Directory of the Kappa Alpha Order, 1865–1922: Joel Franklin, John Osceola, Reuben David and Ralph Powe Webb (Auburn chapter)

1922 · William Bloxham Crawford, ed., Directory of the Kappa Alpha Order, 1865–1922 (Atlanta, Georgia: Index Printing Company, 1922)

Named here: Reuben David Webb, Mary Emma Felton Little, Joel Franklin Webb, John Osceola Webb, Juliette Allie Powe, Ralph Powe Webb

The book at the Internet Archive

Transcription

From the archive.org text layer. The page heads read "Ala. Poly. Inst. and A. & M. College" (the Auburn chapter). Each entry gives the name, occupation and address, then b (born), e (entered college), i (initiated), degrees, m (married).

p. 361:

Webb, Joel Franklin, Lawyer · 1st Bank Bldg., Birmingham, Ala.
b 71, Kellyton, Ala. e 90, i 90, BS 93, MS 94, m Juliette Powe 01, m 11 [?], Mason, K. P., Elk.

Webb, Jno. Osceola, Teacher · Birmingham, Ala.
b 82, Kellyton, Ala. e 99, i 99, BS 02.

p. 362:

Webb, [Ralph] Powe · Birmingham, Ala.
b 3-26-02, Talladega, Ala. e 9-8-19; i 1-17-20; B No. 4401.

Webb, Reuben David · Spartanburg, S. C.
b Kellyton, Ala. e 94, i 94, BS, MS 98, m Emma Little.

The OCR garbles Ralph's first name ("F^'^ffih"); the index lists "Webb, J. A", "Webb, J. F", "Webb, J. O" on p. 361 and "Webb, R. D" on p. 362. The "m 11" after Joel's marriage is unclear in the text layer.

Citation: William Bloxham Crawford, ed., Directory of the Kappa Alpha Order, 1865–1922 (Atlanta, Ga.: Index Printing Co., 1922), 361–362, roll of the chapter at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Internet Archive item directoryofkappa01kapp (Library of Congress copy), scans n368–n369, https://archive.org/details/directoryofkappa01kapp/page/n368/mode/1up?q=Powe.

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
Joel Franklin Webb	Birth	1871, Kellyton, Ala.	16 April 1871, Alabama	agrees; new (Kellyton)
Joel Franklin Webb	Education	Entered the Alabama Polytechnic Institute 1890; B.S. 1893, M.S. 1894; Kappa Alpha	—	new
Joel Franklin Webb	Occupation, address 1922	Lawyer, First National Bank Building, Birmingham; Mason, Knights of Pythias, Elks	Birmingham 1910–1935	new
Joel Franklin Webb	Marriage	Married Juliette Powe, 1901	19 June 1901, Talladega	agrees
Juliette Allie Powe	Marriage	Wife of Joel Franklin Webb, 1901	As above	agrees
John Osceola Webb	Birth	1882, Kellyton, Ala.	8 May 1882, Alabama	agrees; new (Kellyton)
John Osceola Webb	Education, occupation	Entered 1899; B.S. 1902; a teacher, address Birmingham	Waverly, Chambers, 1920 and 1930	new (B.S., teacher); the address conflicts with Waverly (see notes)
Reuben David Webb	Birth	Kellyton, Ala. (no year)	11 August 1876, Kellyton	agrees
Reuben David Webb	Education, residence	Entered 1894; B.S., and M.S. 1898; address Spartanburg, S.C.	Spartanburg draft registration 1917–18	new (degrees); agrees (Spartanburg)
Mary Emma Felton Little	Marriage	"m Emma Little", wife of Reuben David Webb	Married 2 November 1905	agrees
Ralph Powe Webb	Birth, college	Born 26 March 1902, Talladega, Ala.; entered the institute 8 September 1919; initiated 17 January 1920	Born 1902	agrees; new (day and place)