Thomas Gresham Lamar Jr. (1826 - 1862)

Fort Lamar is named for Colonel Thomas Gresham Lamar (https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/fort-lamar-historic-preserve)

Biography

Col. Thomas Gresham Lamar was the son of Thomas Gresham Lamar and Martha Carey. His first wife was Elizabeth Whatley, and his second wife was Sarah Adam Dunbar, both of whom are buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, GA.

Thomas and Elizabeth's children were:

• 1. Thomas
• 2. A. Whatley, m. 8 Oct. 1868 in Greenville, SC to Bessie W. Webb (youngest daughter of Col. John Webb of Charleston, SC)^[1]

Thomas and Sarah's children were:

• 1. Barney Dunbar, m1. Annie Black, m2. Ina Boston (a cousin)
• 2. Calbreth Butler
• 3. Cecelia
• 4. John Carey

Sources

1. ↑ Edgefield Marriage Records of the Late 18th Century through 1870, South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston SC, p. 89

See also:

• Thomas Lamar the Immigrant: 300 Years of Descendants, by Donnis Mott Borchers, 1977, LCCN 77-82890

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