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Lindale Cemetery, m. Elizabeth Tipton, b. April 30, 1880; (2)
William "Billy," b. April 14, 1863, d. Sept. 29, 1938, buried in
Knoxville Cemetery near Troup, Tex., m. Sarah Louise Rogers
Oct. 13, 1886; (3) Jasper L. "Jay," b. April 14, 1865, d. March 30,
1947, buried in McDonald Cemetery at New Summerfield, m. Mary
Montay Tipton Dec. 24, 1889; (4) Johnnie Lacy, no information; (5)
Pearly Lacy Baker, no information.
Children of Albert Galatin and Mary Elizabeth Dotson Tipton:
(1) Margaret Jane, born Nov. 15, 1845, d. young, never married; (2)
Martha Elizabeth, b. Aug. 12, 1847, m. John Meeks; (3) Thomas
Jefferson, b. May 22, 1850, married Mollie ; (4) Paulina, b.
April 6, 1852, m. John Burns, then m. Willie Wiggens; (5) Ruth
Ann, b. April 24, 1854, m. Tom Butler, then m. Johnson; (6)
Samuel A., b. Sept. 16, 1855, d. at age two; (7) William Henry, b.
July 22, 1857, m. Sallie Ann Rogers; (8) Augusta A., b. April 22,
1859, d. young; (9) James, b. Aug. 25, 1861, m. Georgia , then
m. Lucy ; (10) Isaac, b. Aug. 18, 1863, m. Belle Jackson; (11)
Alexander G., b. Oct. 6, 1865, m. Lula Thomason; (12) Mary Mon-
tay, b. Aug. 31, 1871, d. June 16, 1947, m. Jasper L. Lacy; (13) Edgar,
b. Sept. 9, 1883 (half-brother), d. April 30, 1952, buried in Union
Cemetery at New Summerfield, m. Velma Morris, one child, Cecile
Tipton Cone.
Children of Jasper L. "Jay" and Mary Montay "Montie" Tipton
Lacy: (1) Estel, b. Jan. 28, 1892, Cherokee County, d. Oct. 2, 1958,
m. Ada Couch, they had Avon (Mrs. J. D. Stearns), Houston; Jasper
Bryan, Houston; Marion Hammer, Houston; six grandchildren; (2)
Jessie, b. June 17, 1895, Cherokee County, d. Aug. 31, 1980, m.
Mack Duty, had Christene (Mrs. H. F. Couch), Houston; Evelyn
(Mrs. Edwin Gould) b. June 22, 1921, Llano, Tex. Children of Mr.
and Mrs. Crouch: Daniel, b. July 24, 1946; Sue, b. March 20, 1943.
Child of Mr. and Mrs. Gould: Edwin; great-grandchild, Steve. (3)
Jewel, b. March 6, 1899, d. June 8,
1982, m. Mack Tennison, had
-o 1 Florine, m. Cloyd Waldrup, New
Summerfield; Pansy Ruth m. J. O.
Martin, New Summerfield; Jo Ann
i m. James Payne, Memphis, Tenn.
(4) Alton, b. Nov. 25, 1902, d. July
9, 1975, m. Basil Birdsong, no chil-
dren; (5) Raymond, b. Feb. 11,
1905, m. Alma Richardson, living
in San Antonio, Tex., retired con-
struction worker, had Margie
Denis, Austin, Tex., m. A. D. Davis,
Jr., two children, m. Chuck Chiap-
piani, one child; m. Joe Varden, no
children; Bennie Rae, San Anto-
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. "Jay" Lacy at nio, Tex., m. , first, Mark
their home in New Summerfield Pfleffer, two children; m. Charles
Goodson, one child. Car-
lisle; (6) E. L. "Buddy" Lacy, b. Dec. 12, 1907, twin to Velma, m.
Minnie Mae Turner, living in Jacksonville, is Precinct 3 Justice of
the Peace, had Betty Anne "Betsy," m. B. D. Terry, lives in Jack-
sonville, they had Michael D., m. Gilda Kessner, had Courtney
Elizabeth, Nathan Michael, all living in Dallas; Robin Lynn m.
Fred Bridges, living in Lake Charles, La., had Avery Brook, Stacy
Leigh, Frederick Ryan. (7) Velma, b. Dec. 12, 1907, d. Oct. 31, 1967,
m. F. O. "Red" Edwards, no children, buried in McDonald Ceme-
tery, New Summerfield; (8) Margie, b. Oct. 28, 1911, d. June 29,
1970, m. William Ball, buried in City Cemetery in Jacksonville,
had Billy Dean. Chicago, Ill.; Larry, m. M. Sheila Childs, living in
Houston, they had Tiffany and Tarra Billy Dean's children: Claire
and Lacy Ann. - Mrs. E. L. "Buddy" Lacy.
