Maine, Kennebec, Readfield, LANE Family

According to the 18 Jun 1870 CENSUS, the family remained in Readfield, Maine. George M. Lane, 40, is listed as a farmer with real estate valued at $2,000 and personal effects valued at $790. His wife, Ellen M., 34, was “keeping house.”  Their children in 1870 included:  Mary E., 14, in school; Emma J., 12, in school; Emery O., 10, in school; Frank H., 8, in school; Cora L., 4, at home; Carrie L., 4, at home.  Cora Lena and Carrie Lona were twins.  All members of the Lane family were born in Maine, and most of these children were born in the farmhouse where they lived. 

SOURCE:  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line].