Obediah Hendrick Webb (1812 - 1855)

Born 11 Apr 1812 in Warren County, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Sarah (Averett) Webb — married 23 Jun 1834 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1855 at age 43 in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States

Biography

Obediah Hendrick “Obed” Webb

BIRTH 1812 Kentucky, USA

MARRIAGE 23 June 1834 to Sarah Averett (1816–1841)

CHILDREN

• Henry Martin Webb 1835–1911
• John Murray Webb 1837–1862
• Hal Roundtree Webb 1839–1862
• Elijah Averett Webb 1840–1908

DEATH 1855 (aged 42–43) Hamilton County, Illinois, USA

BURIAL Sneed Cemetery McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA

Sources

• Find A Grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75405700/obediah-hendrick-webb

• Family Search

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKNK-2GM

Siblings

1. Clarisa Webb was born on 13 June 1806 in Kentucky, United States. She died on 27 September 1865 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States.
2. Julia Webb was born about 1808 in Barren, Kentucky, United States. She died in 1885 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States.
3. Hall Roundtree Webb was born on 17 August 1812 in Kentucky, United States. He died in Everett, Cass, Missouri, United States.
4. Permillian Webb was born in about 1815.
5. Sally Webb was born in about 1816.
6. Nancy J. Webb was born in about 1818.
7. Elizabeth Webb was born in about 1820.
8. Naomi Webb was born in 1823 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. She died on 22 November 1880.

Marriage and Family

He married Sarah Averett (1816-1870) on 23 June 1834 in Hamilton County, Illinois.

Children of the Webb-Averett Marriage

1. Henry Martin Webb was born on 14 July 1835 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. He married Margaret Elizabeth Wheeler (1840-1911) on 13 August 1856. Henry died on 7 April 1911 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States.
2. John Murry Webb was born c. 1837 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. He married Margaret Allen (1939- ) on 10 April 1859. He died in 1862 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States.
3. Hal Roundtree Webb was born on 7 May 1839 in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. He died on 24 May 1862 in Hamilton, Illinois, United States.
4. Elijah Everett Webb was born on 17 November 1839 in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States. He married 1) Hannah Jane Matlock (1847-1882) in January 1863 and 2) Sarah Violetta Leticia Munsel (1847-1930) as her second husband on 15 March 1883 in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois. Elijah died on 1 January 1908 in Mayberry Township, Hamilton, Illinois, United States.

Death and Burial

Obadiah died on 11 September 1855 in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States at the age of 43. He was buried in the Sneed Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois. Find A Grave: Memorial #75405700

Sources

• Illinois Marriages 1790-1860 for Obediah H. Webb and Sarah Averett.
• Illinois Public Land Purchase Records 1813-1909 for Obediah Hendrick Webb. 41.65 acres were purchased for $1.25/acre.
• 1855 Illinois State Census Collection on 3 July in Township 5, Hamilton, Illinois. Tally only for Obediah H. Webb for a household of 4 males 10-20; 1 male 40-60, no females.
• 1850 United States Federal Census on 19 October in District 10, Hamilton, Illinois. ^[1]
• Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1850: Webb, O. 39, farmer, head; Henry M. 13, son; John M. 11, son; Hall R. 10, son; Elijah A. 9, son.