Wade & Webb Family History

Robert Edwin Webb1863–1932

Kellyton · Alabama · Soccopatoy · Socapatoy

Robert Edwin Webb, whom the records also call Robin and Ed, lived out his life at Socapatoy, in Coosa County, Alabama, where he had grown up in his father's household. He and his wife Florence Lauderdale were there at every census from 1900 to 1930, with his parents living in their household in 1920, and he died at Kellyton in 1932.

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. 19 Feb 1863 Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama 1

Marriages

  1. Date unknown Alma Florence Lauderdale

Death and burial

  1. May 1932 Burial: Kellyton Cemetery, Coosa, Alabama
  2. 15 May 1932 Death: Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama 12

Family

Parents
Charles David Webb 1839–1923
Spouse
Alma Florence Lauderdale 1866–1947
Children
Eva Vester Webb 1899–1964
Alma Irene Webb 1892–1964

Line of descent Webb line

  1. Robert Edwin 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

Robert Edwin Webb was born at Kellyton, Coosa County, Alabama, on 19 February 1863, a son of Charles David Webb and Clarrissa Jane Carlisle; the FamilySearch tree gives the date and place without an attached source.1 The records call him by several forms of his name: R. E., Robert E. and Robert Edwin, but also Robin Edwin on his death record, Robin Edmond in a newspaper of 1912, Robbin E. in the censuses of 1920 and 1930, and Eddy or Ed in others.2 Inference The spread suggests that he was known as Robin, or by his middle name as Ed, rather than as Robert, but his headstone and the tree use Robert.2

The federal census of 1870 lists R. E. 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 Robert E. Webb was in his father's household at Soccopatoy, as the census spelled Socapatoy, in Coosa County.3

Socapatoy

His wife was Alma Florence Lauderdale, born at Goodwater in Coosa County in 1866; the date and place of their marriage have not been found.4 The tree names two daughters, Alma Irene (1892–1964) and Eva Vester (1899–1964).5 By 1900 Robert E. Webb was the head of his own household in Precinct 3, Socapatoy, with "Almer F." Webb in his household, and the censuses of 1910, 1920 and 1930 found him and Florence there still.6 In 1920 his parents, Charles D. and Clara J. Webb, then about eighty, were living in his household.7 Inference Since all his brothers had settled elsewhere by 1912, it was probably as the son who stayed at home that he took in his parents in their old age.8

At the Webb family reunion held at the old homestead near Kellyton in August 1912, the list of those present included "Robin Edmond Webb and wife and their daughters, Alma and Era, Kellyton, Ala.", and "R. E. Webb" was one of the brothers who replied to the Rev. D. M. Jenkins's speech of congratulation to the family.9 Inference Era is very probably the tree's Eva Vester, who died in South Carolina in 1964 as Era Webb Hill.10

His mother died at Kellyton on 14 March 1923; his father, by the tree's account, had died that January.11

Death

Robert Edwin Webb died at Kellyton on 15 May 1932 and was buried in Kellyton Cemetery, where his headstone, inscribed Robert E. Webb, was photographed for BillionGraves in 2018.12 His Alabama death record, indexed under the name Robin Edwin Webb, names his parents as C. D. Webb and Clara Carlisle, and his wife Florence is named in the same entry.13 Florence survived him by fifteen years and died at Kellyton on 28 April 1947.14 Both daughters died in 1964: Alma, as Alma Webb Livingston, in Alabama, and Era Webb Hill in South Carolina on 13 July, their death records naming him as their father, as Robert E. Webb and as Ed Webb.15

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. 1863–1932Kellyton
  2. 1880Soccopatoy
  3. 1900Coosa
  4. 1910–1930Socapatoy
  5. 1932Kellyton Cemetery

Timeline

  1. 19 Feb 1863BirthKellyton, Coosa, Alabama
  2. 1870ResidenceAlabama
  3. 1880ResidenceSoccopatoy, Coosa, Alabama
  4. 1900ResidencePrecinct 3 Socapatoy, Coosa, Alabama
  5. 1910ResidenceSocapatoy, Coosa, Alabama
  6. 1920ResidenceSocapatoy, Coosa, Alabama
  7. 1930ResidenceSocapatoy, Coosa, Alabama
  8. May 1932BurialKellyton Cemetery, Coosa, Alabama
  9. 15 May 1932DeathKellyton, Coosa, Alabama

