Other records show Ezekiel as being born on April 24, 1803. He served as sheriff of DeWitt County, Illinois from 1850 to 1852.
From 1882 History of De Witt Co. (Creek Twp):
In the year 1835 two- brothers, Ezekiel and John Lane or Jackie, as he was familiarly called, came from Hamilton county, this state, where they had lived since 1827, having originally come from Tennessee. Ezekiel. made his temporary home in the cabin deserted by Hamilton, whilst, with the aid of Felix Jones and neighbors, John built a rude cabin on Sec. 11. In the fall of the same year Felix Jones erected a cabin near where Tillmon Lane now lives, on Sec. 10, into which Ezekiel Lane moved. Ezekiel Lane was a prominent citizen of the county, and at one time held the office of sheriff He was an active church member, and in the later years of his life preached considerably ; his church membership was with the Christian connection, but his views were in common with those entertained by the Reformers. |
