Catharine Lamb

Female5 February 1856–16 November 1924

Brief Life History of Catharine

When Catharine Lamb was born on 5 February 1856, in Lee, Iowa, United States, her father, Wallace Lamb, was 25 and her mother, MARY ANN BALL, was 19. She married James Douglas Cook on 25 November 1872. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Delta, Shasta, California, United States in 1910 and Round Mountain, Shasta, California, United States in 1920. She died on 16 November 1924, in Manteca, San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

James Douglas Cook
1844–1931
Catharine Lamb
1856–1924
Marriage: 25 November 1872
Charles Lafayette Cook
1873–1941
Albert Henry Cook
1876–1961
Edward James Cook
1878–1971
Birdena Cook
1883–
Norval Wallace Cook
1888–1965

Sources (10)

  • Catherine Cook, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Catharine Lamb in household of Wallace Lamb, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Catherine Lamb in entry for Norval Wallace Cook and Ina Pearl Hammond, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 November 1872

    • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon

    Age 1

    The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.

    1863

    Age 7

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 19

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Lamb, a pet form of Lambert .

    English: nickname for a meek and inoffensive person, from Middle English lamb, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of lambs. See also Lamm .

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of the warrior’, formerly Anglicized as O'Loan (see Lane 3). MacLysaght comments: "The form Lamb(e), which results from a more than usually absurd pseudo-translation (uan ‘lamb’), is now much more numerous than O'Loan itself.".

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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