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 LY3C-S55: birth 19 Feb 1863, Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama, no source attached; parents Charles David Webb and Clarrissa Jane Carlisle back to the text
  2. "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch, R E Webb in entry for C D Webb, 1870. Record: R E Webb, 1870 "United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch, Robert E. Webb in entry for Charles D. Webb, 1880. Record: Robert E. Webb, 1880 "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, Robin Edwin Webb, 1932. Record: Robin Edwin Webb, 1932 Webb Family Reunion: Together at Old Homestead Near Kellyton—Four Generations Represented, The Alexander City Outlook (Alexander City, Alabama): Robin Edmond Webb "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Robbin E V Webb, 1920. Record: Robbin E V Webb, 1920 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Robbin E Webb, 1930. Record: Robbin E Webb, 1930 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Eddy Webb, 1910. Record: Eddy Webb, 1910 "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1973", FamilySearch, Ed Webb in entry for Era Webb Hill, 13 Jul 1964. Record: Ed Webb in entry for Era Webb Hill, 13 Jul 1964 Transcription of headstone image from billiongraves.com. Image taken at Kellyton Cemetery (Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama, United States) on 07 April 2018 Record: headstone, Robert E Webb, Kellyton Cemetery back to the text
  3. "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch, R E Webb in entry for C D Webb, 1870. Record: R E Webb in entry for C D Webb, 1870 "United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch, Robert E. Webb in entry for Charles D. Webb, 1880. Record: Robert E. Webb in entry for Charles D. Webb, 1880 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3C-S55: residence 1880, Soccopatoy, Coosa, Alabama back to the text
  4. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3H-XPF (their page): birth 1866, Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3C-S55: spouse Alma Florence Lauderdale, no marriage event back to the text
  5. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3C-S55: children Alma Irene Webb (1892–1964), Eva Vester Webb (1899–1964) back to the text
  6. "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Robert E Webb, 1900. Record: Robert E Webb, 1900 "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Almer F Webb in entry for Robert E Webb, 1900. Record: Almer F Webb in entry for Robert E Webb, 1900 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Eddy Webb, 1910. Record: Eddy Webb, 1910 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Florence Webb in entry for Eddy Webb, 1910. Record: Florence Webb in entry for Eddy Webb, 1910 "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Robbin E V Webb, 1920. Record: Robbin E V Webb, 1920 "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Florence A Webb in entry for Robbin E V Webb, 1920. Record: Florence A Webb in entry for Robbin E V Webb, 1920 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Robbin E Webb, 1930. Record: Robbin E Webb, 1930 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Alma F Webb in entry for Robbin E Webb, 1930. Record: Alma F Webb in entry for Robbin E Webb, 1930 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3C-S55: residence 1900 Precinct 3 Socapatoy; 1910, 1920, 1930 Socapatoy, Coosa back to the text
  7. "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Charles D Webb in entry for Robbin E V Webb, 1920. Record: Charles D Webb in entry for Robbin E V Webb, 1920 "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Clara J Webb in entry for Robbin E V Webb, 1920. Record: Clara J Webb in entry for Robbin E V Webb, 1920 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3H-JBN (their page): birth 1839 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3H-LHF (their page): birth 13 Mar 1840 back to the text
  8. Webb Family Reunion: Together at Old Homestead Near Kellyton—Four Generations Represented, The Alexander City Outlook (Alexander City, Alabama): The sons, all of whom [are] married, are scattered [thr]oughout the State ... Robin Edmond Webb and wife ... Kellyton, Ala. "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Charles D Webb in entry for Robbin E V Webb, 1920. Record back to the text
  9. Webb Family Reunion: Together at Old Homestead Near Kellyton—Four Generations Represented, The Alexander City Outlook (Alexander City, Alabama): Robin Edmond Webb and wife and their daughters, Alma and Era, Kellyton, Ala.; replied to by Prof. R. D. Webb and Messrs. John C. Webb, R. E. Webb and Joel F. Webb back to the text
  10. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3C-S55: daughter Eva Vester Webb (1899–1964) "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1973", FamilySearch, Ed Webb in entry for Era Webb Hill, 13 Jul 1964. Record: Ed Webb in entry for Era Webb Hill, 13 Jul 1964, South Carolina Deaths back to the text
  11. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3H-LHF (their page): death 14 Mar 1923, Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3H-JBN (their page): death 30 Jan 1923 back to the text
  12. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3C-S55: death 15 May 1932, Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama; burial May 1932, Kellyton Cemetery Transcription of headstone image from billiongraves.com. Image taken at Kellyton Cemetery (Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama, United States) on 07 April 2018 Record: Headstone image of Robert E Webb, Kellyton Cemetery, taken 07 April 2018 "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch, Robert Edwin Webb. Record: Robert Edwin Webb, Find a Grave Index back to the text
  13. "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, Robin Edwin Webb, 1932. Record: Robin Edwin Webb, 1932 "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, C D Webb in entry for Robin Edwin Webb, 1932. Record: C D Webb in entry for Robin Edwin Webb, 1932 "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, Clara Carlisle in entry for Robin Edwin Webb, 1932. Record: Clara Carlisle in entry for Robin Edwin Webb, 1932 "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, Florence Webb in entry for Robin Edwin Webb, 1932. Record: Florence Webb in entry for Robin Edwin Webb, 1932 back to the text
  14. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3H-XPF (their page): death 28 Apr 1947, Kellyton, Coosa, Alabama "Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952", FamilySearch, Florence Lauderdale Webb, 29 April 1947. Record: Florence Lauderdale Webb, 29 April 1947 back to the text
  15. "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, Robert E. Webb in entry for Alma Webb Livingston, 1964. Record: Robert E. Webb in entry for Alma Webb Livingston, 1964 "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1973", FamilySearch, Ed Webb in entry for Era Webb Hill, 13 Jul 1964. Record: Ed Webb in entry for Era Webb Hill, 13 Jul 1964 back to the text
Every FamilySearch record attached to Robert Edwin Webb (13)
  1. 1870R E Webb in household of C D Webb, "United States Census, 1870"
  2. 1880Robert E Webb in household of Charles D Webb, "United States Census, 1880"
  3. 1900Robert E Webb, "United States Census, 1900"
  4. 1910Eddy Webb, "United States Census, 1910"
  5. 1920Robbin E V Webb, "United States Census, 1920"
  6. 1930Robbin E Webb, "United States Census, 1930"
  7. 1932Robin Edwin Webb, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  8. 29 April 1947R. E. Webb, "Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952"
  9. 13 Jul 1964Ed Webb in entry for Era Webb Hill, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
  10. 1964Robert E. Webb in entry for Alma Webb Livingston, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  11. Headstone image of Robert E Webb from billiongraves.com
  12. Robert E Webb, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  13. Robert Edwin Webb, "Find A Grave Index"