William West LANE
1. Burr Family in America by Charles Burr Todd. 2. Family records of Louis Oakley, Provo, Utah. 3. Biography of Davis Clark,son of Maria Burr by her 1st marriage. 4. William West Lane was appointed bishop in place of Aaron Johnson at the poor farm near Council Bluffs, Iowa. William and Maria both died of the cholera, 3 days west of Loop Fork, Neb. on their way to Utah. The baby Emma was taken back to Dunlop, Iowa where she grew up. Taken from the IGI as of Dec 2003- baptism date of William West Lane, Marriage about date and place. The IGI as of Dec 2003 states that James Lane and Mary Phillips are William's parents.
He married Maria (Mariah) Burr Abt 1847 at Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois . Maria (Mariah) Burr was born at Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut 5 Jan 1806 daughter of Samuel Burr and Concurrence Johnson .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Cecelia (Ciscelia) Lane
born 10 Feb 1847.
Cordelia Lane
born 10 Feb 1847.
Lavina Lane
born 28 Jan 1843.
Sarah Lane
born 10 Sep 1844.
Emma Lane
born 11 May 1850.
William West Lane died 8 Jul 1852 at Near Wood River, Nebraska .
Maria (Mariah) Burr died 5 Jul 1852 at Near Loop Fork, Nebraska .