Oliver Webb
Full name : Oliver Webb
Alternate spellings, aliases :
Parents :
Father : David Webb
Mother : Lydia Parmele
Date of Birth : 1 September 1804
Place of Birth : probably in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York (perhaps in
Oneida County or somewhere in Cortland or Chenango Counties)
Vital Stats :
Gender : Male
Height : > 6’ tall
Weight : 150+ lbs.
[click here to see a portrait of Oliver,
circa 1860]
Spouse1 :
Name : Louisa Ellis
Date of Marriage : 8 March 1827
Place of Marriage : Ridgefield Township,
Huron County, Ohio
Died : 27 February 1862 Roscoe, Goodhue, Minnesota
Notes : Marriage service performed by Reverend Asabel Morse (a Baptist
preacher). She is buried in Pine
Island cemetery (in Goodhue County).
[click here to see Huron County Marriage
abstracts]
Spouse2 :
Name : Sally Ann Lawrence (Druse Dana) (twice widowed)
Date of Marriage : November 1863
Place of Marriage : Goodhue County, Minnesota
Died : after 1900
Notes : Marriage ceremony performed by Rev. Harvey Webb. Sally had
previously been married to Zina Druse, 6 March 1839, at Boone County, Illinois
and after his death to Charles Dana, Sr., 5 July 1850, also at Boone County,
Illinois. Either directly prior
to, or right after relocating to Minnesota, Sally was widowed again and married
a third and last time to Oliver Webb. Sally had children by both Zina Druse and
Charles Dana, Sr., but not by Oliver.
Charles Dana was one of the founders of Roscoe Township in Goodhue
County, Minnesota. Charles Dana
appears on the 1860 Farm Enumeration for Roscoe Township, so must have been
alive at that point. According to
the 1900 Census of Fruitvale Precinct, Yakima County, Washington, she is living
with her son Daniel; states she was born in 1819 in New York.
Date of Death : 12 June 1897, ‘aged 92 years’
Place of Death : near Fruitvale precinct, Yakima County, Washington
Burial Information :
Notes : He was living with his step-son Daniel Druse. Obituary in the Yakima Herald, issue of 17 June 1897.
Religion : He was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church when he lived
in Huron County, Ohio, the same church where his father was a Deacon. In about 1857, either just before
moving from Indiana, or just after arriving in Minnesota he converted to the
Methodist Church (by the earnest persuasion of his sons, Rev. Harvey Webb &
Rev. Loren Webb), where he and the rest of the family stayed.
Military Service : unknown and unlikely;
Occupation(s) : Oliver spent the majority of his 92
years, 10 months, and 11 days farming.
He was well known in Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio as one of
the first owners of a horse powered thresher. While residing in Laporte County and Marshall County,
Indiana he farmed and was a lumberman.
When he moved to Minnesota in 1856 he farmed and made money threshing
his neighbor’s properties during the Civil War. Oliver was elected Chairman & one of three Town
Supervisors of Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota on 11 May 1858,
served one term. He was a successful,
hard working farmer, who never made a great deal of money, but never failed to
provide a home for his extended family, even while living in frontier
areas. He stopped farming sometime
prior to 1880.
Property :
…see Land Records of the Webb
Settlement, Huron County, Ohio and Land Records for Roscoe
Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota and Census pages for info on Oliver’s
whereabouts and property.
1830 Federal Census. (Webb Settlement) Ridgefield Township, Huron County,
Ohio
Head of Family, Free White Males <5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40,
40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80. 80-90, 90-100, 0ver 100
Free White Females <5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60,
60-70, 70-80. 80-90, 90-100, 0ver 100
Oliver Webb, 0, 0, 0 ,0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0
(this needs to be re-transcribed)
1850 Federal Census. Town of LaPorte, County of LaPorte, Indiana
House#/Family#, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Value, Birthplace, …remarks
67/70, Oliver Webb, 47, Male, White, Lumberman, 2000, New York
67/70, Louisa Webb, 36, Female, White, na, na, L. Canada
67/70, Harvey Webb, 19, Male, White, Farmer, na, Ohio, in school
67/70, Eliza Webb, 17, Female, White, na, na, Ohio, in school
67/70, Francis D. Webb, 14, Male, White, na, na, Ohio, in school
67/70, Loren Webb, 12, Male, White, na, na, Ohio, in school
67/70, Eveline Webb, 10, Female, White, na, na, Ohio, in school
67/70, Lester Webb, 7, Male, White, na, na, Ohio, in school
67/70, Luther Webb, 5, Male, White, na, na, Ohio, in school
67/70, Loretta Webb, 3, Female, White, na, na, Ohio
67/70, Prudence Ellis, 32, Female, White, na, na, New Hampshire
1857 Federal Census. Town 109, Range 16W (Roscoe), County of Goodhue,
Minnesota Territory
Dwellings#/Family#, Name, Age, Sex, Color, Place of Birth, Voter, Occupation
of all males over 15
2/2, Oliver Webb, 57, Male, White, New York, 1, Farmer
2/2, Lester A. Webb, 15, Male, White, Ohio, Farmer
2/2, Martin L. Webb, 13, Male, White, Ohio, na
1860 Federal Census. Roscoe
Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Page, Dwelling/Family, Names, Age, Sex, Color, Occupation, Value, Born,
Remark
