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Webb Family History My earliest known Webb is George and his wife Nancy Rock. According to census information George was born about 1803 and Nancy was born about 1807 and both were born in Virginia. They were married 17 July 1826 in Giles County, Virginia and to this union at least 11 children were born. One of which is my second great grandmother, Sarah Jane (Webb) Hedrick. Recent research developments show that George was the son of George Webb and Jane Wilson, the grandson of John Webb & Elizabeth Snodgrass, and the great grandson of Julius Webb. After finding the Civil War pension file of Henly Webb (George & Nancy's son), it became clear to me that the Webb family were the same ones from Craig and Giles County and that they traveled from there to Ohio and then landed in Grant County, Indiana with my Hedrick family and the Bane family (and probably a few other families). By 1840, George and family are living in Marion, Grant, Indiana, and by 1860 they are no longer listed in the census, and all of the children are either married or living in other homes. This lead me to believe that George and Nancy may have died before 1860. The child named Andrew in the 1850 census was finally traced by me and through his Civil War pension file I now have an approximate date of death for George and Nancy. Andrew had to lie about his age in order to enlist, stating he was 18 years old in 1862 and giving a birth date of 19 February 1844 in Marion, Grant, Indiana. He stated that his mother died when he was four years old and that his father died two years later. If the 1844 birth date was correct, then Nancy should not have shown up in the 1850 census, but she did, so one can assume that Andrew really meant he was 4 years old when his mother died and since the census says he was born in 1847 we can surmise that Nancy died around 1851 and not 1848 and her husband George around 1853 in Marion, Grant, Indiana. James A. Webb, was born about 1829 in Virginia according to census records. After 1850 he is in Indiana living with his parents and siblings. I can not find James after 1850 due to the fact that there are many James Webbs in this area. He may have enlisted in the service during the Civil War in the 20th Infantry Regiment Indiana. There were no marriage records or census records in Grant Co., Indiana for James. Perry G.
Webb, second possible son of George
and Nancy, was born about 1832 in Virginia [census record]. I
have found him and wife Mary E. Stebbens
in the Indiana census for 1860 [Grant Co.] and 1880 [Howard Co.].
He too may have enlisted in the service during the Civil War. I do
not have a date of death. He married on 26 November 1865 in Grant
Co., Indiana and to this union at least three children were born:
William, Lucy, and Daniel Webb. A death record for a
Perry G. Webb is on file in Howard Co., Indiana with a death date
of 19 July 1914. This record states that he was born 1 January 1830
in Union Co., West Virginia and that his father's name was
Robert Webb. Either his family didn't know his father, or
Perry
is NOT a son of George & Nancy (Rock) Webb.
In the 1850 Grant Co., Indiana census is a woman named Ruth Webb
who has many children, one named Robert. It could be possible
that Perry
may have been a nephew of George & Nancy Webb. Floyd H. Webb was born about 1835 in Virginia [census record]. He married Mary Matilda Jenkins on 28 September 1851 in Grant Co., Indiana. A Floyd Webb with a wife Mary can be traced in the census, I will use this information, until further proof is found to disprove or prove his descendants. According to the 1860 Howard Co., Indiana census he and Mary had four children: Maria 7 years old; John 4; Isabella 2; and Oather 1 year. An online tree shows the latter child to be Otho Louis Webb and that Floyd died in 1867 and Mary Matilda on 23 May 1898 in Howard County. The 1870 Center, Howard, Indiana census confirms that Floyd did die before 1870, either that or he left, because Mary is now married to George W. McPherson and living with him and his daughter along with only three of her children; Isabella is not listed with the family, suggesting she either died or is living out. Sarah Jane Webb is my great-great grandmother. She was born 22 March 1834 in Virginia, and died 11 March 1905. Supposedly she is buried in the Burson/Pulley Cemetery next to her parents George and Nancy Webb. A burial record was found for Sarah, but not for her parents. Sarah married Jacob J. Hedrick on 26 May 1857 in Huntington Co., Indiana. This marriage date leads me to believe that her parents were dead by then. Presumably, Sarah's aunt and uncle married into the Bane family, Jacob's first wife was Mary Bane whose siblings married Sarah Webb's aunt and uncle; however, I have not confirmed who her grandparents are in order to confirm that it was her aunt and uncle; however, these families traveled from Virginia to Ohio then to Indiana together. Sarah and Jacob had 5 children: William H., Andrew J., Clement V. [my great grandfather], John H., and Franklin B. Much is unknown by me of these Hedrick boys. Sarah's relationship to George & Nancy (Rock) Webb has been confirmed by a death record. Henly
