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Elias "Eli" Lambert 1836–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1836

Birth Location: Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 1926

Death Location: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Lambert

Mother: Emaline Leedy

Spouse(s): Melvina Catron, Minerva Cox

Children(s): James Lambert, Franklin Lambert, Oliver Lambert, Ephraim Lambert, Frances Lambert, Margaret Lambert, Sarah Lambert, John Lambert, Doctor Lambert, Lyda Lambert, Tobias Lambert

The story of Elias "Eli" Lambert began in 1836 in Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Elias "Eli" Lambert resided in Precinct 1, Elliott, Kentucky, USA. Elias "Eli" Lambert married Melvina Catron, Minerva Cox, and had children including Doctor Delaine Lambert, Ephraim Stewart Lambert, Frances Ann Lambert, Franklin Lambert, James Augustus Lambert, John Henry Lambert, Lyda Jean Lambert, Margaret Alice Lambert, Oliver Lambert, Sarah Elizabeth Lambert, Tobias Martin Lambert. Elias "Eli" Lambert passed away in 1926 in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elias "Eli" Lambert began in 1836 in Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Elias "Eli" Lambert resided in Precinct 1, Elliott, Kentucky, USA.
  • Elias "Eli" Lambert married Melvina Catron, Minerva Cox, and had children including Doctor Delaine Lambert, Ephraim Stewart Lambert, Frances Ann Lambert, Franklin Lambert, James Augustus Lambert, John Henry Lambert, Lyda Jean Lambert, Margaret Alice Lambert, Oliver Lambert, Sarah Elizabeth Lambert, Tobias Martin Lambert.
  • Elias "Eli" Lambert passed away in 1926 in Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Lambert
1804–1871
Birth Location: Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA
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Emaline Leedy
1815–1899
Birth Location: Crockett, Wythe County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Melvina Catron
1842–1876
Birth Location: Reed Creek, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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Minerva Cox
1841–1937
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

James Lambert
1862–1902
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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Franklin Lambert
1860–1936
Birth Location: Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA
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Oliver Lambert
1863–
Birth Location: Black Lick Civil District, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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Ephraim Lambert
1866–1943
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Frances Lambert
1867–1936
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Lambert
1876–1950
Birth Location: Gimlet, Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Lambert
1870–1927
Birth Location: Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
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John Lambert
1874–1959
Birth Location: Gimlet, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
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Doctor Lambert
1885–1954
Birth Location: Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
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Lyda Lambert
1881–1988
Birth Location: Sandy Hook, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
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Tobias Lambert
1879–1939
Birth Location: Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
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Elias Lambert's Ancestors

Self
Elias Lambert
1836–1926
Birth Place: Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry L. Lambert
1804–1871
Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Emaline (Victoria) Leedy
1815–1899
Crockett, Wythe County, Virginia
Grandparents
Johann (Heinrich) Lambert
1775–1850
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Barbara Wolf
1772–1850
Wythe, Virginia, USA
John (Bryan Leedy) III
1774–1840
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Gullian
1776–1849
Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Leedy
1746–1820
Elizabeth Fortney
1750–1778
Gullian
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes I
1715–1760
Maria Aeschlimann
1720–1782
Henry Fortney
1708–1753
Maria Charity
1708–1794

