PFC Harry Jacob Lane

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PFC Harry Jacob Lane Veteran

Birth
Charlestown, Portage County, Ohio, USA
Death
2 Sep 1959 (aged 66)
Portage County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Name: Harry Lane
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Charlestown, Portage, Ohio
Birth Date: 6 Dec 1891
Father's name: Rollen Lane (Louis Rollin Lane)
Mother's name: Ida Jones (???)
FHL Film Number: 89139
(Ohio, Births and Christening Index)
(Thomas Note: Census of 1900 & 1910 record a different mother, Josephine Lane)
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1900 US Federal Census:
Name: Harry Lane
Age: 8
Birth Date: Dec 1891
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1900: New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Louis R Lane
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Josephine Lane
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Household Members:
Louis R Lane 32 - Head - Stone Mason (Railroad)
Josephine Lane 31 - Wife
Harry Lane 8 - Son - At School
Karl Lane 1 - Son
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1910 US Federal Census:
Name: Harry Lane
Age in 1910: 18
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Ravenna, Portage, Ohio
Street: South Chestnut St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Lewis R Lane (Louis R. Lane)
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Josephine Lane
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Industry: Woolen Mills
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Household Members:
Lewis R Lane 41 - Head - Foreman - Woolen Mills
Josephine Lane 41 - Wife
Harry Lane 18 - Son - Book keeper - Woolen Mills
Karl Lane 11 - Son
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PVT/Wagoner Harry Jacob Lane's WWI draft registration card shows his residence was Rittman, Ohio. He was single and employed as a common laborer with Ohio Salt Company in Rittman. His card recorded him as tall, medium stature, brown eyes, and brown hair. He enlisted on June 15, 1917 and was discharged on June 13, 1919. He registered on April 27,1942 for WWII and at resided at 146 ½ Washington Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He lists Mrs. Nellie Lane at the same address as someone who would always know his address. He worked at Patteron Field, US government, Patterson Field, Fairfield, Greene County, Ohio. (Originally named Wilbur Wright Field as a flying field, renamed Patterson Field in 1931). He recorded his height as 5 feet 7 ½ inches, 172 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, and ruddy complexion with a scar on his right thumb. He died on September 2, 1959. Mr. Robert Lane submitted the Application for Headstone or Marker on May 23, 1960. Robert Lane listed his address as 2705 North River Road, Stow, Ohio. Listed in the Ohio Soldiers in WWII was the following: RA Columbus Barracks, June 15, 1917; Br Charleston, Ohio at 25 6/12 years old; Medical Department Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on July 1, 1917; Medical Department Field Hospital 318 to December 27, 118; Field Hospital Sec Headquarters 305 Sanitary Train to discharge. Wagoner September 7, 1918. He was in the Somme Offensive and Meuse-Argonne. He was in the AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) from May 26, 1918 to May 31, 1919 with an honorable discharge on June 13, 1919.
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Name: Harry J Lane
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 24 May 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, VA
Address: 400 South Diamond St
Residence Place: Ravenna, Ohio
Spouse: Minnie Lane
Ship: Mercury
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1842652
Notes: Headquarters Field Hospital Section, 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Division
(U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
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Name: Harry J. Lane
Departure Date: 20 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 31 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Rittman, Ohio.
Next of Kin: Carl Lane
Relationship: Brother
Ship: ROTTERDAM
Military Unit: HQ F.H SEC. 305TH SAN TN
Rank: Wagoner
Service Number: 1, 842, 652
Notes: HEADQUARTERS FIELD HOSPITAL SECTION 305TH
SANITARY TRAIN
(U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
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PVT/ Wagoner Harry Jacob Lane sailed to & from France aboard the ships Mercury & Rotterdam with the Headquarters Detachment going and the 318th Field Hospital returning, of the 305th Sanitary Train. Soldiers of the 305th Sanitary Train of the 80th Division sailed to France for WWI on several ships, USS Mercury, USS Siboney, or USS Huron from Newport News & Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1918. The Sanitary Train consisted of the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Ambulance Companies, the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Field Hospitals, and the 305th Sanitary Train Headquarters. The sanitary train returned to Hoboken, New Jersey, on the USS Rotterdam from Brest, France. The soldiers boarded the ship on May 20, 1919 in Brest France and arrived in Hoboken on May 31, 1919. Once ashore they were given refreshments by welfare organizations. They proceeded to Jersey City by ferry and then by passenger coaches to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for out-processing. All their possessions were sterilized in a steam sterilizer which was very effective. Any thing leather shrunk to a much smaller size. Sanitary Train was decommissioned on Jun 9, 1919. (Reference: "History of 318 Field Hospital" (2019) by Thomas Nelson; U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
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Name: Harry J. Lane
Age: 25 6/12 Years
Race: White
Birth Date: abt 1891
Birth Location: Charleston, Ohio
Enlistment Date: 15 Jun 1917
Enlistment County: Columbus Barracks
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment Division: Regular Army
Comments: Medical Department Fort Oglethorpe Ga 1 July 1917; Medical Department Field Hospital 318 to 27 Dec 1918; Field Hospital Section Headquarters 305 Sanitary Train to Discharge Wagoner 7 Sept 1918. Somme Offensive; Meuse-Argonne. American Expeditionary Forces
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1930 US Federal Census:
Name: Harry J Lane
Birth Year: abt 1892
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Home in 1930: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
Street address: Washington
Ward of City: 8
Block: 1166 Continued on Sheet 14
House Number in Cities or Towns: 18
Dwelling Number: 201
Family Number: 274
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Radio Repairs
Industry: Radio Products
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Carl F Lane 31 - Head - Radio Service - Radio Products
Nellie I Lane 33 - Wife - Innspector - Radio Products
Harry J Lane 38 - Brother - Radio Repairs - Radio Products.
