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LAMBERT FAMILY

 

"Lest We Forget"
 

John Robert Lambert was born April 14, 1841 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire England.  John left England at the age of thirteen,  joined the British Navy and served seven years as a military cadet under his uncle, Captain William Lambert.  During this time period, the Crimean War was going on and many hardships occured.  The ship he was on was destroyed.  He and sixteen others were picked up by a merchant vessel and taken to the St. Johns.  He landed in America during the year 1860.  Whether he came to America by choice or accident remains a mystery.  Did his uncle William survive....... another mystery
The American Civil War started in 1861.  John enlisted  in the Union army at Springfield, Sangamon County Illinois.  He served with Company "H" Second Illinois Cavalry Regiment.
After the Civil War, John went back to Springfield and married Hannah Elder NICKELSON.   They lived in Pleasant Plains, Illinois until  1866 and later lived in Fontanelle, Adair County, Iowa.   In about 1868,  John and Hannah moved to Kincaid, Anderson County, Kansas.
According to John's obituary, he had seven brothers and sisters.  Names are unknown.  Was his fathers name Joseph?  Here are seven misc. birth records  & BMD for Lambert's in Lincolnshire, England.

Lambert - UK & USA Related Sites

 The Lambert family HomePage & Archive
Misc. Lambert Birth Records
Lambert Baptisms, Marriages & Burials, Baumber Parish
John Robert Lambert Family ~ photo
Lambert Sisters ~ photo
Lambert mailing List
Lambert Message Board
GenForum
Genealogy Chat ~ Just for Fun

Resources in England

Wendy Parkinson Homepage ~ Lincolnshire Researcher
Lincolnshire GenWeb Project
The Lincolnshire Site
Horncastle News
English Church Photos - mostly Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Archives
Lincolnshire Family History Society
Newspaper Library Catalogue
Parish Search
English Castles
Ye Olde English Sayings
Occupations Of Our Ancestors
UK & Ireland Genealogy

American Civil War
1861-1865

Several of our ancestors served in the American Civil War.  So far, they are  all Yankees.  We will proudly embrace the Rebels when we find them. Update: I have just recently found  that John Robert Lambert did indeed serve initially in the Confederacy. Apparently, he was captured during a skirmish and became a prisoner of war. He later enlisted in the Union Army.  I do not have the details, but will add the information when available. Some of the best genealogical information can found in the Pension records.  Follow the links below for
more information:
LINKS
Illinois Civil War Project
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Civil War Ancestors
Blue & Gray Poem


Links
Anderson Co. KS Obits ~ Lambert
GAR in Anderson County, Kansas
All Things Kansas

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Thanks for visiting the Family Snoop....Ann Lambert