Wade & Webb Family History

Charles William Webb1867–1937

Alabama · Soccopatoy · Shelby · Tallapoosa

Charles William Webb grew up at Socapatoy in Coosa County, Alabama, married Lucy Blair in 1890 and raised a large family in Shelby and Tallapoosa counties before moving to Georgia by 1920. Illness kept him from the family reunion near Kellyton in 1912, the only one of the eight brothers to miss it. He was widowed in 1923 and died in Worth County, Georgia, in 1937.

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. Jan 1867 Coosa, Alabama

Marriages

  1. 23 Dec 1890 Lucy Ellen Blair, at Coosa, Alabama 3

Death and burial

  1. 11 Sep 1937 Death: Worth, Georgia 11
  2. 22 Oct 1939 Burial: Rochelle Cemetery, Rochelle, McCulloch, Texas 12

Family

Parents
Charles David Webb 1839–1923
Spouse, 23 Dec 1890
Lucy Ellen Blair 1870–1923
Children
Harlen Webb 1911–1933
Mary Lou Webb 1904–1965
Linnie Blair Webb 1893–1930
George W Webb 1895–?
Ina Irene Webb 1898–1979
Clara Falby Webb 1892–1973
John Leroy Webb 1908–1944

Line of descent Webb line

  1. Charles William 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

Charles William Webb was born in Coosa County, Alabama, in January 1867, a son of Charles David Webb and Clarrissa Jane Carlisle; the FamilySearch tree gives the month and place without an attached source.1 The federal census of 1870 lists him as C. W. Webb in the household (the people living together at one address, as the census-taker recorded them) of his father, C. D. Webb, and in 1880 Charles W. Webb was still in his father's household at Soccopatoy, as the census spelled Socapatoy, in Coosa County.2

Marriage and family

On 23 December 1890 C. W. Webb married Lucy Blair, Lucy Ellen Blair of Goodwater, in Coosa County.3 The tree names seven children: Clara Falby (1892–1973), Linnie Blair (1893–1930), George W. (born 1895), Ina Irene (1898–1979), Mary Lou (1904–1965), John Leroy (1908–1944) and Harlen (1911–1933).4 An Alabama birth record of 3 July 1911, indexed under "Child Webb", names the parents as Charles Wm. Webb and Lucy Ellen Blair.5 Inference It is probably the birth of the youngest son, Harlan, whom the tree places in 1911, but the index gives no first name.5

The census of 1900 found Charles W. Webb with his wife Lucy E. in Precinct 2, Spring Creek, Shelby County, Alabama, and in 1910 the family was in Precinct 3, Tallapoosa County.6 When the Webb family gathered at the old homestead near Kellyton in August 1912, every one of the eight sons was present except "Charles William Webb, of Goodwater, who was kept away by illness"; he was "represented by his wife and four children, Linnie, Ira, Mary Sue and Harlan."7 Inference Linnie, Mary Sue and Harlan match the tree's Linnie Blair, Mary Lou and Harlen, and "Ira" is perhaps Ina Irene; the newspaper's forms may be misprints or family names.7

Georgia

By 1920 the family had moved to Georgia: the census of that year, indexing him as "Carley W. Webb", found Charles, his wife Lucy and their household in Militia District 1040, Crisp County.8 Lucy Ellen Webb died in Wilcox County, Georgia, on 23 January 1923, and was buried in Morningside Cemetery at Rochelle.9 Their son Harlan died on 23 January 1933; his Alabama death record names his parents as William Webb and Lucy Blair.10

Charles William Webb died in Worth County, Georgia, on 11 September 1937, a date and place the tree gives without an attached source.11 The tree records his burial on 22 October 1939 in "Rochelle Cemetery, Rochelle, McCulloch, Texas".12 Inference A burial in Texas two years after a death in Georgia is unlikely; Rochelle, where his wife was buried, is in Wilcox County, Georgia, and the tree's place was probably matched to the wrong Rochelle, though no record of his burial is attached to confirm either the date or the place.12 He is named as the father, Charlie W. Webb, in the Alabama death record of his daughter Clara Posey in 1973.13

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. 1867–1890Coosa
  2. 1900Shelby
  3. 1910Tallapoosa
  4. 1920Crisp
  5. 1937Worth
  6. 1939Rochelle Cemetery

Timeline

  1. Jan 1867BirthCoosa, Alabama
  2. 1870ResidenceAlabama
  3. 1880ResidenceSoccopatoy, Coosa, Alabama
  4. 23 Dec 1890Marriage, Lucy Ellen BlairCoosa, Alabama
  5. 1900ResidencePrecinct 2 Spring Creek, Shelby, Alabama
  6. 1910ResidencePrecinct 3, Tallapoosa, Alabama
  7. 1920ResidenceMilitia District 1040, Crisp, Georgia
  8. 11 Sep 1937DeathWorth, Georgia
  9. 22 Oct 1939BurialRochelle Cemetery, Rochelle, McCulloch, Texas

