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James Webb1,2

born 27 July 1806, died 2 June 1909
Photo - Wedd James (shared on Ancestry by Vikki Gattrell)
  • Father: Jesse Webb (born 1 January 1760, died 10 January 1835)
  • Mother: Didamia Townsend (born 18 November 1765, died 17 June 1846)

Family: Anna Jones (born about 1809, died 14 November 1891)

Facts and Notes

  • Birth: 27 July 1806; Kentucky, USABGO1
  • Arrival: About 1818; Tennessee, USABGO1
  • Marriage: About 1825; Anna Jones1
  • Arrival: 1854; California, USABGO1
  • Death: 2 June 1909; San Joaquin County, California, USABGO1,3
  • Note: When James Webb died just short of his 103rd birthday, an article in the Stockton Evening and Sunday Record, touted that he was San Joaquin County’s oldest voter and probably the oldest citizen of California.

Citations

  1. [S36] Newspaper article, https://www.newspapers.com/image/558808895, Hanford Kings County Sentinel (Hanford, California), "Webb," Thursday, 4 Oct 1906, Page 7
  2. [S867] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9176&h=3902732&indiv=try, Probate Records; Author: Tennessee County Court (Warren County); Probate Place: Warren, Tennessee, Record for Jesse Webb
  3. [S788] Official Document, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/181197244/person/342364774570/media/a97e1202-171a-4ecd-9f14-f25a272e5a19, Certificate of Death, California State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State Index Number 433; Local Registered Number 165. Certificate for James Webb., Downloaded from Ancestry Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents; accessed 18 Nov 2023.