# Colonel Ebenezer Zane — Betty Zane character guide

> Colonel Ebenezer Zane in Betty Zane by Zane Grey.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Col. Zane, Ebenezer, Ebenezer Zane, a Zane, Zane, Col, Colonel Zane, The Colonel, the Colonel

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Snapshot

The Zane patriarch who founded the settlement at Wheeling and now commands Fort Henry with a frontiersman's blunt warmth.

## Who they are

Colonel Zane is the story's anchor: a broad-shouldered pioneer who blazed his claim on the Ohio, built the fort, and hosts famous men beside his roaring hearth. He dotes on Betty, brags about her daring, and reads her moods more sharply than he admits. As both family head and military leader, his judgments and his household set the stakes for everything the settlement faces.

## Relationships

### [Betty Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/betty_zane)

_family_

Colonel Ebenezer is Betty's older brother and a fatherly figure, guiding and protecting her.

### [Alfred Clarke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/alfred_clarke)

_friendship_

Alfred and Colonel Ebenezer have a respectful friendship, with Ebenezer approving of Alfred's relationship with Betty.

### [Andrew Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/andrew_zane)

_family_

Andrew and Colonel Ebenezer are brothers, with a strong familial bond and shared responsibility for the Zane family.

### [Betty Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/betty_zane)

_family_

Colonel Ebenezer is Betty's older brother and a fatherly figure, guiding and protecting her.

### [Betty Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/betty_zane)

_family_

Colonel Ebenezer is Betty's older brother and a fatherly figure, guiding and protecting her.

### [Alfred Clarke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/alfred_clarke)

_friendship_

Alfred and Colonel Ebenezer have a respectful friendship, with Ebenezer approving of Alfred's relationship with Betty.

### [Andrew Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/andrew_zane)

_family_

Andrew and Colonel Ebenezer are brothers, with a strong familial bond and shared responsibility for the Zane family.

### [Alfred Clarke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/alfred_clarke)

_friendship_

Alfred and Colonel Ebenezer have a respectful friendship, with Ebenezer approving of Alfred's relationship with Betty.

### [Andrew Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/andrew_zane)

_family_

Andrew and Colonel Ebenezer are brothers, with a strong familial bond and shared responsibility for the Zane family.

## In the story

### [Betty Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/betty-zane)

Betty's brother and a leader of the settlement at Fort Henry.

### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/prologue)

The solitary hunter who discovered the Ohio Valley site and founded the settlement.

### [The Zane Family and the Gathering Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/i)

The eldest Zane brother, a leader in the settlement, married to Elizabeth McColloch, and consulted on Indian matters.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/ii)

Oversees Isaac's care and arranges evening gathering.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/iii)

Hosts the wedding; laughs off Betty's plea for protection from the kissing; later meets Alfred carrying Betty home.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/iv)

Pale and distressed upon learning of Isaac's recapture; his usual cheerfulness is absent.

### [Chapter VI: The Indian's Nature and the Frontier Conflict](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as having many Indian friends and as a frontier hero.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/vii)

Organizes the sleigh ride to the party and discusses Betty's behavior with his wife.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/viii)

Colonel Zane confronts Betty about her treatment of Clarke, then confronts Clarke himself. He discovers the truth about the lost letter and works to resolve the conflict.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/x)

Hosts the feast and brings out a cask of old wine.

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/xi)

Intervenes in the fight between Clarke and Miller, orders Miller to leave the fort, and expresses concern over the situation.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/xii)

Informed by Wetzel of the approaching Indian and British force; reacts with alarm.

### [The Siege Intensifies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/xiii)

Leads the defense from his house, uses it as an outpost, and coordinates with his brother Jonathan.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/xv)

Reflects on the settlement's growth, supports Alfred's courtship of Betty, and teases Betty about Alfred's message.

## Links

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