Drury H. Lane Family
Drury H. Lane (b. June 25, 1828, Rutherford Co., Tenn., d. 1921,
Cherokee Co., Tex.) m. Mary Adeline McAnally (b. 1842, near
Livingston, Tex., where her parents had settled upon arriving from
Shelby Co., Tenn., in 1839), the fourth son of Isham and Theodosia
Lane, came to Cherokee Co., Tex., from Shelby Co., Tenn., in 1849,
with his parents. (See Isham H. Lane family history).
Drury Lane lived continuously on the Lane farm south of Jack-
sonville except for the time he spent in the service of the Confeder-
acy during the Civil War with the 17th Texas Cavalry and the Army
of Tennessee. As a farmer, he depended on his land for sustenance,but he appreciated also the beauty it could produce as he nurtured
carefully the trees and bountiful flowers which grew in the rich
East Texas soil near Gum Creek. With his brothers, Drury Lane
exhibited a love for classical literature and philosophizing which he
passed on to his children. After a life of 93 years, Drury Lane d. a
revered friend and patriarch in his own right among Jacksonville's
pioneer families.
Sons of Drury H. and Mary Adeline Lane: (1) Sam Houston, b.
1875, d. 1942, m. Lillie Ayres Blackburn of the Providence commu-
nity in 1909, three children; (2) Charles Edward, b. 1877; (3) An-
drew Jackson, b. 1880, d. 12 days after birth; (4) Drury Addison, b.
1888.
Of Drury Lane's surviving sons, only Sam H. left the homestead
after he married. Like his father, Sam enjoyed literary activities
and served in the mid-1890's, for example, as President of the local
Dr. Franklin Literary Club, and after attending Alexander Insti-
tute became a teacher for a short time at Oakland. Most of his life,
Sam Lane worked for the United States Post Office Department,
first as a rural mail carrier delivering mail by horseback, in two-
wheeled gig, and in automobile once it became a common means of
transportation and the roads permitted; and as clerk, Assistant
Postmaster, and Postmaster of Jacksonville from 1919 to 1923 by
appointment of President Woodrow Wilson. He retired in 1941
after 36 years' service and d. the following year at his home. He is
remembered with affection by many Cherokee County residents
along his mail route for his kindnesses in delivering medicine to the
indisposed and in checking the post office on Christmas Eve for
any packages which could be delivered before Christmas Day.
Sam and Lillie Lane's children: (1) Mary Rebekah, m. Emmett
O. Dubberly in 1934, three children; (2) Sammie, m. Robert Ward in
1944, two daughters; (3) Charles Blackburn. The children grew up
in the Lane home on College Avenue across from Lon Morris
College.
Sam's brothers, Drury A. and Charles E. Lane, lived together on
the old Lane farm near Gum Creek raising fruit, vegetables, cotton,
and tobacco until their deaths in the 1960's. Long-time residents of
Jacksonville remember with affectionate humor "Mr. Drury" driv-
ing to town in his old Model "T" Ford, which years before had been
converted into a pickup, and the streets being cleared as he maneu-
vered through town with some abandon. In the last decades of their
lives, after having struggled during the Depression to hold onto the
last portion of the Lane homestead, a 26-acre plot of land, "Uncle
Drury" and "Uncle Charlie" entertained their remaining family
with stories of the old days in Jacksonville and all the changes they
had witnessed in their life-times. They delighted also in sharing
their daffodils and roses, remnants of the old nursery their father
began, and a cold drink in a common dipper from the old homestead
water well with their grand-nieces and nephew.
The remaining Lane heirs include Charles Blackburn Lane, an
actor, designer, and writer who received his training in the arts at
Lon Morris College and the University of Texas-Austin. He taught
drama at Lamar University before
moving to New York where he be-
came active in the theatre and has
authored and co-authored several
books on needlework. He resides in
Lawrenceville, N. J. Rebekah
Lane Dubberly, whose husband is
a retired Methodist minister, in
addition to being mother to three
children - (1) O'Neal, Nacog-
doches, Tex.; (2) Marilyn Rhine-
hart, Spring; (3) Carol Offield,
Nacogdoches - taught elemen-
tary school nearly 20 years. She
graduated with her husband from
Lon Morris College and Southern
Methodist University. The Dub-
berlys live in Nacogdoches. Sam-
mie Lane Ward, m. 1944 attended
Drury H. Lane Lon Morris College; her husband,
Robert Ward, worked for and is
retired from Exxon U.S.A. Sammie was employed for many years
by the Social Security Administration before retiring. Sammie and
Robert Ward's children: (1) Diane Bratz, Jacksonville; (2) Dru Ann
Davis, Conroe. Sammie and Robert live in Longview.
The Lane descendants still spend considerable time on the old371
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Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.). Cherokee County History, book, 2001; Jacksonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth354360/m1/381/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission.