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Emma Jane (Martin) Lamberd
(1862-1927)

Emma Jane (Martin) Lamberd was born on Oct. 4, 1862 in Preston County, WV, the daughter of James K. and Margaret (Minerd) Martin.

On Feb. 3, 1883, Emma married John A. Lamberd (1861-1939), the son of Peter Lamberd, and a resident of Preston County. The ceremony was performed at the home of Amos Metheny by by D. Flanagan.

The Lamberds had at least four children -- William M. Lambert, Cora M. DeBerry, James H. Lamberd and Albert R. Lamberd.

They resided in Albright, Preston County, circa 1927, near the Valley Point community. The Preston County Journal once said that John was a "prominent resident of that section" of the county. During their later lives, the family name was alternatively spelled "Lamberd" and the more common "Lambert."

Emma passed away on Feb. 5, 1927, at the age of 64, after suffering from chronic nephritis. She was laid to rest at the Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church cemetery, following the funeral at the nearby church, along what is now Route 26 near Valley Point. The Preston County Journal said she "had been sick for several weeks prior to her death."

The Lamberds' marriage license

Son James Lambert, who was unmarried at age 40, resided at Valley Point at the time. Just a month and a half after his mother's death, James died unexpectedly on March 19, 1927, from pneumonia and influenza, compounded by his asthma condition. He had gone in early March to visit his cousin, Roy Armstrong, who was residing in the Northview section of Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV. Said the Preston County Journal, he "was taken sick only a few days before his death." There was a slight delay in making funeral arrangements, said the Clarksburg Telegram, because "Owing to wire trouble no communication could be made with the father yesterday evening." But by the following day, his father was informed, and the son's remains shipped from the Carl Hamilton Funeral Home in Clarksburg to Albright for burial. Said the Journal: "Interment was made in the Mt. Moriah cemetery beside his mother who died but a few weeks ago." It is not yet known if cousin Armstrong was related on the Lamberd or Martin sides of the family.

John outlived his wife and son James by 12 years. As he aged, he was admitted to the Walnut Crest Lodge of the Preston County Home. He died of myocarditis on Dec. 21, 1939, at the age of 78, and was buried beside his wife. The Preston County Journal called him "a life-long resident of Preston County" and noted that "Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon in the Moriah church..."

Daughter Cora Lambert (1885-1961) married Charles Allen DeBerry (1878-1954), the son of Archibald and Rebecca (Graham) DeBerry of Albright. Charles was a longtime coal miner in the Preston County area. They had eight children -- Hazel McNear, Lucy Jenkins, Hary Hornick, Arletta Bernobei, William DeBerry, Charles Deberry Jr., James DeBerry and Albert DeBerry. Charles Sr. passed away at home at age 76 on Oct. 5, 1954, caused by heart illness (ventricular fibrillation). He was laid to rest at the Mt. Moriah Cemetery Church cemetery. At his death, said the Preston County Journal, Charles had 22 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Cora lived another seven years, in Clarksburg, Harrison County. She died in 1961. A number of individuals named DeBerry also are buried at Mt. Moriah, and may be their descendants.

Son Albert Lambert resided circa 1957 in Somer's Point, NJ.

Son William Lambert (1882-1957) was born at Valley Point. He married Mary L. Metheny ( ? - ? ). They made their residence in Terra Alta, Preston County, and had five children -- James Lambert, Donald Lambert, Raymond Lambert, Naomi Lambert and Mary Burge, the latter a foster daughter. Little is known of their lives. William passed away in Weston, Lewis County, at the age of 75, on May 7, 1957. Following a funeral held at the Pentecostal Church of Valley Point, led by Rev. Bernard Wendell, he was laid to rest in Sugar Valley Cemetery. His obituary was published in the Preston County Journal. Their burial records are noted in the book, In Remembrance, Tombstone Readings of Preston County, West Virginia, Volume 1, authored by historian and genealogist Janice Cale Sisler.

Son James Lambert lived in Finksburg, MD in 1957.
Son Donald Lambert resided in the 1950s in Valley Point.
Son Raymond Lambert served in the U.S. Army circa 1957 and was stationed at Greenville, SC.
Daughter Naomi Lambert made her home in Valley Point.
Foster daughter Mary Burge lived in Baltimore, MD as an adult.