Charles Young Webb, Sr.

Charles Young Webb, son of Samuel Webb (1789 - 1855) and Persilla "Polly" Crawford (1788 - 1855) was born 8 March 1818 at Malone, Franklin County, New York. He married Laura A. Smith (1822 - 1845) in 1843. She was the daughter of Polly Fuller and Samuel Smith of Bennington County, Vernont. In about 1844 he was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He and Laura moved first to Nauvoo and then to Winter Quarters. Charles joined the Mormon Battalion and was one of the first men to come upon the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Following Laura's death in 1846, Charles married Margaret Allen (1827 - 1919); they had six children. He and Margaret came to Utah with the Warren Foote Company of 1850.

After their arrival in Utah, Charles and his family settled in Parawon. In 1851 Margaret and Charles were living in Iron County, Utah; their real estate was valued at $700.50. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on 14 May 1852, and had six children. It is assumed that they divorced, as Margaret Allen was sealed to 'her second husband in 1856. Charles married Adeline C. Freeman (1828 - 1889) in 1852; they had ten children.

In her biography of his life, Charles Young Webb; Mormon Pioneer'," historian Susan Webb McClellan notes that he left Utah in the late 1880s and never returned.

Marriages and Children

1. Laura A. Smith (1822 - 1845) married 1843 at Franklin County, New York
2. Margaret Allen (1827 - 1919) married 1845 at Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
   1. Willis Webb (29 September 1844 - 21 October 1921)
   2. Jannette Martha Webb (24 October 1846 - 7 December 1865)
   3. Lydia Priscilla Webb, d.s.p. (25 March 1847 - 1850)
   4. Charles Young Webb (26 July 1851 - 14 August 1939)
   5. James Dickerson Webb (19 May 1853 - 7 June 1927)
   6. Joseph Webb (1855 Kaysville, Davis, Utah - 1873)
3. Adeline C. Freeman (1828 - 1889) married 29 September 1852 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory
   1. John Freeman Webb (19 August 1853 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 4 February 1914 Monroe, Sevier, Utah)
   2. Nancy Beale Webb (7 January 1855 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 24 October 1890 Orderville, Kane, Utah)
   3. Adeline Webb (20 December 1857 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 1 May 1924 Monroe, Sevier, Utah)
   4. Abraham Owen Smoot Webb (27 September 1859 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 3 June 1920 Delta, Millard, Utah)
   5. Charles Tault Webb (26 Jun 1861 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 11 Nov 1884 Parowan, Iron, Utah)
   6. Christopher Columbus Webb (22 September 1862 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 8 September 1914)
   7. Hyrum Horton Webb (26 September 1865 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 1919)
   8. George Washington Webb (19 October 1866 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 3 October 1926)
   9. Melvin Webb, twin (9 February 1870 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 19 October 1925 Thistle, Utah, Utah)
   10. Marvin Webb, twin (9 February 1870 Parowan, Iron, Utah - 9 February 1870 Parowan, Iron, Utah)
4. Margaret Adams (1840 - 1872) married 4 February 1856 at Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory

Discussion

There appear to be many conflicting theories about the date and place of Charles Young Webb's death. The Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel site (listed below) claims documentation that he lived until at least 1894. Sources claiming that he died in 1855 Utah or Arizona are clearly confusing him with a younger relative with the same or similar name, as he married at least once and fathered several children after this date. The most often-cited date is 5 August 1890, sometimes claiming Rockwell, Connecticut or even Crossville, Tennessee. Further research is needed.

Sources

• Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: Charles Young Webb On the roster of the Mormon pioneer Warren Foote Company (1850), the family name is listed as "Weeb".