of Linn County, Iowa · from Kentucky · documented from the public record
The family in the record
John Lamb b. 1814
John Lamb⚭ Catharine Barnes, Mary Shumway
childrenDaniel Lamb · Sarah J. Lamb · Orasmus F. Lamb · John Lamb · Louisa Lamb · Oscar Lamb · Andrew Lamb · Ella Lamb · Wallace Lamb
Source: Portrait and biographical album of Linn County, Iowa
Their story
What the record says
Born Sept. 16, 1814, native of Kentucky.
Farmer in Stephenson County, Ill. First married Catharine Barnes (children Daniel, Sarah J., Orasmus F., John, Louisa (deceased), Oscar, Andrew).
After her death married Mary Shumway (children Ella, Wallace).
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