Birmingham City Directory, 1914: the Webb, Walden, Powell, Brown, Hardeman and Sisson entries
1914 · Birmingham City Directory, 1914 (Birmingham, Alabama: R. L. Polk & Co., 1914)
Named here: Dee Jackson Sisson, Lila Walden, Mattie Coley Webb, Julius West Walden, Ida Mae Walden, Vallie Alburn Walden, Wilma Lila Webb Chappell, William Walker Walden, WF Hardeman, Joel Franklin Webb, James Pleasant Webb, Wade Edward Powell, Juliette Allie Powe, Fred Kent Brown, Jimmie Tillman Mansfield, Emma Louise McKinney, Henry L. Brown and Myra Brown (6400 1st Avenue; Fred K. Brown's parents in the 1900 census, not in the tree), Jacob A. Walker (Joel F. Webb's law partner), Allie Linch and Vera Linch (65 Highland Avenue; no tie to Elba Bell Linch found)
The book at the Internet Archive
Transcription
From the archive.org text layer. In the directory a ditto mark (") repeats the surname above; a wife's name is in parentheses; "h" is a householder, "b" a boarder; "W E" is West End. Abbreviations as printed.
Webb, pp. 1286–1287 (scans n1295–n1296):
Webb … Jas P (Lila), bkpr, h 308 s 54th
" Joel F (Juliette P; Webb & Walker), h 1310 Glenn av
" Mattie C, steno, b 308 s 54th
" Wilma L, steno, b 308 s 54th
WEBB & WALKER (Joel F Webb, Jacob A Walker), Attorneys-at-Law 704-708 Brown-Marx Bldg, Tel Main 1749
Street guide, Fifty-Fourth South, Woodlawn, p. 131 (scan n128; checked against the page image): "308 J P Webb".
Walden, p. 1264 (scan n1273):
Walden, see also Waldron
" Effie, clk Steele-Smith, b 1908 8th av
" Julius W (Jas T), mgr Vanderbilt Furnace Comsy, h 1300 Tuscaloosa av, W E
" Minnie, slsldy Saks, b 908 s 16th
" Robt E, furn rms 2013 s 20th
" Vallie A, clk Pizitz, b 1300 Tuscaloosa av, W E
" Walker W (Emma), foreman, h 1300 Tuscaloosa av, W E
" Wm, miller W M Cosby F & G Co
Vanderbilt, p. 1254 (scan n1263): "Vanderbilt … Furnace Commissary, J W Walden mgr, Vanderbilt rd nr 42d".
Powell, p. 1049 (scan n1058): "Powell … Wade E (Wilma), cashr Swift & Co, h 208 s Elyton".
Brown, pp. 411–412 (scans n412–n413; checked against the page images): "Brown … Fredk K, signal opr, b 6400 1st av" and "Brown … Henry L (Myra), chauffeur Oster Bros Furn Co, h 6400 1st av".
Hardeman, p. 690 (scan n699): "Hardeman Lee F (Nina), b 630 n 18th / " Louis*, driver, b 501 s 23d / " Wm F (Ida May), driver [illegible] Lndry, b 2109 6th av".
Sisson, p. 1148 (scan n1157): "Sisson Dee J, flagmn Frisco, b 2308 8th [rest of line illegible]".
Citation: Birmingham City Directory, 1914 (Birmingham, Ala.: R. L. Polk & Co., 1914), alphabetical section pp. 411–412, 690, 1049, 1148, 1254, 1264, 1286–1287, street guide p. 131; Internet Archive item birminghamcitydi1914unse, scans n412–n413, n699, n1058, n1157, n1263, n1273, n1295–n1296 and n128, https://archive.org/details/birminghamcitydi1914unse/page/n1295/mode/1up?q=Webb.
The Internet Archive catalogues this item as the 1909 directory; its title page reads "Copyright 1914 by R. L. Polk & Co." and every page head reads "Birmingham City Directory (1914)", so it is the 1914 edition.
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pleasant Webb | Residence, occupation, 1914 | "Jas P (Lila), bkpr, h 308 s 54th" (Woodlawn) | Birmingham Ward 12 in 1910 and Birmingham 1920 | agrees (residence); new (bookkeeper, the address) |
| Lila Walden | Husband, residence, 1914 | Wife of Jas P Webb, 308 South 54th Street | Wife of James Pleasant Webb, Birmingham | agrees |
| Mattie Coley Webb | Occupation, residence, 1914 | "Mattie C, steno, b 308 s 54th" | Birmingham Ward 12 in 1910; married Fred K. Brown 3 November 1915 | new (stenographer, at her father's house) |
| Wilma Lila Webb | Occupation, residence, 1914 | "Wilma L, steno, b 308 s 54th" | Married Wade Edward Powell 1 October 1913 | new (stenographer); see notes on the double listing |
| Wade Edward Powell | Occupation, residence, wife, 1914 | "Wade E (Wilma), cashr Swift & Co, h 208 s Elyton" | Married Wilma Webb 1 October 1913; Birmingham Ward 15 in 1910 | agrees (wife); new (cashier at Swift & Co., 208 South Elyton) |
| Joel Franklin Webb | Occupation, residence, 1914 | Attorney, firm of Webb & Walker (with Jacob A. Walker), 704–708 Brown-Marx Building; house 1310 Glenn Avenue | Birmingham Ward 8 in 1910 and Birmingham 1920–1935; no occupation | new |
| Juliette Allie Powe | Husband, 1914 | "Juliette P", wife of Joel F Webb | Wife of Joel Franklin Webb | agrees |
| William Walker Walden | Occupation, residence, 1914 | "Walker W (Emma), foreman, h 1300 Tuscaloosa av, W E" | Died at Birmingham, 1920 | new (foreman; West End address) |
| Emma Louise McKinney | Husband, residence, 1914 | "Emma", wife of Walker W Walden, 1300 Tuscaloosa Avenue | Wife of William Walker Walden | agrees |
| Julius West Walden | Occupation, residence, 1914 | Manager of the Vanderbilt Furnace Commissary, Vanderbilt Road near 42nd Street; house 1300 Tuscaloosa Avenue, West End | Married Jimmie Tillman Mansfield 1910; Jefferson County, precinct 53, in 1920 | new |
| Jimmie Tillman Mansfield | Husband, 1914 | "Jas T", wife of Julius W Walden | Wife of Julius West Walden | agrees (see notes on the name) |
| Vallie Alburn Walden | Occupation, residence, 1914 | "Vallie A, clk Pizitz, b 1300 Tuscaloosa av, W E" | Birmingham in 1920; married Dee J. Sisson 1917 | new (clerk at Pizitz, at her parents' house) |
| Ida Mae Walden | Husband, 1914 | "Ida May", wife of Wm F Hardeman | Married W. F. Hardeman 12 August 1913, Birmingham | agrees |
| WF Hardeman | Name, occupation, residence, 1914 | "Wm F (Ida May), driver [illegible] Lndry, b 2109 6th av" | "WF Hardeman", born 1882; married Ida Mae Walden 1913 | new (William F.; a laundry driver) |
| Dee Jackson Sisson | Occupation, residence, 1914 | "Sisson Dee J, flagmn Frisco, b 2308 8th" | Birmingham draft registration 1917–1918; Birmingham 1920 | new (flagman on the Frisco railroad) |
| Fred Kent Brown | Occupation, residence, 1914 | "Fredk K, signal opr, b 6400 1st av", the house of Henry L. (Myra) Brown | Birmingham Ward 12 in 1910; married Mattie C. Webb 1915 | new |