Evangeline Johnson 75 - Mother-in-Law
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Name; Harry J Lane
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Apr 1930
Event Place: Hamilton, Ohio
Age: 38
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Father's Name: Rollin Lane
Mother's Name: Josephine Jones
Spouce's Name: Nina M. Knight
Spouces Age: 26
Spouce's Birth Year (Estimated): 1904
Spouce's Father's Name: Alfred Rice
Spouse's Mother'sName: Bessie Davis
(Ohio, County Marriages)
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1940 US Federal Census:
Name: Harry Lane
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 4, Ravenna City, Ravenna Township, Portage, Ohio
Age: 48
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (estimated): 1892
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household members:
Harry Lane - Head - 48
Mable Lane - Wife - 48
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Name: Harry J Lane
Birth Date: 1892
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Place: Portage, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 2 Sep 1959
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: Portage, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 66367
Age at Death: 67
Certifier: Coroner
Autopsy: Yes, used for certification
Marital Status: Widowed
(Ohio, Death, 1908-1932, 1938-2007)
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Name: Harry J Lane
Service No: 1842652
Pension or Va Claim No: C2-797-794
State: Ohio
Grade: Wag.
Medals: None
Applicant: Robert Lane 5/23/60
Birth Date: 6 Dec 1892
Death Date: 2 Sep 1959
Cemetery: Maple Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Ravenna, Ohio
(U.S., Headstone Applicatins for Military Veterans)
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(Thomas Note: Birth Year on Military Plaque should be 1891 vice 1892. Marker application show "red" change marking to 1891. I listed the year on the memorial stone.)
Name: Harry Lane
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Charlestown, Portage, Ohio
Birth Date: 6 Dec 1891
Father's name: Rollen Lane (Louis Rollin Lane)
Mother's name: Ida Jones (???)
FHL Film Number: 89139
(Ohio, Births and Christening Index)
(Thomas Note: Census of 1900 & 1910 record a different mother, Josephine Lane)
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1900 US Federal Census:
Name: Harry Lane
Age: 8
Birth Date: Dec 1891
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1900: New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Louis R Lane
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Josephine Lane
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Household Members:
Louis R Lane 32 - Head - Stone Mason (Railroad)
Josephine Lane 31 - Wife
Harry Lane 8 - Son - At School
Karl Lane 1 - Son
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1910 US Federal Census:
Name: Harry Lane
Age in 1910: 18
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Ravenna, Portage, Ohio
Street: South Chestnut St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Lewis R Lane (Louis R. Lane)
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Josephine Lane
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Industry: Woolen Mills
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Household Members:
Lewis R Lane 41 - Head - Foreman - Woolen Mills
Josephine Lane 41 - Wife
Harry Lane 18 - Son - Book keeper - Woolen Mills
Karl Lane 11 - Son
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PVT/Wagoner Harry Jacob Lane's WWI draft registration card shows his residence was Rittman, Ohio. He was single and employed as a common laborer with Ohio Salt Company in Rittman. His card recorded him as tall, medium stature, brown eyes, and brown hair. He enlisted on June 15, 1917 and was discharged on June 13, 1919. He registered on April 27,1942 for WWII and at resided at 146 ½ Washington Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He lists Mrs. Nellie Lane at the same address as someone who would always know his address. He worked at Patteron Field, US government, Patterson Field, Fairfield, Greene County, Ohio. (Originally named Wilbur Wright Field as a flying field, renamed Patterson Field in 1931). He recorded his height as 5 feet 7 ½ inches, 172 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, and ruddy complexion with a scar on his right thumb. He died on September 2, 1959. Mr. Robert Lane submitted the Application for Headstone or Marker on May 23, 1960. Robert Lane listed his address as 2705 North River Road, Stow, Ohio. Listed in the Ohio Soldiers in WWII was the following: RA Columbus Barracks, June 15, 1917; Br Charleston, Ohio at 25 6/12 years old; Medical Department Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on July 1, 1917; Medical Department Field Hospital 318 to December 27, 118; Field Hospital Sec Headquarters 305 Sanitary Train to discharge. Wagoner September 7, 1918. He was in the Somme Offensive and Meuse-Argonne. He was in the AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) from May 26, 1918 to May 31, 1919 with an honorable discharge on June 13, 1919.
