Martitia (Lamb) Ward (abt. 1837 - 1927)

Born about 5 Feb 1837 in Guilford County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Shubel G Ward — married 22 Dec 1860 in Guilford County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1927 at about age 90 in Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia

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Biography

Martitia Lamb was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, on 5 February 1837, to Jehu Cameron Lamb 'John C" Lamb-3948 and Luzena Gardner Lamb Gardner-6544.

Ninety year old Martitia died on 5 July 1927 at her home in Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia, and was buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery. ^[1]

Information from US Federal Census Records

1850: In 1850 the family was still living in Guilford County, North Carolina, where Martitia, her sisters, and her parents had been born. Her father was 39 years old and her mother was 38. Martitia was the eldest child and 13 years old. Here are the birth years of Martitia and her sisters:

Martitia ~ 1837

Melinda ~ 1841

Miriam ~ 1838

Also in the home was 25 year old F.S. Carpenter.

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1870:By 1870 Martitia is a thirty three year old widow with five children. Her husband had died in 1864.^[3]

1880: Martitia was living with her four youngest children.Her twenty three year old grandson, Jordan S. Lyons, was also in the home. ^[4]

1920: Eighty two year old Martitia is living in the home of her daughter Adeline and Adeline's husband Elisha C. Harris. ^{[5] [6]}

Note on 1920 census: Martitia's name is spelled "Martishy", which is in keeping with the way mountain people would have pronounced it at the time. Also, it is noteworthy that Gill and Mallie Stewart appear to be close neighbors. Mallie is one of her descendants.

Children of Martitia Lamb Wardand year of their birth, calculated from the 1870 census record:

Luella V ~ 1857 (Suella in census)

Catharine L ~ 1861

Adeline ~ 1863

Orval Shubel ~ 1865 (Oliver in census)

Flora ~ 1867

Marriage

Martitia married Shubel G. Ward on December 22, 1860, in Guilford County, North Carolina. Archives and History, 1977.^[7]

Martitia passed away on 5 July 1927 and was buried in Chestnut Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Lambsburg, Virginia. This is the present name of the church and cemetery. It is unknown which denomination the church was at the time of her death. [1]

MEMORIAL ID 73413186

Note to Martitia's descendants:

Shubel G. Ward was not the father of her eldest child, Luella V. Lamb Lyons, nor was he the father of her youngest child, Flora Ward Hawks.

Sources

1. ↑ Source Citation Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

   Original data: Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BH-7JF : 12 April 2016), Martitia Lamb in household of John C Lamb, Guilford county, Guilford, North Carolina, United States; citing family 9, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Citing this Record "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL2-59C : 12 April 2016), Martitia A Ward, Virginia, United States; citing p. 14, family 118, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,138.
4. ↑ Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP5-9D5 : 16 July 2017), Martitia Ward, Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 17, sheet 16A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1360; FHL microfilm 1,255,360.
5. ↑ Citing this Record "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJF2-PLW : accessed 1 February 2018), Martishy A Ward in household of Elisha C Harris, Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 5B, line 71, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1883; FHL microfilm 1,821,883.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1880
7. ↑ Martitia Lamb in the North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 No Image Text-only collection Name: Martitia Lamb Gender: Female Spouse: Shubel G Ward Spouse Gender: Male Bond Date: 22 Dec 1860 Bond #: 000060671 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 004593 County: Guilford Record #: 03 466 Bondsman: Will U Steiner Witness: H C Willis Source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of escription This database contains information extracted from 170,000 marriage bonds, covering the years 1741-1868, on file in the North Carolina State Archives in the United States. Most of the bonds contain the following information: groom's name, bride's name, date of bond, bondsmen, witnesses. Learn more... Suggested Records North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 Martitia Lamb 1880 United States Federal Census Martitia Ward 1870 United States Federal Census Martitia A Ward North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004 Martitia Lamb 1900 United States Federal Census M E Ward 1910 United States Federal Census Maticia Ward Distributed By ProquestPowered By Ancestry © 1997-2017 Ancestry

• The source for Martitia's age came from the 1850 census.