John Edward Lamb aka
Ed Lamb was born
5/22/1882 (or
5/29/1882) in
Cedar Creek, Tennessee to
Elbert Sevier Lamb and
Nancy Margaret Malinda Ricker. I’m pretty sure
Cedar Creek would be in
Greene County, TN. In the 1900 Census
Ed was 18 years old and living at
Civil District 18, Greene County, Tennessee. He moved from
Greene County, TN to
Madison County, NC and
McDowell County, NC throughout his life. He had very limited education. He was a farmer until they moved from the mountains to
Marion in McDowell County, NC. They moved so he could get a job at the textile mill there called
Clinchfield Mill. They had lived in
Upper Shut In Creek, Madison County, NC before then.
This is a picture of me at
Shut In Creek, Madison County, NC where the
Miller Mill was..
This is the
Clinchfield Mill in Marion, NC.
Ed married
Noda Vesta Miller or
Noda Vesters Miller on
10/9/1904. Noda was born
11/6/1887 to
Anderson Miller, aka
Ance Miller, and
Cynthia Hickam.
As the story goes,
Noda had met a travelling man and gotten pregnant with her daughter
Pearl Juanita Lamb when she was only 15 years old.
Pearl was born
8/12/1900. When
Ed married
Noda in
1904, he adopted
Pearl and raised her as his own daughter.
When
Ed and
Noda lived on
Upper Shut In Creek (Madison County, NC), a neighbor shot and killed
Ed’s dog.
Ed had a quick and violent temper so he grabbed his gun and was going to shoot his neighbor.
Aunt Hester and his daughter,
Fanny, were able to stop him. It seems his quick passions were a problem throughout his life.
Ed and
Noda Lamb had a total of 6 daughters:
1)
Pearl Juanita Lamb (DOB
8/12/1900 in
Madison County, NC; DOD
2/15/1987 in
Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Michigan) who married
Dewey Roberts in
May 1916.
Dewey was born between
1896-1898 in
Tennessee. He died on
9/2/1921 of Typhoid Fever in
Laurens, Laurens County, SC. They had a daughter named
Edna Roberts.
Pearl married
Floyd Alexander Shipley on
4/20/1922. Floyd was born on
2/14/1903 in G
reene County, TN and he died
4/20/1944 in
Asheville, Buncombe County, NC. They had six children:
Herman William Shipley, Floyd Alexander Shipley Jr. but always called
Thomas or
Tom Shipley, James “Jim” Lewis Shipley,
Mary Louise Shipley, Charles Eugene “Gene” Shipley,
Claude Hugh Shipley.
2)
Sueda Lamb (DOB
10/23/1906 in
Madison County, NC; DOD
8/1918 in
Madison County, NC).
Sueda was only 11 years old when she died of the Spanish Flu during the Flu Epidemic. She is buried beside her mother at the
Old Antioch Cemetery, Madison County, NC.
3)
Artie Mae Lamb (DOB
4/3/1908 in
Hot Springs, Madison County, NC; DOD 1
2/28/1999 in
Walland, Blount County, TN) who married
Clyde Bovy Johnson on
1/20/1923 in
Johnson City, Unicoi County, TN.
Clyde Johnson was born
1/13/1902 in
Yancey County, NC and died
7/27/1982 in
Marion, McDowell County, NC. They had six children:
Pauline Ruth Johnson (aka
Polly Johnson),
Earl Finley Johnson, Sarah Margaret Johnson, William Gaston Johnson (aka
Bill Johnson), W
ilford Lee Johnson, Helen Mae Johnson.
4)
Fannie Marie Lamb (DOB
2/2/1911 in
Madison County, NC; DOD
12/29/1988 in
Greenville, Greenville County, SC) who married
Conrad Cutlass Copeland, aka
Con Copeland, on
9/22/1927 in
Marion, McDowell County, NC.
Con Copeland was born
7/4/1902 in
Pelham, Caswell County, NC and died
7/20/1967 in
Greenville, Greenville County, SC. They had 4 children:
Janice Kay Copeland, Mabel Elizabeth Copeland, Connie Earlene Copeland, Joanne Ruth Copeland.
5)
Geneva Margaret Lamb (DOB
2/14/1915 in
Tennelina, Madison County, NC; DOD
7/23/1984 n
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC)
Ginnie married
Wilford William Reese on
12/30/1933 in
Marion, McDowell County, NC. They were my Grandparents.
Wilford Reese was born on
5/1/1911 in
NC. We don’t know where he was actually born.
