above, Cousin Cordelia Fischer identified "Mrs. E. T. Wells" as being "Eliza T. Gwin, wife of Ezra T. Wells". If her identification is correct (and I have no reason to believe it is not), then this Mrs. Wells could be this Eliza Louisa Gwin, since cursive capital ells and tees are often mistranscribed for each other.
Mrs. E. T. Wells has been called twice of late to the bedside of her aged father, R. W. Gwin, living near Independence, who is not expected to live. He is 82 years of age. [Cordelia Fischer Note: This is Eliza T. Gwin, wife of Ezra T. Wells.]}

Some Pertinent Census Data

From the 28 Jun 1860 Census of Stanton, Lykens Co., Kansas Terr.
Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
61/58	Richard W. Gwin	m	57	[1803]	TN	3500	1800	farmer	Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Ginn"--that's why we couldn't find them!
	Nancy Gwin	f	54	[1806]	KY
	Caroline Gwin	f	16	[1844]	IA
	Anna Gwin	f	14	[1846]	IA
	Richard Gwin	m	13	[1847]	IA
	Martin Gwin	m	11	[1849]	IA
	Walton Gwin	m	10	[1850]	IA				This tells us Silas' middle name.
	Ezra Wells	m	27	[1833]	OH			shoemaker	Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Nells". They were "married within the year".
	Eliza Wells	f	23	[1837]	IA				Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Nells". They were "married within the year".
62/59	John H. Gwin	m	25	[1835]	IL			farmer	They were "married within the year" and living next door to his parents.
	Mary J. Gwin	f	25	[1835]	OH				They were "married within the year". Her name looks here to be "May J."; however, since we've been told her name was Mary, and since this census taker does err, we'll go with "Mary".

From the 6 Aug 1870 Census of Butler, Deer Creek Twp., Bates Co., MO
Res/Fam	Name	Race	Sex	Age	Est. DOB fr. age	POB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
70/70	Ezra T. Wells	w	m	36	ca. 1834	OH	farming	This is clearly the family of our Ezra T. Wells. Butler, MO, is 35 mi. SE of Paola, KS. Ezra and Eliza were living in Stanton, KS, in 1860 just after they were married; in Indiana in 1861 when Albert was born; in Butler, MO, here in 1870; and finally in Neodesha, KS, in 1880 (and where Eliza is still living in 1910).
	Eliza Wells	w	f	30	ca. 1840	IA	home
	Albert L. Wells	w	m	9	ca. 1861	IN	home

From the 22 Jun 1880 Census of Neodesha, Wilson Co., Kansas
Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race	Sex	Age	Est. DOB fr. age	POB	FPOB	MPOB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
295/305	Ezra T. Wells	head	w	m	46	ca. 1834	OH	MD	SC	shoemaker	This is clearly the family of our Ezra T. Wells. Cousin Cordi Fischer says that Ezra was a druggist as was his son Albert; however, I've not yet seen any evidence of Ezra being a druggist. He is listed as a shoemaker in 1860 and 1880, a farmer in 1870, and a Justice of the Peace in 1900.
	Eliza Wells	wife	w	f	41	ca. 1839	IA	TN	KY	keeping house
	Albert Wells	son	w	m	19	ca. 1861	IN	OH	IA	clerk in P.O.

From the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS
Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race	Sex	Age	Est. DOB fr. age	POB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
131/131	E. T. Wells	head	w	m	61	ca. 1834	OH
	E. M. Wells	wife	w	f	58	ca. 1837	IA

From the 1 Jun 1900 Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam

Name

Relat
to HoH

Race

Sex

Age

DOB

Yrs.
Md.

#Ch./
#Lvg.

POB

FPOB

MPOB

Occ.

John M. Gwin Comments

18/18

Albert L. Wells

head

Dec 1860

m, 15

druggist

Mary L. Wells

wife

Jan 1863

m, 15

2/2

Germany

Evidently Forrest and Paul are her only two children; however, it seems fairly obvious to me that there must have been at least a few miscarriages or other deaths along the way.

Forrest Wells

son

Feb 1889

at school

Paul L. Wells

son

Jul 1896

Indian Terr.

