Madison County Military

Veteran's Name: Lamb, John B		Father: John Lamb
Residence:		Father's nativity:
Occupation: Mechanic at Compton Mill, south of Winterset		Mother: Mary Fawcett
Date of birth: 05 Feb 1824		Mother's nativity:
Place of birth: Green County, Indiana		Wife: Sarah B. Moore
Date of death: 17 Sep 1906		2nd wife: Elizabeth Howard (nee Moore)
Place of death: Madison County, Iowa		3rd wife:
Place of burial: Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Union Township
Cause of death: Dropsy		Children Mrs. Orpha A. Darnell Josephine Jessup Phillip C (a stepson)

War record
Rank: Private	Company: E		Regiment: 47th
State: Iowa		Organization: Infantry
Enlistment date: 04 May 1864
Enlistment age: 39		Residence: Madison County
Mustered out:
Discharged:
Transfers:
GAR membership
Post name: Pitzer		Date joined: 23 May 1884
Post No.: 55 (87)		Age at joining:
Place: Winterset		Transfers: Tr Dec 1887

Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers; Ex-Soldiers living Ia. 1886: - Witnerset; Post 55 Desc Book #87 age 60 in 1884; Winterset Reporter 20 Sep 1906, page 3, column 4.

Notes: See Mullen's History of Madison County, Elizabeth married first Dexter Howard.