Jean Webb to Be Bride of W. P. White
17 January 1943 · The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
Named here: Mary Katherine Cranford, Reuben Walden Webb, Wilfred Joseph Serpas, Jean Katherine Webb, Ensign William Page White Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Merhle E. Groff of Oxon Hill, Maryland
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Transcription
From the archive.org text layer, line-end hyphens joined:
Jean Webb to Be Bride of W. P. White
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Joseph Serpas announce the engagement of Mrs. Serpas' daughter, Jean Katherine Webb, to Ensign William Page White, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Merhle E. Groff of Oxon Hill, Md. The wedding will take place the middle of February.
Miss Webb is the daughter of Reuben Walden Webb of Birmingham, Ala. She was graduated from Western High School. Ensign White attended the University of Maryland and is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. The young couple will reside in Miami, Fla., where Ensign White will be an instru[ctor] at the Naval Air Station.
Citation: "Jean Webb to Be Bride of W. P. White," The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.), 17 January 1943, issue 24321, p. 39 (society pages); Internet Archive item per_washington-post_1943-01-17_24321, scan n38, https://archive.org/details/per_washington-post_1943-01-17_24321/page/n38/mode/1up?q=Reuben%20Walden%20Webb.
The notice is about Jean Katherine Webb, born 1925, whom the tree marks deceased (no date); held back until Matt released it on 2026-11-12.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Walden Webb | Daughter | Jean Katherine Webb is "the daughter of Reuben Walden Webb" | Daughter Jean Katherine Webb (born 1925) by Mary Katherine Cranford | agrees |
| Reuben Walden Webb | Residence 1943 | "of Birmingham, Ala." | Brunswick, Ga., 1940–41; Royal Oak, Mich., 1950 | new (see notes) |
| Mary Katherine Cranford | Second husband, residence | "Mrs. Serpas", wife of Wilfred Joseph Serpas; Washington, D.C. | Married Wilfred Joseph Serpas; Washington, D.C., 1940 and 1950 | agrees |
| Wilfred Joseph Serpas | Stepdaughter | Announces the engagement of "Mrs. Serpas' daughter, Jean Katherine Webb" | Husband of Mary Katherine Cranford | agrees |
| Jean Katherine Webb | Engagement 1943 | Engaged to Ensign William Page White Jr.; wedding planned for mid-February 1943; to live in Miami | — | new |
| Jean Katherine Webb | Education | Graduated from Western High School (the notice gives no city; Inference probably Western High School in Washington, where her mother lived) | — | new |