Wasco-Lane County OR Archives Biographies.....Lane, Louis Lincoln July 24, 1861 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com May 12, 2007, 7:31 pm Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company LOUIS LINCOLN LANE. The Dalles has directly benefited by the constructive activities of Louis Lincoln Lane, an enterprising business man of wide interests and a worthy scion of one of Oregon’s old and honored families. He was born July 24, 1861, in Harrisburg, Linn county, and is of English lineage. His great-grandfather was one of the colonial settlers of Virginia and proved his loyalty to American interests by gallant service in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war. His son, David Lane, was born in Virginia and fought in the War of 1812. For a time he lived in Indiana and in 1852 started for the west as captain of a wagon train. He made three journeys across the plains, piloting emigrants each time, and on the last trip died of cholera. His son, Andrew W. Lane, the father of Louis L. Lane, was horn in 1830, while the family was living on the bank of the Wabash river in Indiana, and was a third cousin of Joseph Lane, the first territorial governor of Oregon. Andrew W. Lane, was a wheelwright and made wagons. For a number of years he conducted a shop at Harrisburg, Oregon, and in 1865 embarked in the same line of business at Springfield, Lane county, remaining there until 1876. After disposing of the business he purchased a ranch on the McKenzie river in Lane county and located near the present site of Leaburg. His tract was covered with a dense growth of timber and through patience and industry he succeeded in clearing a portion of the land. In 1879 he sold the property and moved to Wasco county, purchasing a relinquishment to a farm near Tygh valley. Two years later he sold the place and went to Lassen county, Ca1ifornia. He was the proprietor of a wagon shop at Susanville, California, for a time and in 1889 went to Kansas, where he resided for several years and then returned to Oregon, spending the remainder of his life in The Dalles. His wife, Indiana (Smith) Lane, was also of English stock and her forebears were early settlers of Tennessee. Her father came to Oregon in 1847 in a covered wagon and located ten miles from Albany on a donation land claim of six hundred and forty acres in Linn county. He cultivated the ranch until about 1863, when he returned to the east, and made his home in Illinois until his death at the advanced age of ninety-nine years. Mrs. Lane died at Brownsville in 1876 and was long survived by her husband, who passed away at the home of his son, Louis L. Lane, in 1916, when eighty-six years of age. They were the parents of thirteen children: Cynthia, who died in infancy; Alice, deceased; Louis L.; Agnes; A. W., who lives in California; Norris M. Lane, Mrs. Hattie M. Stewart and Mrs. Belle Williams, all of whom reside in Oregon and five who died in infancy. Louis L. Lane attended the public schools of Springfield, Oregon, and afterward served an apprenticeship under his father, becoming an expert blacksmith and wheelwright. He worked in his father’s shops in Oregon and California and in 1891 embarked in business for himself in Bakeoven, Wasco county. In September, 1894, he disposed of the business and came to The Dalles, opening a wagon and blacksmith shop, which he operated for several years in partnership with his brother Norris. When the latter withdrew from the firm Louis L. Lane conducted the shop alone, turning out high-grade work, and his wagons and stage coaches were used throughout Oregon for years. They were prize winners at the fairs and expositions held in this part of the country and constituted important factors in the industrial progress of the state. In 1906 Mr. Lane sold the business and formed a partnership with F M. Sexton, with whom he has since been associated under the firm style of Land & Sexton. They carry a full line of shelf and heavy hardware and the stock includes stoves, glassware, crockery, sporting goods and automobile accessories. Their store is situated at the corner of Second and Jefferson streets and affords a floor space of ten thousand square feet. The firm operates an extensive plumbing and tinsmith shop, and also sells the John Deere farm implements, which are stored in another building. The partners have established an extensive trade at The Dalles and also enjoy a large country patronage, which is drawn from Wasco and Sherman counties. They are thoroughly conversant with the details of the business in which they are engaged and their enterprise and probity are well known. The firm owns and operates a blacksmith and wagon shop at The Dalles and also owned a productive farm of two hundred and eighty acres, forty of which are planted to fruit. In 1884 Mr. Lane married Miss Hattie E. Miller, a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of Josiah and Marietta (Post) Miller, who were born in the same state. The father was a Union soldier, and lost his life in the service of his country. They moved to California and became the owners of a large stock and dairy ranch in Lassen county. After the death of Mr. Miller his widow remarried, becoming the wife of H. I. Washburn and both pased away at Mount Vernon. Mr. Washburn was also a veteran of the Civil war, a member of the G. A. R. and served during the entire duration of the war. Mr. and Mrs. Lane have a daughter, Gladys May, who is the wife of E. J. Gilpin of Chehalis, Washington. She has two children: Dewey, who was horn at The Dalles in 1919 and resides with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lane, by who he has been adopted and Jean, born in 1922. Mr. Lane belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and his fraternal affiliations are with the Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World and the United Artisans, In politics he in nonpartisan, supporting the candidate whom he considers best qualified for office, and his public spirit has been expressed as councilman. The growth and progress of the city is a matter in which he takes much personal pride, and his worth to the community is uniformly conceded. Additional Comments: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Pages 273-274 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/bios/lane341gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 6.7 Kb