George Washington Lane:
Born: June 14, 1805
Birthplace: Cherokee County Georgia
Father: Jonathan Lane 1767 – 1837
Mother: Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Colley 1771 - 1840
Wife: Martha Nichols Davis 1814 – 1896
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Children:
Robert W. Lane 1835 – 1863
Nicholas Davis Lane 1839 – 1858
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Bettie Collie Lane 1845 – 1853
Kate Erskine Lane Townes 1845 – 1919
(Buried: Athens City Cemetery Athens Alabama)
Mary Lane Westmoreland 1850 – 1931
(Buried: Athens City Cemetery Athens Alabama)
Hector Davis Lane 1852 – 1898
(Buried: Athens City Cemetery Athens Alabama)
Charles Paul Lane 1854 – 1907
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Alabama)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Athens Alabama
1829 – 1833: Alabama State Representative
1832 – 1834: Judge of Limestone County Alabama County Court
1834 – 1846: Judge of fourth judicial circuit court of Alabama
1846 – 1861: Attorney in Huntsville Alabama
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Judge of U.S. District Court of Middle Alabama
1861 – 1863: Judge of U.S. District Court of Northern Alabama
1861 – 1863: Judge of U.S. District Court of Southern Alabama
Died: November 12, 1863
Place of Death: Louisville Kentucky
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville Kentucky
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