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buried Colfax Cemetary Masonic addition block 1 lot 21

Roy Lamb as he was called, was a baseball player for LaCrosse Washington. He was also a football player. I have a picture of him in his football uniform. He graduated from Colfax High School, 28 May, 1906. His Aunt, Mary L. Wienheimer of Taylorville, Illinois certified his delayed birth cirtificate.
He was a bookkeeper at the time of his marriage to May Sherman on 23, Dec. 1908.

1910 United States Federal Census Record about James L Lamb
Name: James L Lamb
Age in 1910: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: La Crosse Pct, Whitman, Washington
wife: Addie Mae age 29, bn Michigan, 1 child-1living
Bookkeeper

1920 United States Federal Census Roy Lamb
Name: Roy Lamb
Home in 1920: Diamond, Whitman, Washington
Age: 35 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
BirthPlace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouses's Name: Mae
Father's Birth Place: Illinois
Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 887
Household Members: Name Age
Roy Lamb 35
Mae Lamb 36
Bertha Sherman 16

1930 United States Federal Census Record about James L Lamb
Name: James L Lamb
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Addie M Lamb
Race: White
Home in 1930: Diamond, Whitman, Washington
Overseer, Public Road

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record about James Le Roy Lamb
Name: James Le Roy Lamb
City: #4 Colfax
County: Whitman
State: Washington
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1885
Race: White
Roll: 1992258
age 33, farmer, eyes grey, hair brown, tall slender build, wife: Mae Lamb

James married Addie Mae SLY on 23 Dec 1908 in Lacrosse, Whitman, Washington, United States. Addie (daughter of Alvannah Loren SLY and Elizabeth Close) was born on 3 May 1881 in Oscoda, Iosco, Michigan, United States; died on 16 Jan 1953 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States; was buried in Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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COLFAX GAZETTE, COLFAX, WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 25, 1908. pg 2
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued by
the county auditor to the following :

J. L. Lamb of La Crosse and Mae
Sherman of Eureka, Montana.

Mae Schley Sherman
Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008
Name: James Le Roy Lamb
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Dec 1908
Event Place: La Crosse, Whitman, Washington, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Father's Name: H T Lamb
Mother's Name: Emma Traylor
Spouse's Name: Mae Schley Sherman
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Spouse's Father's Name: Schley

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Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
LAMB, HARVEY TRAYTON, EMMA H 02/27/1884 00B/0199 00005806 CHRISTIAN

tombstone reads, "Here rests a Woodsman of the Woods."

1870 United States Federal Census Harvey Lamb
Name: Harvey Lamb
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Age in 1870: 8
BirthPlace: Illinois
Home in 1870: Johnson, Christian, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Taylorville

1880 United States Federal Census Harvey Lamb
Name: Harvey Lamb
Home in 1880: Johnson, Christian, Illinois
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
BirthPlace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: Son
Father's name: James
Father's birthplace: KY
Mother's name: Mary
Mother's birthplace: WV
Occupation: Farming
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
James Lamb 48 Kentucky
Mary Lamb 44 W Virginia
Luemma Lamb 19 Illinois
Harvey Lamb 18 "
Marion Lamb 12 "
Mary Lamb 12 "
Jesse Lamb 10 "
Nora Lamb 4 "
Samuel Fletcher 26 boarder farming
Stephen Clark 19 servant farmer

1910 United States Federal Census Harvey A Lamb
Name: Harvey A Lamb [Harry A Lamb]
Age in 1910: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
BirthPlace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: West Virginia
Spouses's Name: Emma H
Home in 1910: North Colfax, Whitman, Washington
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Harvey A Lamb 48
Emma H Lamb 45
Melba Lamb 10

1920 Emma was on Morton St. in Colfax, Whitman, Washington as a widow, grandaughter Yolanda Davis age 7 was living with her.

Harvey married Emma Hamilton Traylor on 27 Feb 1884 in , Christian, Illinois, United States. Emma (daughter of George Traylor and Mary) was born on 6 Dec 1864 in Illinois, United States; died on 14 Nov 1931 in Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States; was buried in Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Traylor ViewOriginalRecord
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Age in 1870: 5
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1870: Township 13 Range 2, Christian, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Taylorville
Household Members: Name Age
Geo Traylor 30
Mary Traylor 26
Emma Traylor 5
Charles Traylor 4
Olive Traylor 11/12

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Traylor
Home in 1880: Bear Creek, Christian, Illinois
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: Niece
Father's birthplace: Illinois
Mother's birthplace: Illinois
Neighbors:
Occupation: Boarding
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
James M. Simpson 45
Margaret Simpson 37
Cyrus D. Simpson 19
Quintus J. Simpson 17
Thomas Simpson 13
Jessee Simpson 11
Caroline Simpson 9
Eugene Simpson 8
Catherine Simpson 4
Emma Simpson 2
Hamilton Simpson 4M
Emma Traylor 15 neice boarding
Frank Whtmore 22 boarder
Laura Bascom 19 boarder

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma H Lamb
Age in 1910: 45
Birth Year: 1865
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: North Colfax, Whitman, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Harvey A Lamb
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Harvey A Lamb 48
Emma H Lamb 45
Melba Lamb 10



1920 United States Federal Census Emma H Lamb
Name: Emma H Lamb
Home in 1920: Colfax, Whitman, Washington
Age: 53 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
BirthPlace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Illinois
Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
Marital status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Female
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 126
Household Members: Name Age
Emma H Lamb 53
Yolande Davis 7 grand daughter

Notes:

Vol B pg 199 lisc # 5806

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Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
LAMB, JAMES L SHIVERS, MARY M 01/05/1860 00A/0136 00000987 CHRISTIAN

1860 United States Federal Census James Lamb
Name: James Lamb
Age in 1860: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
BirthPlace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Not Stated, Christian, Illinois
Gender: Male
Post Office: Taylorville
value of real estate: 1300 personal 500
Household Members: Name Age
James Lamb 30
May M Lamb 20 (I read name as Mary) bn Virginia (occupation looks like dentist?)

