Name/Title
AU Smith, Malcolm Lambert - 1990-02-03 letter to Paul J. Harris Jr.Entry/Object ID
2013.2.38Context
1330 Mass Ave NW
Washington, DC 20005
Feb 3, 1990
Dear Paul,
It is past time for me to send comments on the enclosures with your letter of Jan 5. Please excuse my handwriting, which is easier for me.
The autobiographies are great to have in this form. I quoted some of the same writings in my book, as you remember. But I did not have these from Aunt Bertha. Her beautiful recollections and stories really help to round out the picture of that community and the various family members in and around Mt. Herman Church and the Rardin School, which my mother spoke about so often. For possible changes: In Chap. 10, second line, I think she meant to say, "... meat on the table." Now I know why I still use sorghum molasses! Chap. 11 she mentions the marriage of Ida and Jordan and that Sam Selby was there with candy. I was hoping she would recall the marriage of Mary Eva and Sam Selby two years later. Did you find anywhere she mentioned that occasion on Dec. 28, 1881? In Chap. 14, first line, fifth word, she must
[End of Page 1]
have meant to say "nine." Are there more than these 26 Chapters? The title page note sounds as if there may have been more.
I enclose several pages of the family group records on which I have suggested additions and changes. For those who might be confused with the City of Athens I think it would help to mention where the homes were from Mt. Herman Church.
Now that I am beginning to feel more at home in Thomas House, I am also making plans for some corrective surgery in my prostate region. I'm scheduled to have the work done in G. W. Hospital on Feb. 20 and may be there the rest of that week: then take things easy around here for three or four weeks after that — just something that every older man seems to need at some point.
I hope you received the various items I sent to you about Jan. 12.
Thanks so much for all the many charts you sent.
Sincerely,
{Malcolm}
[End of Page 2]
{Copy for Paul J. Harris}
Daniel Webster Lambert of Ohio and some of his Descendants
By Malcolm Lambert Smith
A Lambert family line extending back to John Lambert (1715-1772) and his wife Elizabeth Sayre (1716-1760), who lived at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, was described by cousin Bette Lambert Knapp in the July 1976 Lambert Newsletter. Her charts showed that the 2nd Abner Lambert (1749-1833) became a Quaker in 1782 in North Carolina and that he and his second wife, Winifred Cartwright, were part of the Trent Monthly Meeting when it closed and moved to Ohio in 1800. Their son, Abner, Jr., (1790-1850) married Elizabeth Stanton who had also migrated from North Carolina with her parents. They were such staunch Quakers that three of their children were given names of famous Quaker leaders (Barclay, Chalkley and Elwood). Other of their sons were Reece Benjamin Lambert, the great grandfather of Bette Lambert Knapp; and Daniel Webster Lambert, the great grand-father of this writer.
Daniel Webster Lambert (1837-1918), shown in chart I, married Deborah Vernon Embree (1840-1921). They were both born in Athens county, OH, as were their ten children. Daniel developed skills as a stone cutter but was soon led into the ministry of the United Brethern Church, serving for more than forty years as an active itinerant minister in the Ohio Southeast conference. Later the family moved to Westerville, OH, where many of them attended Otterbein College. Several of these Lamberts were ministers or married ministers or missionaries.
Their second child, Mary Eva Lambert (1861-1914) married Samuel V. Selby, a farmer on the Selby family farm below Mt. Hermon Church, Athens county, OH. Chart II shows the five children born to them there; Grace May, their oldest child, was often in her Lambert grandparents home as a child and carried the Lambert relatives in her fondest recollections through life, naming a son Daniel Lambert. This Selby family later moved to an improved farm by the Ohio river near Haverhill, OH.
As chart III indicates, Grace married Lindley M. Smith and they lived briefly in North Carolina before settling in Illinois. As an assistant state entomologist he traveled widely while living at Carbondale, IL; then when his early orchards began to bear they moved to the fruit farm at Ozark, IL. There they raised the family of eight boys and two girls while both parents were active in programs of the Cooperative Extension Service and other community, region and state activities. My book, Working with People, Bugs and Apples, An Old Fashioned Family, L.M. and Grace Smith, Parents of Ten, is the story of their lives. It relates the family to ancestors who ware in ten of the original colonies, most coming from Great Britain, showing ancestry to families of Anders, Brainerd, Bundy, Bunting, Calhoun, Clarke, Coffin, Cone, Doan, Embree, Farquhar, Hodgin, Humphrey, Kirk, Laing, Lambert, Lundy, Maddock, Mears, Rardin, Roberts, Sayre, Selby, Shotwell, Smith, Spencer, Stanton, Starbuck, Stubbs, Talbott, Vernon, Willets, Williams and numerous others. It contains pictures, charts, references, appendix and indexes; 444 pages in hardback, printed by Adams Press, Chicago and available from Malcolm Lambert Smith, P.O. Box 6712, Washington, DC 20020.
