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Caroline
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Caroline "Carrie" (Minerd) Lambert was born on April 15, 1893 in Fayette County, PA, the daughter of James C. and Suvina (Yauger) Minerd Sr.
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March 2, 1916, at age 23, Carrie married Elmer E. Lambert (1881-1965). She was a
dozen years younger than her husband.
The Lamberts had one daughter, Blanche Wilson.
Elmer was a laborer at coal mines at Keisterville, Fayette County and later at Bobtown, Greene County, PA. In all, Elmer made his residence at Keisterville for four decades.
Carrie died on Jan. 26, 1944 in Bobtown. She is buried in Monongahela Cemetery.
Elmer married again, to Margaret Ellen (?) Crawford (1884-1951). They made their home at Bobtown. Margaret Ellen died at the age of 67 at the Uniontown Hospital on April 22, 1951, leaving Elmer a widower for the second time. She was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park at Point Marion, Fayette County.
Elmer outlived his second wife by 14 years. After an extended illness, said the Uniontown Morning Herald, he died at the age of 84 on March 28, 1965. He was survived by nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Following a funeral led by Rev. Edward Pollock of the First Baptist Church of Point Marion, he was laid to rest with Carrie at the Monongahela Hill Cemetery in Greensboro.
~ Daughter Blanche (Lambert) Wilson ~
Daughter Blanche Lambert ( ? - ? ) married James Wilson, son of James H. and Beulah Rae (Tuttle) Wilson. The nuptials took place in Uniontown on Dec. 15, 1934.
They lived at Bobtown circa 1951 and had nine children -- Lloyd Wilson, Erwin "Woody" Wilson, Donald Wilson, Judy Wilson, Carolyn Rae Wilson, Albert "Pete" Wilson, Linda Wilson, James Wilson and Darrell Wilson.
James was superintendent of Jones & Laughlin Corporation's Shannopin Mine in Bobtown, where he was employed for 35 years. They moved to Orlando, FL in about 1969.
The Wilsons celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in December 1984 with a family party of some 90 guests in Mo Ho Park in Orlando. At the time, they had 16 grandchildren. A related article about the party was published in the Washington (PA) Observer-Reporter.
Son Lloyd Wilson lived in Genessee.
Son Erwin "Woody" Wilson made his home in Greensboro in 1984.
Son Donald Wilson lived in Jacksonville, FL.
Daughter Judy Wilson resided in Naperville, IL.
Daughter Carolyn Rae Wilson made her home in Orlando, FL.
Son Albert "Pete" Wilson lived in St. Charles, MO.
Daughter Linda Wilson resided in Lake Mary, FL.
Son James Wilson made a home in Charleston, WV.
Son Darrell Wilson. lived in Thomasville, GA.
Copyright © 2001, 2009, 2012 Mark A. Miner