Wesley Webb was born about 1837 in Ohio
[census record]. In 1860 he was living in Grant County with his wife
Susan Van Horn
and daughter Nancy. According to this census, Henly
was a blacksmith. In 1870 he is still in Grant County with his
wife and children Adda, Edna,
Harlen, and Edith. In 1880 he is in Grant County with
wife and children Edna, Harlen,
Edith, and Rose. It's possible that Nancy and
Adda are the same child because the 1870 census says that Adda
is 10 years old, making her the same age as Nancy; either that or
they were twins. George W[ashington?] Webb, Jr. was born about 1841 in Indiana [census record]. I have no further information on George. Harriet Mira Webb was born about March 1841 in Indiana [census record]. On 25 November 1862 in Grant Co., Indiana she married Joel Jackson. In 1860 Grant County census she is living in the Buller home as a domestic servant. I did not find her in 1870, but in 1880 she is living with her husband, and in 1900 she is still in Grant County with her husband and a foster son, Harry W. Phillips. According to her death record, Harriet was born 27 March 1842 and died in Grant Co., Indiana on 26 October 1918. Her husband Joel was born 30 July 1831 and died 19 October 1903 in Grant Co., Indiana. Harriet's relationship to George & Nancy (Rock) Webb has been confirmed by a death record. Mary Ann
Webb was born about 12 March 1844 in Indiana
[cemetery record]. She married Bethuel Middleton on 1
November 1871 in Grant County. To this union, and according to
census records, 5 children were born, however, only 4 were found by me so
far (the 1910 census says she was the mother of 5 with 4 living, but 1900
said all 5 were living): Walter Martin, Anna, John,
and Guy Middleton. In 1860 Mary is living in the
Joseph Shambaugh home as hired help, and right next door is her sister
Martha. In 1870
Mary is still living in the same home, but her sister is no
longer listed next door. By 1880 she is living with her husband and
five children (two are her step children) and she can be found up to 1910
in Grant Co., Indiana. Martha
E. Webb was born about 1846 in Indiana
[census record]. On 3 February 1876 in Grant County she married
William Snyder. In 1860 Martha is living in the Sam Campbell
home and next door in the Shambaugh home is her sister Mary.
In 1870 Martha is living as a domestic servant in the Charles Bowman
home. By 1880 she is living with her husband William.
On 15 November 1905 in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, Martha married a
man named Enos Durst
who was also married previously. They were living in Wabash,
Tippecanoe, Indiana during the 1910 census which says that he was born in
Ohio and that she was the mother of two children with one living; they
were living at the Indiana State Soldier's Home. Enos
was a Civil War Veteran who later removed California and was admitted to
a veteran's home in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California where he died in
January of 1930. His death date was recorded in a newspaper clipping
found in an Ancestry.com database of historical items from U.S.
newspapers; the day was cut off slightly but looks like it could be the
23rd or the 25th. It is unknown by me if Martha went with
him, but he was listed as widowed on his 1914 admission papers to the
veteran's home and his daughter, Mrs. C.B. McBrayer, was his
closest living relative in Sacramento, California. Enos
married again on 2 September 1914 in Elkhart County, Indiana to Sarah
A. Brewer; which would suggest that Martha had died or
separated from him by that time. Stephen A. Webb was born about 1846 in Indiana and in 1860 he was living with his brother Perry in Grant County. I have no further information than this. Andrew
J. Webb was born about 1847 in Indiana
[census record]. On 17 October 1867 in Grant Co., Indiana he married
Melissa Lyons
and had at least one child, George W. Webb. Andrew
may have been in the military during the Civil War. There are many
regiments with an Andrew Webb listed within. In 1860
Andrew is living in the Sam Pulley home. This may
explain why his parents were buried in the Burson/Pulley Cemetery, they
were neighbors.
Sam Pulley may have helped take care of the family after their
parents' death, and kept Andrew in his home. In 1870
Andrew is living in Grant County with his wife and son George
W. No further info is known about him by me. If you have any information on this Webb family while they were in Indiana, I would love to hear from you. If you can help me sort out who George Webb's [1803] parents were, don't hesitate to email me!
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