[End of Page 3]
1979 Family Group Sheet No. I
=================================================================
Husband: Daniel Webster Lambert
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Born: 22 Jan 1837 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 10 Jan 1918 in: Westerville, OH
Buried: in: Otterbein Cem. Westerville, OH
Living: in: Plantsville, Hamdin, Westerville OH
Other: Occupation: Minister in S.E. Ohio more than 40 yrs.
Church Affiliation: United Brethern
Father: Abner Lambert
Mother: Elizabeth Stanton
=================================================================
Wife: Deborah Vernon Embree
Married: 31 Mar 1859 in:
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Born: 24 Dec 1840 in:
Baptized: in:
Died: 16 Apr 1921 in: Westerville OH
Buried: in: Otterbein Cem. Westerville, OH
Living: in: same as above
Other: Occupation: Church Affiliation: United Brethern
Father: Israel Embree
Mother: Mary Ann Vernon
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 1 Ida Ellen
Born: 20 Mar 1860 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: Jan 1941 in: St. Louis MO
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Jordon T. Harris
Married: about 1879 in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 2 Mary Eva
Born: 24 Nov 1861 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 12 Oct 1914 in: Haverhill OH
Buried: in: Haverhill OH
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Samuel VanLaw Selby
Married: 28 Dec 1881 in: Athens Co. OH
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 3 Benjamin Franklin
Born: 15 Oct 1863 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: {Oct 8, }1880 in: of diphtheria, Athens Co. OH
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: not married
Married: in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 4 Alva Embree
Born: 19 Sep 1865 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: after 1937 in: Fort Wayne IN
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Nellie Randall
Married: about 1891 in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 5 Hannah Lucy
Born: 6 Dec 1867 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: after 1930 in: Westerville OH
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: John C. Mayne
Married: 1891 in: Athens Co. OH
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 6 Daniel Ira
Born: 3 Jan 1870 in: Athens Co, OH
Baptized: in:
Died: after 1946 in:
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation: Presbyterian minister
Spouse: Emma Brown
Married: in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 7 Bertha E{lizabeth}
Born: 16 Oct 187{2} in: Athens Co OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 1952 in: Westerville OH
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Joseph M. Harris
Married: {30 June 1898} in: {Westerville}
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 8 William Otterbein
Born: 25 Feb 1875 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: Sep 19545 in: Westerville OH
Buried: in: Otterbein Cem. Westerville, OH
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Loretta L. Adams, Mrs Ethel Brown, Martha Phillips V. Gunn,
Henrietta Dupree Lesher
Married: 25 Jun 1900 in: Westerville OH
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 9 Carolyn Deborah
Born: 13 Nov 1877 in: Athens Co, OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 1956 in:
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Oscar H. Charles
Married: {1901} in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 10 Elsie M{aud}
Born: 26 Sep 1880 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: Nov {10 Dec} 1903 in: Sierra Leone, Africa
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation: Missionaries
Spouse: {Walter Riebel}
Married: Jun {12 Aug} 1903 in: Westerville OH
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Submitted by:
Malcolm L. Smith
P.O. Box 6712
Washington, D. C. 20020
1979
Source: Collected family records in my possession; see other Selby
details in my book: Working with People, Bugs and Apples.
[End of Page 4]
1979 Family Group Sheet II
=================================================================
Husband: Samuel VanLaw Selby
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Born: 29 Jun 1859 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 1 Oct 1932 in: Ironton OH
Buried: in: Haverhill OH
Living: in: Athens Co., Haverhill & Ironton, OH
Other: Occupation: Farmer
Father: Hines Cone Selby
Mother: Sarah Ann Rardin
Married 2nd: Adah Rogers b. 8 Jul 1867 m. 27 Apr 1919
=================================================================
Wife 1: Mary Eva Lambert
Married: 28 Dec 1881 in: Athens Co. OH
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Born: 24 Nov 1861 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 12 Oct 1914 in: Haverhill OH
Buried: in: Haverhill OH
Living: in: Athens Co. and Haverhill OH
Other: Occupation: Church Affiliation: Methodist
Father: Daniel W. Lambert
Mother: Deborah V. Embree
=================================================================
F Child 1 Grace May
Born: 18 Dec 1882 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 2 Feb 1967 in: Vienna IL
Buried: in: Robinson Cem., Ozark, IL
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Lindley M. Smith
Married: 28 Dec 1906 in: Athens Co. OH
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 2 Alice Belle
Born: 23 Aug 1885 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 21 Jun 1930 in: Columbus OH
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: James A. Folsom
Married: 26 Jun 1918 in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 3 Bertha Jane
Born: 6 Sep 1888 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: Aug 1965 in: Athens OH
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Roland E. Wagoner
Married: in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 4 Paul Lambert
Born: 20 Mar 1895 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 2 Sep 1967 in: Pompano Beach FL
Buried: in: Forest Lawn Mem. Gar. Pompano B., FL
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Ellis Hopkins
Married: in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 5 George Harold
Born: 6 Oct 1897 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 27 Aug 1967 in: Haverhill OH
Buried: in: Haverhill OH
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Helen M. Butterfield
Married: 1923 in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Submitted by:
Malcolm L. Smith
P.O. Box 6712
Washington, D. C. 20020
1979
Source: Collected family records in my possession; see other Selby
details in my book: Working with People, Bugs and Apples.
