An October 3, 1901 column in the Austin Daily Statesman
newspaper said this, “Mrs. A. E. Lane, a
prominent citizen of Manor, was in the city yesterday.”
Born in Travis County, TX in June, 1848, Mary Jane Eppright was one of 8 children in the family of David and Mary Ann Eppright. At the age of 18 she married 29 year old Addison Earldom Lane on November 21, 1866. A. E. Lane, who was born in Indiana on December 3, 1837, had moved to Texas and was listed on census forms as a farmer in Travis County. The Lane family consisted of 7 children. (family records indicate an eighth child named Willie was born on September 29, 1882 but died on that same day)
When the town of Manor was platted in 1872, the original
town site was roughly square and contained 80 blocks divided into lots. Streets running east and west were named
after Manor’s founding fathers and the north-south streets were named after
counties and towns already existing in central Texas. The northern boundary of the town was Rector
Street. While the majority of the 80 blocks contained 10 lots each (5 on the
north side and 5 on the south), blocks 74 thru 80 (the northern limits of the
town) were only half-blocks and contained 5 lots each.
A. E. Lane purchased 38.75 acres of land from James Manor on November 29, 1879. This land was north of and adjoining the town of Manor. Real estate transactions published in the Weekly
Democratic Statesman newspaper in February, 1880 recorded the purchase.
In 1912, A. E. Lane surveyed and platted a 20
block area of the land that he had purchased from James Manor. This land, known
as the Lane Addition, was added to the original 80 blocks, adjoining the city
on the north side of Rector Street.
On March 24, 1883 A. E. Lane purchased all 5 lots in block 77 of the original Manor town site from J. Strickland and wife who lived in Breckenridge in Stephens County. Purchase price was $75. The transaction was not filed in the Travis County Deed Records until March 3, 1884, at which time The Austin Weekly Statesman newspaper published the information. The half-block 77 was located between Rector Street on the north and Townes Street on the south with Burnett (Burnet) street on the east and Lexington Street on the west.
On March 24, 1883 A. E. Lane purchased all 5 lots in block 77 of the original Manor town site from J. Strickland and wife who lived in Breckenridge in Stephens County. Purchase price was $75. The transaction was not filed in the Travis County Deed Records until March 3, 1884, at which time The Austin Weekly Statesman newspaper published the information. The half-block 77 was located between Rector Street on the north and Townes Street on the south with Burnett (Burnet) street on the east and Lexington Street on the west.
Although Mrs. Lane’s name was actually Mary Jane, she often
went by the name of Jennie, even on legal documents. A 1951 death certificate
for her daughter listed her name as Jennie Eppright.
Travis County Deed Records from October, 1908 show part of
block 2 of the Lane Addition being sold by “A. E. Lane and wife Jennie Lane” to
Edith A. Young.
In a posting on Geneaology.com in October, 2009, Charles
Eckhardt said, “…she married Addison
Earldom Lane in 1866 & became my great-grandmother. She was known as
'Jennie' for reasons unknown & Jennie Lane Park in Manor, Texas is named
for her. Her husband, my great-grandfather, gave the town the land for the park
on the condition the park was named for her.”
An article in the Austin American newspaper dated May 31, 1921 contradicts part of that information. It states that the land was given to the City of Manor on that date by Mrs. A. E. Lane and her children to be used as a public park. This was 7 years after the death of Addison Lane on January 13 or 14, 1914.
Being 11 years younger than her husband, Jennie Lane died April 6, 1936. The Austin Statesman newspaper carried the announcement the next day.
An article in the Austin American newspaper dated May 31, 1921 contradicts part of that information. It states that the land was given to the City of Manor on that date by Mrs. A. E. Lane and her children to be used as a public park. This was 7 years after the death of Addison Lane on January 13 or 14, 1914.
Being 11 years younger than her husband, Jennie Lane died April 6, 1936. The Austin Statesman newspaper carried the announcement the next day.
