Benjamin Lamb
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Benjamin Franklin Lamb (1857 - 1954)

Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Lamb
Born in Newton, Jasper County, Iowamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 27 Sep 1888 in American Fork, Meagher, Montana, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 96 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 25 Jul 2013
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"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVQ-Z8N : accessed 28 January 2016), Alexander Lamb, Iowa, United States; citing p. 14, family 112, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,892.

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Biography

(From http://genealogytrails.com/mon/sweetgrass/obits.html)

Benjamin Lamb, Once Frontier Indian Fighter, Succumbs in Butte at 96 Benjamin F. Lamb, 96, who in his lifetime in the west was a buffalo hunter, cowpuncher, bronco buster, rancher, operator of a meat market and a school janitor, died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. Mr. Lamb, who made his home in the Leonard Hotel, had been ill just a short time. A native of Big Prairie, Iowa, Mr. Lamb, who celebrated his 96th birthday here last June 29th, came to Montana in 1879. A kindly man, who had a good word for everyone - even the Indians who caused him some trouble when he was a strapping 190-pounder on the Montana prairies - was a familiar figure on West Granite Street as he took his daily walk. His wife, whom he married in 1886, died here about two years ago. Prior to coming to Butte in 1951, Mr. and Mrs. Lamb resided in Laurel where he was a high school janitor before his complete retirement. Mr. Lamb's body is at Duggan's Merrill Mortuary, from where it will be forwarded to Big Timber Wednesday night. Funeral services will be held in the Catholic church in Big Timber on Thursday Morning at 10:30. Interment will be held in the family plot in the Big Timber cemetery. On his 96th birthday, Mr. Lamb, noted for his retentive memory, told a story of his life which ranged from playing with the Indians in a pioneer settlement in Iowa to hunting buffalo in Eastern Montana. The treasurer State pioneer was born June 29, 1857, in a small settlement near Stuart, Iowa. When he was in his late teens he worked his way through Minnesota and Canada in logging camps, on log drives and as a raft man on the Red River. Later he drifted into Bismarck, Dakota Territory, and was hired as a guide for a group of wealthy men who wanted to explore Dakota Territory north and west of Bismarck. In 1879 he came to Montana aboard a steamship which tied up at Fort Benton. The first winter in Montana he worked as a trapper. Then he joined with a buffalo-hunting party which headquartered at the head of Horse Creek some 25 or 30 miles north of the Rosebud River. During his days as a buffalo hunter, he once said, he killed as many as 40 buffalo in one day. After his marriage in 1886, Mr. Lamb homesteaded for a time on what is now known at the American Fork Ranch near Billings. Later he as engaged in the hotel business, then became a meat market operator in Laurel. Mr. Lamb was a member of the Montana Pioneers Society at Billings. Surviving relatives include sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Lamb, Butte; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lamb, Pendleton, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lamb, Helena; a daughter-in-law Mrs. T. E. Lamb, Phoenix, Ariz.; brothers and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Lamb and Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Lamb, Stuart, Iowa; Mrs. Sarah Ellen Ortman, Burr Oak, Kan.; a brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wilson, Stuart, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Annie Carr and Mrs. Margaret Gavin, Butte; nephews and nieces, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce DeLong and Mrs Clair LaFever, Butte; grandchildren, Lloyd E. Lamb, Frank E. Lamb, Darrel, Bennie and Delmar Lamb, Helena; John Henry Lamb, Japan; Mrs. John Hendricks, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Robert Lamb, Phoenix, Ariz.; the Rev. Brother Basil Roy Lamb, Oakland; Charles Lamb, Tempe, Ariz.; Mrs. D. J. Carroll, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Orin Stoker, Phoenix, Ariz. and Mrs. Jack Elliott,Los Angeles, nineteen great-grandchildren and many other nieces and nephews are also survivors of the colorful Montana pioneer. [The Montana Standard, Wednesday, April 28,1954 - Sub. by Tony Lamb]