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Name: Harry J Lane
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 24 May 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, VA
Address: 400 South Diamond St
Residence Place: Ravenna, Ohio
Spouse: Minnie Lane
Ship: Mercury
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1842652
Notes: Headquarters Field Hospital Section, 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Division
(U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
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Name: Harry J. Lane
Departure Date: 20 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 31 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Rittman, Ohio.
Next of Kin: Carl Lane
Relationship: Brother
Ship: ROTTERDAM
Military Unit: HQ F.H SEC. 305TH SAN TN
Rank: Wagoner
Service Number: 1, 842, 652
Notes: HEADQUARTERS FIELD HOSPITAL SECTION 305TH
SANITARY TRAIN
(U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
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PVT/ Wagoner Harry Jacob Lane sailed to & from France aboard the ships Mercury & Rotterdam with the Headquarters Detachment going and the 318th Field Hospital returning, of the 305th Sanitary Train. Soldiers of the 305th Sanitary Train of the 80th Division sailed to France for WWI on several ships, USS Mercury, USS Siboney, or USS Huron from Newport News & Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1918. The Sanitary Train consisted of the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Ambulance Companies, the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Field Hospitals, and the 305th Sanitary Train Headquarters. The sanitary train returned to Hoboken, New Jersey, on the USS Rotterdam from Brest, France. The soldiers boarded the ship on May 20, 1919 in Brest France and arrived in Hoboken on May 31, 1919. Once ashore they were given refreshments by welfare organizations. They proceeded to Jersey City by ferry and then by passenger coaches to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for out-processing. All their possessions were sterilized in a steam sterilizer which was very effective. Any thing leather shrunk to a much smaller size. Sanitary Train was decommissioned on Jun 9, 1919. (Reference: "History of 318 Field Hospital" (2019) by Thomas Nelson; U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
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Name: Harry J. Lane
Age: 25 6/12 Years
Race: White
Birth Date: abt 1891
Birth Location: Charleston, Ohio
Enlistment Date: 15 Jun 1917
Enlistment County: Columbus Barracks
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment Division: Regular Army
Comments: Medical Department Fort Oglethorpe Ga 1 July 1917; Medical Department Field Hospital 318 to 27 Dec 1918; Field Hospital Section Headquarters 305 Sanitary Train to Discharge Wagoner 7 Sept 1918. Somme Offensive; Meuse-Argonne. American Expeditionary Forces
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1930 US Federal Census:
Name: Harry J Lane
Birth Year: abt 1892
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Home in 1930: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
Street address: Washington
Ward of City: 8
Block: 1166 Continued on Sheet 14
House Number in Cities or Towns: 18
Dwelling Number: 201
Family Number: 274
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Radio Repairs
Industry: Radio Products
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Carl F Lane 31 - Head - Radio Service - Radio Products
Nellie I Lane 33 - Wife - Innspector - Radio Products
Harry J Lane 38 - Brother - Radio Repairs - Radio Products.
Evangeline Johnson 75 - Mother-in-Law
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Name; Harry J Lane
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Apr 1930
Event Place: Hamilton, Ohio
Age: 38
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Father's Name: Rollin Lane
Mother's Name: Josephine Jones
Spouce's Name: Nina M. Knight
Spouces Age: 26
Spouce's Birth Year (Estimated): 1904
Spouce's Father's Name: Alfred Rice
Spouse's Mother'sName: Bessie Davis
(Ohio, County Marriages)
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1940 US Federal Census:
Name: Harry Lane
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 4, Ravenna City, Ravenna Township, Portage, Ohio
Age: 48
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (estimated): 1892
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household members:
Harry Lane - Head - 48
Mable Lane - Wife - 48
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Name: Harry J Lane
Birth Date: 1892
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Place: Portage, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 2 Sep 1959
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: Portage, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 66367
Age at Death: 67
Certifier: Coroner
Autopsy: Yes, used for certification
Marital Status: Widowed
(Ohio, Death, 1908-1932, 1938-2007)
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Name: Harry J Lane
Service No: 1842652
Pension or Va Claim No: C2-797-794
State: Ohio
Grade: Wag.
Medals: None
Applicant: Robert Lane 5/23/60
Birth Date: 6 Dec 1892
Death Date: 2 Sep 1959
Cemetery: Maple Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Ravenna, Ohio
(U.S., Headstone Applicatins for Military Veterans)
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(Thomas Note: Birth Year on Military Plaque should be 1891 vice 1892. Marker application show "red" change marking to 1891. I listed the year on the memorial stone.)

Inscription

HARRY J LANE
OHIO
WAGR HQ 305 SN TN 80 DIV
WORLD WAR I
DEC 6 1892 SEPT 2 1959