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James Willis Lamb 1856 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1856

Birth Location: McMullen, Greene Co, VA

Death Date: 26 Jul 1921

Death Location: Greene Co, VA

Father: Matthew Lamb

Mother: Nancy Shifflett

Spouse(s): Sarah Olover

Children(s): Walter Lamb, Charlie Lamb, Allie Lamb

James Willis Lamb was born in 1856 in McMullen, Greene Co, VA, the child of Matthew William Lamb and Nancy Lemy Shifflett. James Willis Lamb married Sarah J. Olover, and had children including Walter J Lamb, Charlie F Lamb, Allie Lamb. James Willis Lamb passed away in 1921 in Greene Co, VA.

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Biography

  • James Willis Lamb was born in 1856 in McMullen, Greene Co, VA, the child of Matthew William Lamb and Nancy Lemy Shifflett.
  • James Willis Lamb married Sarah J. Olover, and had children including Walter J Lamb, Charlie F Lamb, Allie Lamb.
  • James Willis Lamb passed away in 1921 in Greene Co, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Lamb
1810 – 1881
Birth Location: McMullen, Greene, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Shifflett
1815 – 1895
Birth Location: McMullen, Greene, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Olover
1864 – 1886
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Walter Lamb
1892 –
Birth Location: Virginia
WL
Charlie Lamb
1895 –
Birth Location: Virginia
CL
Allie Lamb
Birth Location: –
AL

James Lamb's Ancestors

Self
James Lamb
1856 – 1921
Birth Place: McMullen, Greene Co, VA
Parents
Matthew William Lamb
1810 – 1881
McMullen, Greene, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Lemy) Shifflett
1815 – 1895
McMullen, Greene, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lamb's Descendants

1.
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James (Willis) Lamb (16 Oct 1856 – 26 Jul 1921) m. Sarah (J.) Olover (Abt 1864 – Aug 1886)
  1. 1. Walter (J) Lamb (Mar 1892 – )
  2. 2. Charlie (F) Lamb (Jun 1895 – )
  3. 3. Allie Lamb

James Lamb's Timeline

7 Records

1854
May 1854
Birth of James Willis Lamb in McMullen, Greene, Virginia, USA
McMullen, Greene, Virginia, USA
1856
Abt 1856
Birth of James Willis Lamb in McMullen, Greene Co, VA
McMullen, Greene Co, VA
1856
16 Oct 1856
Birth of James Willis Lamb in McMullen, Greene Co, VA
McMullen, Greene Co, VA
1880
1880
Age 24
James Willis Lamb resided here in Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
James Willis Lamb resided here in Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
James Willis Lamb resided here in Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
1921
26 Jul 1921
Age 65
Death of James Willis Lamb in Greene Co, VA
Greene Co, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1854
    Event Place: McMullen, Greene, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia; Roll: 1711; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1241711
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia; Roll: T624_1630; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1375643
    [3] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1856
    Event Place: McMullen, Greene Co, VA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia; Roll: 1368; Family History Film: 1255368; Page: 480B; Enumeration District: 059

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1856
    Event Place: McMullen, Greene Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia; Roll: 1368; Family History Film: 1255368; Page: 480B; Enumeration District: 059

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia; Roll: 1711; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1241711

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia; Roll: T624_1630; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1375643

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1921
    Event Place: Greene Co, VA
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