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LAMB, GEORGE, was born December, 1879, near Hagerstown, Maryland, and when quite a young man went to Mt. Pleasant,
Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where he learned the business of saddle and harness making. He was married at Mt. Pleasant, May 24, 1820, to Eliza H. Hubbs, who was born in that place in 1794. She was the daughter of Dr. Charles Hubbs, who, although a member of the Society of Friends, was a surgeon in the American army near the close of the Revolution. Later in life, Dr. Hubbs became a preacher in the Baptist church. George Lamb's ancestors were members of the Society of Friends also. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb had three children in Pennsylvania, and moved to Kaskaskia, Randolph county, Illinois, in the spring, 1830. Mrs. Eliza H. Lamb, died August 15, 1834, in Chester, Illinois, and in June, 1836, George Lamb moved to Springfield. Mr. George Lamb was again married, the second time, in 1840, to Mrs. Lucinda Crowder, and resided in Sangamon county until his death, August 26, 1867. His wife,
Lucinda Lamb, died January 18, 1872, both in Sangamon county, Illinois.