W.W. Reese died on
5/25/1979 in
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC. They had 4 children:
Eleanor Elaine Reese, Glenn Gilbert Reese Sr., Judith “Judy”Ann Reese,
James Wilford Reese.
6)
Noda Vesta Lamb (DOB
1/22/1919 in
Madison County, NC; DOD
3/15/1919 in
Madison County, NC) Little
Noda was born and 4 days later her mother died of the Spanish Flu during the Flu Epidemic.
Ed named the baby after his wife but little baby girl
Noda died in less than 3 months.
Noda Miller Lamb was a great horsewoman and had her own saddlehorse. Mom knew of a story about when her daughter,
Pearl, was newly married with a new baby and living in the bottom beside a river. It came up a storm and
Noda rode her horse down the mountain to warn Aunt
Pearl about flash floods. This may have been the flood of 1916. Sure enough, her house was swept away but she was saved. The only thing
Pearl was able to save was a new Easter bonnet sitting on the kitchen table which she grabbed up as they ran out the door and climbed the hillside.
1910 Census of
Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll T624_1107, Pg 10A, ED #80, Image 266, Lines 46-50, “
John E. Lamb“, Dwelling 198, Family 205
John E. Lamb, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 27 yrs old, Married 5 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in United States, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Laborer in Saw mill for wages
Noda Lamb, Wife, F, W, 24 yrs old, Married 5 yrs, born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can read & write
Artie M. (also indexed as
Artee M.) Lamb, Daughter, F, W, 2 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Perlle (sic)
Miller, Daughter, F, W, 6 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Cintha (sic)
Miller, Mother-in-law, F,W, 70 yrs old, Widowed, Mother of 8 children with 6 still living, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
My Mom thinks
Noda was a “mountain aristocrat”. Nothing to do with money but how you were raised. She supposedly was very clean and was a beautiful woman. Mother said she was like Fairlight Spencer in
Christy, a book by Catherine Marshall. Noda could read and write according to
Geneva‘s birth certificate. I believe she was the youngest of the large family of
Anderson “Ance” Miller.
1910 U.S. Census of
Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll T624)1107, ED 80, Image 266, All these neighbors are related so I’ve included them all together:
Pg 9B, Lines 76-82, Dwelling 181, Family 191, “
Freshour, Sarn” (sic, should be
Sam), Head, M(ale), W(hite), 53 yrs old, First marriage, Married 26 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Farmer of general farm, Owns farm free of mortgage,
Freshour, Altha, Wife, F, W, 44 yrs old, First Marriage, Married 26 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Laundress at home, Can read & write
Freshour, Mary, Daughter, F, W, 20 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Freshour, Annie, Daughter, F, W, 15 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Freshour, Carter, Son, M, W, 13 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Freshour, Floyd, Son, M, W, 12 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Freshour, Lenie, Daughter, F, W, 11 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Pg 10A, Lines 13-17, Dwelling 187, Family 197, “
Harkleroad, Riley” (sic), Head, M(ale), W(hite), 38 or 28 yrs old, First marriage, Married 5 yrs (about 1905), Born in NC, Father born in VA, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Laborer at saw mill for wages, Can read or write, Rents home
Harkleroad, Bessie, Wife, F, W, 25 yrs old, First marriage, Married 5 yrs, 3 children with 3 still living, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Can read & write
Harkleroad, Herman, Son, M, W, 4 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Harkleroad, Ernest, Son, M, W, 2 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Harkleroad, Infant, Daughter, F, W, 2/12 mos old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Lines 18-20, Dwelling 188, Family 198, “
Freshour, James“, Head, M, W, 23 yrs old, First marriage, Married 1/12 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Laborer as saw mill hand for wages, Cannot read or write
Freshour, Jala (sic, should be
Ida or
Ada, but Ancestry.com indexed it as
Jala), Wife, F, W, 24 yrs old, First marriage, Married 1/12 mos, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Freshour, Alver (sic, Ancestry.com has him indexed as
Alver but may be
Alven, Alvar), M,, W, 1 5/12 mos old (must be a son from former marriage or born out of wedlock?), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Lines 21-26, Dwelling 189, Family 199, “
Harkleroad, James” (sic), Head, M, W, 68 yrs old, First marriage, Married 36 yrs, Born in VA, Father born in VA, Mother born in VA, Speaks English, Farmer of general farm, Cannot read or write, Rents farm
Harkleroad, Ema, Wife, F, W, 55 yrs old, First marriage, Married 36 yrs, 9 children with 8 still living, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can read & write
