Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-02
0-iTUARY
Samuel 4. Wolcstt.

On Saturday morning al s.3U o'clock Samuel A. Wolcott passed away in the Mohican hotel, New London, after an illness of several months with heart trouble. He was well known in this city, having passed his early life here and also because he had visited Nor wich nearly every summer during his life
 He was the son of Rev. Samuel Vol colt, D. D.. and Harriet A. Pope, and was born in 1S44 in Longmeadow, Mass. MT. Wolcott was one of eleven children, six of whom survive. The surviving brothers and sisters are as follows; Henry R. Wolcott of White Plains, N. r., who is at nlesent in Bermuda for the winter months, Her. bert w. Wolcott of Houston, Tex, Mrs. Harriet w. Waffle of Denver, Col, Mrs. Catherine w. Toll of Denver, Col, Miss Anna L. Wolc0tt of the Miss Wolcott school in Denver, and Miss Clara c. Wolcott, also of Denver.
 MT. Wolcott was a graduate of the Norwich Free Academy and attended Yale. He was a broker in wra nbing paper in New York city for some years and then went to Uvalde county, Tex, where he became the owner of large cattle ranch of 30,000 acres on the Rio Grande river. A few years ago he sold his ranch and since then had passed his winters in San Antonio, Tex, coming to this city to pass his summers.
 MT. Wolcott came from a distin- guished family and was highly respect- ed and esteemed by his wide circle of l friends whom he leaves to mourn his 1 loss He is survived by a widow and one son Roger H. Wolcott, who is a | crT.o 6Y10 kA 0f Yale. He Is now a lawyer In Denver. Mir Wolcott was a nenhew of Miss Sarah E. Pope of Broadway and was ! a cousin of Adams P Carroll and George W. Carroll.
 James 8. Lamb. .. l James B. Lamb, a resident of this city all the 73 years of his life, passed away at 5.05 o'clock Saturday after noon at his home, No, 123 Thames street. after an illness of II days with pneumonia. For the previous day or two he had been apparently improv- ing, but suffered a relapse and death l followed.
 | The deceased was born in this city where he always made his home, June Is, 1839, on Union street, the son of MT. and Mrs. Rodman Lash. In 1862 he enlisted in Company B, 18th Con- nectlcut regiment. and left for the front in November of that year. just fifty years ago. He enlisted for nine months, later re-enlisted and in all
 served two years and nine months ot the war, being honorably discharged from Company F, 24th regiment, Vet. eran Reserve corps, June 28, 1865. \
 On his return to this city on Aug
 24th of the same year he was united
 in marriage with Susan Wood, by
 whom he is survived. For 36 year. MT. Lamb resided in the house ir which his death occurred. At one time he belonged to Sedswick post
 No. 1, G. A. R.. but at the time of his
 death was not connected with that organization. He belonged to the Firs
 Baptist church. He was widely knowr
 through his long residence in Nor.
 wich and on account of his kind
 agreeable ways and was we'll liked by all with whom he came in contact
 His death is a source of deep regre
 to his many friends and his family
 has the sincere sympathy of all wht knew him.
 Besides his wife he leaves one son Walter H. Lamb of this city. MT
 Lamb was the last of his immediat,
 family. There are three nieces. Mrs George Backus of South Windf1am
 Mrs. Jennie Reed of Willimantic. Mis-
 Minnie E. Lamb and nephew, Georg
 E. Lamb of this city.