Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Floyd Lambert
Birth22 Feb 1886, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death8 Jul 1947
BurialCrix Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherWilliam Franklin “Frank” Lambert (1860-1936)
MotherMary Jane Johnson (1863-1933)
Marriage8 Sep 1906, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseVesta Riddle, 1C3R
Birth29 Jun 1889, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathSep 1963, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan
BurialCrix Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJohn William Riddle Jr. (1855-1942)
MotherSophia E. Thomas (1860-1918)
Other spousesArthur Fall
Children
1 MOllie Lambert, 2C2R
Birth28 May 1907, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Sep 1993, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJewell D. Caudill
2 MEstill R. Lambert, 2C2R
Birth10 Jun 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Aug 1992, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseGladys L. Caudill
3 FEdna M. Lambert, 2C2R
Birth27 Feb 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMr. Perry
4 FGrace J. Lambert, 2C2R
Birth1 Feb 1915, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMr. Vaught
SpouseNola Mae Hamilton
6 MLeo B. Lambert, 2C2R
Birth27 Mar 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
7 MCharles C. Lambert, 2C2R
Birth24 May 1920, Rowan Co., Kentucky
8 MJohn Wayne Lambert (Died as Child), 2C2R
Birth27 Nov 1921, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death17 May 1925, Rowan Co., Kentucky
9 MGlennis Lambert, 2C2R
Birth30 Jul 1926, Rowan Co., Kentucky
10 FFreda Lambert , 2C2R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseMr. Johnson
Notes for Vesta Riddle
Curiously, the 1900 census does not list Vesta with the children of John & Sophia Riddle. (It says they are the parents of six children, and six are listed, the youngest being Edward age 14. Vesta would be about 11 in 1900.)
Her obituary in the Morehead News says "Mrs. Vesta Lambert Fall, 74, a native of Rowan County, died Thursday in Detroit, Michigan, where she had made her home for several years. Mrs. Fall was born June 29, 1889, a daughter of the late John and Sophia Thomas Riddle. In 1906 she was married to Floyd Lambert, who passed away July 8, 1947.
Surviving this marriage are these children: Ollie Lambert, Morehead; Mrs. Freda Johnson, Iroquois, W. Va.; Estill Lambert, Lincoln Park, Mich.; Leo Lambert, Sophia, W. Va.; Chas. Lambert, Midway, W. Va.; Glennis Lambert, Dearborn, Mich.; and Mrs. Grace Vaught, Newport News, Va.
On Nov. 13, 1951 she was married to Arthur Fall of Detroit. Mrs. Fall was a member of the Crix Baptist Church and of the Ecorse Free Will Baptist Church, Detroit. Funeral services were held Sunday in the Free Will Baptist Church, with Rev. Zora Trent and Rev. Ted Green officiating. Burial was in the Crix Cemetery with arrangements by Lane Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Wathan Armstrong, Paul Vaught, Gary Lambert, Vernon Lambert, and Roy Lambert.
Her obituary in the Morehead News says "Mrs. Vesta Lambert Fall, 74, a native of Rowan County, died Thursday in Detroit, Michigan, where she had made her home for several years. Mrs. Fall was born June 29, 1889, a daughter of the late John and Sophia Thomas Riddle. In 1906 she was married to Floyd Lambert, who passed away July 8, 1947.
Surviving this marriage are these children: Ollie Lambert, Morehead; Mrs. Freda Johnson, Iroquois, W. Va.; Estill Lambert, Lincoln Park, Mich.; Leo Lambert, Sophia, W. Va.; Chas. Lambert, Midway, W. Va.; Glennis Lambert, Dearborn, Mich.; and Mrs. Grace Vaught, Newport News, Va.
On Nov. 13, 1951 she was married to Arthur Fall of Detroit. Mrs. Fall was a member of the Crix Baptist Church and of the Ecorse Free Will Baptist Church, Detroit. Funeral services were held Sunday in the Free Will Baptist Church, with Rev. Zora Trent and Rev. Ted Green officiating. Burial was in the Crix Cemetery with arrangements by Lane Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Wathan Armstrong, Paul Vaught, Gary Lambert, Vernon Lambert, and Roy Lambert.
Notes for John Floyd & Vesta (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 6, p. 19, records on 8 Sep 1906 the marriage of John F. Lambert, 20, b. Elliott Co., s/o W. F. Lambert, b. old Va, & Mary J. (b. Elliott Co.), to Vesta Riddle, 17, d/o John & Saphfire Riddle, at John Riddle's by Wesley Cox, witnesses James Loveless & Preston Pettit.
Census
1920 census of Rowan Co., Wagner precinct, lists on pp. 5B-6A as family #91/94:
Lambert, Floyd, 35; Vesta, wife, 30; Ollie, son, 12; Estil, son, 10; Edna, dau, 7; Gracy, dau, 5; Ora, son, 3 11/12; Leoe, son, 10/12. All born in Kentucky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Wagner precinct, enumerated 11 Apr, lists on p. 4B as family #74:
Lambert, Floyd, 44, farmer, age at first marriage 20; Vesta, wife, 40, age at first marriage 17; Estil, son, 18; Gracie, dau, 15; Ora, son, 13; Leo, son, 11; Charles, son, 9; Glennis, son, 3 8/12; Freda, granddaughter, 1 9/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, ED 103-2, enumerated May 7, lists on p. 17A as family #260, on Dry Creek Rd:
Lambert, Floyd, 54, farmer; Vesta, wife, 50; Ora, son, 23; Charles, son, 19; Glennis, son, 13; Freda, granddau, 11. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
Lambert, Floyd, 35; Vesta, wife, 30; Ollie, son, 12; Estil, son, 10; Edna, dau, 7; Gracy, dau, 5; Ora, son, 3 11/12; Leoe, son, 10/12. All born in Kentucky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Wagner precinct, enumerated 11 Apr, lists on p. 4B as family #74:
Lambert, Floyd, 44, farmer, age at first marriage 20; Vesta, wife, 40, age at first marriage 17; Estil, son, 18; Gracie, dau, 15; Ora, son, 13; Leo, son, 11; Charles, son, 9; Glennis, son, 3 8/12; Freda, granddaughter, 1 9/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, ED 103-2, enumerated May 7, lists on p. 17A as family #260, on Dry Creek Rd:
Lambert, Floyd, 54, farmer; Vesta, wife, 50; Ora, son, 23; Charles, son, 19; Glennis, son, 13; Freda, granddau, 11. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