Harkleroad, Bettie, Daughter, F, W, 25 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in VA, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Laundress at home, Can read & write
Harkleroad, Harry, Son, M, W, 19 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in VA, Mother born in NC
Harkleroad, Ben, Son, M, W, 17 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in VA, Mother born in NC
Harkleroad, Laura, Daughter, F, W, 15 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in VA, Mother born in NC
Lines 40-42, Dwelling 193, Family 203, “
Harkleroad, Emet” (sic), Head, M, W, 29 yrs old, First marriage, Married 2 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Farmer of general farm, Owns farm free of mortgage
Harkleroad, Mera (sic, looks to me like
Nora but Ancestry.com has her indexed as
Mera), Wife, F, W, 24 yrs old, First marriage, Married 2 yrs, 1 child with 1 still living, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Harkleroad, Allene, Daughter, F, W, 3 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Lines 46-50, “
Lamb, John E.”, Head, M, W, 27 yrs old, First marriage, Married 5 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in USA, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Laborer for saw mill, Can read & write
Lamb, Noda, Wife, F, W, 24 yrs old, First marriage, Married 5 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Lamb, Artee M., (sic, should be
Lamb, Artie M.), Daughter, F, W, 2 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Perlle (sic, should be
Miller, Pearl), Daughter (this is
Noda‘s daughter but not
Ed‘s, but
Ed raised her as his own), 6 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Cintha, Mother-in-law, F, W, 70 yrs old, Widowed, 8 children with 6 still living, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Pg 10B, Lines53-54, Dwelling 197, Family 207, “
Freshour, John T.“, Head, M, W, 69 yrs old, First Marriage, Married 40 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Laborer as wood chopper for wages, Can read & write
Freshour, Margaret, Wife, F, W, 72 yrs old, First marriage, Married 40 yrs, Born in TB, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Can read & write
Lines 55-61, Dwelling 198, Family 208, “
Lamb, John R.“, Head, M, W, 48 yrs old, First marriage, Married 28 yrs, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Farmer of general farm, Can read & write, Rents farm
Lamb, Sarah J., Wife, F, W, 48 yrs old, First marriage, Married 28 yrs, 6 children with 5 still living, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Can read & write
Lamb, Maggie, Daughter, F, W, 25 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Can read & write
Lamb, Margie, Son (?), M, W, 22 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Laborer, wood chopper for wages, Can read & write
Lamb, Mannie M. (sic), Daughter, F, W, 20 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Can read & write
Lamb, Jessie, Son, M, W, 16 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Farm Laborer on home farm
Lamb, Dortha (sic), Daughter, F, W, 12 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN
Almany, Walter, Boarding, M, W, 22 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Farm laborer on home farm
Lines 76-77, Dwelling 201, Family 211, “
Lamb, John A“, Head, M, W, 49 yrs old, Second Marriage, Married 2 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Farmer of general farm, Owns farm free of mortgage, Cannot read or write
Lamb, Ema (sic), Wife, F, W, 50 yrs old, First marriage, Married 2 yrs, 0 children, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Their first biological daughter was
Sueda and she died of the Spanish Flu during the Flu Epidemic of 1918-1919. She was only 11 yrs old.
Noda was pregnant when
Sueda died. She had her baby girl on
1/22/1919 but
Noda did not survive the Flu and childbirth.
Noda died on
1/26/1919 in
Madison County, NC. Three months later, the new baby (named after her mother), died too.
Noda has 2 death certificates. The only difference between the two are her middle name being
“Vesta” on one and
“Vester” on the other. Neither of her death certificates stated a cause of death. Her death date on the death certificate was 5 months later than what is on her tombstone. I don’t know how that happened. She is buried at the
Old Antioch Cemetery in Madison County, NC. Was the tombstone added much later? Who did that, her parents or her re-married husband? Or was there simply a mistake from the tombstone maker? Maybe he was making so many tombstones (due to the Flu Epidemic) and simply made a mistake. Or maybe the doctor actually made a mistake on BOTH death certificates. I’m sure with the Flu Epidemic the doctors got behind on paperwork. So I don’t know if the death certificates are correct or the tombstone. The first time I visited
Noda and
Sueda‘s graves the tombstones were readable but the last time I went they were unreadable and need to be replaced. Mother said the baby was buried in her
Noda‘s arms but that would have meant exhuming
Noda‘s grave. Maybe little
Noda was just buried beside her mother and older sister and her infant grave is not marked. ?
