Isaiah Lane

Isaiah Lane was the father of John Lewis Lane, the grandfather of Florence Lane Wellons and the great grandfather of Ralph Wellons, my grandfather.

He was born in 1802 in Tennessee. He died in 1828 in Henry County, Indiana. He was just 26 years old.

He married Naomi Lamb on August 12, 1821. She was born in North Carolina in 1804.

They had three children:

Mahala Lane (Bright), born April 23, 1822 and died February 22, 1902. We have her death certificate.

John Lewis Lane, born 1825 and died 1933. He was my grandfather’s maternal grandfather.

Emily Lane, born March 5, 1827 and died March 12, 1879.

Isaiah Lane is mentioned in The History of Henry County, Indiana, which was published in 1884. Chapter XXIII covers the history of Stony Creek Township. The first recorded land purchase in Stony Creek Township occurred in 1822. Isaiah Lane is mentioned as one of a handful of pioneers of this era. The first school in the township was not built until 1835.

Henry County  was not formed until 1822, from land included in the Delaware New Purchase, which was a result of the Treaty of St. Mary’s. That treaty is actually a collection of several treaties with various tribes. It added all of what is now central Indiana to the state. The land that became Henry County was probably occupied by the Miami Indians, rather than the Delaware Tribe. Stony Creek Township was created within Henry County in 1828.

On November 2, 1829, we have documentation of his estate being declared insolvent by the probate judge. We also have other documents, including a list of possessions that were sold by the estate.

His wife later married Mr. William Davis. She lived until February 2, 1868.