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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  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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B. F. Lane. A son of J. C. Lane, a prominent farmer of Georgia, and educated in that State, the subject of this sketch began life for himself in the year 1867, and starting in business with only a very limited amount of capital, ranks at this date among the influential and popular citizens of Nevada County. He is engaged in farming and mercantile pursuits, and in 1885 founded the post office of Lanesburg. He is a member of the Masonic lodge, and is a faithful Democrat in politics. After the war Mr. Lane married Miss A. C. Hudson, daughter of Wesley Hudson. In 1879 they moved to Arkansas, and entered the mercantile business in 1884, but the stock was burned out in February, 1885, and again in 1889. Yet true genius surmounts all obstacles, and thus Mr. Lane succeeded in spite of misfortune. He enlisted in the Civil War in 1861, under Maj. Kemp, and figured in many of the celebrated battles, experiencing the usual hardships of war, but serving until May, 1865.

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This family biography is one of 96 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Nevada County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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