Researching Lew Lane
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20638 people with the Lane surname? In that year Lane was ranked number 174 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Lew Lane on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lew Lane and the Lane Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 26207 people with the Lane surname in the UK? Lane is now ranked number 193 for popularity in the UK. |
Lane Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 164065 people with the Lane surname in the USA? Lane is ranked number 103 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Lew Lane
Lew Lane
Lewman Arthur Lane (October 17, 1899 – December 24, 1980) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the 24th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1945, and compiling a record of 3–1. He had previously coached at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri before coming to Washburn. He returned there to coach football again in 1947.
Lane was a druggist who managed a family drugstore founded by his father, Daniel J. Lane, in St. Mary's Township, Kansas. He died in 1980.
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