Died about at about age 89
in Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
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Biography
James Webb was born c.1868 in Tennessee to William Webb and Rebecca Wilson. In 1880 he was living with them in Clifty, Carroll County, Arkansas.[1]
He married Bessie Ash in Benton, Arkansas in 1902.[2]
Children of the marriage:
Vera Webb (c.1906)
Orvis Webb (c.1910)
In 1910 they were living in Benton, Arkansas, and they had two children.[3]
In 1930 they were in Eureka Springs. Only Orvis remained at home with them.[4]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7B-8CK : 24 August 2017), James Webb in household of William Webb, Clifty, Carroll, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 143B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0039; FHL microfilm 1,254,039.
Birth Year abt 1868
Birthplace Tennessee
Father's Name William Webb
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Name Rebecca Webb
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Household Members Name Age
William Webb 57
Rebecca Webb 46
Fannie Webb 19
Julia A. Webb 17
William Webb 15
James Webb 12
↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N97H-6QX : 10 February 2018), J H Webb and Bessie Ash, 26 Nov 1902; citing , Benton, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,662.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKJZ-5PB : accessed 28 November 2018), James H Webb, Walnut, Benton, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 8A, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 44; FHL microfilm 1,374,057.
James H Webb Head Male 38 Tennessee
Bessie Webb Wife Female 24 Arkansas
Vera L Webb Daughter Female 4 Arkansas
Orvis H Webb Son Male 0 Arkansas
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2F-DHP : accessed 28 November 2018), James H Webb, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1A, line 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 66; FHL microfilm 2,339,801.
Grandpa Webb was a medical Doctor who served the "poor folks" of western Carroll county and Eureka Springs Ar. James Hardie Webb (not Hardy) was licensed by the state about 1900 and practiced medicine for the next 50 years.
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