Born about in Guilford County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jehu Cameron Lamb
and Luzena (Gardner) Lamb
Sister of
Martitia (Lamb) Ward and Malinda Louisa Lamb
Wife of
Lawrence Decata Kingsbury
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died about
at about age 58
in Mercer, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
Miriam Lamb was born about 1838 in Guilford County, North Carolina to Jehu Cameron "John C" Lamb Lamb-3948 and Luzena Gardner Lamb Gardner-6544. Miriam was included in census records of her parents: 1850 census: [1]
1860 census: [2]
1870: [3]
Appointment to Post Mistress: [4] Note: This record has both hers and her father's names. Her father's name is the only one to show up in the search.
1900 Census for Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia - family and boarders: D Kingbury, 50 - M A Kingbury, 51 - M Kingbury, 25 - D M Kingbury, 23 - C B Kingbury, [4]
Sources
- ↑ Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: M432_632; Page: 255B; Image: 89 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ↑ urce Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: South Division, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: M653_900; Page: 104; Family History Library Film: 803900 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
- ↑ urce Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia; Roll: M593_1639; Page: 410A; Family History Library Film: 553138 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
- ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Description This is a database of post office appointments stretching from 1832 until 1971. The records are mostly a register of people appointed to run post offices, but opening and closing of post offices, as well as Presidential appointments and Senate confirmations are included. The records primarily include name, appointment date, vacancy cause, vacancy date, post office location, state, county, and volume. Learn
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Miriam by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Miriam by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Pam Miller
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1bb, FTDNA kit #1007157
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Susan Wilson :
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Susan Wilson
Thank you Kay Wilson for that useful information.
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Kathy (Wilson) Lambe
On Find A Grave, there is a picture of a tombstone for Miriam A. Lamb Kingsbury. Birth 12/14/1847 - Death 1/6/1929 in Bluefield WV. Married Lawrence Kingsbury on 8/1/1869 in Carroll Co VA. Children are Viola, Gertrude, James, Susan, Mamie and Daisy.
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by Kathy (Wilson) Lambe
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