Wade & Webb Family History

Reuben David Webb1876–1956

Kellyton · Soccopatoy · Auburn · Area D

Reuben David Webb grew up on his father's place at Socapatoy, in Coosa County, Alabama, and by 1912 was styled Professor R. D. Webb of Auburn, where he had married Emma Little in 1905. His working life then took the family to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to Atlanta and finally to Tampa, Florida, where he died in 1956.

On this page
  1. Family Record
  2. Life
  3. Documents (1)
  4. Places
  5. Timeline
  6. Open questions
  7. Searches made
  8. Notes

Birth

  1. 11 Aug 1876 Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama 1

Marriages

  1. 2 Nov 1905 Mary Emma Felton Little, at Auburn, Lee, Alabama 4

Death and burial

  1. Oct 1956 Burial: Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Hillsborough, Florida
  2. 8 Oct 1956 Death: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida 14

Family

Parents
Charles David Webb 1839–1923
Spouse, 2 Nov 1905
Mary Emma Felton Little 1879–1955
Children
Charles Hubert Webb 1906–1978
Eleanor Webb 1909–2007
David Lawrance Webb 1920–2010

Line of descent Webb line

  1. Reuben David Webb
  2. Brother of James Pleasant Webb
  3. Hilda Webb, daughter
  4. William Albert Webb Wade, son

Granduncle of Webb Wade, from whom this history is traced. Why Webb Wade?

Life

Reuben David Webb was born at Kellyton, Coosa County, Alabama, on 11 August 1876, a son of Charles David Webb and Clarrissa Jane Carlisle; the FamilySearch tree gives the date and place without an attached source.1 The federal census of 1880 lists "Reubin D." Webb in his father's household (the people living together at one address, as the census-taker recorded them) at Soccopatoy, as the census spelled Socapatoy, in Coosa County, and in 1900, indexed as Rubin Webb, he was still in his father's household there, in Precinct 3, Socapatoy.2 He was one of a family that "formerly consisted of eight boys and two girls."3

Auburn

On 2 November 1905 Reubin David Webb married Emma Little, Mary Emma Felton Little, at Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, her birthplace.4 The census of 1910 found Reuben D. Webb and his wife Emma at Auburn.5 The tree names their children as Charles Hubert (1906–1978), Eleanor (1909–2007) and David Lawrance (1920–2010).6

At the Webb family reunion at the old homestead near Kellyton in August 1912, "Reuben David Webb and wife and their two children, Herbert and Eleanor, Auburn, Ala." were among those present, and he was the first of the brothers named as replying to the Rev. D. M. Jenkins's speech of congratulation to the family, styled as R. D. Webb with the abbreviated title of Professor.7 Inference That title and the family's residence at Auburn suggest that he was a teacher, possibly at the college there, but the report does not say where or what he taught, and no other record in hand gives his occupation.7

Spartanburg, Atlanta and Tampa

His registration for the draft of the First World War, made between 1917 and 1918, was recorded in Spartanburg County No. 3, South Carolina, and names Mary Emma Webb.8 The census of 1930 lists Reuben D. and Emma Webb, and the tree places Emma in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, that year.9 By 1940 the couple were at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, where the census recorded them as living in the same place in 1935.10 The Florida state census of 1945 and the federal census of 1950, taken on 6 April 1950, again found Reuben D. Webb in Tampa, with Emma L. Webb in his household in 1950.11 His Social Security file records a claim made on 2 July 1952.12

Emma Webb died at Tampa on 20 October 1955.13 Reuben David Webb died at Tampa on 8 October 1956 and was buried in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Hillsborough County; his death is recorded in the Florida death index, and his memorial is indexed by Find a Grave.14

Documents

  1. 16 August 1912 Webb Family Reunion: Together at Old Homestead Near Kellyton—Four Generations Represented The Alexander City Outlook (Alexander City, Alabama) · clipping

Places

  1. 1876Kellyton
  2. 1880Soccopatoy
  3. 1900Coosa
  4. 1905–1910Auburn
  5. 1917Spartanburg
  6. 1940–1956Area D
  7. 1945Hillsboro
  8. 1956Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

Timeline

  1. 11 Aug 1876BirthKellyton, Coosa, Alabama
  2. 1880ResidenceSoccopatoy, Coosa, Alabama
  3. 1900ResidencePrecinct 3 Socapatoy, Coosa, Alabama
  4. 2 Nov 1905Marriage, Mary Emma Felton LittleAuburn, Lee, Alabama
  5. 1910ResidenceAuburn, Lee, Alabama
  6. between 1917 and 1918Military Draft RegistrationSpartanburg County no 3, South Carolina
  7. from 1917 to 1918Military Draft RegistrationSpartanburg, South Carolina
  8. 1935ResidenceSame Place
  9. 1940ResidenceArea D, Tampa, Election Precinct 6, Hillsborough, Florida
  10. 1945ResidenceHillsboro, Hillsborough, Florida
  11. 1949ResidenceUnited States
  12. 6 Apr 1950ResidenceTampa, Hillsborough, Florida
  13. 2 Jul 1952Social Program Claim
  14. Oct 1956BurialMyrtle Hill Memorial Park, Hillsborough, Florida
  15. 8 Oct 1956DeathTampa, Hillsborough, Florida

Open questions

None recorded yet.

