Dear Santa, I have been searching for three years now for the ancestry on my father's father side of the family tree. I have worked hard, all my other branches are full or findable. But I have a very thick strong brick wall on my great great grandfather. His name is Augustus L. Lamb, his profile page is Lamb-8670. I have his wife, birth and death dates and children all on his profile. On the death certificate of his son Charles L. Lamb they list the father as from Connecticut, but said they did not know the mother's name, which makes me think someone without knowledge gave the info to the person filling out the certificate. On censuses he said he was from Tennessee. All I have been able to find online is his death certificate and burial location, so until I can find his parents, my tree is empty there. He did have another son also named Augustus T. Lamb, who went by the name Gus. I have been able to find info on all his children. There is no family bible, and no descendents left alive to answer any questions. One newspaper shows the spelling as Lambe, but that could be error, as I recall one census also showing that spelling. But his death certificate shows Lamb, as do his children. I do know via history of the last name and my DNA tests that ancestors way back would have been from England or a related country. No evidence of an adoption. He did serve in the Mexican war, but they have no records of his parents or nearest relative, and he did not serve in any other wars that I can find. I remember asking my father when I was young where his family came from, and I think he said New York, but that could be because of port of entry originally. I am a disabled senior, and can not go to the Tennessee or Nashville archives in person to search there. So hoping for a secret Santa that would make my dreams come true. Thank you for your consideration.
