Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Lamb, Martin Luther August 18, 1818 - 
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Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884)

Green Township
p. 480 & 481

Martin Luther Lamb, born Aug. 18, 1818, in Wayne County, Ind., the tenth of 
eleven children of Thomas and Hannah (Lewis) Lamb. He was reared to pioneer 
life, his youth being spent in clearing land, and his education was obtained 
in the log cabin subscription schools. He has followed agricultural pursuits 
through life, and is one of the practical farmers of Green Township. He was 
married Nov. 28, 1839, to Sarah, daughter of William and Nancy (Cain) 
Starbuck, natives of Wales. This union was blessed with five children---James 
M., born Jan. 4, 1842, now in Michigan; Priscilla J., born May 27, 1846, now 
in Indianapolis; Ozro T., born April 11, 1849, now in Kansas; Ancil L., born 
Dec. 16, 1854, now in Oregon; and Mary A., born May 1, 1858. Mrs. Lamb died 
June 22, 1863, and Dec. 29, 1864, Mr. Lamb was again married to Emily J., 
daughter of Andrew and Avis (Gardner) Starbuck, who were of Welsh ancestry, 
the former living in Wabash County, Ind., and the latter deceased. Mr. Lamb 
and present wife have three children---Ulysses S., born May 29, 1867; Estella 
A., Sept. 12, 1872, and Helena E., May 18, 1876. Mrs. Lamb is a member of the 
Wesleyan Methodist church. Politically Mr. Lamb is a Republican. Mr. Lamb is 
of Welsh ancestry. His father was born Feb. 11, 1771, and died July 15, 1851, 
and his mother was born Jan. 18, 1782, and died Oct. 19, 1865. Of the eleven 
children born to them, but three sons and one daughter are living. They were 
married in North Carolina, and afterward lived near Vincennes, Ind., until the 
war of 1812. They then removed to Wayne County and remained for a time in the 
block-house at Williamsburg, the Indians being dangerous at that time. They 
spent the remainder of their days in Green Township.



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