John Howard Webb was one of seven children born to Lee Hampton Webb (1864-1912) and Sarah Willa Gatlin (1867-1943), natives of Georgia. John was born Sept 29th, 1895 in Cordele, Dooly County (changed to Crisp County by 1910), Georgia. His parents had married on Dec 18, 1889 and, by 1900, were the proud parents of five children (with one son, Lee, who had died in infancy in 1892). They owned their home and John's father was a foreman in a company when the 1900 Census was taken, but a Merchant before 1910, when the next census was conducted. Also by 1910, they had seven living children:
Mary (Marigold) Josephine, b.Sep 3, 1890
Pansy, b.Jul 8, 1893
John Howard, b.Sep 29, 1895
Robert Leon, b.Aug 2, 1897
Charles Fred, b.Feb 2, 1900
Sarah Willa, b.Aug 2, 1903
Kate W. "Willie", b.Jan 26, 1905
All of the children attended school in Cordele. In 1911 Marigold married Bonner Brown and, on Sep 1st, 1912, her father, Lee Hampton Webb, died suddenly. Willa was suddenly a widow with six children in the home. She was devastated by the loss of her beloved husband and buried him at Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia, the same cemetery that held the remains of their baby boy, Lee Webb, who had been born and died 20 years before. John served in World War I, and, upon his return home following his discharge, went to work at the local bank as a bank teller. His brother, Robert Leon (called Leon), who had also served in World War I, went to work as a salesman. By 1920, both sons and young Kate, now listed in the census as Violet, was still in school. John's mother never remarried and lived until 1943, when she also passed from this life and joined her husband in Paradise. John married Alene Kennedy, also a Georgia native, in about 1921. They had just one child, a son they named John Howard, Jr., on November 24, 1923, in Cordele, Georgia. They then moved to Orlando, Orange Co., Florida, where John was a bank clerk at the First National Bank. When the Florida Census was taken in 1935, the family was renting their home, John Sr. was an auditor at the bank and his son was in high school. By 1940 they had purchased a home at 1112 Conway Road, Orlando, Florida which was valued at $7,500 that year. John was now both an accountant and auditor at the bank and John Jr. was attending school. John Jr. registered for the draft on June 30, 1942, as a student attending college. John Jr. went on to attend medical school and become a physician, practicing in Orlando, Florida and marrying, having three (?) children. By 1946, John Howard Sr. was a Trust Auditor at the First National Bank. In the 1953 City Directory he is listed as Assistant Trust Officer at the 1st National Bank, as well as in 1954. By 1959, John Howard Webb, Sr. was no longer working as he had retired. His son and wife, Mary Martha, lived in Orlando, Florida. John Howard Webb, Sr. died on Dec 6, 1958 in Cordele, Crisp Co., Georgia. He was laid to rest at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia where his parents were interred. His wife, Alene, lived until August 10, 1987, passing from this life in Orlando, Florida. She was interred at Sunnyside Cemetery by her husband. Both Rest in Peace in Heaven.
Mary (Marigold) Josephine, b.Sep 3, 1890
Pansy, b.Jul 8, 1893
John Howard, b.Sep 29, 1895
Robert Leon, b.Aug 2, 1897
Charles Fred, b.Feb 2, 1900
Sarah Willa, b.Aug 2, 1903
Kate W. "Willie", b.Jan 26, 1905
All of the children attended school in Cordele. In 1911 Marigold married Bonner Brown and, on Sep 1st, 1912, her father, Lee Hampton Webb, died suddenly. Willa was suddenly a widow with six children in the home. She was devastated by the loss of her beloved husband and buried him at Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia, the same cemetery that held the remains of their baby boy, Lee Webb, who had been born and died 20 years before. John served in World War I, and, upon his return home following his discharge, went to work at the local bank as a bank teller. His brother, Robert Leon (called Leon), who had also served in World War I, went to work as a salesman. By 1920, both sons and young Kate, now listed in the census as Violet, was still in school. John's mother never remarried and lived until 1943, when she also passed from this life and joined her husband in Paradise. John married Alene Kennedy, also a Georgia native, in about 1921. They had just one child, a son they named John Howard, Jr., on November 24, 1923, in Cordele, Georgia. They then moved to Orlando, Orange Co., Florida, where John was a bank clerk at the First National Bank. When the Florida Census was taken in 1935, the family was renting their home, John Sr. was an auditor at the bank and his son was in high school. By 1940 they had purchased a home at 1112 Conway Road, Orlando, Florida which was valued at $7,500 that year. John was now both an accountant and auditor at the bank and John Jr. was attending school. John Jr. registered for the draft on June 30, 1942, as a student attending college. John Jr. went on to attend medical school and become a physician, practicing in Orlando, Florida and marrying, having three (?) children. By 1946, John Howard Sr. was a Trust Auditor at the First National Bank. In the 1953 City Directory he is listed as Assistant Trust Officer at the 1st National Bank, as well as in 1954. By 1959, John Howard Webb, Sr. was no longer working as he had retired. His son and wife, Mary Martha, lived in Orlando, Florida. John Howard Webb, Sr. died on Dec 6, 1958 in Cordele, Crisp Co., Georgia. He was laid to rest at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia where his parents were interred. His wife, Alene, lived until August 10, 1987, passing from this life in Orlando, Florida. She was interred at Sunnyside Cemetery by her husband. Both Rest in Peace in Heaven.