Elias Lambert's Descendants

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Elias ("Eli") Lambert (16 Sep 1836–20 Mar 1926) m. Melvina Catron (4 Aug 1842–11 Aug 1876) m. Minerva Cox (19 Aug 1841–30 Jan 1937)
  1. 1. James (Augustus) Lambert 1862–1902 m. Martha Binion 1862–1930
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Lambert 1884–1975 m. Arvilla Crum 1886–1968
      1. 1. Hettie Lambert 1920–1995 m. Simon (Peter Berdar) Sr. 1916–1997
        1. 1. Deborah (Ann) Berdar 1946–1994 m. Fred (Earl Jolley) Jr. 1944–2022
        2. 2. Michael (Richard) Berdar 1942–2019
        3. 3. Simon (Peter Berdar) Jr. 1940–2005
      2. 2. Lottie (Marie) Lambert 1916–2007 m. Murvel (Benard) Scaggs 1915–2003
      3. 3. John (H.) Lambert 1906–1994 m. Virgil Richardson 1920–2002
      4. 4. James (Augustus) Lambert 1904–1991 m. Bessie (Camden) True 1904–1932 m. Ruth 1910–
        1. 1. Nettie (Ellen) Lambert 1926– m. Hugh (Willis) Hildreth 1921–
      5. 5. Lucy Lambert 1908–1978 m. Curtis (Ethelbert) Lewis 1909–2000
        1. 1. Alton Lewis 1939–1939
      6. 6. Ardelia Lambert 1910–1998 m. Elza (Martin) Clark 1910–1994
      7. 7. Doc (Richard) Lambert 1919–1986 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Henry 1916–1983
      8. 8. Ethel (Carter) Lambert 1912–2002 m. Beecher (Garrett) McBrayer 1915–1990
      9. 9. Verna (Mae) Lambert 1922–2000 m. Elzie Quesinberry 1915–1992
        1. 1. John (Sidney) Quesinberry 1938–2015
        2. 2. John (D.) Quesinberry 1949–1984
      10. 10. Jessie Lambert 1914–2000 m. Van (R.) Caskey 1915–1981
        1. 1. Jenene Caskey 1934–2002
        2. 2. Hester (Fay) Caskey 1935–1996
      11. 11. Sidney Lambert 1925–2002 m. Aredith (Claudette) Ellsworth 1932–2012 m. Evelyn (Ann) Baker 1927–1993
    2. 2. Ida (Lou) Lambert 1895–1984 m. Charles (Wilson) Mabry 1894–1946
      1. 1. Francis Mabry 1917–1917
      2. 2. Gracie (Christine) Mabry 1912–2002
      3. 3. James (Arthur) Mabry 1917–1987
      4. 4. Mildred (Lucille) Mabry 1921–2015
      5. 5. Frank Mabry 1923–2015
      6. 6. Betty (Jane) Mabry 1925–2012
      7. 7. Ruby (Opal) Mabry 1926–2009
      8. 8. Ted Mabry 1914–2010
    3. 3. Samuel Lambert 1890–1976 m. Amanda (Susan) Nickell 1890–1964
      1. 1. Herbert Lambert 1912–1933 m. Ivory Richardson 1911–
      2. 2. Alta Lambert 1914–1976 m. Herbert (William "Bert" McBrayer) Sr. 1911–2010
        1. 1. Arthur (Madison) McBrayer 1930–2006
        2. 2. Bert (William McBrayer) Jr. 1945–2014
      3. 3. Edna (Mae) Lambert 1920–2013 m. Oscar (Woodrow) Caudill 1916–1989
      4. 4. Arthur Lambert 1915–1916
      5. 5. Luster Lambert 1917–2009 m. Martha (Jane) McBrayer 1916–2004
        1. 1. Avory (Gordon) Lambert 1938–2013
    4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lambert 1888–1976 m. Ulysses (Grant) Fitzpatrick 1877–1924 m. Charles (Thomas) Howard 1882–1957
      1. 1. Ethel (Rose) Fitzpatrick 1913–1995 m. Edward (Olaf) Everson 1906–1990
        1. 1. Arthur (Ulysses) Everson 1928–2004
        2. 2. Frances Everson –2009
        3. 3. Edwin Everson 1939–1998
      2. 2. Irene (Marie) Howard 1924–2009
      3. 3. Ora Howard 1921–2008 m. Anna (Marie) Barry 1927–1966
        1. 1. Charles (Roy) Howard 1946–1993
        2. 2. Laurevia (Irene) Howard 1950–1951
      4. 4. Ned (H) Howard 1919–1960 m. Doris Howard 1918–2011
    5. 5. Cora (W.) Lambert 1902–1991 m. Allie Wells 1898–1978
      1. 1. Vivian Wells 1920–
      2. 2. Christine Wells 1923–
      3. 3. John (Wells) Junior 1925–
      4. 4. Carol (Marline) Wells 1932–2017
    6. 6. Harvey (E. "Dee") Lambert 1892–1916
  2. 2. Franklin Lambert 1860–1936 m. Mary (Jane) Johnson 1863–1933
    1. 1. Hugh (Oliver) Lambert 1890–1978
    2. 2. Eli (Anderson) Lambert 1894–1949
    3. 3. Robert (L.) Lambert 1883–1933
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Lambert 1895–
    5. 5. John (Floyd) Lambert 1886–1947
    6. 6. James (Albert) Lambert 1884–1964
    7. 7. Leonetta Lambert 1898–1918
    8. 8. William (Jesse) Lambert 1888–1963
    9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lambert 1892–1976
    10. 10. Anna (Rebecca) Lambert 1900–1968
    11. 11. May Lambert 1906–
    12. 12. Minnie Lambert 1902–1931
  3. 3. Oliver Lambert 1863–
  4. 4. Ephraim (Stewart) Lambert 1866–1943 m. Sarah (Jane) Jackson 1875–1921
    1. 1. Burl Lambert 1894–1937
    2. 2. Alexander Lambert 1897–1986
    3. 3. Eli (Jackson Lambert) Sr. 1899–1994 m. Emma (Zonna) Sexton 1904–1996
      1. 1. Anna Lambert 1921–
      2. 2. Ruby (Jewell) Lambert 1925–1926
      3. 3. Mary (R.) Lambert 1923–
      4. 4. Betty (Rose) Lambert 1927–2011
      5. 5. Clifford Lambert 1936–1993
    4. 4. William Lambert 1901–1982
    5. 5. John Lambert 1903–
    6. 6. Rosa (Jane) Lambert 1905– m. Tom Vance 1904–1969
