BIO:  LAMB, James L., s/o Isaac R. & Mary A. (Land) Lamb

Submitted by:  ivie@tima.com   (Diana Flynn)

LAMB,   LAND,   ARNETT

"HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF
INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS.
& CO.,  PUBLISHERS. 1884.

SULLIVAN CO., INDIANA
HADDON TWP.
PAGE 753
JAMES L. LAMB, farmer, P. O. Paxton, was born in Haddon
Township where he now lives September 21, 1844, one of
seven children born to Isaac R. and Mary A. (Land) Lamb,
who came to Sullivan County from Kentucky at an early day.
Subject received the ordinary education of the common schools,
working in summer and going to school in winter.  April 15, 1869,
he was married to Margaret Arnett, who was the mother of
three children--Ellena, born February 23, 1870;  and Margaret
and James (twins) born March 6, 1872.  James is now dead.
March 10, 1872, two weeks after the birth of her twins,
Mrs. Lamb died.  She was a member of the Christian Church.
Mr. Lamb also belongs to the same church, and always does
his share toward sustaining all matters for the public good.
He began doing for himself at the age of twenty-one, and
now owns seventy acres of finely improved land.  He is a
Democrat in politics.
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