52 Ancestors: #29 - July Ann Catherine SHIFLETT Lamb

Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued a challenge:  write one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor.  It can be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem – anything that focuses on one ancestor.

My third great grandaunt July Ann Catherine Shiflett was the baby of the family born to Jacob Shiflett and Polly Jarrell in July 1828.  When her father prepared his will prior to his death in 1841, Jacob made special provisions for his unmarried daughter:  $100 over and above what was to be divided equally among all the children. 

Six years later in 1847, though, July Ann married Pemberton Lamb.  Aren’t those fabulous names?  I always thought “July Ann” had a great Southern ring to it, but more often than not, census records spell her name “Julia Ann,” so I have to wonder what her name really was. 

In the 1850 census, there were no children.  Pemberton was a farmer, but he reported no land value, so probably he did not own his own farm at that time.  In 1860, the household boasted one daughter Melissa Ann, age 10.  July Ann’s widowed brother Madison and his children were there too, but apparently only temporarily since Madison was enumerated a second time several months later in his own home.  In 1870, three children were named in the census, and no one in the family could read or write.  Pemberton was still a farmer but with no land value reported. 

By 1880, July Ann and Pemberton’s status must have improved somewhat.  While they didn’t report any land value in the census, Pemberton’s report on the non-population agricultural schedule paints a different picture, although it’s not a glowing report by any means.  He worked only 15 acres of land while 100 acres remained unimproved.  By contrast, his neighbors farmed 30-100 acres.  He estimated his farm, with its fences and buildings, was worth $200 and livestock worth $75; he did not report on the value of machinery and tools.

In the 1900 census, July Ann and Pemberton were “empty nesters.”  She reported having had 15 children, but with only 3 surviving. 

In July 1902, July/Julia Ann applied for a widow’s pension.  Pemberton died that same month from some unreadable condition of the bladder.  Julia Ann was living alone and had no form of income; she also claimed to own no land.  Pemberton had served in the 7^th Virginia Regiment Kemper’s Brigade, Pickett’s Division under Longstreet’s Command.  So evidently he saw the horror in Gettysburg. 

Since Julia Ann Lamb’s name does not appear in the 1910 census, she apparently had died by then.

THREE GENERATIONS:

July Ann Catherine SHIFLETT ( Jul 1828 Orange, VA - After 1902 ) & Pemberton LAMB ( Sep 1822 - 18 Jul 1902 Greene Co, VA )  26 Jan 1847 Greene Co, VA

1. Melissa Ann LAMB (1850 Greene Co, VA - After 1910) & m1) James W. TAYLOR ( 1841 – About 1880 Greene Co, VA )  13 Jan 1871 Greene Co, VA ; & m2) Meshack T. SAMUELS ( 1834 Greene Co, VA – 1913 Greene  Co, VA )  19 Jun 1886 in Greene Co, VA

Melissa Ann and James Taylor had the following children:

• James Edward TAYLOR  ( 1873 Greene Co, VA - 30 Apr 1955 ) & m1) Martha L. BREEDEN ( 1866 Page Co, VA - ) 05 Jan 1893 Page Co, VA ; & m2) Della Marie DEAN (02 Feb 1897 Page Co, VA - 15 Jan 1979 Staunton, VA )  24 Dec 1919 Page Co, VA
• Charles TAYLOR ( 1878 Greene Co, VA – After  1930 Greene Co, VA ) & He m1) Ardista Florence BREEDEN ( 1879 Rockingham Co, VA - Before 1923 Greene Co, VA  ) 29 Jan 1897 Rockingham Co, VA ; & m2) Mary Ellen Bettie LAMB ( 1890 - )  19 Mar 1923 Greene Co, VA
• John TAYLOR ( Aug 1879 Greene Co, VA - )

Melissa Ann and Meshack Samuels had the following children:

• John W. SAMUELS ( 1882 Greene Co, VA - )
• Joseph SAMUELS  ( Jun 1884 Greene Co, VA - 24 Dec 1914 Greene Co, VA )
• Thomas Grover SAMUELS ( 07 Mar 1886 Greene Co, VA - Jun 1972 Bloomsburg, PA ) & Elizabeth B. Lizzie LAM ( Aug 1888 Page Co, VA - 28 May 1961 Pennsville, NJ )  12 Oct 1911 Page Co, VA
• Suel F. SAMUELS ( 29 Jun 1888 Greene Co, VA - ) & Daisy Lee Lessie SNOW ( 1895 - ) 01 May 1917 Monroe, WV
• Pannie SAMUELS ( 26 Jun 1889 Greene Co, VA - Mar 1974 Madison Co, VA ) & m1) Maggie LAMB ( Dec 1892 Greene Co, VA – 20 Mar 1974 ) 02 Feb 1911 Greene Co, VA ; & m2) Myrtie Mae LAM  ( 04 Jun 1898 Rockingham Co, VA - 05 Jul 1984 Madison Co, VA ) 16 May 1918 Greene Co, VA
• Cicero SAMUELS ( 07 Sep 1892 Greene Co, VA - Jan 1980 Gordonsville, VA ) & Delia Nellie TAYLOR ( 27 Jul 1896 - 18 Mar 1986 Gordonsville, VA )  15 Jan 1914 Greene Co, VA 

