George
Alfred
"Alford"
Lamb
Born in Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Alfred Lamb
and Kathryn Clark (North) Lamb
Brother of
Delilah Maude (Lamb) Carlisle [half], Charles Robert Lamb [half], Laura Belle (Lamb) Newton [half], Mary Elvira (Lamb) Wright [half], Adeline May (Lamb) Pittam [half], Minnie Eudora Lamb [half], Frank B Lamb [half], Hugh Leroy Lamb [half] and Viola Grace Lamb [half]
Husband of
Lillie May (Payton) Lamb
— married
before 1911 [location unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Oct 2010
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Biography
George was born in Illinois in 1885. His parents were Samuel Lamb Kathryn North.[1]
George registered for the WWI draft in Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, in 1917. His middle name was spelled Alford. He stated he was a brakeman for the Santa Fe railroad. His wife, Lillie, was listed as his nearest relative. His physical description was noted as white, medium height, gray eyes and light hair.[2]
By 1920, George, his wife, Lillie Peyton Lamb, and their children were living in Independence Ward 3, Montgomery, Kansas.[3]
- George A Lamb Head Male 34 Illinois
- Lily Lamb Wife Female 34 Kansas
- Madge Lamb Daughter Female 9 Oklahoma
- Alice Lamb Daughter Female 7 Oklahoma
- Nadine Lamb Daughter Female 5 Oklahoma
- Paul Lamb Son Male 1 Kansas
- George Lamb Son Male 0 Kansas
- Kate C Lamb Mother Female 69 Ohio
By 1930, the family had moved to Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. George was a brakeman for the railroad.[4]
George passed away in 1959.[5] Burial was in the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H95H-2HW2 : 13 February 2020), George A. Lamb, 1885.
- ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZDY-495 : 24 August 2019), George Alford Lamb, 1917-1918.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXN-Y1C : accessed 30 April 2020), George A Lamb, Independence Ward 3, Montgomery, Kansas, United States; citing ED 189, sheet 12A, line 7, family 293, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 542; FHL microfilm 1,820,542.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X778-DGX : accessed 30 April 2020), George A Lamb, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 64, sheet 24B, line 76, family 594, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 721; FHL microfilm 2,340,456.
- ↑ "Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index, 1959-2014", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BGW-R1PZ : 17 May 2019), George Alfred Lamb, 1959.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 April 2020), memorial page for George Alfred Lamb (22 Jun 1885–8 Feb 1959), Find a Grave Memorial no. 136857583, citing Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Donna Hosea-Liles (contributor 47004477) .
- 1910 United States Federal Census
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Acknowledgements
This person was created through an import by Gene Davies (passed away 2017) on 19 October 2010.
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