Adam married Melinda Douglas on 9 Apr 1862 in Lucas Co., Iowa. Melinda (daughter of Milton Douglas and Samantha Bales) was born on 2 Jun 1841 in Jackson Co., Indiana, USA; died on 2 Feb 1923 in Columbus, Cherokee Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Located in 1930 census for, Eddyville, Wapello Co., Iowa.

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Columbus Star Courier Oct 8, 1889

DIED --On the 26th day of September, 1889, of brain disease , Charles E. Lane, age 26 years, 6 months and 26 days.

The deceased had lived with his father and mother nearly al l his life. In July he became overheated while threshing oa ts and for five weeks suffered severely with a pain in hi s head. He was partially demented from the effects of his i njury and most of the time had to be watched. He bore an ex cellent character, being held in high esteem by all who kne w him. His death is a sad blow to the family, as he was a b eloved son and brother.

Mr. and Mrs. Lane desire to thank the people for the kindne ss shown them in their affliction.

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Located in 1930 census for, Columbus township, Cherokee Co. , Kansas. She is listed as head of household, and as widow.

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Columbus Daily Advocate
May 2, 1960

Mrs. Elma Stockton Dies; Services Today

Mrs. Elma Rosetta Stockton, 82, of Columbus route one, die d at 2:20 Friday afternoon
in the city hospital where she had been a patient only a fe w hours. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

The daughter of Adam and Matilda Douglas Lane, Mrs. Stockto n was born July 14,
1877 in the Stoney district two miles east of Columbus, whe re she grew to womanhood. She attended grade school at Wirt onia. On Oct. 2, 1895, in Princeton she married James Alber t Stockton, who died in 1903.

Mrs. Stockton and Jess David Stockton of Stippville were m arried in 1906 at Coalgate, Okla. For 30 years the couple l ived at Stippville before moving to Columbus in 1946. Mr. S tockton died in 1947.

Mrs. Stockton continued to live in Columbus until 1958 whe n she moved to the home
of a daughter Mrs. Russell Jarrett, on Columbus route one . Four children preceded her in death. She was a member o f the First Methodist Church of Coalgate, Okla.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Tom Robson of Los A ngeles Calif., Mrs. Tom
Salem of Columbus route two and Mrs. Jarrett; two sons Albe rt Stockton of Richmond, MO. and Walter Stockton of Havilan d, Kans; 16 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren and thre e great great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews als o survive.

Singers were Mrs. Warren Stover, Mrs. Marvin Starkweather , Cleo and Clarnece Allen, accompanied by Mrs. Cleo Allen, . Mrs. Wilma Robinson was the organist for the service.

Interment was in the Park cemetery. Pallbearers were Davi d Davison, George Janeski, Ralph Ridley, Victor Bell, Bil l Henderson and Jim Brumback.

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Located in 1930 census for, Columbus City, Cherokee Co., Ka nsas.

Columbus Daily Advocate, August 27, 1938, Volume XLVI

Funeral For Pat Lane Monday

All War Organizations, Unite In Military Rites For Vetera n Of The World War.

His many friends were saddened last night to hear of the de ath of Pat Lane in the Veterans Facility at Fayetteville, A rkansas, at 7:35 o'clock Friday night after a long illnes s caused by chorine gas inhaled during the Great World War.

Although it had been known for a long time that Pat Lane ne ver would come back home alive, his friends had held to th e futile hope that the splendid care he received would men d his tired and sick body.

His wife, Mabel Lane, has been at his bed-side constantly s ince he was taken to the government hospital June 1 this ye ar and she returned home last night went he long vigil wa s ended.

And so passes another veteran of the World War, one whose s ervices included every major engagement of the conflict wit h Germany.

Military Funeral

Pat will be buried with full military honors Monday mornin g with veterans of the Spanish American war joining with me mbers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legi on.

Funeral services will be conducted in the Christian churc h at 10 o'clock Monday morning by Rev. L. A. Johnson. Nin a Pell of Joplin, a girl-hood friend of Mrs. Lane will sin g two selections.

The body will lie in state at the home until time of the fu neral.
Burial will be in the City cemetery by the side of Mrs. Lan e's son Jess Willard, who was killed in a car accident in 1 937. Pa, who was a real father to his step-son had asked th at the boy be buried here, saying that he felt he had not l ong to live and he wanted to be buried by the side of Jess . Burial will be by Jones-Ruhland.

Pallbearers will be as follows: from the American Legion, C ooper Osterhout and Senator Claude C. Bradney; from the Vet erans of Foreign Wars, Ora Folk and John Wallace; from th e Spanish American War Veterans, Ralph Martin and C. A. Wil liams.

A firing squad and color bearers and guard will be furnishe d by the veterans of three wars.

Wilson (Pat) Lane was born May 9, 1885, near Stoney school , the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lane. Besides his widow, Mrs . Mabel Lane, the veteran is survived by six sisters, Mrs . Elizabeth Lewis, Columbus, Mrs. Nora Crossin and Mrs. Sam antha Crossin of Eddyville, IA., Mrs. May Rafferty of Los A ngles, Mrs. Elam Stockton of Stippville, Mrs. Minnie Littl e of Wichita, Two sisters and two brothers preceded him i n death.
The family moved to Columbus when Pat was 7 years old and h e received his education here. He worked for the Campbell a nd Bradney grocery when a young man. He was working in a gr ocery store at Leadville, Colo., when he enlisted in the re gular army May 17, 1917.
A member of Battery A, 5th field artillery, first division , regular army, Pat fought throughout the entire war, servi ng 776 days on the firing line. His army discharge states h e took part in the following battles, Lenville sector, Tou l sector, Ainsse sector, Marne offensive, St. Hihiel, Mus e Argonne, Cantigny, Daizevais, Mont-Didier Nowon.
March 1, 1925, Pat bought the Horse-Shoe cafe from Mrs. Mar y Ward and May 28, the same year he married Mabel Willard o f Girard. Together they have operated the cafe since that t ime although ill health forced pat to stay home on variou s occasions.
Mr. Lane suffered from chorine gas during the war and neve r recovered from it. He was treated for it in 1920 and it b othered him more or less for years. He was treated at a gov ernment hospital in 1931 and during the past two years he g rew much worse. he entered the government hospital at Fayet teville June 1, this year.
Mr. Lane was a member of the A.T.A., American Legion, Veter ans of Foreign Wars and Knights of Pythias lodge.
Members of the auxiliaries of the Veterans of Foreign War s and American Legion will serve as flower girls at the fun eral Monday morning.