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ADDISON EARLDOM LANE MARY JANE (JENNIE) EPPRIGHT LANE |
Both A. E. Lane and wife Mary Jane (Jennie) wrote their Last Will and Testament on September 29, 1911. The combined will stated that when either of them died, their son, Walls E. Lane was to become Executor of the estate and was to manage and control the family property as a trust fund for the benefit of the surviving partner. The will was probated January 23, 1915 and Walls Lane became Executor with the responsibility of taking care of his mother, Jennie, until her death. At the time of probation, the Lane estate was estimated to have "a probable value of $30,000.00" An appraisal of the property dated February 27, 1915 showed it to have an actual value of $57,548.00 (over $1,431,000.00 at today's value). In addition, Jennie Lane personally owned 100 acres of land that had been deeded to her by her father on February 26, 1892. The will stated that at any time after her death, whenever there was an offer of $150 or more per acre, the Executor was to sell that land and the money received was to be distributed among the heirs.
This same appraisal also showed that lots 1 thru 5 in block 77 of Manor (the land that would later become Jennie Lane Park) were still a part of the Lane estate one year after A. E. Lanes death, and were now valued at $500.
Unfortunately, and most likely quite unexpectedly, Walls Lane died July 23, 1931 at the age of 56, almost 5 years before his mother died. The 1920 U. S. Census shows Mary Jane (Jennie) Lane living in the house with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Haston Clay Smith at 202 Bellevue Avenue (Place) in Austin, TX. The 1930 U. S. Census shows Jennie Lane still living with the same family, but now at 809 Rio Grande in Austin. Jennie Lane is now 81 years old.
When Mary Jane (Jennie) (Eppright) Lane died, the information that was included on her Death Certificate was provided by Mrs. Haston Smith. Mrs. Haston Smith was also Jennie Gertrude Lane, the daughter of Mary Jane Lane and A. E. Lane. She was born September 19, 1880 and had married Haston Clay Smith on November 22, 1908.
Two and one half months after the death of Walls Lane, his mother, Jennie Lane filed a Widow's Application for Confederate Pension which was to begin on November 1, 1931. She qualified for this pension due to her husband A. E. Lane having served a one-year enlistment in the Confederate Army from March 11, 1862 until March 11, 1863. He was a member of Captain J. J. Cureton's Company, Frontier Regiment with Colonel J. M. Norris as commanding officer.
This same appraisal also showed that lots 1 thru 5 in block 77 of Manor (the land that would later become Jennie Lane Park) were still a part of the Lane estate one year after A. E. Lanes death, and were now valued at $500.
Unfortunately, and most likely quite unexpectedly, Walls Lane died July 23, 1931 at the age of 56, almost 5 years before his mother died. The 1920 U. S. Census shows Mary Jane (Jennie) Lane living in the house with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Haston Clay Smith at 202 Bellevue Avenue (Place) in Austin, TX. The 1930 U. S. Census shows Jennie Lane still living with the same family, but now at 809 Rio Grande in Austin. Jennie Lane is now 81 years old.
When Mary Jane (Jennie) (Eppright) Lane died, the information that was included on her Death Certificate was provided by Mrs. Haston Smith. Mrs. Haston Smith was also Jennie Gertrude Lane, the daughter of Mary Jane Lane and A. E. Lane. She was born September 19, 1880 and had married Haston Clay Smith on November 22, 1908.
Two and one half months after the death of Walls Lane, his mother, Jennie Lane filed a Widow's Application for Confederate Pension which was to begin on November 1, 1931. She qualified for this pension due to her husband A. E. Lane having served a one-year enlistment in the Confederate Army from March 11, 1862 until March 11, 1863. He was a member of Captain J. J. Cureton's Company, Frontier Regiment with Colonel J. M. Norris as commanding officer.
For more information on the Frontier Regiment go to: https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qjf01
Texas State Archives list Mary Jane Lane as a resident of the Texas Confederate Women's Home at 38th and Cedar Streets in Austin in 1936. Her death certificate confirms that she was there when she died from a cerebral hemorrhage on April 6, 1936 .
One day later, on April 7th, Charles B. Cook, funeral home owner, and H. J. Brown, undertaker, filed an Application for Mortuary Warrant, requesting funds from the State of Texas to help pay funeral expenses for Jennie Lane.
One day later, on April 7th, Charles B. Cook, funeral home owner, and H. J. Brown, undertaker, filed an Application for Mortuary Warrant, requesting funds from the State of Texas to help pay funeral expenses for Jennie Lane.
For some unexplained reason, in 1929, the Manor PTA took control of Jennie Lane Park for a period of one year. The Austin Statesman newspaper made the announcement on May 31st.
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