Edwards Heirs (periodical), 1925–26: Joel F. Webb, general counsel of the Edwards heirs, his biography and Carlisle–Edwards lineage

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From the archive.org text layer, which is poor on this page (a photograph and two columns); obvious OCR slips corrected and doubtful words marked.

Scan n120, under a portrait headed "JOEL FRANKLIN WEBB, Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 12, 192[5]":

Edwards heirs throughout the land will feel a source of justifiable pride when they behold the portrait of our General Counsel and fellow-heir, Joel F. Webb, and will appreciate fully the concessions made by him in departing from his usual custom of seclusion and permit us the rare privilege of publishing his photograph, coupled with the splendid biography and genealogy […]

Born and reared in Alabama. A son of Clara Carlisle Webb and Charles David Webb. Educated in the public schools of Alabama. A graduate and post-graduate of Auburn College. Taught [Latin?] during junior and senior years in college. Taught English and mathematics at Auburn College while pursuing post-graduate work. Was principal of public schools in Alabama two years.

Began practice of law at Talladega, Alabama, in the fall of 1896.

In 1901 married Juliette Powe, of Talladega, Alabama. Has one son and two daughters.

Moved to Birmingham in 1903, where he has engaged in the practice of law ever since.

He is a member of the following fraternities: Kappa Alpha (College) Fraternity, Knights of Pythias, Masons and [Kanzram?] Grotto. He is a member of the Baptist Church.

Genealogy. Name—Joel F. Webb. Address, Birmingham, Alabama. Ancestors: Parents—Clara Carlisle Webb and Charles D. Webb. Grandparents—R. W. Carlisle and Clara Carlisle. Great Grandparents—Elizabeth Anne Whatley Carlisle and Edmond Carlisle. G. G. Grandparents—Elizabeth Edwards Whatley and [Oman?] Whatley. G. G. G. Grandparent—Ambrose Edwards. G. G. G. G. Grandparent—William Edwards (brother of Robert Edwards, and son of Thomas Edwards).

Scan n46, minutes of a meeting of committeemen of the heirs' organizations (Point Pleasant, W. Va., 600 members; Greenville, S.C., 1,200; Birmingham, 300, represented by P. M. Carlisle; the Mid-West Edwards Heirs, 1,000):

The first order of business was the selection of an attorney or attorneys to represent us. After a discussion on this point, in view of the splendid progress made by Mr. Joel F. Webb of Birmingham and the committee on their recent visit to New York, in behalf of the Edwards Estate and the liberal proposition made by Mr. Webb, it was unanimously agreed to select Mr. Webb as our attorney. Mr. Webb is an heir, a splendid lawyer and a man of unquestioned character […] Mr. Webb agrees to hire an able firm of New York attorneys subject to the approval of the committee. Mr. Webb's proposition was that each organization pay to him and his assistants a per capita fee of five dollars, this to create a legal fund for legal action. Mr. Webb and his assistants to receive a fee of fifteen per cent of all moneys collected, either by suit or compromise.

Scan n50 (a note reprinted from the Indianapolis Star):

Joel F. Webb, an attorney with offices in the First National Bank Building, Birmingham, Alabama, has been retained by some 5,000 claimants to press their claims and is expected to visit this city shortly for that purpose as a result of a conference held in Birmingham on April 18th. […]

Citation: "Joel Franklin Webb," biography and genealogy, Birmingham, Ala., 12 August 192[5], in Edwards Heirs (Indianapolis: F. Elwood Leonard, 1925–26), with the committee minutes on the choice of an attorney and a note reprinted from the Indianapolis Star; Internet Archive item edwardsheirs00unse (Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center copy), scans n120, n46 and n50, https://archive.org/details/edwardsheirs00unse/page/n120/mode/1up?q=Talladega.