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From: "William \"Bill\" Webb" <>
Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] William Webb'
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:20:41 -0500


Pat,
This Benjamin Franklin married in Ft. Scott, Bourbon Co., KS in Jan
1882 and settled in Vernon Co., MO later that year. He resided there
until pre 1900 when he moved to the Wilson Co., KS area. He was my
G-Grandfather.
Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Oates <>
To: <>
Date: Monday, July 31, 2000 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [ILSHELBY] William Webb'


>Could this Benjamin F Webb have come to Limestone Co. TX.? Many
people
>from the Shelby/Coles Co. IL. came to Limestone Co. TX. I have
>information on a Benjamin Webb in TX.
>Pat Oates in TX.
>
>
>At 07:48 PM 7/28/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>>Wm,
>>Would that be William WEBB b?__ died after 1870 Todd's Point, Shelby
Co, IL
>>buried Foster Cemetery married abt 1840 ?__, IL Penelope ?___ b. ?__
died
>>after 1870 Todds Point Shelby Co, ILburied Foster cemetery.
>>6 children Lavina, louisa, Martin, Reuben, William and Benjamin
Franklin.
>>Beverly (HIMES) BARGER
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: William "Bill" Webb <>
>>To: <>
>>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 6:49 PM
>>Subject: [ILSHELBY] Area Cemeteries and William Webb's
>>
>>
>>> Hello All,
>>> The Shelby List recently helped me locate my GG-GM Penelope Webb
in
>>> Foster Cemetery. Since then I have tried desperately to locate my
>>> GG-GF William Webb. I have tried to find him in the 1880 IN, IL,
MO
>>> and KS census. This is the path the family took in their
migration
>>> between 1870 and 1880. He does not show up in any of the census.
The
>>> only other logical explaination I can come up with for his absence
in
>>> these census is that he died prior to 1880. I know he was in
Shelby
>>> Co. in 1870 when Penelope died and I have circumstantial evidence
he
>>> was still there in 1871.
>>>
>>> Would any one have access to any cemetery books of the region that
>>> would show a William Webb that died between 1870 and 1880? He was
>>> about 54 years old in 1870. I am leaving 3 weeks from today for
the
>>> Shelby County area. I have gained trespass priviledges to Foster
>>> Cemetery to search for Penelope's headstone and William is the
last
>>> one of my direct line I have yet to locate a burial spot for. I
have
>>> no evidence he died and was buried in the region, only a feeling I
>>> have to search and possibly eliminate the area.
>>>
>>> Any help would be deeply appreciated.
>>> Regards,
>>> Bill in TX
>>>
>>
>

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