Gilbert, Frank T.  "Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and
Garfield Counties, Washington Territory; and Umatilla County, Oregon."
Portland, OR: Print & Lithographing House of A.  G.  Walling, 1882.  p. a41.
 
J.  M.  LAMB

   lives twelve miles east of Walla Walla City, where he has a farm containing
280 acres of land, through which Dry creek runs.   He also has 80 acres of
timber in the mountains, and another ranch of 200 acres on the north fork of Dry
creek one and a half miles away from his homestead.  The 200 acre farm is all
inclosed, 150 acres of it are under cultivation and it has a small orchard, and
house.  The home farm is all inclosed, 150 acres of it are cultivated, and the
improvements can be best appreciated, by referring to sketch of the same
accompanying this book.  Mr. Lamb was born February 19, 1835, in Logan Co
Kentucky.  In 1854, he came with his parents to California, and they lived for
two years near what is now Woodland in Yolo County, from where they removed to
Russian river in Sonoma County of that state.  In 1856, December 17th, the
subject of this sketch was married to Miss Jane Pearce of Sonoma County,
California, who had recently come with her parents from Atchison County,
Missouri.  After the marriage, Mr. Lamb started in business for himself, and in
1859, removed to Walla Walla in Washington Territory, and settled on the place
that is now his home.
   The record of births and deaths in the family of Mr. Lamb (including his
parents) is as follows: Parents: Downing Lamb born September 5, 1811; Elizabeth
Lamb October 8, 1814; J. M. Lamb, February 19, 1835; Jane Lamb, October 3, 1835; Children: George W., February 12, 1859 ; John D., March 8, 1861; Georgia A., February 21, 1863; Martha E., March 12, 1865; Cora A., April 12, 1867; William T., January 18, 1869; Daniel W., February 19, 1872; Sarah J., March 19, 1874. Of these children George W.  and Sarah J., have been laid in the silent city of the dead, and Georgia A , was married in 1881, October 12th, to George W. Howard, who now lives in Spokane Co., Washington Ty.  Mr. and Mrs. Lamb are members of the church of Christ, and he of the Democratic party.  In 1867 and 1868, he served as a member of the Territorial Legislature, having been elected to that position by a Walla Walla constituency.  In 1881 he attended as a delegate from Washington Territory, the assembly of the State Grange in Oregon. It will thus be seen that confidence and appreciation are awarded Mr. Lamb by his neighbors and those who have come to know him best.


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Submitted to the WA.  Bios Project in February 2007 by Diana Smith.

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