Person:Robert Lamar (16)

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Robert Emery Lamar
b.9 Jun 1848 Hancock, Kentucky, USA
d.12 Jul 1918 Adair Community, Hancock County, KY
Parents and Siblings
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m. 21 Nov 1839
  1. Benoni Stewart Lamar1840 - 1840
  2. Rebecca Ann Lamar1841 - 1917
  3. William P. Lamar1843 - 1846
  4. Benjamin Franklin Lamar1846 - 1913
  5. Robert Emery Lamar1848 - 1918
  6. Mary Angeline Lamar1850 - 1915
  7. James T. Lamar1853 -
  8. George L. Lamar1855 - 1932
  9. John Smith Lamar1857 - 1921
  10. Wilfred Tyler Lamar1859 - 1935
  11. J. D. Michael Lamar1861 - 1862
  12. Susan F. Lamar1863 - 1888
Spouse and Children
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  1. Edmund Newman Lamar1872 - 1943
  2. Martha Elizabeth Lamar1874 - 1962
  3. Benoni Stewart Lamar1877 - 1877
  4. Rebecca Henrietta Lamar1878 - 1952
  5. Robert Bushrod Lamar1881 - 1960
  6. Nannie Sue Lamar1884 - 1949
  7. Mary Ann Lamar1886 - 1937
  8. William Martin Lamar1888 - 1971
  9. Ella Gibbs Lamar1891 - 1944
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Robert Emery Lamar
Alt Name[14] Robert E
Alt Name[15] _____ Robert
Gender Male
Birth[5][6][7][8][16][17][18][19][20] 9 Jun 1848 Hancock, Kentucky, USA
Alt Birth[21] 9 Jun 1848 Hancock County, KY
Alt Birth[2] 9 Jun 1848 Hancock, Kentucky, USA
Residence[24] 1850 Hancock, Kentucky
Marriage to Mary Martha Stewart
Residence[25] 1870 Lewisport, Hancock, Kentucky
Residence[26] 1900 Magisterial District 2, Lewisport (East Part), Yellow Creek Precincts, Hancock, Kentucky
Residence[27] 1910 Patesville, Hancock, Kentucky
Residence[23] Kentucky
Death[21][5][7][22] 12 Jul 1918 Adair Community, Hancock County, KY
Alt Death[2] 12 Jul 1918 Hancock, Kentucky, USA
Burial? Martindale, Lamar Cemetary, Hancock County, Kentucky

Robert Emery was born at the Old Lamar Homestead in Hancock County, Kentucky on June 9, 1848. He devoted his entire life to farming, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and belonged to the Republican Party. During the Civil War, he ran away from home at the age of fifteen and joined the Confederate Army, but his uncle, Robert Coston Lamar, went after him and brought him back home.

Robert Emery Lamar was married to Mary Martha Stewart, daughter of George Washington and Nancy Elizabeth (Wroe) Stewart, on February 8, 1872, by Reverend J. L. Edrington at the residence of her grandmother, Martha Mariah (Gibbs) (Wroe) Faulconer, who was married to Eugene A. Faulconer. Mary Martha Stewart was born on October 25, 1853 in Hancock County.

Edmund Newman and Martha Elizabeth Lamar were born on his grandfather, Benoni Smith Lamar's farm in the Martindale Community. This is where Robert Emery and Mary Martha Lamar started keeping house after they were married. Benoni Stewart, Robert Bushrod and Rebecca Henrietta Lamar were born in Young County, Texas. Nannie Sue and Mary Ann Lamar were born on he farm of their grandmother, Nancy Elizabeth (Wroe) Stewart in the Martindale Community. William Martin and Ella Gibbs Lamar were born on the "Morgan Place" near Adair in Hancock County, Kentucky.