[End of Page 5]
1979 Family Group Sheet III
=================================================================
Husband: Lindley M. Smith
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Born: 27 Sep 1881 in: Chesterhill OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 2 Sep 1966 in: Vienna IL
Buried: in: Robinson Cem., Ozark, IL
Living: in: Chesterhill OH, Raleigh, NC, Carbondale & Ozark IL
Other: Occupation: Fruit Grower
Religious Affiliation: Quaker/Presbyterian
Father: Stephen Smith
Mother: Elizabeth Roberts
=================================================================
Wife: Grace May Selby
Married: 28 Dec 1906 in: Athens Co. OH
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Born: 18 Dec 1882 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: 2 Feb 1967 in: Vienna IL
Buried: in: Robinson Cem., Ozark, IL
Living: in: Athens Co. OH, Raleigh, Carbondale & Ozark
Other: Occupation: Teacher
Church Affiliation: United Brethern & Baptist
Father: Samuel V. Selby
Mother: Mary E. Lambert
=================================================================
M Child 1 Philip Selby
Born: 11 Nov 1907 in: Athens Co. OH
Baptized: in:
Died: {14 Apr 1979} in:
Buried: in: {Ligonier PA}
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Kathryn Menoher {Died: 28 May 1979}
Married: 18 Mar 1934 in: PA
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 2 Homer Lindley
Born: 27 Aug 1909 in: Carbondale IL
Baptized: in:
Died: in:
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Ellen Smoot
Married: 13 Nov 1937 in: St. Louis MO
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 3 Malcolm Lambert
Born: 19 Nov 1911 in: Carbondale IL
Baptized: in:
Died: in:
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Margarette Wheeler
Married: 3 Jun 1933 in: Du Quoin IL
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 4 Alice Elizabeth
Born: 10 Oct 1913 in: Carbondale IL
Baptized: in:
Died: 4 Jun 1973 in: Des Moines IA
Buried: in: Robinson Cem., Ozark, IL
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Not married
Married: in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 5 Alfred Thomas
Born: 20 Jul 1913in: Ozark IL
Baptized: in:
Died: in:
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Pauline Farley
Married: 8 Apr 1939 in: IN
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 6 David Paul
Born: 6 Dec 1917 in: Ozark IL
Baptized: in:
Died: 12 Dec 1986 in: {Jeddo, MI}
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Vera Harris {Died: 11/13/1982}
Married: 5 Jun 1943 in: Garden City KN
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 7 Daniel Lambert
Born: 20 Oct 1919 in: Ozark IL
Baptized: in:
Died: 10 Jun 1944 in: New Guinea
Buried: in: National Cem., Springfield, IL
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Not married
Married: in:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
F Child 8 Mary Eva
Born: 24 Dec 1921 in: Ozark IL
Baptized: in:
Died: in:
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: John Alexander
Married: 23 Dec 1944 in: Ozark IL
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 9 Stephen James
Born: 4 Jan 1924 in: Carbondale IL
Baptized: in:
Died: in:
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse 1: Colleen Doom 2: Margaret Gilmore Waits
Married: 29 Oct 1944 in: Harrisburg IL 21 Aug 1936 in: Dallas TX
-----------------------------------------------------------------
M Child 10 Samuel Lindbergh
Born: 17 Jun 1927 in: Carbondale IL
Baptized: in:
Died: in:
Buried: in:
Living: in:
Other: Occupation:
Spouse: Louise Beltz
Married: 18 Jun 1949 in: Harrisburg IL
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Submitted by:
Malcolm L. Smith
P.O. Box 6712
Washington, D. C. 20020
1979
Source: Collected family records in my possession; see other Selby details in my book: Working with People, Bugs and Apples.
[End of Letter]
