Joseph Shomo Lambert
Joseph Shomo Lambert was a teacher and Baptist minister. He was born on March 8, 1869 at Mount Pleasant, Monroe County.
His parents were Andrew Jackson and Josephine Henrietta (Shaunfield) Lambert, who lived at Mt . Pleasant. Andrew was a farmer, who was ordained a minister in the Missionary Baptist church when he was twenty years old, and was actively engaged in the ministry fifty-eight years. He, after his wife's death, moved to Bay Minette, Baldwin County, and spent the last six years of his life there. Josephine was born in Mobile, shortly after her parents came from Germany, was left an orphan in infancy and was reared by relatives.
Joseph was grandson of Andrew and Rebecca (Hurst) Lambert, who moved to Alabama from Georgia in pioneer days, settled in Mt. Pleasant, Monroe County, and, late in life moved to Claiborne.
He received his early schooling from his father and mother, and from Prof. William M. Webb, at Perdue Hill. He entered Howard College in 1889 and attended two sessions regularly and then taught school at Bluff Springs, Fla.
1891-1892; He returned to Howard college. He was compelled to withdraw in March, 1893, because of ill health. He taught school until 1901. He was appointed county superintendent of education for Baldwin County to fill an unexpired term by Supt. John W. Abercrombie. In February, 1901, he was successively elected to that office every term until 1917, when he entered the service of the State department of education of Alabama.
He was ordained to the ministry in the Bay Minette Missionary Baptist church in January, 1895, and has served as pastor in the towns of Bay Minette and Flomaton, and in country pastorates.
He is a Democrat; a Mason; an Odd Fellow; and a Knight of Pythias.
Married: May 15, 1900, at Mobile, to Lennie, daughter of Richard Montgomery and Nannie (Farmer) Simmons, who lived at Adairville, Ky.; grandaughter of Dr. D. G. and Frances (Edmonson) Simmons, the former a native of Virginia, who moved to Adair.
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Dawn Conway, April 2009