Willie Lee Webb (1936 - 1996)

Born 12 Feb 1936 in Butcher Hollow (Johnson County), Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Jul 1996 at age 60 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Willie Webb is Notable.

Willie Webb has French origins.

Willie Webb has German Roots.

Jay Lee Webb was born Willie Lee Webb in Van Lear, Kentucky. He was the younger brother of Loretta Lynn as well as an older brother of Crystal Gayle.

According to the autobiography of Loretta Lynn, Jay Lee was named after Willie Webb and Lee Dollarhide, two relatives who made moonshine and were hiding in the Webb household at the time of his birth.

Jay Lee was a country music singer, songwriter and musician. He had several Billboard recordings and was a regular on Grand Ole Opry. Buried at Hermitage Memorial Gardens Davidson co. Tennessee--He use to come to the Dewey Lake at our reunion and sing for us when he was young.

• Sources

• "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHV-449Z : 11 February 2018), Willie L Webb, 1936; citing Birth, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWR-RVN4 : accessed 25 October 2019), Jay Lee Webb, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 02 Aug 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12237/jay-lee-webb: accessed 04 October 2022), memorial page for Jay Lee Webb (12 Feb 1937–31 Jul 1996), Find A Grave: Memorial #12237, citing Hermitage Memorial Gardens, Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Lee_Webb