His death certificate states Frank Lambert, age 75, birthdate unknown, born in Elliott Co., Ky, died 3 March 1936 in Wagner, Rowan Co., Ky, widower of Mary (Johnson) Elliott, father Eli Lambert, mother’s maiden name unknown, cause of death pistol shot self inflicted suicide, informant Will Lambert.

Her death certificate records Mary Jane Lambert, born 13 May 1863 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 10 May 1933 in Wagner, Rowan Co., Ky, married, wife of W. F. Lambert, father Hugh Johnson, mother’s maiden name Barbara Porter (birthplaces blank), cause of death influenza, informant blank, burial in Cox Cemetery.

For more about this family’s ancestry and descendants, see Shery and Wanda’s Family Circle page at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourfamilycircle/

1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Sinking precinct, enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 3A as family #43:
Lambert, William F., farmer, 39, b. Sept 1860, Ky/Va/Va; Mary J., wife, 37, b. May 1863, Ky/Va/Va, married 19 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Robert L., son, 17, b. Mar 1883; James A., 15, b. Sep 1884; John F., son, 14, b. Feb 1886; William J., son, 12, b. May 1888; Hugh O., son, 9, b. Sept 1890; Sarah E., dau, 8, b. Feb 1892; Eli A., son, 6, b. Jan 1894; Mary E., dau, 4, b. Dec 1895; Lauretta, dau, 1, b. July 1898. All children born in Kentucky.

1920 census of Rowan Co., Wagoner precinct, lists on p. 6B as family #104/107:
Lambert, W. F., 59; Mary, wife, 56; May, dau, 14; Ardeth, 2 1/12, grandson.

This census page is marked in the margins as “Ridge Road between Wagoner Creek and Dog Creek”.

1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Wagoner precinct, taken 8 April, lists on p. 3B as family #48:
Lambert, W. F., 69, b. Va/Va/Va, age at first marriage 21; Mary, wife, 66, b. Ky/NC/Va, age at first marriage 18; Ardith, 12, grandson.