San
Joaquin County
Biographies
WILLIAM W. LAMB
A successful Delta farmer, the owner
and proprietor of 350 acres on Lower Union Island, is William W. Lamb, who has
brought his ranch to a high state of cultivation. Born in San Joaquin County, near Mohr’s
Landing, January 20, 1872, he is the eldest son of L. D. and Ella (McCraney)
Lamb, natives of Missouri and Nevada, respectively. The father, L. D. Lamb, crossed the plains to
California with ox-teams and settled in San Joaquin County at an early day,
while the mother came to California at eleven years of age and grew up and
married in San Joaquin County. Two sons
were born to them: William W., of this
sketch, and Frank M. The family home was
first located near Banta, where they remained until 1879, when they removed to
Union Island. The father became a
well-known farmer and stockman, as well as a public-spirited citizen. He passed away when in his sixty-sixth year. The mother now makes her home at 741 North
Hunter Street, Stockton.
William Lamb attended the Banta
School, and early in life received practical lessons in agriculture. In 1908, in partnership with his brother, he
began farming near Clifton Court, where they raised large qualities of barley,
the partnership continuing until 1919.
Mr. Lamb continues to raise barley on an extensive scale, and during the
past eight years has also been a successful grower of pink beans.
Mr. Lamb was married in Portland,
Oregon, to Miss Minnie Snoderly, a native of Oregon,
a daughter of George S. Snoderly, who was a mining
engineer. Both her parents are now
deceased. Two daughters have been born
to Mr. and Mrs. Lamb: Georgia is a
student in the Stockton high school, and Ella is in grammar school. In 1919 a residence was purchased at 503 West
Acacia Street, Stockton, where the family make their
home.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1147. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
Golden Nugget Library's San Joaquin County Biographies
Golden Nugget Library's San Joaquin County Genealogy
Databases