John
R.
Webster
Born in Rockingham County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Fewell Webster
and Nancy F. (Duncan) Webster
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 64
in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2019
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Biography
John was born in 1845. He was the son of Benjamin Webster and Nancy Duncan. He served during the Civil War in Company H of the 13th North Carolina Calvary. John and brother William were listed as tobacconists in the 1870 census, a trade they'd learned from their father. He married to Lillie Ann Morrison, daughter of J. M. Morrison and Bettie Reid Davis, the 22nd of December in 1896. John was editor of Webster's Weekly when he passed away in 1909.
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Residence of Benjamin F. Webster (father)
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6PF9-6LC?cc=1401638&wc=95RC-FMJ%3A1031311901%2C1032133401%2C1032618301 : 9 April 2016), North Carolina > Rockingham > Rockingham county > image 172 of 221; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Residence of W. A. Webster (younger brother)
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QM7-38K?cc=1438024&wc=92K7-2J9%3A518653801%2C519047201%2C519677801 : 22 May 2014), North Carolina > Rockingham > Madison Mayo > image 7 of 8; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Marriage
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8CV-D9Q : 22 December 2016), John R. Webster and Lillie A. Morrison, 22 Dec 1896; citing , Reidsville, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 518,423.
Death of John R. Webster
- "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S23-TS2?cc=1609799&wc=MJ49-PTL%3A1042556901 : 21 May 2014), 004163098 > image 894 of 2019; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 January 2019), memorial page for John R. Webster (18 Oct 1845–28 Nov 1909), Find A Grave Memorial no. 35263219, citing Greenview Cemetery, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by David Clay (contributor 46973418) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
Thomas Cardwell
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23andMe, GEDmatch GA2596290 [compare]
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~0.78%
Eva (Light) Goeken :
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~0.39%
Casey Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MH7429719 [compare], yourDNAportal CAS657f9634, Ancestry member Casey_Williams
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Living DNA, GEDmatch xk2438156 [compare], yourDNAportal CAS657f9634
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