Roy Webb (1906 - 1990)

Born 29 May 1906 in Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mildred Catherine (Bottom) Coffey — married 17 Aug 1929 (to after 1940) in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1990 at age 84 in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Roy Webb was born May 29th 1906 in Springfield Kentucky.^[1][2] He was the son of George Webb and Mary Crane.^[1][2] His obituary lists six brothers and seven sisters but it is believed he had several more that died as infants. On the 1910 and 1920 census, at the ages of three and thirteen, he is listed as living in Washington County Kentucky with his parents.^[3][4]

He married Mildred Bottom August 17th 1929 in Jeffersonville Indiana at the age of 23.^[5][6] They had a total of seven children, five boys and two girls.^[7]

1. Imojean (Webb) Morris
2. William Robert Webb
3. Donald Keith Webb
4. Melvin Edward Webb
5. Charles Marion Webb
6. Carol Janet (Webb) Hamilton
7. Jack Webb

On the 1930 census, at the age of 22, he is listed as living in Boyle County Kentucky with his wife Mildred. He is a farmer. They moved to Indiana from Kentucky in 1931 or 1932. Imogene was born in Kentucky and the rest of their children were born in Indiana. On the 1940 census they are living in Clay Township, Decatur County Indiana. They are renting on a farm on George Cook Road. (I was not able to locate a George Cook Road today but there is a Cook Road in Decatur County) He is listed as a farm laborer with a 6th grade education. Roy and Mildred divorced sometime after 1940.^[8]

In addition to farming he also worked many years with Martson Construction Co. of Cambridge City.^[1][2]

Roy died on the 22nd of September 1990 at the age of 84 at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Connersville. He is buried in East Hill Cemetery in Rushville Indiana.^[1][2][9]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Obituary; Bloomington Herald Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 24 September 1990
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Indiana Death Certificate Local # 187-90 State # 90-033078
3. ↑ 1910 Census Place: District 4, Washington, Kentucky; Roll: T624_503; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1374516
4. ↑ 1920 Census Place: Potsville, Washington, Kentucky; Roll: T625_601; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 724
5. ↑ Indiana Marriages, Clark County, Volume 99, page 454
6. ↑ 1930 Census Place: Four Mile and Lone Jack, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: 735; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 26.0; FHL microfilm: 2340470
7. ↑ Webb Census Records
8. ↑ 1940 Census Place: Clay, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: T627_1035; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 16-4
9. ↑ Find A Grave

Questions:

1) When did they divorce?

2) Where is his birth certificate?

3) Did Roy have a middle name?