Robert Emery Lamar and his family moved to Young County, Texas in 1875 when their daughter, Martha Elizabeth, was only one year old. . They left Hawesville, Kentucky, on a river boat and traveled to St. Louis, Missouri. In St. Louis, they boarded a train bound for Dallas, Texas. In Dallas, the family had to wait until Robert Emery walked to Graham, Texas, to borrow a team of oxen to transport his family to Graham. The oxen were borrowed from an old widow in Graham. In transporting his family to Graham, Robert Emery had to cross the Brazon River. In fording the Brazon River, Mary Martha, wife of Robert Emery, thought the entire family would be washed down stream, however, the trip was completed without any mishap.

Robert Emery Lamar stayed in Texas long enough to dispose of his stock then returned to Kentucky in March 1884 during the Ohio River flood. He brought with him his high Texas boots and saddle. He landed in Indiana and as he crossed the Ohio River in a skif, it capsized near the Kentucky shore. However, he swam ashore and with his boots on hanging on to his saddle.

After returning to Kentucky, Robert Emery and Mary Martha lived for three years at the home of Mary Martha's mother in the Martindale Community. Then they moved to the "Morgan Place" near Adair, about five miles from Hawesville where he lived the rest of his life.

Robert Emery Lamar died at his home near Adair in Hancock County, KY, Friday, July 12, 1918, and was buried in the Lamar Cemetery near Martindale. Mary Martha Lamar died September 23, 1936 and was buried in the Hawesville Cemetery. Robert Emery Lamar was a pioneer settler of Young County, Texas where he pre-empted a tract of government land. Putting up the necessary buildings, he cleared and improved part of his purchase and was there engaged in tilling the soil and working by day at the carpenter's trade and as a stone mason. The family stayed in Texas for seven years. During that time, Robert Emery had only one good crop year and most of the time he worked as a carpenter.

During their seven years in Texas, many tales are told of the hot Texas winds and summer drouths. There were also many experiences with wild hogs, panters and bears. Edmund Newman, the oldest son, tells of getting trapped in a wagon by a wild boar and how he had to stay in the wagon until his father found him and ran the boar away.

Robert Emery Lamar was christened and baptized into the Catholic faith. However, Mary Martha (Stewart) Lamar, his wife, was of the Episcopal faith. Evidently, they were not regular members of any church for many years. Robert Emery passed the New Chapel Methodist Church in Hancock County every day when he went to work and when he returned home. One evening when he returned home from work, he told Molly, his wife, to get the children dressed up because they were going to attend the revival at the New Chapel Methodist Church. Edmund Newman Lamar, their eldest child, was 21 years old at that time. When Molly heard Robert Emery say he wanted to attend the revival, she said, "this is the answer to my many prayers." That very night the entire family joined the New Chapel Methodist Church.

Mary Martha Lamar said that Edmund Newman Lamar was baptized into the Catholic Church in Tell City, Indiana as a small boy. He often went to Tell City to attend what they called "a forty hour period of devotional When he joined the New Chapel Methodist Church, he didn't have to be baptized again. He later became a pillar of the Hawesville Methodist Episcopal Church where he served for many years as Superintendent of the Sunday School and a member of the Board of Stewards.

Lamar Family 1915 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=578845ea-a9cd-46bc-8c26-314309fbf62d&tid=7870267&pid=-1024172008

Mary Martha Stewart http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=f9a046f8-34b8-4618-b54b-8324151e4247&tid=7870267&pid=-1024172008

Robert Emery Lamar2 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9dad4a0f-adc8-4136-83d3-53d042c6a89f&tid=7870267&pid=-1024172008

Robert Emery Lamar http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=3ad841f3-9127-4da0-9bbf-4f8a03fa95de&tid=7870267&pid=-1024172008

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References
  1. ↑ Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (2). (Name: Name: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000;;;).

    Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 OneWorldTree (2).

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  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm). (Name: Name: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.;;;).

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  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree. (Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;;)
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree (3). (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;)
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    Record for Benoni Smith Lamar

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953. (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;;)
    Database online.

