William Carroll Webb

William Carroll Webb was a custodian of slaves on a large plantation in Mississippi before moving to Wayne Country,Tenn. sometime between 1850 and 1855.

Two of William Carroll's daughters, Julia Ann and Susan, were attending a boarding school in Wayne Country when they contracted a fever. He traveled to check on them and caught the fever. All three died within three days. The estate was probated in Wayne County, TN on Jan.7,1856. William Webb is buried at Indian Creek, Wayne County, Tennessee.

1840 US Census, Lawrence Co., TN, p. 141 (FHL #024548)

1850 US Census, Itawamba Co., MS, (Dist. No. 1) p. 376

Probate Records of William H. WEBB (Wayne Co., TN) 1857 (FHL #549274)

Occupation: Farmer

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1850 United States Federal Census about William B Webb

Name: William C Webb

Age: 30

Birth Year: abt 1820

Birthplace: Tennessee

Home in 1850: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi

Gender: Male

Family Number: 1014

Household Members:

Name Age

William C Webb 30

Sarah Webb 30

Julia Ann Webb 11

James Webb 9

Susan S Webb 7

William Webb 3

Henry M Webb 1

Alternate DOD ABT. FEB 1857 in ,Wayne, TN