2. Hiram J. LAMB ( 22 Sep 1854 Greene Co, VA - 1922 Greene Co, VA ) & m1) Lucy Ann GEAR (May 1856 Greene Co, VA  -  03 Jun 1917 Greene Co, VA )  20 Jan 1876 Greene Co, VA ; & m2) Virginia “Sis” BREEDEN ( 1876 - )  09 Apr 1919 Greene Co, VA

Hiram and Lucy Lamb had the following children:

• John Wesley LAMB ( Jan 1877 Greene Co, VA - 19 Nov 1952 Beckley, WV ) & Levvie N. TAYLOR (1880 Greene Co, VA -  09 Dec 1958 Beckley, WV )  18 May 1906 Page Co, VA
• George Harvey LAMB ( Jun 1878 Greene Co, VA - 24 May 1958 Charlottesville, VA ) & Emma Capitola Annie MEADOWS (24 Feb 1885 Page Co, VA - 06 Oct 1939 Greene Co, VA ) 08 May 1902 Greene Co, VA
• Alexander LAMB ( May 1879 Greene Co, VA - )
• James Cal LAMB ( 1883 Greene Co, VA - ) & Maude TAYLOR (21 Mar 1889 Page Co, VA - 11 Jul 1971 Charlottesville, VA )  09 Nov 1916 Greene Co, VA
• Lucy LAMB ( 1885 Greene Co, VA - )
• Irvine Dorsey LAMB ( 09 Jan 1887 Greene Co, VA -  05 Mar 1910 ) & Etta Florence SHIFLETT (Jul 1890 Greene Co, VA - )  06 Jan 1910 Greene Co, VA
• Willie Jackson LAMB ( Oct 1889 Greene Co, VA - Jan 1973 ) & Dalga I. Dollie LAMB (Dec 1898 Greene Co, VA - 25 Nov 1983 Greene Co, VA ) 27 Dec 1917 Greene Co, VA
• Maggie LAMB ( Dec 1892 Greene Co, VA - 20 Mar 1974 ) & Pannie SAMUELS (26 Jun 1889 Greene Co, VA -  20 Mar 1974 Madison Co, VA ) 02 Feb 1911 Greene Co, VA
• Mary LAMB (1898 Greene Co, VA - )

Hiram and Sis Lamb had the following child:

• Floyd LAMB ( 1912 Greene, VA - )

3. Unnamed LAMB ( 1855 Greene Co, VA - 10 Oct 1856 Greene Co, VA )

4. Houston LAMB ( 1858 Greene Co, VA - ) & Ardista JARRELL  ( 1872 Greene Co, VA - ) 1889 Greene Co, VA

• James LAMB ( 12 Apr 1890 Greene Co, VA -  29 May 1986 Greene Co, VA ) & Carrie Etta UNKNOWN (31 Oct 1895 - 14 Aug 1969 Greene Co, VA )  11 Jun 1913 Greene Co, VA
• Maud LAMB ( Mar 1892 Greene Co, VA - 15 Sep 1970 Charlottesville, VA ) & Mathew LAMB ( 1876 Greene Co, VA - )  03 Oct 1916 Greene Co, VA
• Lena B. or Cora LAMB ( 05 Aug 1894 Greene Co, Va - 17 Aug 1972 Greene Co, VA ) & Herndon SHIFLETT (21 Mar 1896 Greene Co, VA - 27 Dec 1968 Charlottesville, VA )  16 Nov 1916 Greene Co, VA
• Lester B. Lirty LAMB ( 03 Sep 1896 Greene Co, VA - 29 Nov 1968 Falls Church, VA ) & Sadie S. JARRELL ( 27 Feb 1901 - 31 Jul 1939 )
• Dalga I. Dollie LAMB ( Dec 1898 Greene Co, VA - 25 Nov 1983 Greene Co, VA ) & Willie Jackson LAMB ( Oct 1889 Greene Co, VA - Jan 1973 ) 27 Dec 1917 in Greene Co, VA
• Gratten Fenton “Dick” LAMB ( 1901 Greene Co, VA - 1973 Greene Co, VA ) & Bertha TAYLOR ( 19 Aug 1905 Greene Co, Virginia, VA - Feb 1984 Greene Co, VA )
• Levie LAMB  ( 1903 Greene Co, VA - 1972 Greene Co, VA ) & Jesse E. LEIGH ( 30 Jul 1903 Madison Co, VA -  Jun 1986 Greene Co, VA )  04 Aug 1928 Greene Co, VA
• Ella Pearl LAMB ( 20 Sep 1905 Greene Co, VA - 17 Feb 1986 Greene Co, VA ) & Roy TAYLOR (19 Sep 1899 Greene Co, VA - 02 Jul 1981 Greene Co, VA )  17 Sep 1928 Greene Co, VA
• Preston LAMB ( 07 Oct 1907 Greene Co, VA - on 21 Feb 1985 Charlottesville, VA ) & Nellie TAYLOR (15 Jul 1918 - 10 Feb 1978 )
• Lilian LAMB ( 1909 Greene Co, VA - )
• Luda Luttie LAMB ( 1911 Greene Co, VA - 1939 Greene Co, VA ) & David SNOW  (12 Oct 1912 -  05 Jan 1980 Greene Co, VA )  04 Jan 1934 Greene Co, VA
• Frank L. LAMB ( 02 Oct 1914 Greene Co, VA - Aug 1985 ) & Mary Branch DEANE ( 02 Jun 1918 - 15 Oct 2010 Greene Co, VA )

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