In Memoriam: Julia Lamb Sanders (1885 -1903)

 

Julia Lamb Sanders

Born:   October 8, 1876

Died:   May 11, 1903

Married September 19, 1901 to William Steven Sanders

Parents:  John W & Eliza Manire Lamb

Joined Union Ridge Baptist Oct 12, 1898

Survivors: husband, parents and son, Robert Duggan Sanders.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, August 27, 1903, p  15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-sande/205347476/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for Obituary for SANDERS--Julia Lamb Sanders.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66484402/julia-sanders: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Julia Lamb Sanders (8 Oct 1885–11 May 1903), Memorial ID 66484402, citing Lamb Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Margaret Thomason Simpson (1830-1909)

 

Margaret Thomason Simpson

Born:  May 6, 1830

Died:  August 15, 1909

Buried in Simpson Cemetery

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in August of 1851

Married John W. Simpson on May 6, 1855

Widowed:  October 21, 1869

Survivors:  4 children

James William Simpson 

Benjamin Isaiah Simpson

Mary Elizabeth Simpson Faris

Thomas David Simpson

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, November 25, 1909, p 14. col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-margaret-thomason/205342753/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for Margaret Thomason Simpson--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95244494/margaret_w-simpson: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Margaret W. Thomason Simpson (6 Mar 1830–15 Aug 1909), Memorial ID 95244494, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Daniel Dotson Smotherman (1844-1906)

 

Daniel Dotson Smotherman

Born:  February 28,1844

Died:  May 23, 1906

Married:  December 24, 1863 to Martha J Vickrey

Military:  Co. A 24 Tenn Inf C.S.A.

Survivors:

11 Children

Nancy Rita Ann Smotherman Wilson

Susie Eta Motherman WIlson

Mary Tennessee "Tennie" Smotherman Terry

Sarah "Alzia" Smotherman Sanders

Hugh Thomas Smotherman

Emma Rucker Smotherman Anderson

John William Smotherman

Samuel James Smotherman

Florence Malissa Smotherman Haynes

Robert Taylor Smotherman

Lomie Smotherman Wilson

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, July 19, 1906, p 13, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-d-d-smotherman-ob/205339616/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for D D Smotherman--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24902973/daniel_dotson-smotherman: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Daniel Dotson Smotherman (23 Feb 1844–23 May 1906), Memorial ID 24902973, citing Smotherman-Terry Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Sarah Elizabeth Lamb (1841-1912)

 

Sarah Elizabeth Head Lamb

Born:  March 12, 1841

Died:  July 12 1912

Buried Lamb Cemetery

Married to W.H. Lamb

Parents:  James W Head & Malinda Mary  Arnold Head

Children:

Amanda Minerva Lamb Westbrooks

Eldridge Washington Lamb

Nannie Elizabeth Lamb Taylor

John William Lamb

Malinda Ellen Lamb Morrison

George Henry C Lamb

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, October 24, 1912, p  15, col 2 & 3; image Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-sarah-elizabeth-la/205377042/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for Sarah Elizabeth Lamb--obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66485122/sarah_elizabeth-lamb: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Sarah Elizabeth Head Lamb (12 Mar 1841–12 Jul 1912), Memorial ID 66485122, citing Lamb Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Sallie Maddox Looney (1864-1912)

 

Sallie Maddox Looney

Born:  December 15, 1864

Died:  June 10, 1912

Joined the Union Ridge Baptist Church in 1906 

Married to Noah W. Looney in 1885

Buried in Cothran Cemetery

Children:

Bertha E. Looney Walden

Hugh W Looney

Arthur L. Looney

Sarah Jessie Looney Cook(Wife of W. C. "Billy Kid" Cook)

Robert Looney

Fred Looney

Vera Pauline Looney Burns

Hiram R Looney

Sources:  

Baptist and Reflector, October 24, 1912, p  15, col 1 & 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-sallie-looney-obi/205380508/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for Sallie Looney--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18063574/sallie-looney: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Sallie Maddox Looney (15 Dec 1864–10 Jun 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18063574, citing Cothran Cemetery, Rover, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: George Washington Taylor (1868-1918)

 

George Washington Taylor

Born:  February 28, 1868

Died:  April 11, 1918

Married Nannie Elizabeth Lamb in 1892

Buried in Lamb Cemetery

Children:

Robert Aaron Taylor

James Willis Taylor

Dennis Washington Taylor

Mary E Taylor Clay

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, August 22, 1918, pe  15, col 1 & 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-georg/205381538/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for Obituary for George W. Taylor.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66485631/george_w-taylor: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for George W. Taylor (28 Feb 1868–11 Apr 1918),Memorial ID 66485631, citing Lamb Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.