This is a photograph of one of the times we visited
Noda‘s grave. From Left to Right:
Lee, Luke with
Elaine, Melinda, Mom with
Jenny in front of her, Me.
Ed and the surviving girls had a terrible time. According to the family,
Ed Lamb was overcome with grief after the death of
Sueda, Noda and the baby. He took his family to
Laurens, SC where he found a job at the textile mill there called
Watts Mill. In the
1920 U.S. Census he is in
Laurens with
Artie, Fanny, Geneva, Pearl and her first husband (
Dewey Roberts) and their little girl,
Edna. He also had
Cynthia Hickam Miller (his mother in law) living with them.
WWI Draft Registration Card, Roll 1765688, board 0, Serial #1370, Order #116,
John Edward Lamb, DOB
5/29/1882John Edward LambTennelina, Mad(ison County), NC36 yrs old,
May 29, 18821st box checked
1st box checked
Farming, Self in T
ennelina, Mad., NCNearest Relative is (Wife)
Noda Lamb in
Tennelina, NCBack of card:
32_1_31_C
Height Short
Build Slight
Color of eyes: Gray
Color of hair: Light
Signed by
John Edward Lamb and
J.E. Lance on
9/10/19181920 Census of Davis St, Laurens, Laurens County, SC, Roll T625-1700, Image 191, ED 63, Sheet 14A, Taken 1/12/1920, Lines 23-30, Number of Farm 514, Number of Dwelling 246, Number of Family 252, “Lamb, Ed.”, Ancestry.com also has him indexed as “Lamp, Ed” (This is probably Watts Mill.)
Ed Lamb, Head, Rent, M(ale), W(hite), 38 yrs old (DOB would have been 1882), Widower, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can speak English, Carpenter, House, wages
Artie Lamb, Daughter, F, W, 11 yrs old, Single, In School, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, No occupation
Fannie Lamb (Ancestry.com has her indexed as
Lannie Lamb), F, W, 8 yrs old, Single, In school, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, No occupation
Geneva Lamb (Ancestry.com has her indexed as
Genevia Lamb), F, W, 4 10/12 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Dewey Roberts, Son-in-law, M, W, 22 yrs old, Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can speak English, Run frames in cotton mill for wages
Pearl Roberts, Daughter, F, W, 19 yrs old, Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can speak English, Spools in cotton mill for wages
Edna Roberts, Granddaughter, F, W, 2 2/12 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Syntha (sic)
Miller, Mother, F, W, 54 yrs old (?), Widowed, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
The oldest girl,
Pearl, who was married to
Dewey Roberts, lost her husband on
9/2/1921 in
Laurens, SC. She was left with her daughter,
Edna, to support. Fortunately she met and married
Floyd Alexander Shipley on
4/20/1922 in
Cocke County, TN.
1930 Census of
Marion, McDowell County, NC, Roll 1704, Pg 13B, ED #9, Image 112.0, Ancestry.com, Lines 73-82, Dwelling 214, Family 218, “
Lamb, John E.”
John E. Lamb, Head, Rents home (2), M(ale), W(hite), 50 yrs old, Married, 25 yrs old when married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Carpenter at cotton mill
Bessie B. Lamb, Wife, F, W, 46 yrs old, Married, 20 yrs old when married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Prop (Proprietor?) of Boarding House
Geneva Lamb, Daughter, F, W, 15 yrs old, Single, At school, Can read and write, , Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC,
Earnest Harkelroad, St-Son, M, W, 21 yrs old, Single, Can read and write, , Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Truckdriver, private
Myrtle Harkelroad, St-Daughter, F, W, 20 yrs old, Single, Can read and write , Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Spinner at Cotton Mill
Harry Harkelroad, St-Son, M, W, 14 yrs old, Single, Attends school, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Daniel A. Lamb, Son, M, W, 8 yrs old, Single, Attends school, , Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC,
Jay D. Tucker, Boarder, M, W, 22 yrs old, Married, 20 yrs old when married, Can read and write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Carder in cotton mill
Colene Tucker, Boarder, F, W, 21 yrs old, Married, 19 yrs old when married, Can read and write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Spinner in cotton mill
Ezell McSwain, Boarder, M, W, 19 yrs old, Widowed, 18 yrs old when married, Can read and write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Doffer in cotton mill
But they must have come back home because he left his three little girls at the Dora Lynn School and went back to
Laurens.