      1. 1. Fredia (Emma) Vance 1935–2013
      2. 2. Wales Vance 1930–2007
      3. 3. Evelyn (Mae) Vance 1925–2011
      4. 4. Elie Vance 1928–2000
    7. 7. Ephraim (Stewart Lambert) Jr. 1907–1982
    8. 8. Jesse (Charles) Lambert 1917–1920
  5. 5. Frances (Ann) Lambert 1867–1936
  6. 6. Margaret (Alice) Lambert 1876–1950
  7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lambert 1870–1927
  8. 8. John (Henry) Lambert 1874–1959 m. Loutishe Bowen 1898–1992 m. Rebecca (Jane) Kinser 1875–1926
    1. 1. John (Moriton) Lambert 1918–1986
    2. 2. Carl (Eugene) Lambert 1925–1986
    3. 3. Violet (Esther) Lambert 1927–2015 m. ADOLPH (RUSSEL) BERNDT 1915–2003
    4. 4. William Lambert 1898–1959 m. Edna Hanshaw 1917–1977
  9. 9. Doctor (Delaine) Lambert 1885–1954 m. Minnie (Florence) Moore 1889–1970
    1. 1. Myrtle Lambert 1908–1996
    2. 2. Claude Lambert 1920–2004
    3. 3. Virgie Lambert 1917–2007
    4. 4. Russell Lambert 1923–1991
    5. 5. Leslie (Curtis) Lambert 1930–2011
    6. 6. Gladys Lambert 1911–1989
    7. 7. Gertrude Lambert 1914–1973
    8. 8. Mexine Lambert 1925–
  10. 10. Lyda (Jean) Lambert 1881–1988 m. Austin Kegley 1882–1955
    1. 1. Ruth Kegley 1925– m. William (Clyde) Macier 1922–1996
    2. 2. David (Oscar) Kegley 1904–1999 m. Delphia (Opal) Skaggs 1906–1997
      1. 1. Belverage (Ivan) Kegley 1929–1976
      2. 2. John (Rudolph) Kegley 1927–1997
      3. 3. Carol (Y) Kegley 1937–2009
      4. 4. Sonny (Michael) Kegley 1946–1999
      5. 5. Veryl (Lee) Kegley 1923–1994
      6. 6. Albert (Allen) Kegley 1928–1945
    3. 3. Verna (Beverly) Kegley 1908–2007 m. Herbert (Edward) Kircher 1907–1974
    4. 4. Haskell Kegley 1912–1989 m. Beatrice Messer 1921–1991
      1. 1. Shirley (May) Kegley 1948–2005
      2. 2. Betty (Jo) Kegley 1941–1960
      3. 3. Kenneth (L) KEGLEY 1935–2004
    5. 5. Nina (Violet) Kegley 1916–2000 m. William (R.) Stickels 1908–1969 m. James (Vincent) Perozzi 1912–1995
      1. 1. Herbert (Lee) Perozzi 1938–2015
      2. 2. Joseph (Patrick) Perozzi 1940–2000
    6. 6. Dorothy (Mae) Kegley 1923–1988
    7. 7. John Kegley 1910–1987 m. Yolanda (M) Piguntory 1912–1991
      1. 1. John (Lawrence) Kegley 1934–1989
      2. 2. Danny (M) Kegley 1939–2012
    8. 8. Charles (Donald) Kegley 1920–1973
    9. 9. A. (Elmer) Kegley 1906–1993 m. Bessie E. 1912–1998
    10. 10. Estel Kegley 1918–2003
    11. 11. Thomas (William) Kegley 1905–
    12. 12. Kenneth Kegley 1910–
  11. 11. Tobias (Martin) Lambert 1879–1939 m. Minnie Scaggs 1883–1962
    1. 1. Mary (Jewell) Lambert 1905–1945 m. Luther (Nelson) Spurlock 1896–1969
    2. 2. Monie (May) Lambert 1907–1989 m. Carl (E.) Bumgardner 1903–1987
      1. 1. Betty (Jo Bumgardner Royse) Matthews 1936–2015
      2. 2. Vernon (L.) Bumgardner 1925–
      3. 3. Lou (Jean) Baumgardner 1944–1944
    3. 3. Johnie Lambert 1909–1912
    4. 4. Opal (Fay) Lambert 1912–1996 m. Gilbert (T) Denton 1905–1999
    5. 5. Ora (Glenn) Lambert 1914–1953 m. Alma Filson 1913–1986
    6. 6. Audrey (Jean) Lambert 1928–1959 m. Joseph (Russell) McClain 1924–1979

Elias Lambert's Timeline

5 Records

1836
16 Sep 1836
Birth of Elias "Eli" Lambert in Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
Elias "Eli" Lambert resided here in Precinct 1, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 1, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1878
10 Jun 1878
Age 42
Elias "Eli" Lambert was married in Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 44
Elias "Eli" Lambert resided here in Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1926
20 Mar 1926
Age 90
Death of Elias "Eli" Lambert in Hogtown, Rowan, Kentucky, USA
Hogtown, Rowan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1836
    Event Place: Crockett, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Marriage Records
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [3] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia; NAI: 586957; Record Group Title: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Sold
    [4] Kentucky Death Index
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: 412; Page: 622B; Enumeration District: 023
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: M593_459; Page: 444B; Family History Library Film: 545958
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1878
    Event Place: Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: M593_459; Page: 444B; Family History Library Film: 545958

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Moccasin, Elliott, Kentucky; Roll: 412; Page: 622B; Enumeration District: 023

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Hogtown, Rowan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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