1870 United States Federal Census James Lamb
Name: James Lamb
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
Age in 1870: 39
BirthPlace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Johnson, Christian, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Taylorville
household members:
James 39
Mary 36 Virginia
LuEmma 9 Illinois
Harvey 8 Illinois
Emma 6 Illinois
Jessy 4/12 Illinois

1880 United States Federal Census James Lamb
Name: James Lamb
Home in 1880: Johnson, Christian, Illinois
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
BirthPlace: Kentucky
Relation to head-of-household: Self
Spouses's Name: Mary
Father's birthplace: ---
Mother's birthplace: ---
Occupation: Farming
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
James Lamb 48
Mary Lamb 44
Luemma Lamb 19 dau
Harvey Lamb \ 18 son
Marion Lamb 12 son
Mary Lamb 12 dau
Jesse Lamb 10 son
Nora Lamb 4 dau
Samuel Fletcher 26 boarder
Stephen Clark 19 servant

1900 United States Federal Census James L Lamb
Name: James L Lamb
Home in 1900: Johnson, Christian, Illinois
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
BirthPlace: Kentucky father: unk mother: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouses's Name: Mary M
Race: White
Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
James L Lamb 67
Mary M Lamb 63 wife
Jesse F Lamb 29 son
Hattie H Lamb 21 daugh in law
Jennie B Lamb 3 g dau
Glen L Lamb 1 g son
William Kellet 18 farm labor

James married Mary M. Shivers on 5 Jan 1860 in , Christian, Illinois, United States. Mary (daughter of Samuel J. Shivers and Polly Oats) was born in Oct 1836 in West Virginia, United States; died after 1920 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary M Lamb
Home in 1920: Taylorville Ward 2, Christian, Illinois
Age: 83 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Father's Birth Place: Maryland
Mother's Birth Place: West Virginia
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 1082
Household Members: Name Age
James Thompson 67
Luemma Thompson 59
Mary M Lamb 83

Notes:

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
Book A pg 136 license # 987

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George married Mary about 1864 in Illinois, United States. Mary was born about 1844 in Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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married Lucinda Smith. Lucinda was born in in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Question? Was Samuel's 2nd marriage to Catherine Fredrick, was she a Slonaker or Horveck?

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel J Shivers
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1807
Birth place: Maryland
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Bloomfield, Logan, Ohio
household: Samuel 43 MD
Polly 37 VA
George W. 15 "
Mary M. 14 "
Katherine Ann 13 "
Johathan T. 9 "
Margaret E. 6 "
Samuel J. 4 "
Michael T 8/12 OH
Thomas 87 MD
Michael Oats 24 VA

1860 United States Federal Census Record about Samuel Shivers
Name: Samuel Shivers
Age in 1860: 50
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1860: , Christian, Illinois
Gender: Male
Post Office: Taylorville
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Shivers 50 MD
Polly Shivers 47 VA
George Shivers 26 VA
Catharine H Shivers 21 VA
Jonathan Shivers 19 VA
Margaret A 15 VA
Samuel J Shivers 13 VA
Michael Shivers 11 OH
Martha Shivers 7 IL
Geronima Shivers 4 IL
Francis N Shivers 1 IL
Michel Oats 32 VA

1870 United States Federal Census Saml Shivers
Name: Saml Shivers
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1808
Age in 1870: 62 farmer
BirthPlace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Johnson, Christian, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Taylorville
household:
Polly 58 VA
Samuel 22 VA farmer
Michael 20 OH farmer
Jane 18 IL without Occ

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
SHIVERS, SAMUEL J & FREDRICK, CATHERINE (HORVECK) (MRS) 10/16/1879 00B/0139 00004655 CHRISTIAN County

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel Shivers
Home in 1880: Johnson, Christian, Illinois
Age: 73
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Birthplace: Maryland
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Catharine
Father's birthplace: Maryland
Mother's birthplace: Maryland
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Shivers 73
Catharine Shivers 56 born West Virginia
Eliza Abbot 6 Grand daughter born Illinois

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Name: S J Shivers Senior
Census Date: 1 Mar 1885
Residence County: Cowley
Residence State: Kansas
Locality: Creswell
Birth Location: Maryland
Family Number: 29
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1808
Race: White
Line: 7
Roll: KS1885_28
Household Member(s): Name Age
S J Shivers 77
Catern Shivers 64
Eliza J Abbott 9

Samuel married Polly Oats about 1830 in Probably Virginia. Polly (daughter of George Oats and Catherine Slonaker) was born about 1813 in West Virginia, United States; died on 18 Apr 1879 in Johnson, Christian, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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