Biography of John W Lamb, Sebastian Co, AR

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed 
Publishing Co., 1889.
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John W. Lamb, farmer, is a son of Nathan and Rebecca (Simpson) Lamb, who were
born, reared and married in  Alabama. Soon after the consummation of the latter
event they moved to Nashville, Tenn., where the mother  died. Mr. Lamb moved to
Arkansas about 1834, locating in Greene County, where he married Eliza Simpson,
a  sister of his first wife. They afterward moved to Jackson County, Ark., and
there the father died at the age of  fifty-nine years. He was a farmer by
occupation, and he and both his wives were members of the Methodist  Episcopal
Church, South. Two sons and one daughter were born to his first union, and two
sons and six  daughters to his last. John W. Lamb was born in Nashville on the
17th of April, 1835, was reared on a farm, and  received a very liberal
education. At the age of eighteen years he began farming for himself in Jackson
County,  Ark., and in July, 1862, enlisted in Company C, Thirty-second Arkansas
Volunteer Infantry, Confederate States  Army, and served nearly three years,
participating in the battles of Prairie Grove, Pleasant Hill and others. After
his return home he resumed farming, and in 1871 moved to Franklin County, Ark.,
where they resided about  eight years, and then came to Sebastian County,
locating on the farm of 153 acres where he now lives. He has  100 acres under
cultivation, and is doing well financially. He is a stanch Democrat in
politics, belongs to the  Masonic fraternity, and throughout life has been
identified with all the farmers' movements, being a member of the Wheel.
Alliance, etc. He was married in 1856 to Martha J. Patterson, a native of
Alabama, and by her is the  father of nine living children; Mary P., William
N., Andrew, Joseph, Palmyra, Sophronia, John, Nancy and  Mattie. Samuel and an
infant are deceased. Only one of the sons, William N., is married, and all are
farmers.