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Louis Rand Webb and Helen Martin

Updated 10-28-2007

Louis Rand WEBB was born on 9 JUN 1867 in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.  He died on 26 JUL 1946 in Josephine General Hospital, Grants Pass, Josephine County, OR.

Medical Information: Complete Heart Block and Bundle Branch Block for 3 weeks. Coronary Sclerosis, degenerative myocaditis, and Clevoni gestriclis. In hospital for 3 wks before death.

INFORMATION; He had many different occupations.  In 1890, he worked for the railroad. Occupation #2 BET. 1900 - 1901, he was an Agent for Prudential Insurance Company.  Occupation #3 BET. 1901 - 1902, he was a Clerk for Wm. Tackaberry (wholesale grocers and importers) boards with Victor Soderstrom S. Paxton and Cherry Streets Morningside (suburb section of Sioux City, Ia).  Occupation #4 BET. 1904 - 1940, he worked as a  Miner in Waldo, OR.  Occupation #5 14 FEB 1907, he owned and worked for Webb Mines Company, Mines at Deering, Josephine County, Oregon and Monumental, Del Norte County, California.  Occupation #6 BET. 1935 - 1946, he was a writer for his hometown newspaper called the Grants Pass Courier as "Phil Snort."CLICK HERE TO READ SOME OF HIS ARTICLES!!!!!

Louis was convicted on 16 DEC 1909 in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California for setting a fire.  He was sentenced to the Oakland County jail for a year.

Josephine County, Oregon, September 2, 1908;  Louis R. Webb first being duly sworn deposes and says that he went from Elk Creek over divide to head of Smith River on Sunday, August 9, 1908 in company with Vaughn W. Ash, C.T. Webb and Martin Peterson, and on or about Tuesday, August 11, he Louis R. Webb left a cabin on Smith River in company with Martin Peterson and after going about 80 rods he Louis R. Webb set fire to leaves upon the ground and then he Louis R. Webb and Martin Peterson proceeded to Elk Valley.  He Louis R. Webb says that he set this fire as a back fire to protect our cabin from a fire which was already rageing.  This memo is signed by Louis R. Webb and witnesses are Robert A Dean and Vaughan Willaim Ash.

Per family stories, Louis was a trapez artist for the Barlem Bailey Circus in the 1800's.  He did this with his brother David.  Louis played the violen very well.  He owned 40 acres of land in Waldo, Oregon on the boarder line of Oregon and California.  The government wanted the land to build a park.  They finally got the land from his son Verne Webb and no park was ever built.  Louis had a pet couger that he had raised since birth.  It was tame as a cat and someone stole it during the night in later years. Louis and Marta lived in a shed built with logs and wood.  They owned lots of goats and chickens per their niece Emma Lemm..  It is also said that Louis was a drunk and pushed around Marta until her sons told him off.

Louis Rand Webb married Helen Martin on 31 DEC 1890 in Elroy, Juneau County, Wisconsin Their witnesses were David L. Webb and Isabelle E. Webb

HELEN J. MARTIN was born in 1872 in Hillsborough, Wisconsin.  DEATH on 3 MAY 1900 in St. Joseph Hospital, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa of Hemorrage from rupture of extra uterine pregnancy.  She is buried in Union Center, Wisconsin but not in her parents family plot

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INFORMATION; Helen was one of 11 kids born to Rudolph MARTIN (b: 3 APR 1834 in New York) and Amanda SHAW (b: ABT. 1835 in New York)  Helen was married to Edgar W. COLE on 2 FEB 1889 in Juneau, Wisconsin.  They had a child together named Edna.  Edna married Irvin H. Shuckhart on 27 Feb 1905 in Juneau, Wisconsin.  (Edna and Irvin had a daughter in 1910 possible named could be Helen)

Louis and Helen Webb had 4 Children

Clark Herrison "Harry" WEBB born on 14 MAR 1892 in Wisconsin John O'Brien "Obie" WEBB born on 10 APR 1896 in Union Center, Juneau County, Wisconsin Angela "Angie" Esther WEBB born on 24 SEP 1898 in Wisconsin Baby WEBB born in May of 1900 (stillborn?) in Sioux City, Iowa

Obituary for Louis R. Webb Illinois Valley News, Front Page 8-1-1946.  Long Time Valley Resident Dies at 79 Louis Webb, 79, of Elk Creek, one of the best known Illinois Valleyiste died Friday, July 26 at the Josephine General Hospital after a prolonged illness.  Webb was born in Minnesota in 1867 and came to the Illinois Valley about 30 years ago.  His philosophies were widely read in the News and the Grants Pass Courier under the nom de plume of "Phil Snort" in his frequent letters to the editors.  He is survived by his son, Verne Webb of O'Brien.  His wife died last year.  Funeral services were conducted by the Grants Pass Elks Lodge Tuesday, July 30 at the I.O.O.F cemetery in Kerby

Obituary for Helen Martin Webb Dated May 4, 1900 in the Sioux City, Tribune.  Mrs. L. R. Webb died in Sioux City, IA., Thursday, May 3, 1900, at the St. Joseph's Hosptial of an internal hemorrhage.  She became ill at her home, 1208 Sixth Street, yesterday and was taken to the hospital, where she died just before 9 O'Clock last night.  She was 28 years of age and leaves a husband, who was employed at the plant of the Sioux Milling Company and three small children.  A short funeral service will be held late this afternoon ,the remains will be shipped to Union Center, Wis., over the Milwaukee railroad, for the interment.  This place was the old home of the deceased.

After the death of Helen Martin Webb, Louis remarried a woman named Marta/Martha Johnson.  Click on her name to learn more about them.

CENSUS RECORDS FOR LOUIS WEBB; 1870 census taken on August 5, 1870, Town of Wonewoc, Juneau Cty, Wisconsin, page 20, dwelling 153, family 148, line 2, Lewis R., age 3, Born in WI 1880 census taken on June 17, 1880, Wonewoc Township, Juneau County, Wisconsin, Page 18, Super Dist # 2, Ed# 199, dwelling 181, family #2, line 5, Lewis, age 13, son, attending school, born in Wis., Father born in New York and mother born in "Penn." 1885 census taken in July 1885, Wonewoc Township, Juneau County, Wisconsin, C. F. Webb has 3 males and 4 females living together.  (Clark, Louis, David, Harriet, Bella, Susan and Harriett) 1895 census (Doesn't say when it was taken), Town of Wonewoc, Juneau County, Wisconsin, Lewis Webb has 2 males and 1 female living together. (Louis, son John?, wife Helen) 1900 census.  No where to be found in Wisconsin, Iowa (Taken in June of 1900), nor Oregon. 1910 census taken April 19, 1910 in Oakland City, Oakland Township, Alameda County Jail in Alameda, California.  L. R. Webb, Prisoner, m,w,44,m2, wisconsin, NY,NY, English, Miner crossed off stating NONE, Gold crossed off. 1920 census Louis, Martha, Teddy and Verna lived in Waldo ed218, page 2b, #58 in Josephine County, Oregon.  Brother David and Sister Hattie lived nearby.  Father Clark T. Webb lived with Hattie. Martha's brother, Andrew Johnson from Sweden lived with Louis. 1930 census; taken 23-24 of April, ed 17-24, sht 1A, line 31,  Louis R. Webb does not live on a farm but rents his home, 62 years old, married at 36, can read and write, doesn't work.  He lives with Martha and Theodore R.  He lives near his brother David L. and his sister Hattie M. Evitt.