Thompson Bird Lamar

b. 27 January 1828, d. April 1864
  • Thompson Bird Lamar was born on 27 January 1828 in South Carolina.
  • Sarah Williamson Bird appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Newton County, Georgia. Other members of the household included Thompson Bird Lamar, Mary Ann Washburn Lamar and Jefferson Mirabeau Lamar. Also in the household were Sarah (age 20), possibly the wife of Jefferson; A. Lamar (age 18), relationship unknown; John Williamson (age 16), likely a relative of Sarah Williamson Bird; and eleven others who likely were boarders.
  • He was a physician, according to the 1850 census.
  • Thompson Bird Lamar died in April 1864 at age 36 in Petersburg, Virginia.
  • Last Edited: 30 Jul 2010