St. Louis (MISSOURI) Republic, November 30, 1895, p. 9.
SHE WEIGHED 509 POUNDS
[Special to The Republic]
English, Indiana, Nov. 29-Mrs. David Lamb, the largest woman in the State of
Indiana, was buried at her old home in New Middleton yesterday. Mrs. Lamb
weighed 509 pounds. No coffin could be found to fit the corpse, nor hearse
to carry it. Mrs. Lamb was very poor but refused numerous tempting offers
to accompany shows.