Mary E. Jones

servant

Apr 1860

wid., 10

10/6

servant

77/77

Ezra T. Wells

head

Oct 1834

m, 40

justice of peace

Lida M. Wells

wife

Apr 1838

m, 40

2/2

From the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., KS
Street/Res/Fam	Name	Race/ Sex	Age	Est./ DOB	POB	ToKSfr. where?	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
-- 259/291	A. L. Wells	wm	43	1862	IN	MO	Druggist
	Mary L. Wells	wf	42	1863	IL	IL
	Forrest Wells	wm	16	1889	KS	KS
	Paul Wells	wm	8	1897	KS	KS		Paul is clearly their son (see also 1900 above).
	Dorr. Wells	wm	2	1903	KS	KS		But who is this Dorr. --another son? What became of him?
--/371/420	E. M. Wells	wf	67	1838	IA	IA		This is Eliza, across town and living alone, so Ezra has died betw. 1 Jul 1900 and 1 Mar 1905.

From the 22 Apr 1910 Census of Neodosha City, Wilson Co., Kansas

Street/Res/Fam

Name

Relat
to HoH

Race

Sex

Age

DOB

Yrs.
Md.

#Ch./
#Lvg.

POB

FPOB

MPOB

Occ.

John M. Gwin Comments

600 Ohio St./
210/250

Eliza Wells

head

ca. 1837

wid

2/2

This is Eliza Louisa Gwin Lane Wells, the subject of this page; she is widowed and living with the family of her grandson, Forrest.

May Kendwig

roomer

ca. 1884

Germany

clerk

600 Ohio St./
210/251

Forrest Wells

head

ca. 1889

jeweler

Eva Wells

wife

ca. 1890

1/1

Ruthe Wells

daughter

ca. 1909

So far this Ruth is the youngest descendent in this line.

From the 5 Jan 1920 Census of El Dorado City, Butler Co., Kansas

Street/Res/Fam

Name

Relat
to HoH

Race

Sex

Age

DOB

Md.

POB

FPOB

MPOB

Occ.

John M. Gwin Comments

600 So. Denver St./
210/250

Forrest L. Wells

head

ca. 1890

Unk.

jeweler

Now we have his middle initial and one more descendent, Carl. Eliza, Forrest's grandmother (who lived with him in 1910) is now most likely deceased, although we don't know that yet.

Eva Wells

wife

ca. 1891

Ruth Wells

daughter

ca. 1909

Carl Wells

son

ca. 1911

This gives us Forrest's second child's and only son's name.

From the 4 Apr 1930 Census of Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK

Street/Res/Fam

Name

Relat
to HoH

Race

Sex

Age

DOB

Md.

POB

FPOB

MPOB

Occ.

John M. Gwin Comments

23 S. Utica St./
69/90

Forrest L. Wells

head

ca. 1890

jeweler watchmaker

Forrest is my third cousin twice removed. His grandchildren are my fifth cousins. Ancestry.com mistranscribed his name as Frank.

Eva F. Wells

wife

ca. 1891

none

Ah, Eva's middle initial is F.

Ruth L. Wells

daughter

ca. 1909

department store saleslady

Now we have Ruth's middle initial.

Karl D. Wells

son

ca. 1911

none

Now we have Karl's middle initial as well.

Mary Vanhorn

mother

ca. 1873

none

OK, this gives us Albert's wife's name: Mary. However, is her maiden name Vanhorn, or did she marry again after Albert's death to a Mr. Vanhorn who also died? I suspect the latter.

Some Good Communication

From: SALLIE HARPER
Date: March 12, 2012
To: John Gwin <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: interesting

Hello, Cousin John,
I thought you might be interested in this document:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=34029813&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t1462426_p-1925603372_kpidz0q3d-1925603372z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid
Albert Wells (John Lane's half brother) is living with Rex Lane and his family in Neodesha in 1930. Also - Rex's middle name is Wells - Albert's last name.
Obviously, the families stayed close.
Hope all is well with you and yours,
Sallie Harper

Thanks, Sally!
I posted it to the page--great find!
John

John,
My Uncle Rex visited my Grandma Harper on occasion when I was a little girl. I remember him being a very tall man with a strong build, and of course, he had a large nose. He was a formidable presence in the household when he came to see us. Polite - but in charge.
Nelly Lane (Uncle Lloyd's wife) was still alive when my grandmother passed. She was a tiny, bent woman at the time. I have met Stanley Lane - who is still living. I can't remember if Stanley is Lloyd or Rex's son; I'll have to look that up. Stanley's wife passed away last summer. I think he must be Lloyd's son. Anyway, he is a minister and conducted the service for my grandmother. I believe he worked in prisons for several years.
There is a Dallas Lane on ancestry.com - who is cousin; again - not sure which family. I would like to find the Lackey's - Zella's family. Her grave is in San Bernadino. My dad told several funny stories about their son Donald Lackey trying to work on the farm - and invariably messing something up.
Have a good day,
Cousin Sallie

On Jan 6, 2012, at 12:59 PM, SALLIE HARPER wrote:

Hello, Mr. Gwin,

I just came across your genealogy pages on the web, and I believe we are relatives.

