Personal Life
Elizabeth "Betty" Zane was married twice and was a mother of seven children.
Before her first marriage, she bore a daughter, Minerva Catherine Zane, also known as Miriam, by a man the name of Van Swearingen with whom she had a relationship. Court records in Ohio County, Virginia show an order that Van Swearingen deed some property to Betty Zane, so the daughter would be provided for and not become a burden on the county.
Zane's first husband was Ephraim McLaughlin with whom she had four daughters; Mary Ann "Polly", Sarah Nancy, Rebecca and Hannah McLaughlin. After the death of her first husband, she married Jacob Clark with whom she had a son, Ebenezer Clark, and a daughter, Catherine Clark.
Zane's date of birth was July 19, 1765 and she died on August 23, 1823.
Betty was buried in what is now the Walnut Grove Pioneer Cemetery in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Her heroism is remembered each year during Betty Zane Pioneer Days.
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