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 LHL1-H5H: birth Jan 1867, Coosa, Alabama, no source attached; parents Charles David Webb and Clarrissa Jane Carlisle back to the text
  2. "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch, C W Webb in entry for C D Webb, 1870. Record: C W Webb in entry for C D Webb, 1870 "United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch, Charles W. Webb in entry for Charles D. Webb, 1880. Record: Charles W. Webb in entry for Charles D. Webb, 1880 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: residence 1880, Soccopatoy, Coosa, Alabama back to the text
  3. "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", FamilySearch, C. W. Webb and Lucy Blair, 23 Dec 1890. Record: C. W. Webb and Lucy Blair, 23 Dec 1890 "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957", FamilySearch, C. W. Webb, 23 Dec 1890. Record: C. W. Webb, 23 Dec 1890 "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch, C. W. Webb, 1890. Record FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: marriage 23 Dec 1890, Coosa, Alabama FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H1G (their page): Lucy Ellen Blair, born 6 Apr 1870, Goodwater, Coosa back to the text
  4. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: children Clara Falby (1892–1973), Linnie Blair (1893–1930), George W (1895–), Ina Irene (1898–1979), Mary Lou (1904–1965), John Leroy (1908–1944), Harlen (1911–1933) back to the text
  5. "Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930", FamilySearch, Charles Wm Webb in entry for Child Webb, 3 July 1911. Record: Charles Wm Webb in entry for Child Webb, 3 July 1911 "Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930", FamilySearch, Lucy Ellen Blair in entry for Child Webb, 3 July 1911. Record: Lucy Ellen Blair in entry for Child Webb, 3 July 1911 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: Harlen Webb, 1911–1933 back to the text
  6. "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Charles W Webb, 1900. Record: Charles W Webb, 1900 "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Lucy E Webb in entry for Charles W Webb, 1900. Record: Lucy E Webb in entry for Charles W Webb, 1900 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Charles W Webb, 1910. Record: Charles W Webb, 1910 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Lucy E Webb in entry for Charles W Webb, 1910. Record: Lucy E Webb in entry for Charles W Webb, 1910 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: residence 1900 Precinct 2 Spring Creek, Shelby; 1910 Precinct 3, Tallapoosa back to the text
  7. Webb Family Reunion: Together at Old Homestead Near Kellyton—Four Generations Represented, The Alexander City Outlook (Alexander City, Alabama): All of them [we]re present excepting [Ch]arles William Webb, of [Go]odwater, who was kept [aw]ay by illness. He was represented by his wife and four [chi]ldren ... Linnie, Ira, Mary Sue and Harlan FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: children Linnie Blair, Ina Irene, Mary Lou, Harlen back to the text
  8. "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Carley W Webb, 1920. Record: Carley W Webb, 1920 "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Lucey Webb in entry for Carley W Webb, 1920. Record: Lucey Webb in entry for Carley W Webb, 1920 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: residence 1920, Militia District 1040, Crisp, Georgia back to the text
  9. "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927", FamilySearch, Lucy Ellen Webb, 1923. Record: Lucy Ellen Webb, Georgia, Deaths, 1923 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H1G (their page): death 23 Jan 1923, Wilcox, Georgia; burial Morningside Cemetery, Rochelle, Wilcox, Georgia back to the text
  10. "Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952", FamilySearch, William Webb in entry for Harlan Webb, 23 January 1933. Record: William Webb in entry for Harlan Webb, 23 January 1933 "Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952", FamilySearch, Lucy Blair in entry for Harlan Webb, 23 January 1933. Record: Lucy Blair in entry for Harlan Webb, 23 January 1933 "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, William Webb in entry for Harlon Webb, 1933. Record: William Webb in entry for Harlon Webb, 1933 back to the text
  11. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: death 11 Sep 1937, Worth, Georgia, no source attached back to the text
  12. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H5H: burial 22 Oct 1939, Rochelle Cemetery, Rochelle, McCulloch, Texas, no source attached FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LHL1-H1G (their page): burial Morningside Cemetery, Rochelle, Wilcox, Georgia back to the text
  13. "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, Charlie W. Webb in entry for Clara Posey, 1973. Record: Charlie W. Webb in entry for Clara Posey, 1973 back to the text
Every FamilySearch record attached to Charles William Webb (13)
  1. 1870C W Webb in household of C D Webb, "United States Census, 1870"
  2. 1880Charles W Webb in household of Charles D Webb, "United States Census, 1880"
  3. 23 Dec 1890C. W. Webb, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  4. 23 Dec 1890C. W. Webb, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
  5. 1890C. W. Webb, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"
  6. 1900Charles W Webb, "United States Census, 1900"
  7. 1910Charles W Webb, "United States Census, 1910"
  8. 3 July 1911Charles Wm Webb, "Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930"
  9. 1920Carley W Webb, "United States Census, 1920"
  10. 23 January 1933William Webb in entry for Harlan Webb, "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952"
  11. 1933William Webb in entry for Harlan Webb, "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952"
  12. 1933William Webb in entry for Harlon Webb, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  13. 1973Charlie W. Webb, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974"