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Hylton - Lane - Henry family papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BCA 0306

Content Description

This small collection of information on the Hylton, Lane, and Henry families was given in memory of former Berea students William I. Hylton and E. Florence Lane Hylton.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968 - 2010

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications for which Hutchins Library assumes no responsibility.

Biographical / Historical

Emily Florence Lane (1903-1956) of Morgan County, Kentucky, attended Berea College in 1922. She was the daughter of Joseph Columbus Lane (1849-1929) and Martha Susan Henry (1863-1943).

William Isaac Hylton (1893-1974) of Morgan County, Kentucky, attended Berea College 1913-1914. He was the son of Stephen Lewis Hylton (1856-1935) and Rebecca Ann Claypool (1859-1940).

E. Florence Lane and William I. Hylton married in Maytown, Kentucky, in November 1924. They had three children: William Isaac, Jr., Ralph Conrad, and Mark DeLane.

William, Sr., served in the US Navy from July 1917 to November 1918. (Source: A Hylton Legacy: Our Roots in Appalachia.)

Extent

1 boxes_(general) (6 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Hylton - Lane - Henry family papers is a collection of research materials concerning the ancestors of William I. Hylton and E. Florence Lane Hylton as gathered by their descendants. Data formats include genealogy books, notes, and pictures.

Arrangement

The collection comprises a single series of genealogical research materials on inter-related families with roots in Europe, the United Kingdom, and Appalachia.

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Title
Hylton - Lane - Henry family papers
Subtitle
A Finding Aid
Status
Completed
Author
Tim Binkley
Date
2025 March
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

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