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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Putnam County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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L. C. Lane, farmer, merchant and postmaster at Graysville, was born in Randolph County, Mo., in 1850, and is a son of Dr. A. W. and Frances Lane, natives of Albemarle County, Va., where they were reared and married. They went to Randolph County, Mo., during the early history of that county, and were residents of the same until 1856, when they moved to Putnam County, and located in Martinstown, where they passed the remainder of their lives. After coming to Missouri Mr. Lane began the study of medicine, which he afterward practiced with good success. He had previously been a farmer and merchant. His death occurred in 1878. Mrs. Lane died about the commencement of the late war, and was a worthy member of the Christian Church. L. C. Lane passed his boyhood and youth at home, during which time he received a common-school education. He was married in 1868 to Miss Mary, daughter of Ail and Rebecca Hatfield, and a native of Elm Township. To this union eight children have been born, of whom five are living: Ail W., Winfred Z., Martin Henry, Neal Martin and Narcissa J. He at first made his home in Martinstown, and engaged in merchandising until 1881, when he removed to Graysville, where he has a farm of 130 acres, under a good state of cultivation, and all the result of industry and good management. In 1887 he erected a store building upon his farm, in which he conducts a general store. He was appointed postmaster in March, 1887, and has been township treasurer about six years. He is a public-spirited man, and always interested in the general welfare of the county and its educational projects. He is a Republican, and cast his first presidential vote for Gen. Grant in 1872. Himself and wife are members of the United Brethren Church.

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This family biography is one of 139 biographies included in the Putnam County, Missouri portion of the book,  The History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam, and Schuyler Counties, Missouri published in 1888 by Goodspeed Publishing Co.  For the complete description, click here: Putnam County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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