Georgia:  Coweta County:  Biography of CALOWAY M. WEBB

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CALOWAY M. WEBB, one of the prosperous farmers of this county, belongs to one 
of the pioneer families of the state, to which his grandparents, Burrell J. 
and Lou J. (Spear) Webb, natives of Virginia, came before the opening of the 
century. Mr. Webb was a soldier in the war of 1812. His son and namesake, 
Burrell J. Webb, Jr., was born in Elbert county, Ga., in 1804. On reaching 
manhood he married his cousin, Miss Mary E. Webb, and set out with his 
possessions in a little oxcart to found a home for himself. He settled near 
Newnan, Coweta Co., and cleared up a farm, living in a tent while he built 
his little log cabin home. Here, Nov. 12, 1835, the son Caloway M., was 
born, and here he passed his early years with such opportunities for 
education as he could obtain. His first teacher, in the little log hut with 
its bare interior which served as a schoolhouse, was William Porch, the 
second Mamie Barnes, and the third William Allen. In 1861 Mr. Webb enlisted, 
serving through the war, being engaged in various hard battles and many 
skirmishes, among the former being the battles of Chickamauga and the siege 
of Atlanta. On returning from the war he found himself penniless and with a 
family of young children dependent on him. Mr. Webb was not dismayed, 
however, but with courage and vigor has pushed his way, gaining year by year, 
adding not to his riches alone, but to his influence. He has a fine farm of 
550 acres, and his children have all been well educated. He has six of 
these: Fannie, Mary, Nancy, Sophronia I., Leander B. and Reuben. His son 
Leander has taken the degree of M. D. and is now in successful practice at 
Corinth. Mr. Webb's wife, whom he married in 1854, was Miss Sophia Evans, 
the daughter of William and Rachel (Cotton) Evans. She is a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Webb is a member of the Masonic fraternity, 
and is one of the best and most worthy citizens of Coweta county.

Transcribed from MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA published by the Southern Historical 
Association, 1895.