James Lewis Webb

  General Notes:

The 1850 Federal Census for Memphis Ward 6, Shelby Co., Tennessee records J. S. (39 - NC) and Arianna (35 - NC) Webb with children Fanny (13 - NC), John (11 - TN), Thomas (9 - TN), Hellen (7 - TN), Jams. (5 - TN), Wm (3 - TN), and Robt (2 - TN). Next door is James' brother, Samuel and his family. Both James and Samuel are Mechants with James having real estate valued at $8,500 and Samuel at $9,500.

The 1860 Federal Census for Memphis Ward 7, Shelby Co., Tennessee dated June 20, 1860 records the widow Arianna (45 - NC) Webb with children Francis (24 - NC), Jno L. (21 - NC), Thomas (9 - TN), Jams. (16 - TN), William (14 - TN), Robert E. (12 - TN), Mary H. (18 - TN), Charles (8 - TN), Sarah (7 - TN), and Henry (3 - TN). Arianna has real estate valued at $40,000 and Personal Property at $10,000.

By 1870 Arianna has moved to Platte Co., Missouri and is living with her married daughter, Mary Hellen Webb Moore: The 1870 Federal Census for Weston, Platte Co., Missouri records a household headed by Mathew Moore (30) of the Cherokee Nation. He is married to Mary H. Moore (26 - TN) and they have a daughter Ariana (1 - Missouri). Also in the household are Ariana W. Webb (58 - NC) and her children Robert (21 - TN), Charles C. (19 - TN), Jenny (16 - TN), and Henry (14 - TN). Matthew is a Miller and Robert is a Deputy U. S. Marshall.

Arianna can not be found in the 1880 census, however, her son Henry Webb has moved with his sister, Mary Hellen Webb Moore, and her family to California: 1880 United States Federal Census for Carpinteria, Santa Barbara Co., California, District 81 records Matthew J. Moore (40 - Indian Ter/KY/NC) and his wife Helen (36 - TN) and children M. Anna (10 - Missouri), Benjamin (8 - Missouri), Konnie (6 - Missouri), Helen (4 - CA) , and James W. (1 - CA). Also in the household is Henry Webb (23 - TN). Matthew is a Teacher.

Note:
Mary Helen Webb Moore
Birth: 1842
Death: 1928
Burial: Carpinteria Cemetery, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California
John P. Webb
Birth: Mar. 25, 1857
Death: Jan. 11, 1896
Burial: Carpinteria Cemetery, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California
Sarah "Sallie" Jennie Webb
Birth: Jul. 5, 1853, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Death: May 16, 1880
Burial: Carpinteria Cemetery, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California

Ariana Moore
b. Apr. 9, 1870
d. Oct. 4, 1963

James married Arianna Shapard on 8 Apr 1834 in Person Co., N.C. (Arianna Shapard was born about 1815 in Person Co., N.C. and died after 1870 in Weston, Platte Co., Missouri.)