WEBB BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== WEBB, James - b: 1821 Baltimore, MD source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 674 residence: Shawnee Twp James Webb, farmer and stock raiser, section 32, was born in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, May 25, 1821, and is a son of Samuel Webb, a weaver by occupation and a native of England, who emigrated to America in 1818. His mother's maiden name was Ellen Fletcher, and she was also born in England. James was reared and educated in his native city and there learned the trade of machinist, at which he worked in Baltimore till 1842. From that time till 1848, he followed the same occupation in Springfield, Pekin, and Beardstown, Illinois. Farming then received his attention till 1867, when he came to Henry County, Missouri, where he now owns a farm of 350 acres. May 27, 1845, Mr. W. was married to Miss Elizabeth Elam, a native of Illinois. They have nine children: Samuel A., Robert H., Francis A., Dora A., Mary E., Floda A., Mira T., Cora J., and Malissa K. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================