Married Anton H. Classen in 1907. Came to Oklahoma with her family in 1890 from Illinois.
Oklahoma Hall of Fame: 1941
In 1 944 christened the USS Oklahoma City; president of Classen Co. 1922-55; 1917 established Rose Hill cemetery
Mr. Classen was married in January 1903 to Miss Ella D. LAMB of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Classen, like her husband, was a native of Illinois and a pioneer of Oklahoma, having come to Oklahoma City in 1890. Both her father's and her mother's people were pioneers in Illinois. Her father's people came from Massachusetts to the West in the early '40's. They were of English descent. Her father, James Lamb, bore the same name as his great-grandfather, who was a soldier in the Revolution. Mrs. Classen says that she has thoroughbred pioneer blood in her veins, and that she was an Oklahoman in spirit long before she came here to reside; that as a young girl, while living in Champaign, Illinois, she remembers hearing her father many times read and talk about the prospective opening of Oklahoma, and express himself as determined to make his home in this land of opportunity when that time should come. It was with this ultimate plan in view that her father, with his family, came to Wichita, Kansas, to reside for a time. The father died in Wichita in 1887 and the family plans were changed somewhat, but Miss Lamb (with her mother and a younger brother and sister) was able later on in the early years after the opening to establish her residence in Oklahoma, thus carrying out for the family the long-cherished hope of the father, and finding here a realization of her fondest dreams. Mrs. Classen vies with her husband in active effort for the encouragement of those things which promote the interests of good citizenship and aid in the progress of the community.
Oklahoma Hall of Fame: 1941
In 1 944 christened the USS Oklahoma City; president of Classen Co. 1922-55; 1917 established Rose Hill cemetery
Mr. Classen was married in January 1903 to Miss Ella D. LAMB of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Classen, like her husband, was a native of Illinois and a pioneer of Oklahoma, having come to Oklahoma City in 1890. Both her father's and her mother's people were pioneers in Illinois. Her father's people came from Massachusetts to the West in the early '40's. They were of English descent. Her father, James Lamb, bore the same name as his great-grandfather, who was a soldier in the Revolution. Mrs. Classen says that she has thoroughbred pioneer blood in her veins, and that she was an Oklahoman in spirit long before she came here to reside; that as a young girl, while living in Champaign, Illinois, she remembers hearing her father many times read and talk about the prospective opening of Oklahoma, and express himself as determined to make his home in this land of opportunity when that time should come. It was with this ultimate plan in view that her father, with his family, came to Wichita, Kansas, to reside for a time. The father died in Wichita in 1887 and the family plans were changed somewhat, but Miss Lamb (with her mother and a younger brother and sister) was able later on in the early years after the opening to establish her residence in Oklahoma, thus carrying out for the family the long-cherished hope of the father, and finding here a realization of her fondest dreams. Mrs. Classen vies with her husband in active effort for the encouragement of those things which promote the interests of good citizenship and aid in the progress of the community.
Married Anton H. Classen in 1907. Came to Oklahoma with her family in 1890 from Illinois.
Oklahoma Hall of Fame: 1941
In 1 944 christened the USS Oklahoma City; president of Classen Co. 1922-55; 1917 established Rose Hill cemetery
Mr. Classen was married in January 1903 to Miss Ella D. LAMB of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Classen, like her husband, was a native of Illinois and a pioneer of Oklahoma, having come to Oklahoma City in 1890. Both her father's and her mother's people were pioneers in Illinois. Her father's people came from Massachusetts to the West in the early '40's. They were of English descent. Her father, James Lamb, bore the same name as his great-grandfather, who was a soldier in the Revolution. Mrs. Classen says that she has thoroughbred pioneer blood in her veins, and that she was an Oklahoman in spirit long before she came here to reside; that as a young girl, while living in Champaign, Illinois, she remembers hearing her father many times read and talk about the prospective opening of Oklahoma, and express himself as determined to make his home in this land of opportunity when that time should come. It was with this ultimate plan in view that her father, with his family, came to Wichita, Kansas, to reside for a time. The father died in Wichita in 1887 and the family plans were changed somewhat, but Miss Lamb (with her mother and a younger brother and sister) was able later on in the early years after the opening to establish her residence in Oklahoma, thus carrying out for the family the long-cherished hope of the father, and finding here a realization of her fondest dreams. Mrs. Classen vies with her husband in active effort for the encouragement of those things which promote the interests of good citizenship and aid in the progress of the community.
Oklahoma Hall of Fame: 1941
In 1 944 christened the USS Oklahoma City; president of Classen Co. 1922-55; 1917 established Rose Hill cemetery
Mr. Classen was married in January 1903 to Miss Ella D. LAMB of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Classen, like her husband, was a native of Illinois and a pioneer of Oklahoma, having come to Oklahoma City in 1890. Both her father's and her mother's people were pioneers in Illinois. Her father's people came from Massachusetts to the West in the early '40's. They were of English descent. Her father, James Lamb, bore the same name as his great-grandfather, who was a soldier in the Revolution. Mrs. Classen says that she has thoroughbred pioneer blood in her veins, and that she was an Oklahoman in spirit long before she came here to reside; that as a young girl, while living in Champaign, Illinois, she remembers hearing her father many times read and talk about the prospective opening of Oklahoma, and express himself as determined to make his home in this land of opportunity when that time should come. It was with this ultimate plan in view that her father, with his family, came to Wichita, Kansas, to reside for a time. The father died in Wichita in 1887 and the family plans were changed somewhat, but Miss Lamb (with her mother and a younger brother and sister) was able later on in the early years after the opening to establish her residence in Oklahoma, thus carrying out for the family the long-cherished hope of the father, and finding here a realization of her fondest dreams. Mrs. Classen vies with her husband in active effort for the encouragement of those things which promote the interests of good citizenship and aid in the progress of the community.
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