126, 1152/67, Oliver Webb, 54, Male, White, Farmer, 400/468, New York, na
126, 1152/67, Louisa Webb, 48, Female, White, na, na, Vermont, na
126, 1152/67, Eveline Webb, 19, Female, White, na, na, Ohio, na
126, 1152/67, Lester Webb, 17, Male, White, Farmer, na, Ohio, na
126, 1152/67, Luther Webb, 15, Male, White, na, na, Ohio, na
126, 1152/67, Loretta Webb, 13, Female, White, na, na, Ohio, na
126, 1153/68, George Van Syckle, 27, male, White, Farmer, 0/500, New York, na
126, 1153/68, Eliza Van Syckle, 26, Female, White, na, na, Ohio, na
126, 1153/68, Chas Van Syckle, 7, Male, White, na, na, Indiana, na
126, 1153/68, Louella Van Syckle, 9mos, Female, White, na, na, Indiana, na
1860 Federal Production of Agriculture Enumeration, Town of Roscoe, Goodhue
County, Minnesota
Name of Owner : Oliver Webb
Acres (Total – Improved and Unimproved) : 70 / 150
Cash Value of farm : $800.00
Cash value of farming implements and machinery : $50.00
Horses : 2
Milk Cows : 2
Working Oxen : 2
Other Cattle : 2
Swine : 3
Value of Livestock : $318.00
Wheat - spring : 150 bushels
Indian corn : 270 bushels
Potatos - Irish : 50 bushels
Dairy Products - Butter : 200 lbs.
Hay : 20 tons
Value of Animals Slaughtered : $24.00
1865 Minnesota State Census.
Roscoe Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Number, Name, Male/Female
51, Oliver Webb, Male
51, Sally Ann Webb, Female
52, Loretta L. Webb, Female
53, Charles Dana, Male
1870 Federal Census. Roscoe
Township (Mineola PO), Goodhue County, Minnesota
Page, Dwelling/Family, Name, Age, Sex, Color, Occupation, Value (Real/Pers),
Born
/128, Oliver Webb, 65, Male, White, Farmer, 3000/1150, New York, voter
/128, Sally A. Webb, 5?, Female, White, Keeping House, na, New York
/128, Daniel Druce, 27, Male, White, At Home, na, Illinois, voter
**/128, Mary Druce, 25, Female, White, Married, New York, died November child
birth, Keeping house
/128, Charles Daney, 18, Male, White, At Home, na, Illinois, in school
/128, Mary Daney, 7/12, Female, White, na, na, Minnesota, born in Nov
/128, Sarah Sacket, 17, Female, White, Domestic Servant, na, New York
1870 Federal Production of Agriculture Enumeration, Town of Roscoe, Goodhue
County, Minnesota
Name of Owner : Oliver Webb
Acres (Improved/Woodland/Unimproved) : 45/20/30
Cash Value of farm : $3000.00
Cash value of farming implements and machinery : $200.00
Total value of wages paid including value of land : $200.00
Horses : 5
Milk Cows : 9
Value of Livestock : $950.00
Wheat - spring : 600 bushels
Oats : 300 bushels
Rye : 25 bushels
Potatos : 50 bushels
Dairy Products - Butter : 450 lbs.
Feed – Hay : 20 tons
Value of Animals Slaughtered : $100.00
Total Value of all farm products : $960.00
1875 Minnesota State Census.
Roscoe Township, Goodhue County
#, Name, Age, Sex, Color, Born, Father born, Mother born
15?, Daniel L. Druse, 33, Male, White, Illinois, New York, New York
15?, Sarah Druse, 22, Female, White, New York, New York, New York
15?, Mary Druse, 6, Female, White, Minnesota, Illinois, New York
15?, Fannie Druse, 4, Female, White, Minnesota, Illinois, New York
15?, Oliver Webb, 70, (fe)Male (sic), White, New York, New York, New York
15?, Sally A. Webb, 55, Female, White, New York, New York, New York
15?, Gottlieb Shieben, 20, Male, White, Switzerland, Switzerland, Switzerland
15?, Theresa Johnson, 17, Female, White, Wisconsin (blank), (blank)
1880 Federal Census. Roscoe
Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
Enumerated 3 June 1880 by D. L. Druse
Page, Dwelling/Family, Name, Color, Sex, Age, Relation, Marital Stat,
Occupation, School, Born, Father born, Mother born
2, 1/1, Oliver Webb, White, Male, 75, Head, Married, Farmer, na, New York, New
York, New York
2, 1/1, Sallie Webb, White, Female, 60, Wife, Married, Keeping House, na, New
York, Massachusetts, New York
2, 1/1, Mary Druse, White, Female, 10, Granddaughter, Single, At School, in
school, Minnesota, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Family :
Daughter : Electa Angeline
Date of Birth: 28 July 1828
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married : no
Died : 14 May 1837 Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Notes : She is buried in Webb Cemetery at the Webb Settlement
[click here to see an image of her gravestone,
image taken 2001]
Son : Harvey
Date of Birth : 12 October 1831
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married : Jemima Thorpe, 1853, Indiana
Died : 23 March 1902, Los Angeles, California
Notes : Harvey was a Methodist Minister, Union Veteran
[click here to see an image of Harvey,
circa 1870]
Daughter : Eliza Maria
Date of Birth: 17 October 1833
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married1 : George W. Van Syckle, died May 1862, Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
Married2 : George Lautz, died winter 1865/66, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Married3 : ? Tyson
Died : 2 December 1888, Texas
Notes : May have been a teacher in Freedman’s Aid Society institution in Texas
Daughter : Francis Darias
Date of Birth : 22 January 1836
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married : Rachel Lewis 3 July 1856 Argos, Indiana
Died : 29 April 1913 Evergreen Park, Illinois
Notes : Francis was a school teacher before the war and Chief Musician of the
73rd Regiment Indiana Infantry during the Civil war.