Ginnie was only 4 years old. Aunt
Artie was 11-12 and Aunt
Fannie was 9-10 years old. Aunt
Fannie and Aunt
Artie thought it was an orphanage and were sure someone would want to adopt little
Ginnie because she was so pretty. Every time they heard a car coming to the school, they would run with
Ginnie and hide in the fields so no one would separate them. This made a big impression on their young lives. Eventually a neighbor widow woman named
Bess Freshour Harkelroad, went to
Ed Lamb. She and her family were already in
Laurens, SC and lived nearby to
Ed Lamb. The
Freshours and
Harkelroads had been their neighbors for many years in
Madison County, NC. So they knew each other pretty far back. She had lost her husband and had small children and needed a husband. She told him the girls would be sent to an orphanage if he didn’t provide a family and home for them. She evidently made a bargain with him. If he would marry her and provide for her and her children, she would be a mother to his girls. They came back to the mountains married. They were married in
1921 in
Laurens, SC. It turned out to be a bad arrangement.
Bess was a terrible stepmother and
Ed was harsh, with a violent temper.
Bess took advantage of his temper and instigated trouble between
Ed and the girls. It sounds like he may have suffered a deep depression after all the deaths and it may have left him bitter, angry. A bad second marriage didn’t help. But he had always had a quick temper. So I can’t say. I do know it made life at home miserable for the girls. Aunt
Fannie and Aunt
Artie married young to get away from a bad home life. They soon took little
Ginnie with them. Despite marrying so young, all the girls had wonderful marriages.
Ed and his new wife,
Bess Fresham Harkelroad (Dob:
5/22/1884 in
Hot Springs, Madison County, NC; Dod:
7/31/1958 in
Marion, McDowell County, NC) had a son of their own. He was
Ed‘s only boy.
1)
Daniel Atkins Lamb (aka
Dan Lamb) (Dob:
1/31/1922; Dod:
12/28/1998 in
Greer, Greenville County, SC) who married
Eula Virginia Finley on
7/20/1940 in
Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC.
Eula Einley was born
7/28/1924 in
Marion, McDowell County, NC. They had 3 children: W
anda Marie Lamb, Linda Doris Lamb, James Edward Lamb (aka
Eddie Lamb).
Ed died
2/27/1937 of cerebral hemorrhage due to Hypertension and nephritis. My Mom thinks she remembers that he was up on their roof working when he died while on the roof. He is buried beside
Bess at
Oakwood Cemetery in Marion, McDowell County, NC. He was only 56 years old.
NC Death Certificates 1909-1975, Ancestry.com, Death Certificate #
140,
John E. Lamb, DOD
2/27/1937 in
Marion McDowell County, NCJohn E. Lamb of
Clinchfield Station, Marion, McDowell County, NCMale, White, Married to
Bessie Freshour (looks like
Frushour or
Frishour so may be indexed that way)
DOB
5/29/1883, 55 yrs old, 8 mos, 28 days, born in
Madison County, NCOccupation: Textile
Father:
Elb Lamb (Looks like
Edd or
Ebb Lamb) born in
TNMother:
Nancy M. Ricker (Looks like
Kicher or
Richer) born in
Green County, TNInformant:
Marion Gen Hospital, Marion, NCBurial:
Oak Grove on
2/29/1939Undertaker: M. Ca_is Funeral Home, Marion, NC
DOD:
2/27/1939. Dr attended deceased from
1/10/1939 to
2/27/1939. Last saw him alive on
2/27/1939. Death occurred at 12:45pm
Cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage (date of onset
2/22/1939)
Contributory causes was Hypertension- nephritic
No autopsy
Dr. L. Wm Hagna of Marion,
NC Death Collection, 1908-2004, Ancestry.com
John E. LambWhite
55 yrs old
DOB
1884DOD
2/27/1939 in
McDowell County, NCSource Vendor: NC State Archives, NC Deaths 1908-1967
I made a book about my Grandmother. The center of the book was about her Christmas in 1918 when her mother was still alive. Grandmother was only 4 when her mother died so she might have had memories of that last Christmas with her mother. I took the bare facts that I know but embellished with creative writing to make a story. So this is not word-for-word history. The facts are true and are in the story, but I used my imagination to make the story. I created these as digital scrapbook pages and had them printed in a book for a Christmas present. I wanted my grandnieces and grandnephews to read it with interest. There are typos in the text. I tried to catch them, but I missed some. These pages are the pages to do with Ed and Noda Lamb and their daughters. There are other pages so disregard the page numbers.