Benjamin F. Lamb Aged Former Laurel Resident Saw Slaughter of Last Big Buffalo Herd in 80's Benjamin F. Lamb, one of the last real pioneers of Montana, died April 27 at 2:30 a.m. in St. James hospital, Butte. Had he lived until June 29th he would have been 97 years old. The greater part of his long life was spent in Montana, and during most of those years he lived in Laurel. Only a few years ago when the frailties of great age took possession, did he and Mrs. Lamb move to Butte to be near one of their sons. Funeral services for Mr. Lamb will be conducted Thursday, April 29th , at 10:30 a. m. at St. Joseph church in Big Timber. Mrs. Lamb, 93, died April 23, 1953, and was buried at Big Timber, which had been their home soon after the couple were married Sept. 27, 1886. Surviving are three sones, Earl of Butte, Henry of Pendleton, Ore., and William of Helena. Another son, Edward, died recently in Phoenix, Ariz. where his family continues to reside. Numerous other relatives of Mr. Lamb's live in Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas, including 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Mr. Lamb was an eye witness of an important event, the slaughter of the last great buffalo herd, numbering many thousands, in eastern Montana Territory. His description of the event appeared in the June 23, 1943 issue of the Laurel Outlook and has since been incorporated in a book on Montana history. He and Mrs. Lamb contributed two chapters to a book published a few years before his death by the late L. A. Nutting, another pioneer of eastern Montana, who also lived most of his life in Laurel and vicinity. The book "Raw Country" was privately printed and consisted of the early recollections of Mr. Nutting and his friends the Lambs when they came in different years to the west. [Laurel Outlook, Laurel, Montana, Wednesday, April 27, 1954]

Benjamin Lamb Dies in Butte Benjamin Lamb, 96, Montana and Sweet Grass county pioneer, died at St. James hospital in Butte early Tuesday morning (April 27, 1954). Death was attributed to infirmities of age. Funeral services were conducted from St. Joseph's Catholic church in Big Timber this morning at 10 o'clock, Fr. John Gilhooley officiating. Burial was in Mountain View beside his wife who passed away a year ago. Rosary was recited in Butte Tuesday night. Pallbearers were three sons, J. H. Lamb, B. E. Lamb and W. G. Lamb and three grandsons, Frank E. Lamb, Lloyd E. Lamb and Darrell Lamb. Mr. Lamb was born in Big Prairie, Iowa, on June 29, 1857, and he came to Montana via Fort Benton by boat in 1879. During his early days in the territory he was a buffalo hunter and trapper. The Lambs were married in Hurst, Montana Sept. 27, 1886 and lived in the Melville area until 1896 when they moved to Big Timber. They left big Timber in 1907 to make their home in Laurel where they live until September 1951. They had resided in Butte since that time, making their home with a son, Earl Lamb. Mr. Lamb as a member of the Montana Pioneer Society at Billings. Survivors include three sons, Earl of Butte, Henry of Pendleton, Ore., and William of Helena; two sisters-in-law Mrs. Annie Carr of Livingston and Mrs. Margaret Gavin of Butte; fourteen grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. [Big Timber newspaper, Thursday, April 29, 1954]



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Sources

  • 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66984297/benjamin-franklin-lamb : accessed 19 October 2021), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Lamb (29 Jul 1857–27 Apr 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66984297, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA ; Maintained by Tony Lamb (contributor 47662977) .

Footnotes

  • 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  • United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZV1-FJ2 : 19 October 2018), Benjamin F. Lamb and Mary Egan, 1888.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Carolyn Korbel for creating Lamb-1873 on 25 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Carolyn and others.






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Lamb-9666 and Lamb-1873 are not ready to be merged because: Benjamin Franklin lamb was born at Newton, IA. The family did not move to Stuart until after my great-grandfather, James Ira Lamb, was born.

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