Lambeth, Lemuel

1858 -

• Name	Lambeth, Lemuel
  	The Bible listed they married in 1875. She was b. 28 Dec 1859 (Tombstone and Bible), dau. of Osborne and Sallie (Kepley) Hunt and d. 21 Apr 1949. Mary's middle name was given on son David's marriage licence. The Bible Records of Davidson Co., NC Compiled by the Genealogical Society of Davidson Co., NC, listed the "Notes from Family Bible of Lemmuel Lambeth, by Nancy Drozd on 24 Nov 1977. 1 visited Arthur Lambeth (Ida Lambeth Wright's brother) at his home on Jolly Road. He had a Bible that belonged to his father. He kept it in a paper bag with a string around the Bible itself as the Bible was falling to pieces. The middle section had births & marriages in it.* Arthur told Nancy Drozd that Lewis, Alvin, Emmer and himself are only ones still living in 1977. Emmer is still working at public work. Maude md. a Parish; Jane md. Bob Grubb. Arthur said that Lemmuel Lambeth d. 31 Oct 1947 of heart problems and broken hip. He had fallen off the porch while Arthur was plowing with the mules. He said the man never once complained of hurting. He told Arthur he was ok; but when Arthur reached to help pick him up, he couldn't stand on his legs and asked to be placed in the bed after his shoes and clothes were off. He wouldn't ear then or the next day as he said he just wasn't hungry. Arthur sent for the doctor. Doctor at first said he needed to go to the hospital, but later changed his mind when he felt his uneven heart beat and expressed that the man would probably not live to (reach] the hospital and would be very heart broken by leaving home. Two days after the fall, he died. Before he died, he asked for two biscuits in very sweet coffee and ate all of it. Then he asked for a glass of water and died peacefully. He is buried at Clarksbury Church. His wife died about 1 1/2 years later. She had a stroke and died in Apr 1949. Lemmuel was a farmer all year around. Raised vegetables & wheat. In winter, he would split logs by ax for the railroad. According to the Cemetery Records of Davidson Co., NC, Vol. 11, Southern Section, p. 216: Osborne Hunt Cemetery, located on left-hand side of Wright road south on called "Little hillside just past Hogg Branch (locally called "Little Uhwarrie"). It is across the road from the house that burned that belonged to Everett Lambeth on the property formerly owned by Osborne Hunt. A description of the cemetery's two graves with no markers are: "Many rocks piled up and briars growing on top of graves. Located in middle of cleared land and siteable from Wright Road. Arthur Lambeth said that Osbome Hunt and his wife were buried in the graves. Other people in the area agreed with Arthur. Osborne's daughter, Mary Hunt, married Lemmuel Lambeth. Lemmuel Lambeth lived beside of Osborne Hunt. Lemmuel Lamberth was Arthur Lambeth's father. Submitted by: Nancy Drozd as listed on 3 Aug 1981.
  Birth	7 Jan 1858
  Gender	Male
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Samuel Street Lambeth,   b. 30 Sep 1821, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 27 Jul 1887, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA Maternal Line: Rebecca Younts
  Person ID	I566	Fritz/Fritts
  Last Modified	8 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Lambeth, Samuel Street,   b. 30 Sep 1821, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 27 Jul 1887, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Fritts, Elizabeth,   b. 20 Dec 1809, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Jan 1875 (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Hunt, Mary Evaline
  Marriage	13 Feb 1879
  Children	+ 1. Lambeth, Mariah Jane,   b. 15 Jan 1877   d. 10 May 1970 (Age 93 years) m. Grubb, Robert (1898) + 2. Lambeth, David Elzie,   b. 8 Sept 1879   d. 21 Dec 1970 (Age 91 years)  [Father: Birth] m. Grubb, Maggie (1904) + 3. Lambeth, Minta Rose Ann,   b. 28 Oct 1881   d. 13 Aug 1964 (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth] m. Lambeth, Samuel Lee (1897) + 4. Lambeth, Ida Lee,   b. 18 Jun 1883   d. 21 Oct 1970 (Age 87 years)  [Father: Birth] m. Wright, Arthur Franklin + 5. Lambeth, Samuel E.,   b. 17 Aug 1884, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 May 1957, Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth] m. Small, Sirona (1912) + 6. Lambeth, Walter Jones,   b. 17 Mar 1889  [Father: Birth] m. Byerly, Eldora (1912)   7. Lambeth, Maudie A.,   b. 27 Oct 1892   d. 27 Dec 1973 (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth] m. Parish, Grover Cleveland + 8. Lambeth, Alvin Henry,   b. 4 Aug 1894, North Carolina, USA d. 17 Aug 1980, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth] m. Kindley, Louisa Elizabeth   9. Lambeth, Lewis Burton,   b. 24 Apr 1897, North Carolina, USA d. 2 Sep 1980, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years) m. Sechrist, Dora Elizabeth (1921) + 10. Lambeth, Emma Cassie,   b. 24 Aug 1899, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Nov 1999, High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age 100 years)  [Father: Birth] m. Younts, James Ivy (1915) + 11. Lambeth, Vella,   b. 16 May 1902, North Carolina, USA d. 8 Mar 1989, Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth] m. Hill, Corbett (1917)   12. Lambeth, Arthur,   b. 25 Sep 1907, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Jun 1991, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 May 2025

  
  

• Reference

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