Today, you will read about a girl who was born in Frohna, Missouri, found her way to St. Louis where she got married, and eventually, she and her husband spent a bunch of years in Montana. I will begin with the Frohna girl.

Lina Louise Heise was born on September 26, 1882, the daughter of Andreas and Louise (Schamburg) Heise. That means Lina was a cousin of the Schamburg twins I wrote about yesterday. Lina was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. We can view an image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books here.

Lina was also confirmed at Concordia, Frohna. I can also display her confirmation record.

If we could view the 1890 census, it would be the only entry in which we would find Lina living in Perry County. As it is, we never find a census entry in which Lina was living with her parents. The first census in which we see her is the 1900 census, and she was living in St. Louis at the age of 17. She was a servant in the household of Charles Emory.

The above census entry would also be the only one in which we find Lina as a single woman. So, we will now take a look at the man who would become her husband. His name was George William Lambert, who was born on February 26, 1881, thus making him today’s birthday boy. He would be celebrating his 145th birthday today. George was the son of Richard and Mary (Eddicker) Lambert. He was born in St. Louis, but I have no baptism information for him. Like his future wife, he is found in only one census entry prior to his wedding. In the 1900 census, George was 19 years old and called a brush maker apprentice. His father was a laborer in a brick yard.

George Lambert married Lina Heise on March 28, 1902 in St. Louis. Their St. Louis marriage license shown below indicates that they were married by a justice of the peace.

According to all the evidence I viewed, this pair had no children. When the 1910 census was taken, they were still living in St. Louis. George was a salesman for a cash register business.

George had his World War I draft registration completed in 1918. He was given a St. Louis address and was called a rope maker.

George’s World War I draft registration would be the last document I located that says he was living in Missouri. When the 1920 census was taken, George and Lina were living in the Fort Keough Military Reservation in Montana. That location was not far from where Custer’s Last Stand took place. After that event, the U.S. established Fort Keough which was close to the present city of Miles City, Montana. In 1900, Fort Keough became an army remount station, processing horses to be used by the military. Fort Keough was the largest provider of horses for use during World War I. George and Lina were living in the George Slack household. George Slack was called an engineer for the remount depot. George was called a farm laborer for the remount depot, and Lina was a housekeeper for a private family.

In the 1930 census, the Lambert couple was living in Miles City where George was a machinist helper in railroad shops.

The 1940 census finds this couple still living in Miles City, and George still working as a machinist helper in repair shops for the railroad.

The last census the public can view is the one taken in 1950. George and Lina were both in their 60’s, and George was retired.

On Ancestry.com, I was able to find a few photos attached to family trees of George and Lina. First, here are two photos that are said to be ones in which George and Lina lived at some time in their lives.

I also can show a few photos that include George and/or Lina. You can click on the thumbnails in this gallery to enlarge the photos. Unfortunately, the people in the photos are not identified. I am reasonably sure that in the middle photo, George and Lina are the couple on the right.

George Lambert died in 1958 at the age of 77. His Montana death certificate below says his usual occupation was a machinist for the Milwaukee Railroad.

We can read this obituary for George. It mentions that his funeral service was led by the pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles City, a congregation that had been established in 1906.

Lina Lambert died in 1966 at the age of 83. We can also view her Montana death certificate.

George and Lina Lambert are buried in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City.

Because the Lambert’s had no children, I know that no descendants of them will be reading this story. However, there are likely to be others found in this couple’s family tree that may find and read this story. I did a quick search on our website and discovered that this is the 11th post that mentions the state of Montana. I find it interesting that a census entry shown in this tale includes two George’s. And those two were working at a location that had some historical connection to another George…George Armstrong Custer.