WM. LAMB DEAD

Washington co. Pioneer Died Of Heart Trouble Monday Afternoon

“Uncle Billy” Lamb, as he was familiarly called, died at two o’clock Monday afternoon from heart trouble. He had been sick since May, but did not go to bed until July 4th, since which time he gradually failed.

He suffered a great deal and especially during the last week, but the end came peacefully while he was asleep.

The funeral was held at the Methodist church at one o’clock this afternoon. Rev. A. J. Markley officiating. The burial services were in charge of the Masonic lodge and the body was laid to rest in the family lot in the Rose Hill cemetery.

Wm. Lamb was born near Richmond, Va. May 5, 1826, and was therefore past 79 years of age. His family moved to Breckenridge County, Ky. when he was a small boy and there he grew to manhood.

On Oct. 4, 1848 he was married to Miss Martha Atkinson and all but two of the family of eleven children were born in that locality. In 1869 they came to Nebraska and settled on a farm out in the Rose Hill neighborhood where they lived for twenty three years, moving to this city in 1892.

Seven children are now living, all in this county except the youngest, Charley, who lives in Gage, Okla. The others are: Henry, Mrs. James Ryan, Mrs. Andrew Allen, William, Mrs. W. T. Meador and Mrs. G. W. McCoy.

Mr. Lamb was made a Mason at Breckenridge, Ky. in 1853 and the funeral was conducted by that order. He was a member of the Presbyterian church in Kentucky, but joined with the Methodist congregation at Rose Hill and was not only a faithful attendant but a conscientious Christian gentleman.

He was a steward in the church for many years and was one of the trustees of the local church at the time of his death. He was an exemplary citizen, kind, generous and obliging in all his relations to the public and in his home no better husband and father ever lived.

His kindly face and cheering manner will be greatly missed by all who knew him, and the Courier joins in extending heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.

#2-24 Aug., 1905 - The Blair Democrat - “Uncle” William Lamb

“Uncle” William Lamb died at his home in Blair Monday morning at the ripe old age of 79 years. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the Methodist church, and burial took place in the Rose Hill cemetery, Rev. A. J. Markley officiating. Deceased was born near Richmond, Virginia May 5, 1826, and when six years old moved with his parents to Breckenridge county, Kentucky. In 1848 he was married to Miss Martha Adkisson, and to this union eleven children were born, seven of whom, together with the wife, survive him. The children are as follows: Mrs. James Ryan, Mrs. A. T. Allen, Mrs. Wm. T. Meador, Mrs. G. W. McCoy, H. P. Lamb, J. W. Lamb, all of whom live in Washington county and C. A. Lamb who lives at Gage, Oklahoma. Mr. Lamb was the grandfather of forty four children and the great grandfather of fourteen children. In 1869 the family moved to Washington county and in 1871 settled on a farm northwest of Blair where they lived until 1892 when they moved to this city. In 1901 “Uncle Billy”, as he was called by everyone who knew him, went down to Oklahoma and took a homestead, proved up on it, and then came back to Blair. Deceased held the respect of all who knew him, and the Democrat can pay him no higher tribute than to say he was a man in the fullest sense of the word, always and everywhere.

#3-23 Aug, 1905 - The Pilot - William Lamb

The death of William Lamb occurred at the family home Monday noon. Mr. Lamb was past eighty years old though the family had lost track of his age. He was a good citizen and a pioneer here and did his full duty in the building up of this part of the country and county. He had been sick for some time, and for weeks his death has been hourly expected, sometimes being so low that the family despaired of his living but a few moments. A strong constitution helped him in the battle, but his extreme age made it impossible for him to win out in the unequal fight. For the past forty years he has been a member of the Masonic order and the funeral today (Wed.) will be under the directions of that order. The boys will meet at their lodge room at 12:15 and will proceed to the Methodist church where the sermon will be delivered by Rev. Markley. The burial will take place at the Rose Hill cemetery.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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