Date Original
1908-1932
Description
This collection includes the handwritten locations of graves in the Lane Cemetery, cancelled checks for Crystal Ice Company and W.R. Lane Cotton, and a bound ledger including records from Lane Cemetery, W.R. Lane Cotton, and other businesses operated by W.R. Lane. This ledger includes individual and business accounts, purchases, rents collected, and gravesites sold. The records span from 1908 until 1932.
Biographical/Historical Note
W.R. Lane owned and operated a number of businesses in and around Walnut Ridge in the early twentieth century. Among these were the Lane Cemetery, which later became the Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Ice Company, and W.R. Lane Cotton. He also served as president of Planters National Bank until his death in 1925.
Physical Description
Document; 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MSNE.0029
Resource Type
Text
Collection
William R. Lane records, MSNE.0029
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives
Recommended Citation
William R. Lane records, Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives, Powhatan, Arkansas.
Disciplines
United States History
