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Benjamin LAMB

Benjamin LAMB

Male 1812 - 1894  (~ 82 years)

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  • Name Benjamin LAMB 
    Born CA 1812  Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1870  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1873  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 5 Jul 1894  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: Bright's disease 
    • Listed as an inmate at the County Infirmary.
    Buried County Poor Farm Cemetery, Sunnyside, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I29516  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2015 

    Family 1 Elizabeth H. "Betsy" ___,   b. CA 1802 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Gilmer Co, Virgina (now West Virginia):
      Benjamin Lamb, 40, laborer; Betsy, 45; Rutha, 26; Henry, 18; Margaret, 15; Susan, 12.

      1860 Census, Gilmer Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Benjamin Lamb, 48, carpenter; Elizabeth H, 58; Henry C D, 25; Margaret C, 22; Susan J, 20; Ruth A, 38; Elizabeth A, 6. [4]
    Children 
    +1. Henry C. D. LAMB,   b. CA 1834, Pocahontas Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1900  (Age ~ 66 years)
    Family ID F11279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elvira SANDY,   b. CA 1842, Rockingham Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 11 Oct 1873  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:
      Benjamin Lamb, 66, farmer; wife Elvira, 38; stepson William H, 17; stepdau Mary J, 15; stepdau Sarah F, 11; stepdau Gilla E, 8; son Benjamin, 2.
      (Note: Surname given for head of household, Benjamin Lamb, but not for the others. The four older children should all have been entered with the surname Sandy. Their birthplace appears to be Ohio.)

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 5 1900:
      Bertha Hustead, 23, b. Jul 1876 in WVa, occupation wash & iron, single, mother of one child (still living); dau Jan (?) M. Hustead, b. Sep 1895 in WVa; boarder Elvira Lamb, 60, b. Jun 1840 in Va, widowed, mother of 5 children (3 still living).
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Howard LAMB,   b. 29 May 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1901  (Age 23 years)
    Family ID F16049  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Bright's disease - 5 Jul 1894 - Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - County Poor Farm Cemetery, Sunnyside, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.

    2. [S2129] 1870 Census, Gilmer County, WV.

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    5. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 19 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12134&Type=Marriage.
      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.)