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America Joseph WEBB

America Joseph WEBB

Female 1852 - 1931  (78 years)

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  • Name America Joseph WEBB 
    Born 4 May 1852  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1931 death record as May 4 1842, with age at death 88y 11m 19d. But age 28 in 1880 Census and age 39 in 1891 marriage record would put birth in about 1852, and 1900 Census also states birth date as May 1852.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1930  Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Apr 1931  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried (UNMARKED)  Webb (aka Dotson) Cem, .2 mi N of jct Co Rd 18 & 18/1 (on hill W of Goose Crk), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I73359  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2021 

    Father Sylvester Daniel WEBB,   b. 30 Aug 1821, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1889, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth A. NUTTER,   b. 20 Oct 1820, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1890, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F27146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Cora A. WEBB,   b. 12 Sep 1873, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1961, Homestead, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Martha M. WEBB,   b. 21 Sep 1889, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1970, Mt. Eaton, Wayne Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F31249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Josiah B. SPRINGSTON,   b. Oct 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1908, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1891  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 26 1900:
      Josire B. Springston, 66, b. Oct 1833, farmer, married 9 yrs; wife America J. Springston, 48, b. May 1852, married 9 yrs, mother of 8 children (all still living); dau Senorus Springston, 8, b. Oct 1891; boarder Mary M. Webb, 11, b. Sep 1888; boarder Martha M. Webb, 11, b. Sep 1888; boarder Arthur B. Webb, 24, b. Jan 1876, single; grandson Guy Murphy, 15, b. Mar 1885.

      1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910:
      America J. Springston, 56, widow, mother of 8 children (all still living); dau Mary M, 21, single; dau Martha M, 21, single; dau Senoras, 18, single.

      1930 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 23 1930:
      America Springston, 77, widow; dau Mary Webb, 40, single; son Thomas Webb, 42, single; granddau Hazel Parr, 17, single; granddau Bessie Parr, 15.
    Children 
     1. Cenores SPRINGSTON,   b. 18 Oct 1891, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1979, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F31248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Apr 1931 - Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - (UNMARKED) - Webb (aka Dotson) Cem, .2 mi N of jct Co Rd 18 & 18/1 (on hill W of Goose Crk), Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2105] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District).

    2. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    3. [S1736] Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV.

    4. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    5. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 75.
      Identified as Josiah B. Springston, widower, 59, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and America J. Webb, single, 39, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Jun 14 1891 in Ritchie County.