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             Husband: Benjamin Lamb    
                Born: ca 1812              in Augusta Co, VA  1,2
                Died: Jul- 5-1894          in Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  3 (see note 1)
              Buried:                      in County Poor Farm Cemetery, Sunnyside, Doddridge Co, WV  3
      Cause of death:                      Bright's disease  3
              Census: 1880                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1873                 in Gilmer Co, WV  1
              Census: 1850, 1870           in Gilmer Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
Other spouse 1
                Wife: Elvira Sandy     
             Married: Oct-11-1873          in Gilmer Co, WV  4
                Born: Jun-  -1840          in Rockingham Co, VA  1
              Census: 1900                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 2)
              Census: 1880                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1873                 in Gilmer Co, WV  1
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: Benjamin Howard Lamb      
       Also known as: Howard Lamb 5
                Born: May-29-1878          in Doddridge Co, WV  6 (see note 3)
                Died: Dec- 5-1901           5
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  7
              Census: 1900                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 4)
          Occupation:                      day laborer  8

Sources:
(1) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. 
(2) 1870 Census, Gilmer County, WV. 
(3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(4) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as Benjamin Lamb, 62, b. Augusta Co Va, res. Gilmer Co; and 
Elvira Sandy, 33, b. Rockingham Co Va, res. Gilmer Co.  Married Oct 11 1873 in Gilmer County.  (Note:  Marital status 
not given.), MR p. 19 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12134&Type=Marriage. 
(5) Headstone. 
(6) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 

Event Notes
Note (1) Listed as an inmate at the County Infirmary.
Note (2) In household of Bertha Hustead and her daughter Icy.
Note (3) Birth date on headstone is May 27 1877.
Note (4) Listed as one of several tenants in a boarding house operated by Ollie
Hustead.







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