The Ancestors of James Webb


by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of James Webb should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.



William Addams Reitwiesner


wargs@wargs.com



Ancestry of James Webb
1 James Henry Webb Jr., b. St. Joseph, Mo., 9 Feb. 1946, US Senator from Virginia 2007-current
PARENTS
2 James Henry Webb, b. St. Joseph, Mo., 10 Dec. 1917, d. ... , Ark., 28 Feb. 1997 [SSDI 500-07-8634]
m.
3 Vera Lorraine Hodges, b. Searcy, Ark., 24 June 1925
GRANDPARENTS
4 Robert Lee Webb, b. Morgan Co., Ky., 5 Aug. 1885, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 17 March 1958
m. ... 21 Dec. 1910
5 Mary Ellen Smith, b. ... , Mo., 9 Sept. 1876, d. ... 29 Aug. 1945
6 Birch Hays Hodges, b. ... , Ky., 25 Nov. 1877, d. White Co., Ark., 11 June 1936
m. ... 6 July 1914
7 Frankie Georgia Doyle, b. ... , Tenn., 1 Sept. 1893, d. ... 3 Aug. 1976 [SSDI 430-26-3431]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 James Thomas Webb, b. Scott Co., Va., 24 July 1859, d. Platte Co., Mo., 11 Oct. 1906
m. ... 9 July 1881
9 Nancy Angeline Cox, b. ... 31 March 1854, d. ... 2 April 1914
10 Thomas Harvey Smith, b. ... 15 Sept. 1846, d. ... 22 April 1923
m. ... 28 Feb. 1872
11 Elizabeth McKnight, b. ... 2 Aug. 1851, d. ... 28 Sept. 1913
12 Asa William Hodges, b. ... 30 Oct. 1830, d. ... , Ky., 17 Aug. 1904
m. ... 10 March 1867
13 Sarah T ... Blankenship, b. ... 28 Feb. 1844, d. ... 15 Sept. 1891
14 Francis Adolphus Doyle, b. Emporia, Va., 9 Sept. 1854 d. Kensett, Ark., 15 June 1936
m. Atoka, Ark., 21 March 1878
15 Margaret Louella Marsh, b. Wynville, Ark., 2 Dec. 1860, d. Searcy, Ark., 1 Sept. 1929
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 David G ... Webb, b. ... , N. C., ... 1817, d. ...
m. ... 13 Sept. 1853
17 Mary Louisa Jewel, b. ... , d. ...
18 Harrison Cox, b. Carroll Co., Va., 18 Nov. 1829, d. Morgan Co., Ky., ... April 1910
m. Carroll Co., Va., 10 May 1849
19 Salome de Haven, b. ... 28 Jan. 1830, d. ... May 1861
20 Condley Smith, b. Rhea Co., Tenn., 9 Aug. 1809, d. Scotland Co., Mo., 11 Feb. 1848
m. ... 29 Sept. 1842
21 Mary Ellen Johnson, b. ... 16 Sept. 1825, d. ... 8 Dec. 1888
22 James M ... McKnight, b. Rockbridge Co., Va., 12 Oct. 1824, d. Scotland Co., Mo., 13 Nov. 1879
m. ... 1850
23 Rebecca A ... Miller, b. ... 17 July 1825, d. ... 31 Jan. 1900
24 Ransom S ... Hodges, b. Franklin Co., Va., ... 1807, d. ...
m. ... 29 Dec. 1829
25 Mary Ann Murphy, b. ... , Tenn., ... 1811, d. ...
26 Thomas Blankenship, b. Hardin Co., Tenn., ... 1814, d. Ohio Co., Ky., 1 Jan. 1855
m.
27 Sarah Burgess, b. ... , Ky., ... 1812, d. ...
28 Zachariah T ... Doyle, b. Greensville Co., Va., 8 April 1815, d. Benton Co., Miss., ...
m. ... 26 May 1847
29 Sarah W ... Davis, b. ... May 1821, d. ... 16 Nov. 1863
30 Samuel J ... Marsh, b. Tipton Co., Tenn., ... 1835, d. Jackson Co., Ark., ...
m. ... 22 June 1859
31 Parmelia Long, b. ... 1838, d. ... 1872




EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS



1930 Missouri, Buchanan Co., St Joseph City, Washington township, ED 26, sheet 9A, line 30

Webb Robert L     H   M W 46 M 26    KY KY VA    Salesman     Picture Mft
     Mary S       W   F W 47 M 27    TN MO VA
     Charles H    S   M W 16 S       MO KY MO    Clerk        Retail Clothing Store
     Henry        S   M W 12 S       MO KY MO
     Arthur S     S   M W  8 S       IA KY MO
   (two roomers)

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1930 Arkansas, White Co., Gray Twp, ED 28, sheet 16B, line 78

Hodges Birch H      H    M W 48 M 32    KY VA TN     Teacher     Public Schools
       Frankie G    W    F W 36 M 20    TN VA AR
       Cecil R      S    M W 15 S       AR KY TN     Laborer     Odd Jobs
       Jara M       D    F W 13 S       IL KY TN
       Imogene      D    F W 10 S       AR KY TN
       Vera         D    F W  4 S       AR KY TN
       Eunice D     D    F W  2 S       AR KY TN

Note:  Birch H. Hodges was the enumerator

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William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com