Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Lambert, Butler 1858 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 10, 2005, 8:57 pm Author: C. H. Ellis BUTLER LAMBERT was born May 8th, 1858, in Lafayette county, Wisconsin. His parents were living on a farm where he assisted in making a living and attended the public schools, remaining at the home of his birth and boyhood until twenty-three years of age. At that time he came west with Robert Young, arriving in Faulk county on the nineteenth day of August, 1882, and took possession of unsurveyed public land by driving a stake and nailing a board to it, upon which notice of possession was posted. In about one month he returned to his former home in Wisconsin for a car load of supplies, including a team, which was shipped to Ashton, in Spink county, the nearest railroad point, having left the young man who came with him to hold posession of the land and look after their interests. The land in the meantime having been surveyed, a shanty was built across the line in which they were able to hold down their claims, being on section 22 and section 21, in township 119, range 67. At the time of settlement the nearest neighbor was nearly five miles away. This was on the last of October, 1882, and in December nearly all the land in sight was held by squatters rights, although the land had not yet come upon the market. About this time Mr. Abbott settled at DeVoe and established a boarding tent until he could erect a home to accomodate the new coming settlers. That winter Mr. Abbott and the subject of this sketch were the only ones to have teams, by which communication could be kept up with the railroad station. In February the land having come into market a return trip to the Huron land office was made to file on their land. Mr. Lambert was able to add to his preemption a tree claim, which he held until 1887, subsequently in 1885 he filed his homestead right on the south-west quarter of section 20, township 119, range 67. Nine years ago he sold his homestead for his present place of business in this city where he has since been engaged in harness making. On November 22, 1887, he was united in marriage to Miss Nellie E. Moulton, who was born November 22, 1869, in Allegan county, Michigan and came to Faulk county with her parents, who settled near LaFoon, on the 24th of April 1883. To them have been born three children, viz: Furness W., born the 28th of January, 1889; Bessie B., born April 12th, 1897; Ervin B., born November 14th, 1905. Mr. Lambert is one of the successful business men of our city, owning his place of business and a fine home with modern improvements, and is free from debt. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF FAULK COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS ILLUSTRATED 19O9 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/faulk/bios/gbs104lambert.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb