He married Rebecca Hall on 08 Nov 1899 in Brazoria County, Texas[1][10] The couple apparently had no children together and had split or divorced by 1910 when Webb appears on the census in Brazoria County, Texas living with his cousin Henry Dotts, claiming to be widowed.[4]
He then married Dorenda Henderson on 13 Dec 1903 in Brazoria County, Texas[2][5][11][12][3][8] and the couple had the following known children:
↑ 2.02.1 "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLHT-Q57 : 22 December 2016), Webster Franklin and Dorenda Henderson, 13 Dec 1903; citing Brazoria, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,008,073.
↑ 4.04.14.2 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29Z-3CL : accessed 24 March 2021), Webb Franklin in household of Henry Dotts, Justice Precinct 2, Brazoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 2A, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1534; FHL microfilm 1,375,547.
↑ 5.05.15.2 "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3FX-7M7 : 20 February 2021), Webb Franklin in entry for Dollie Mae Mcintosh, 24 Aug 1975; citing certificate number 58744, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,827.
↑ 6.06.16.26.3 "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SK-DVL : 20 February 2021), Webb Franklin, 13 Dec 1942; citing certificate number 53881, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,186.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32B-HJH : accessed 24 March 2021), Webber Franklin in household of Ellen Hall, Justice Precinct 1, Brazoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 17B, family 358, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,614.
↑ 8.008.018.028.038.048.058.068.078.088.098.10 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CQS8-LW2 : accessed 24 March 2021), Webb Franklin, Angleton, Brazoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 10B, line 81, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2301; FHL microfilm 2,342,035.
↑ 9.09.19.2 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNY-73B : 10 January 2021), Webb Franklin, Justice Precinct 1, Brazoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-3, sheet 9B, line 43, family 207, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3991.
↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLQN-HY8 : 22 December 2016), Webster Franklin and Rebecca Hall, 08 Nov 1899; citing Brazoria, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,008,072.
↑ 11.011.1 "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V83P-J7F : 1 January 2015), Web Franklin in entry for Esther Mae Franklin, 13 Jan 1930; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3S7-QR1 : 20 February 2021), Webb Franklin in entry for Jerry Franklin, 20 Dec 1949; citing certificate number 62856, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,549.
↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2JZ-MBM : 1 March 2021), Webb Franklin in entry for Laura Franklin, 03 Jan 1919; citing Brazoria, Brazoria, Texas, United States, certificate 551, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,492,100.
↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXMH-NVK : 1 March 2021), Web Franklin in entry for Claudine Franklin, 14 Jan 1930; citing Snipe, Brazoria, Texas, United States, certificate 1178, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,139,112.
↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ69-TDT : 5 January 2015), Webb Franklin, 13 Dec 1942; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 53881, Galveston, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
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