From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE LAMBERT Lawrence Lambert, who resides about one mile northeast of Chewelah, Where he devotes his energies to farming and stock raising,was born in Vina,Austria,July,1852,the son of John and Mary Lambert,natives of the same country. They were prosperous farmers and remained there until the day of their death.The grandfather of our subject was an officer in the Austrian army.Mr.Lambert has one sister,Mary,married and living in Austria. Lawrence was not favored with opportunities to gain an education in his youth, consequently his learning has been entirely accomplished through his own personal research,but,however,it may be said to the credit of Mr.Lambert, that he has so well embraced every opportunity that he is a well-informed man.When eighteen he left the parental home and four years later came to America,locating in Minneapolis. He soon removed to St.Cloud,Minnesota,and there he remained twelve years. In 1890 Mr.Lambert came to Washington and for some time engaged in contracting ties. He located a homestead at the place he now lives and has improved it in a good manner. In 1876 occuried the marriage of Lawrence Lambert and Miss Maggie Cook,a native of Germany,and the following children have been born to them:Henry, Mollie,Catherine,wife of R.M.Thomas;Mary m. wife of Henry Bensen,in Chewelah; Annie,wife of Michael Gillan,in Ferry county;Maggie,and Blanch. Mr.Lambert is a member of the Maccabees,while he and his wife belong to the Catholic church. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.