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.