Lane, John M. bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 443, Astoria Township
John M. Lane, liveryman, located in Astoria March 15, 1874. Four years ago he purchased ground on the northeast corner of the square where he erected his present large stables; since which time he has had control of a large proportion of the livery business of Astoria, running from 9 to 12 head of horses and carrying a good stock of the best-make buggies and carriages. Mr. L. was born in Missouri and passed his boyhood and youth in Cuba, where he received a fair education. With little exception he has been a life-long resident of Fulton Co. In Aug., 1867, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Milligan, who passed through the portals into eternity on the 19th of January, 1879.
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