Family Group Sheet
NameEli Lambert
Birth10 May 1899, Kentucky
Death27 Feb 1994, Carleton, Monroe Co., Michigan
FatherEphesam "Stewart" Lambert (1866-1943)
MotherSarah Jane Jackson (1874-1920)
Marriage20 Dec 1919, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEmma Zetta Sexton, Half 3C3R
Birth14 Feb 1904, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Aug 1996, Gilbraltar, Wayne Co., Michigan
FatherJohn Cecil “Cye” Sexton (1872-1940)
MotherSarah “Sallie” Lillian Baldridge (1878-1917)
Children
1 FAnnie Lambert, Half 4C2R
Birthabt 1921, Kentucky
2 FRuby Jewell Lambert, Half 4C2R
Birth17 Feb 1925, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death29 Mar 1926, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Kentucky
3 FBetty R. Lambert, Half 4C2R
Birthabt Apr 1927, Wayne Co., Michigan
4 MEli Lambert Jr. , Half 4C2R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Eli Lambert
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918 in Kawawha Co., West Virginia, records Eli Lambert, age 18, permanent residence Moorehead, Round Co., Ky, born 10 May 1899, occupation tipple labor, employer Cabin Creek Coal Co., Weoaco, Kanawha Co., W.Va, nearest relative Steward Lambert, Moorehead, Round Co., Ky.
According to the obituary of his brother Alex, he was living in Harrison, Michigan in 1986.
The SSDI lists Eli Lambert, born 10 May 1899, died 27 Feb 1994, last residence Carleton, Monroe Co., Michigan.
According to the obituary of his brother Alex, he was living in Harrison, Michigan in 1986.
The SSDI lists Eli Lambert, born 10 May 1899, died 27 Feb 1994, last residence Carleton, Monroe Co., Michigan.
Notes for Emma Zetta Sexton
Morgan Co., Ky birth records list Emma G. Sexton, born 15 Feb 1904, father John C. Sixton, mother’s maiden name Sarrah Baldrige, both born in Morgan Co., Ky. (There are ditto marks under Morgan Co for both mother and father on all 20 entries after the first on the page, so I would take these with a grain of salt.)
The Michigan death index lists Emma Z. Lambert, born 15 Feb 1904, died 12 Aug 1996, residence and place of death Gilbraltar, Wayne Co.
The SSDI lists the same dates, but has the last residence as Rockwood, Wayne Co., Michigan.
The Michigan death index lists Emma Z. Lambert, born 15 Feb 1904, died 12 Aug 1996, residence and place of death Gilbraltar, Wayne Co.
The SSDI lists the same dates, but has the last residence as Rockwood, Wayne Co., Michigan.
Census Notes for Eli & Emma Zetta (Family)
1920 census of North Fork, Morgan Co., Kentucky, enumerated 19 Jan, lists on p. 14A as family #225/230:
John Sexton, 47, widowed; Emma, 15, dau; Ettie, 13; Nervie, 9, dau; Henry, 5, son; Mary, 3 1/12, dau; Lambert, Eli, 22, son-in-law. All born in Kentucky.
Emma should be listed as a Lambert, since she and Eli were married in 1919.
1930 census of Wayne Co., Michigan, Detroit ward 9, enumerated 2 April, lists on p. 28A as family #15/11, at 18847 Anglin St:
Lambert, Ely, 30, age at first marriage 21, b. Ky Va Ky, drill press operator at auto factory; Emma Z., wife, 26, age at first marriage 15, b. Ky Ky Ky; Annie, dau, 9, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mary, dau, 7, b. Mich Ky Ky; Betty R., dau, 3 0/12, b. Mich Ky Ky; Ely Jr., son, 1 3/12, b. Mich Ky Ky. Pelfrey, Eugene, 25, age at first marriage 22, brother-in-law, b. Ky Ky Ky, laborer at auto factory; Nervie, sister, 20, age at first marriage 17, b. Ky Ky Ky; Sarah C., niece, 1 3/12, b. Mich Ky Ky; Saxton, Henry, brother-in-law, 17, single, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Nervie is really Emma’s sister, not Eli’s, so she should be listed as a sister-in-law as well. The following household is headed by their brother Morgan, with his name also misspelled as Saxton.
John Sexton, 47, widowed; Emma, 15, dau; Ettie, 13; Nervie, 9, dau; Henry, 5, son; Mary, 3 1/12, dau; Lambert, Eli, 22, son-in-law. All born in Kentucky.
Emma should be listed as a Lambert, since she and Eli were married in 1919.
1930 census of Wayne Co., Michigan, Detroit ward 9, enumerated 2 April, lists on p. 28A as family #15/11, at 18847 Anglin St:
Lambert, Ely, 30, age at first marriage 21, b. Ky Va Ky, drill press operator at auto factory; Emma Z., wife, 26, age at first marriage 15, b. Ky Ky Ky; Annie, dau, 9, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mary, dau, 7, b. Mich Ky Ky; Betty R., dau, 3 0/12, b. Mich Ky Ky; Ely Jr., son, 1 3/12, b. Mich Ky Ky. Pelfrey, Eugene, 25, age at first marriage 22, brother-in-law, b. Ky Ky Ky, laborer at auto factory; Nervie, sister, 20, age at first marriage 17, b. Ky Ky Ky; Sarah C., niece, 1 3/12, b. Mich Ky Ky; Saxton, Henry, brother-in-law, 17, single, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Nervie is really Emma’s sister, not Eli’s, so she should be listed as a sister-in-law as well. The following household is headed by their brother Morgan, with his name also misspelled as Saxton.
