For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 469
CHARLED H. LAMB....No man in Muscatine county stands higher in the estimation of the people who know him than Charles H. Lamb, the owner of a highly improved farm in Goshen township. He has won the position of honor he has attained, by his industry, ability and fidelity to duty. He was born in the town of Atalissa in Goshen township, February 23, 1862, a son of Leonard L. and Rebecca ( Stewart ) Lamb. The father was born in eastern Ohio, December 25, 1825, and the mother in Virginia, June 25, 1829. Leonard L. Lamb came to Muscatine county, Iowa, in 1857, and worked at the carpenter's trade for a number of years, after which he was foreman of fence construction for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway until he was retired on account of old age. He is now living retired and makes his home with the subject of this review. The beloved mother was called from earthly scenes May 5, 1901, and laid to rest in the cemetery near Atalissa, Iowa. Five children came to brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, namely : Amanda, now deceased ; Emerson S., of Atalissa ; Mary L., now of Clinton, Iowa ; Charles H., our subject ; and Hattie, deceased.Charles H. Lamb was reared in the little town of Atalissa. He gained the rudiments of education in the Atalissa high school but has greatly added to what he there learned, having since arriving at mature years been a close observer and a reader of good literature. After leaving school he learned telegraphy and for twenty-five years was connected with the telegraph department of the Rock Island Railway Company, performing his duties in such a way as to meet the hearty approval of the officers of the road. In 1900 he purchased a farm in Goshen township, upon which he lived for seven years, when he disposed of this place, investing in the property on section 1 of the same township where he has since made his home. By application and good judgment he has largely increased the earning capacity of his farm so that it is now one of the most productive possessions of its size in this part of the county.
On the 22d of May, 1884, Mr. Lamb was united in marriage to Miss Jennie S. Howard, who was born in Goshen township March 1, 1864, and is a daughter of Lucius and Mary ( White ) Howard. The father was born in New York state August 22, 1825, and the mother in New Jersey, May 17, 1836. They came to Scott county, Iowa and later to Muscatine county, where they lived for about thirty years, later making their home in Johnson county, Iowa for ten years, and finally in Tama county, Iowa. The father, having reached the advanced age of eighty-five years, died January 10, 1911, at his home in Tama county. The mother departed this life March 24, 1898. There were four children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Howard, namely : Jennie S., now Mrs. Lamb ; Lucius H., a resident of Tama county ; Mercy L., deceased ; and Loren L., of Iowa Falls, Iowa. One son, Leonard L., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, his natal day being August 16, 1885. He graduated from Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri, and is now a successful practitioner at Chatsworth, Illinois.
Mr. Lamb ever since arriving at voting age has given his support to the republican party and has taken active interest in its success. He has served in a number of offices of trust and responsibility and is now township assessor. He was clerk of the township for six years and has also most acceptably filled the office of school director. Fraternally he is identified with Ionic Lodge, No.122, A. F. & A. M., at Atalissa ; Liberty Chapter, No.79, R. A. M., at West Liberty ; and Purity Chapter, No. 365, O. E. S., of Wilton Junction, all of Iowa. He and his wife are consistent members of the Christian church. Mr. Lamb is known as a man of good judgment and as a patriotic citizen, who has through life contributed according to his ability toward strengthening the bonds of friendship and good-will among his fellowmen, thus adding to the stability of society. The possessor of genial characteristics, he has a host of friends and well wishers throughout a wide region in Muscatine county.
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