John Howard Webb was one of seven children born to Lee Hampton Webb (1864-1912) and Sarah Willa Gatlin (1867-1943), natives of Georgia. John was born Sept 29th, 1895 in Cordele, Dooly County (changed to Crisp County by 1910), Georgia. His parents had married on Dec 18, 1889 and, by 1900, were the proud parents of five children (with one son, Lee, who had died in infancy in 1892). They owned their home and John's father was a foreman in a company when the 1900 Census was taken, but a Merchant before 1910, when the next census was conducted. Also by 1910, they had seven living children:
Mary (Marigold) Josephine, b.Sep 3, 1890
Pansy, b.Jul 8, 1893
John Howard, b.Sep 29, 1895
Robert Leon, b.Aug 2, 1897
Charles Fred, b.Feb 2, 1900
Sarah Willa, b.Aug 2, 1903
Kate W. "Willie", b.Jan 26, 1905
All of the children attended school in Cordele. In 1911 Marigold married Bonner Brown and, on Sep 1st, 1912, her father, Lee Hampton Webb, died suddenly. Willa was suddenly a widow with six children in the home. She was devastated by the loss of her beloved husband and buried him at Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia, the same cemetery that held the remains of their baby boy, Lee Webb, who had been born and died 20 years before. John served in World War I, and, upon his return home following his discharge, went to work at the local bank as a bank teller. His brother, Robert Leon (called Leon), who had also served in World War I, went to work as a salesman. By 1920, both sons and young Kate, now listed in the census as Violet, was still in school. John's mother never remarried and lived until 1943, when she also passed from this life and joined her husband in Paradise. John married Alene Kennedy, also a Georgia native, in about 1921. They had just one child, a son they named John Howard, Jr., on November 24, 1923, in Cordele, Georgia. They then moved to Orlando, Orange Co., Florida, where John was a bank clerk at the First National Bank. When the Florida Census was taken in 1935, the family was renting their home, John Sr. was an auditor at the bank and his son was in high school. By 1940 they had purchased a home at 1112 Conway Road, Orlando, Florida which was valued at $7,500 that year. John was now both an accountant and auditor at the bank and John Jr. was attending school. John Jr. registered for the draft on June 30, 1942, as a student attending college. John Jr. went on to attend medical school and become a physician, practicing in Orlando, Florida and marrying, having three (?) children. By 1946, John Howard Sr. was a Trust Auditor at the First National Bank. In the 1953 City Directory he is listed as Assistant Trust Officer at the 1st National Bank, as well as in 1954. By 1959, John Howard Webb, Sr. was no longer working as he had retired. His son and wife, Mary Martha, lived in Orlando, Florida. John Howard Webb, Sr. died on Dec 6, 1958 in Cordele, Crisp Co., Georgia. He was laid to rest at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia where his parents were interred. His wife, Alene, lived until August 10, 1987, passing from this life in Orlando, Florida. She was interred at Sunnyside Cemetery by her husband. Both Rest in Peace in Heaven.
Mary (Marigold) Josephine, b.Sep 3, 1890
Pansy, b.Jul 8, 1893
John Howard, b.Sep 29, 1895
Robert Leon, b.Aug 2, 1897
Charles Fred, b.Feb 2, 1900
Sarah Willa, b.Aug 2, 1903
Kate W. "Willie", b.Jan 26, 1905
All of the children attended school in Cordele. In 1911 Marigold married Bonner Brown and, on Sep 1st, 1912, her father, Lee Hampton Webb, died suddenly. Willa was suddenly a widow with six children in the home. She was devastated by the loss of her beloved husband and buried him at Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia, the same cemetery that held the remains of their baby boy, Lee Webb, who had been born and died 20 years before. John served in World War I, and, upon his return home following his discharge, went to work at the local bank as a bank teller. His brother, Robert Leon (called Leon), who had also served in World War I, went to work as a salesman. By 1920, both sons and young Kate, now listed in the census as Violet, was still in school. John's mother never remarried and lived until 1943, when she also passed from this life and joined her husband in Paradise. John married Alene Kennedy, also a Georgia native, in about 1921. They had just one child, a son they named John Howard, Jr., on November 24, 1923, in Cordele, Georgia. They then moved to Orlando, Orange Co., Florida, where John was a bank clerk at the First National Bank. When the Florida Census was taken in 1935, the family was renting their home, John Sr. was an auditor at the bank and his son was in high school. By 1940 they had purchased a home at 1112 Conway Road, Orlando, Florida which was valued at $7,500 that year. John was now both an accountant and auditor at the bank and John Jr. was attending school. John Jr. registered for the draft on June 30, 1942, as a student attending college. John Jr. went on to attend medical school and become a physician, practicing in Orlando, Florida and marrying, having three (?) children. By 1946, John Howard Sr. was a Trust Auditor at the First National Bank. In the 1953 City Directory he is listed as Assistant Trust Officer at the 1st National Bank, as well as in 1954. By 1959, John Howard Webb, Sr. was no longer working as he had retired. His son and wife, Mary Martha, lived in Orlando, Florida. John Howard Webb, Sr. died on Dec 6, 1958 in Cordele, Crisp Co., Georgia. He was laid to rest at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Cordele, Georgia where his parents were interred. His wife, Alene, lived until August 10, 1987, passing from this life in Orlando, Florida. She was interred at Sunnyside Cemetery by her husband. Both Rest in Peace in Heaven.
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