Biographical Sketch of Thomas C. Lamb, Johnson County, Missouri,
Fayetteville

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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Thomas C. Lamb, the efficient and highly esteemed mail carrier on Rural
Route 39 out of Fayetteville, Missouri, was born October 2, 1890, in
Barry county, on his father's farm near Washington.  He is a son of L.
and Louisa (Willis) Lamb, both of whom were natives of Clark county,
Illinois.  L. Lamb was born in 1851.  He learned the harness trade in
early manhood and followed this work for more than 30 years.  He served
as apprentice of J. Steele, while mastering the details of the harness
business at Washburn, Missouri.  Louisa (Willis) Lamb was born in 1853.
The Lambs came to Missouri from Illinois in 1886 and they located first
in Newton county, coming thence to Johnson county in 1900, where Mr. 
and Mrs. L. Lamb have made their home for the past 17 years.  They are
the parents of eleven children: John Edward, Washburn, Missouri; Eli
Victor, Warrensburg, Missouri; Mrs. Clara Bray, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mrs.
Ida Clauch, Warrensburg, Missouri; Sadie, at home with her parents;
William, Warrensburg, Missouri; Mrs. Etta Barkhurst, Warrensburg, Miss-
ouri; Lee R., Republic, Missouri; Thomas C., Fayetteville, Missouri;
Lifus, Fayetteville, Missouri; and Follis, Fayetteville, Missouri.  
Thomas C. Lamb attended the public schools of Fayetteville.  He was
engaged in farming in Hazel Hill township until November 1, 1910, when
he was appointed mail carrier on Rural Route 39 out of Fayetteville and
for the past seven years has been filling this position.  Mr. Lamb
leaves Fayetteville in his auto at 11 a.m. and covers his route of 
twenty-four and two-tenths miles in three hours.  In July, 1917 he 
carried six thousand pieces of mail and July was a light month.  Mr.
Lamb has given splendid satisfaction and all the people on his route
speak of him and his work with the highest praise.  March 23, 1913,
Thomas C. Lamb and Mary F. McKenzie, daughter of W. E. McKenzie, of
Higginsville, Missouri were united in marriage.  Two children have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, both of whom died in infancy.  Thomas C. and
Mrs. Lamb are highly respected and very popular in Fayetteville, where
they reside at their home known as the Doctor Miller property.

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