Eliza Louise Gwin is my great-great-great grandmother. Her parents were Richard W. Gwin and Nancy Watkins. As noted on your site, Eliza was married twice, first to Henry Lane, from whom she was divorced. She then married Mr. E.T. Wells. She states on a late census that she had two living children. While you have Albert Wells as one of her children, the guess that her other living child was also a Wells is incorrect. She had a son with Mr. Lane--John Guinn Lane--my great-great grandfather. I am enclosing a photograph. Standing in the back row (L to R) are my great-grandfather Edwin P. Flack, Mr. E. T. Wells, Eliza Gwin Wells, and Mr. Mumford, father-in-law to John Lane. Seated (L to R) are my great-grandmother, Tempa LeAlva Lane Flack, holding her firstborn son Lowell Edison Flack, Eliza Gwin's son John Guinn Lane, and his wife, Emma Mumford Lane. This photo was taken in John & Emma Lane's home in Yuma, Colorado, which John Lane had built for Emma, and where my family still lives and farms. In fact, we are an official Centennial Farm in Colorado, thanks to John Lane and Edwin Flack and their descendants. Edwin and Tempa are the parents of my grandmother, Betheen Faris Flack. She and her husband Earle Harper raised three sons, Max, Howard, and Jim. Max (my father) and Jim are still living. (I would prefer information about living people is not posted on the web.)

While it is difficult to say, the photo you have identified on your page as being Mr. E. T. Wells and Eliza Gwin does not look like the same couple to me. Eliza Gwin had a dark complexion, according to what I have been told. I do not believe there was much contact between my grandfather John Lane and his Lane and Wells half-siblings after he moved his family to eastern Colorado.

Thanks so much for all of your hard work. It was great to see the picture of Richard and Nancy Gwin and to have the information about the location of their graves. I do have a public family tree on ancestry.com, but until finding your site today, I was not sure of some of my information.

Sincerely,
Sallie Harper
Max Harper --> Betheen Faris Flack Harper --> Tempa LeAlva Lane Flack --> John Guinn Lane --> Eliza Louse Gwin --> Richard W. & Nancy Gwin.

Thanks for writing back, cousin John. I thought you might be excited to know about a "missing" branch of the family.

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1462426/person/-1938264773?pgNum=1

I am enclosing a link to John G. Lane's profile in my ancestry.com Harper Family Tree. There are some other photos of the family, as well as some information about the land. The story about John Lane is interesting - as it claims his mother Eliza was widowed. I know this isn't the case, as John's father Henry Lane remarried a Clarissa Godlove - and had several more children with him. I recall seeing a census where John was living with his father and step-mother and half-siblings prior to his marriage. A cousin Jim Macrander - from Emma Mumford Lane's side - has provided me with information on the Lane siblings, as well as the Mumfords.

We were told by an old aunt that the Lanes were Cherokee. I have been thinking that Nancy Watkins was perhaps then the Cherokee relative, but it is obvious from her photo that she is not. Interesting that they ended up living in Osage country.

I look forward to more reading on your site tomorrow. Yes, you can use the names of living relatives. Just leave out the details about location for the time being.

All my best,
Sallie Harper aka VivianGorham on ancestry.com

NOW COMPARE THE WORDS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED HERE AND BELOW.

How Sallie and I Are 5th Cousins Once Removed:
John Gwin's Line	Relationship	Sallie Harper's Line
Isom Gwin m. Mary Canterbury	Parents	Isom Gwin m. Mary Canterbury
John Gwin m. Jane Walker	Siblings	Richard W. Gwin m. Nancy E. Watkins
William Gwin m. RoseAnn C. J. Wilson	1st Cousins	Eliza Louise Gwin m. Henry Lane
William Sutton "Sutt" Gwin m. Ida Eliza Basset	2nd Cousins	John Gwin Lane m. Emma Iowa Mumford
James Basset "Jim" Gwin m. Adrian Belle Vardaman	3rd Cousins	Tempa LeAlva Lane m. Edwin Percell Flack
Adrian Sutton Gwin m. Dorothy Lee Keeney	4th Cousins	Betheen Faris Flack m. Earle Bartlett Harper
John McDonald Gwin m. Sharon Lynn Hamrick	5th Cousins	Max Harper m. [PRIVATE]
Jeremy, Charity, and Sarah Gwin	6th Cousins	Sallie Harper
My Grandchildren	7th Cousins	Sallie's children