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.
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.
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Lane
Cemetery Block 1 plots sold (Box 1)
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Lane
Cemetery Block 2 plots sold
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Lane
Cemetery Block 3 plots sold
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Lane
Cemetery Block 4 plots sold
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Lane
Cemetery Block 5 plots sold
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Lane
Cemetery Block 6 plots sold
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Lane
Cemetery Block 7 plots sold
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Lane
Cemetery Block 8 plots sold
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Lane
Cemetery Block 9 plots sold
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Lane
Cemetery Block 10 plots sold
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Cancelled
checks for Crystal Ice Company
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Cancelled
checks for W.R. Lane Cotton
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Account
book