[click here to see an image of Francis,
circa 1863]
Son : Loren
Date of Birth: 9 August 1838
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married : Francis Hannah Holmes 12 December 1866 Danbury, Connecticut
Died : 20 February 1880 Nashville, Tennessee
Notes : Loren was a Captain with the Illinois and Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
during the Civil War as well as a Methodist minister like his older brother
Harvey.
[click here to see an image of Loren,
circa 1865]
Step-son : Edmund Henry Druse
Date of Birth : 6 December 1839
Place of Birth : Boone County, Illinois
Married : Mary E. Gilbert, 19 0ctober 1875
Died : 11 December 1931, (buried Goodhue County, Minnesota, cem 255 rg 32)
Note : Edmund served Co. A, 5th Reg’t Minnesota Infantry as Sergeant and lost his
left leg on 16 December 1864 at Nashville, Tennessee. On 30 March 1874 he purchased a 160 acre homestead in Brown
County, Minnesota.
Daughter : Prudence Eveline
Date of Birth: 22 November 1840
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married : not married
Died : 6 November 1880 Texas
Notes : She was educated at Hamline University, Red Wing, Minnesota c. 1860-65
and was a teacher in Freedman’s Aid Society institution in Texas.
Step-son : Daniel Druse
Date of Birth : 24 August 1842
Place of Birth : Boone County, Illinois
Married1 : Mary nee ?, she died in childbirth November 1869/70
Married2 : Amanda S. nee ?, she was born in 1855 in Maine, died 27 April 1906 in
Yakima County, Washington
Died : 14 December 1939, Washington (interred in Red Wing, Minnesota)
Notes : Daniel served Co. A, 5th Reg’t Minnesota Infantry. He moved to Yakima, Washington sometime
in the 1890’s and planted fruit orchards, a profession his descendants continued. He may have been interred in Red Wing,
Minnesota. He and Amanda had Alton
S. born 1889, and Mildred S. born 1896.
Son : Leicester Austin (aka : Lester)
Date of Birth : 26 December 1842
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married : not married
Died : 6:15AM 27 August 1881 Fort Buford, Dakota Territory (now Williams
County, North Dakota)
Notes : Lester was in two prestigious regiments during the Civil War - Company
F, 1st Regiment Minnesota Infantry and Company B, 6th regiment US Cavalry
Regulars, wounded at Antietam and on the Peninsula, captured at Richard’s Ford,
Virginia. He was a frontier
farmer, and involved in gold mining operations in Crook City and Deadwood,
Dakota Territory before he died in 1881 at Fort Buford. He is likely buried in an unmarked
grave at Little Big Horn Custer National Battlefield Cemetery.
[click here to see an image of Lester,
circa 1862]
Son : Martin Luther
Date of Birth : 1 March 1845
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married : Isabel Scott Pennie, 3 September 1868
Died : 28 July 1923 Roseburg, Oregon
Notes : Martin was in the 4th Regiment Minnesota Infantry during the Civil War
and received a gunshot wound at the Battle of Allatoona Pass, 5 October
1864. Later he farmed in Roscoe,
and in Beadle County, South Dakota and was later Mayor of Sauk Centre,
Minnesota before moving west to Roseburg, Oregon about 1909.
[click here to see an image of Martin Luther,
circa 1863]
Daughter : Lydia Loretta
Date of Birth : 8 September 1847
Place of Birth : Webb Settlement, Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Married : never married
Died : 3 January 1889 Texas
Notes : She was educated at Hamline University c. 1863-69 and was a teacher in
Freedman’s Aid Society institution in Texas.
Step-son : Charles A. Dana, Jr.
Date of Birth : 1851
Place of Birth : Illinois
Married :
Died :
Notes : Living with his step-brother Martin Luther Webb in 1870.
Sources, bibliography :
T1175 Schedules of the Minnesota
Territory Census of 1857 Roll2
…forthcoming…
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mn/goodhue/military/goodhu83.txt
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