William Lane Morford Sr. 1791-1874 (1)

          William Lane Sr. MORFORD (1)

Born on Sept. 12, 1791 in New Jersey.  Died on June 13, 1874 in Barry County, Michigan.  Buried in the Banfield Cemetery, Barry County, Michigan.  Veteran War of 1812.  Married Bethtranah Wood (1796-12/21/1846) abt. 1816.  William and Bethtranah had 10 children. 

2*       I         David MORFORD

3*       II        Lydia C. MORFORD

4*       III       Lucy F. MORFORD

5*       IV       Mercy MORFORD

6*       V        Ashley MORFORD

7*       VI       Ardin Barker MORFORD

8*       VII      Fanny Maria MORFORD

9*       VIII     Elkanah W. MORFORD

10*     IX       Mary Ann MORFORD

11*     X        William Lane Jr. MORFORD

Married Olive Shaff (1810-1892) in 1849 in Barry County, Michigan. 

A step-child lived with William and Olive.

          +        Clara Shaff

William Lane was living in Somerset County, New York as noted in the 1830 census, before he moved west and settled in Hillsdale County late in that decade  acquiring, a government grant for land.  About 1846 William Lane then sold this land and migrated a bit further west and became a pioneer in Banfield in Barry County, Michigan.  His residence there was the first ever frame built home in the area.  That home was handed down through the family for nearly 100 years after it was built.  He also donated the land that the Banfield Cemetery in Barry County, Michigan is located on.