LANE, Frederick

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, p 163

Frederick LANE, lumber dealer, Alma [Buffalo County, Wisconsin], was born 15 
January 1833 in Germany. He came to America in 1852, and his first permanent 
settlement was in Buffalo City [Buffalo County, Wisconsin], where he erected 
a steam saw mill. In 1865 he removed to Alma, where he built another 
extensive mill, and still continues in the lumber business. His mill has the 
capacity of 25,000 feet per day. He employs about twenty-five men.

He [Frederick LANE] has been twice married, first to [Miss?] Julia HORST, a 
native of Germany. They had five children, three of whom are now living: 
Laura, Matilda, and Julia. His second wife was [Miss?] Margaret MASON, a 
native of Kentucky; they have five children: Frederick, Eddie [Edward], 
William, Adolph, and Charles. [The household of Frederick LANE is enumerated 
in the 1880 census of Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin: Frederick, appears to 
be age fifty, lumber merchant, born in Germany (if fifty, then he was born 
about 1830, close to the year 1833 given in the biography) to parents also 
born in Germany; his wife, Margaret, age thirty, born in Ohio (about 1850) to 
parents also born there; and eight children, the last seven of whom were born 
in Wisconsin: (1) Laura, age twenty-one, single, at home, born (about 1859 
by her census age) in Kentucky; (2) Matilda, age seventeen, born about 
1863; (3) Julia, age thirteen, attending school, born about 1867; (4) 
Frederick, age ten, attending school, born about 1870; (5) Edward, age nine, 
attending school, born about 1871; (6) William, age seven, also attending 
school, born about 1873; (7) Adolph, age four, born about 1876; and (8) 
Charles, age two, born about 1878. Julia appears to be the youngest living 
child from Frederick's first marriage. Thus Frederick LANE and Margaret 
MASON were married after Julia was born, the year of Julia's birth determined 
from her census age to be about 1867. Bracketed material added by submitter 
(who is not researching these surnames) to support and clarify information 
given in the biography and to raise questions.]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly