Gertrude O Durbin

Brief Life History of Gertrude O

When Gertrude O Durbin was born on 31 July 1890, in Christian, Illinois, United States, her father, John C Durbin, was 46 and her mother, Cecely Ann Durbin, was 40. She married James Washington Lamb on 27 December 1911, in Morrisonville, Christian, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Bear Creek Township, Christian, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Loami, Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died on 27 July 1933, in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Washington Lamb
1890–1957
Gertrude O Durbin
1890–1933
Marriage: 27 December 1911
Cecelia Mae Lamb
1914–2012
Edward James Lamb
1917–2014
Ray Vincent Lamb
1919–1996
Annabel Lamb
1921–2014
John Victor Lamb
1923–2014
Mary Louise Lamb
1929–1997

Sources (15)

  • Gertrude Durbin in household of John C Durbin, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Gertrude O. Lamb, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Gertrude Durbin, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Durban .

French: patronymic from the personal name Urbain , with fused preposition d(e) ‘of’. This surname is rare in France.

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

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