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Mary Lane was born in [[Savannah, Georgia]], the daughter of Mills Bee Lane Sr. (1860–1945) and Mary Comer Lane (1881–1966). She was the sister of [[Mills Lane (banker)|Mills]] Jr., Hugh, Edward<ref name=nyt>[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/10/obituaries/mills-b-lane-jr-atlanta-banker-is-dead-at-77.html "Mills B. Lane Jr., Atlanta Banker, Is Dead at 77"] – ''[[New York Times]]'', May 10, 1989</ref> and Remer Young Lane.<ref>[http://georgiahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EB-Lane.pdf Remer Y. Lane Memorial Fund] – [[Georgia Historical Society]]</ref> She was also the granddaughter of [[Hugh Comer]], who died seven years before she was born. |
Mary Lane was born in [[Savannah, Georgia]], the daughter of Mills Bee Lane Sr. (1860–1945) and Mary Comer Lane (1881–1966). She was the sister of [[Mills Lane (banker)|Mills]] Jr., Hugh, Edward<ref name=nyt>[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/10/obituaries/mills-b-lane-jr-atlanta-banker-is-dead-at-77.html "Mills B. Lane Jr., Atlanta Banker, Is Dead at 77"] – ''[[New York Times]]'', May 10, 1989</ref> and Remer Young Lane (1910–1984).<ref>[http://georgiahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EB-Lane.pdf Remer Y. Lane Memorial Fund] – [[Georgia Historical Society]]</ref> She was also the granddaughter of [[Hugh Comer]] (1842–1900), who died seven years before she was born. |
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Lane graduated from [[Smith College]] in 1929.<ref name=ghs/> |
Lane graduated from [[Smith College]] in 1929.<ref name=ghs/> |
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Mary Lane Morrison | |
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| Born | 1907 Savannah, Georgia, United States |
| Died | July 16, 1994 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, historian |
Mary Lane Morrison (1907 – July 16, 1994) was an American author and historian. She was the curator of the Georgia Historical Society and a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the state of Georgia.[1] She also wrote John S. Norris: Architect in Savannah[2] and edited Historic Savannah.[3]
Biography
Mary Lane was born in Savannah, Georgia, the daughter of Mills Bee Lane Sr. (1860–1945) and Mary Comer Lane (1881–1966). She was the sister of Mills Jr., Hugh, Edward[4] and Remer Young Lane (1910–1984).[5] She was also the granddaughter of Hugh Comer (1842–1900), who died seven years before she was born.
Lane graduated from Smith College in 1929.[1]
She married Howard Jackson Morrison, a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, with whom she had two sons — Howard J. Morrison Jr. (1943–2019)[6] and Mills Lane Morrison[6] — and a daughter, Mary Morrison Clarke (1948–2011).[1][6]
Death
Morrison died on July 16, 1994, aged 86.[1]
Publications
- John S. Norris: Architect in Savannah (1980)
References
- ^ a b c d "Mary Lane Morrison research materials" – Georgia Historical Society
- ^ John S. Norris: Architect in Savannah, Mary Lane Morrison (1980) ASIN B0039ZS2OE
- ^ Historic Savannah, Historic Savannah Foundation, 2005
- ^ "Mills B. Lane Jr., Atlanta Banker, Is Dead at 77" – New York Times, May 10, 1989
- ^ Remer Y. Lane Memorial Fund – Georgia Historical Society
- ^ a b c Howard Jackson Morrison Jr., 1943 - 2019 – Savannah Morning News, January 26, 2019