Lamb-Douglas Family

The Lamb and Douglas families of Tillamook, Oregon, were related through the marriage of Carlos Ellsworth Douglas and Kathryn Elizabeth Lamb in the early 1930s. Kathryn's parents were Benjamin Charles ("B.C.") Douglas and Charlotte Mary (Edie) Lamb.

Benjamin Charles ("B.C.") Lamb (1865-1931), was born on December 12, 1865 in Illinois. He spent his youth in Duluth, Minnesota and pursued several careers, including seaman, printer and businessman. He started in the printing trade working for the Kansas City Star, moved to California and worked for the San Francisco Examiner, and, in Portland, found a job at the Morning Oregonian . In 1889 Lamb moved to Tillamook, Oregon, where he would live for the rest of his life. There he began working for the Headlight, the local newspaper, and several years later he became co-owner, eventually selling his interest to B.E.F. Jones. Following his printing career he became involved with the shipping firm that managed the Sue S. Elmore, a steamer that made trips between Tillamook and Portland. He also served as the manager of Bell Telephone Company for Tillamook and later as a member of the board of directors (1910) and the president (1915) of the First National Bank of Tillamook. He also partnered with Captain Schrader in 1900 to create the Lamb-Schrader Company in Tillamook, which he managed with his son, Charles, after the passing of Captain Schrader. Lamb was one of the town's leading citizens and was said to have been the oldest master freemason in that locale. He died of pneumonia in 1931.

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