Searches made

  1. 2026-11-08Bulk review of Matt's OneDrive genealogy folder (Phase 3): all documents transcribed and compared with the tree1 document(s) name this person; see Documents above. Conflicts and new facts are in each document record and in research/sources/document-review-2026-11-08.md

Notes

  1. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: birth 11 Aug 1876, Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama, no source attached; parents Charles David Webb and Clarrissa Jane Carlisle back to the text
  2. "United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch, Reubin D. Webb in entry for Charles D. Webb, 1880. Record: Reubin D. Webb in entry for Charles D. Webb, 1880 "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Rubin Webb in entry for Charles D Webb, 1900. Record: Rubin Webb in entry for Charles D Webb, 1900 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: residence 1880 Soccopatoy, Coosa; 1900 Precinct 3 Socapatoy, Coosa back to the text
  3. Webb Family Reunion: Together at Old Homestead Near Kellyton—Four Generations Represented, The Alexander City Outlook (Alexander City, Alabama): The family formerly consist[ed] of eight boys and two [gir]ls. back to the text
  4. "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957", FamilySearch, Reubin David Webb, 2 Nov 1905. Record: Reubin David Webb, 2 Nov 1905 "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957", FamilySearch, Emma Little in entry for Reubin David Webb, 2 Nov 1905. Record: Emma Little in entry for Reubin David Webb, 2 Nov 1905 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: marriage 2 Nov 1905, Auburn, Lee, Alabama FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVRV-NML (their page): birth 8 May 1879, Auburn, Lee, Alabama back to the text
  5. "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Reuben D Webb, 1910. Record: Reuben D Webb, 1910 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Emma Webb in entry for Reuben D Webb, 1910. Record: Emma Webb in entry for Reuben D Webb, 1910 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: residence 1910, Auburn, Lee, Alabama back to the text
  6. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: children Charles Hubert Webb (1906–1978), Eleanor Webb (1909–2007), David Lawrance Webb (1920–2010) back to the text
  7. Webb Family Reunion: Together at Old Homestead Near Kellyton—Four Generations Represented, The Alexander City Outlook (Alexander City, Alabama): Rev. D. M. Jenkins made a happy speech of felicitation ... This was replied to by Prof. R. D. Webb and Messrs. John C. Webb, R. E. Webb and Joel F. Webb ... Reuben David Webb and wife and their two children, Herbert and Eleanor, Auburn, Ala. back to the text
  8. "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch, Reuben David Webb, 1917-1918. Record: Reuben David Webb, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch, Reuben David Webb, from 1917 to 1918. Record "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch, Mary Emma Webb in entry for Reuben David Webb, from 1917 to 1918. Record: Mary Emma Webb in entry for Reuben David Webb FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: draft registration, Spartanburg County no 3, South Carolina back to the text
  9. "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Reuben D Webb, 1930. Record: Reuben D Webb, 1930 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Emma Webb, 1930. Record: Emma Webb, 1930 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVRV-NML (their page): residence 1930, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia back to the text
  10. "United States, Census, 1940", FamilySearch, Ruben D Webb, 1940. Record: Ruben D Webb, 1940 "United States, Census, 1940", FamilySearch, Emma L Webb in entry for Ruben D Webb, 1940. Record: Emma L Webb in entry for Ruben D Webb, 1940 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: residence 1935 Same Place; 1940 Area D, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida back to the text
  11. "Florida, State Census, 1945", FamilySearch, Reuben D Webb, 1945. Record: Reuben D Webb, Florida State Census, 1945 "United States, Census, 1950", FamilySearch, Reuben D Webb, April 6, 1950. Record: Reuben D Webb, April 6, 1950 "United States, Census, 1950", FamilySearch, Emma L Webb in entry for Reuben D Webb, April 6, 1950. Record: Emma L Webb in entry for Reuben D Webb, April 6, 1950 back to the text
  12. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch, Reuben D Webb. Record: Reuben D Webb, NUMIDENT FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: social program claim 2 Jul 1952 back to the text
  13. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVRV-NML (their page): death 20 Oct 1955, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida back to the text
  14. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile KLNT-CVS: death 8 Oct 1956, Tampa; burial Oct 1956, Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Hillsborough, Florida "Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998", FamilySearch, Reuben David Webb, Oct 1956. Record: Reuben David Webb, Florida, Death Index, Oct 1956 "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch, Reuben David Webb. Record: Reuben David Webb, Find a Grave Index back to the text
Every FamilySearch record attached to Reuben David Webb (13)
  1. 1880Reubin D Webb in household of Charles D Webb, "United States Census, 1880"
  2. 1900Rubin Webb in household of Charles D Webb, "United States Census, 1900"
  3. 2 Nov 1905Reubin David Webb, "Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936"
  4. 1910Reuben D Webb, "United States Census, 1910"
  5. 1917-1918Reuben David Webb, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  6. from 1917 to 1918Reuben David Webb, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  7. 1930Reuben D Webb, "United States, Census, 1930"
  8. 1940Ruben D Webb, "United States Census, 1940"
  9. 1945Reuben D Webb, "Florida State Census, 1945"
  10. 1950Reuben D Webb, "United States, Census, 1950"
  11. Oct 1956Reuben David Webb, "Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998"
  12. Reuben D Webb, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  13. Reuben David Webb, "Find A Grave Index"