    Record for Ella Lamar Hancock

  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree (3). (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;)
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    Record for Martha Elizabeth Lamar

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953. (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;;)
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    Record for Mayme Lo Mor Moore

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    Year: 1900; Census Place: Yellow Creek, Hancock, Kentucky; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Birth date: Jun 1848Birth place: KentuckyMarriage date: 1872Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Magisterial District 2, Lewisport (East Part), Yellow Creek Precincts, Hancock, Kentucky

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  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (4). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;)
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Patesville, Hancock, Kentucky; Roll: T624_479; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 103.

    Birth date: abt 1849Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1910Residence place: Patesville, Hancock, Kentucky

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  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 (2). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort;).

    Birth date: 9 Jun 1848Birth place: Hancock, KentuckyDeath date: 12 Jul 1918Death place: Hancock, KentuckyResidence date: Residence place: Kentucky

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    Year: 1850; Census Place: , Hancock, Kentucky; Roll: M432_202; Page: 289; Image: 583.

    Birth date: abt 1848Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1850Residence place: Hancock, Kentucky

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  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census (4). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes;)
    Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593.

    Birth date: abt 1848Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1870Residence place: Lewisport, Hancock, Kentucky

    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=17712601&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

  14. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (2). (Name: Name: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006;;;).

    Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Myfamily.com, Inc. 2006. Original data: United States. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. T624, 1,784 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/">NARA</a>. Patesville, Hancock, Kentucky, ED , roll T624_479, part , page .

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    Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Hancock, Kentucky, ED 43, roll T623 524, page 6A.

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    Year: 1900; Census Place: Yellow Creek, Hancock, Kentucky; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Birth date: Jun 1848Birth place: KentuckyMarriage date: 1872Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Magisterial District 2, Lewisport (East Part), Yellow Creek Precincts, Hancock, Kentucky

    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=5147582&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

  17. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (4). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;)
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Patesville, Hancock, Kentucky; Roll: T624_479; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 103.

    Birth date: abt 1849Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1910Residence place: Patesville, Hancock, Kentucky

    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=8600061&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

  18. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 (2). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort;).

    Birth date: 9 Jun 1848Birth place: Hancock, KentuckyDeath date: 12 Jul 1918Death place: Hancock, KentuckyResidence date: Residence place: Kentucky

    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kydeaths&h=1721460&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

  19. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census (4). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,;)
    Year: 1850; Census Place: , Hancock, Kentucky; Roll: M432_202; Page: 289; Image: 583.

    Birth date: abt 1848Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1850Residence place: Hancock, Kentucky

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    Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593.

    Birth date: abt 1848Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1870Residence place: Lewisport, Hancock, Kentucky

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    Birth date: 9 Jun 1848Birth place: Hancock, KentuckyDeath date: 12 Jul 1918Death place: Hancock, KentuckyResidence date: Residence place: Kentucky

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    Birth date: 9 Jun 1848Birth place: Hancock, KentuckyDeath date: 12 Jul 1918Death place: Hancock, KentuckyResidence date: Residence place: Kentucky

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    Year: 1850; Census Place: , Hancock, Kentucky; Roll: M432_202; Page: 289; Image: 583.

    Birth date: abt 1848Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1850Residence place: Hancock, Kentucky

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  25. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census (4). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes;)
    Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593.

    Birth date: abt 1848Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1870Residence place: Lewisport, Hancock, Kentucky

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  26. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census (4). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;)
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Yellow Creek, Hancock, Kentucky; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Birth date: Jun 1848Birth place: KentuckyMarriage date: 1872Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Magisterial District 2, Lewisport (East Part), Yellow Creek Precincts, Hancock, Kentucky

    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=5147582&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

  27. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (4). (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;)
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Patesville, Hancock, Kentucky; Roll: T624_479; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 103.

    Birth date: abt 1849Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1910Residence place: Patesville, Hancock, Kentucky

    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=8600061&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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