A.H. Lane 1845-1907

LANE, SNARE

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 2/16/2002 at 01:30:55

A. H. Lane was born in Logan county, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1845, and departed this life at his home in Keosauqua, Iowa, June 10, 1907, aged 62 yrs., 3 mos. and 16 days. At the age of 9 years he came with his parents to Iowa and this has been his home most of his life. He was well known throughout this county as a first class mechanic, builder and contractor. At Troy, Iowa, under the pastorage of Rev. Friend, in 1862, he was converted and joined the M.E. church and to his death he was faithful to God and his Master's business. Most of his life he was class leader in the church being leader of this, Keosauqua church, at the time of his death. His longest period of service in this capacity was perhaps at Center Chapel. There he was both leader and chorister for many years. He took great delight in the old hymns of the church and when the congregation struck one of his favorites you could hear his tenor voice ring out strong and clear. Brother Lane had a christian experience. You would not long be in his company until you would find this out. He had fellowship with God and you knew it. This experience was very evident in his last days. On Saturday last he told me that a mansion awaited him in his Father's house. He only hated to leave the loved ones for they would miss him. He was kind in his home life almost to a fault. This is testified to by those in the home and those outside the home. The love of God that passeth knowledge was his rich inheritance, and by this he was rich indeed. By his death the community has lost one of its most substantial citizens, the church one of its devoted worshipers, and the home a kind and exemplary father. So the world is poorer because of his death but richer because of his life. In 1863 he answered the call of his country and enlisted in the Third Iowa Cavalry, Company G. But a year of hard service proved too much for his physical condition so his brother secured his discharge at Memphis, Tennessee, and he returned home not able to re-enlist. He came home as they all supposed to die but outlived all expectations. So in the call of country he was true to God as well as the service he gave to him in the church. Oct. 29, 1866, he was united in marriage to Catharine Snare and to this union were born nine children, eight of whom survive with the wife and mother to mourn their loss. The wife will miss his companionship, the sons will miss his council, the daughters will miss his love, and Anna, the one left at home, will miss him most for he was to her the source of great sympathy. The children are all present today. A good man has gone. And we do not have to force words to say this. His life was an open book and spake for itself. For in the construction of buildings he left his monument in honest workmanship, would lose money on a building before he would slight his work. So we have said he was faithful in the church, and the world says he was faithful to the right as he toiled in the world so then his is that of the blessed. So when the Sunday life and the week day life of a man correspond to the will of God we have a right to call him blessed. We will miss him at church, at home, in business, but in our Father's house we will know where to find him. He is [cut-off].

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 38 of Obit Book C found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)

I am NOT related to A.H. Lane and am posting this obit for those who may find him in their family history.

(originally posted 18 Aug 1999)