Electa Ward Webb
3 September 1813 ---- 11 March 1907
Census
Electa was counted in the following censuses:
1850 New York,Steuben County, Hornellsville
Ancestry.com, page 28 of 65, 18 Jul 1850
Lines 5 - 13;dwelling #175;families visited #178
Webb, Sheperd - age 44, male, farmer, value of real estate owned - 3900, place of birth - NY
----, Electa - age 33, female, place of birth - NY
----, Mary - age 15, female, place of birth - NY
----, Eunace - age 13, female, place of birth - NY
----, Foster - age 11, male, place of birth - NY
----, Clement - age 9, male, place of birth - NY
----, LeRoy - age 7, male, place of birth - NY
----, Alfred - age 4, male, place of birth - NY
----, Albertus - age 1, male, place of birth - NY
1860 New York,Steuben County, Hornellsville
Ancestry.com, page 76, Jun 1860
Line 11 - 19, Dwelling # 591, Family visited # 567
Shepard Webb, age 48, male, occupation - farmer, value of real estate - 5,660, value of personal estate - 807, place of birth - New York
Elista Webb, age 47, female, place of birth - New York
Clement Webb, age 19, male, place of birth - New York, attended school
LeRoy Webb, age 17, male, place of birth - New York, attended school
Alfred Webb, age 14, male, place of birth - New York, attended school
Albertus Webb, age 12, male, place of birth - New York, attended school
Line 20 - 22, Dwelling # 592, Families visited # 568
Foster Webb, age 21, male, place of birth - New York
Ann Webb, age 19, female, place of birth - New York
Ida Webb, age 8/12, female, place of birth - New York
1870 New York,Steuben County, Hornellsville
Ancestry.com, page 18, roll # M593-1095, 29 Jun 1870
Line 8 - 13, Dwelling # 142, Family visited # 144
Webb, Shepard - age 58, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 3,900, value of personal estate 400, place of birth New York
-----, Electa - age 57, female, white, keeps house, place of birth New York
-----, Alburtis - age 21, male, white, farm laborer, place of birth New York
-----, Zillard - age 20, female, white, keeps house, place of birth New York
-----, Frank - age 2, male, white, at home
-----, Lena - age 6/12, female, white, at home
Line 37 - 40
Webb, Alfred- age 23, male, white, farmer, value of personal estate 200, place of birth New York
-----, Mary - age 21, female, white, keeps house, place of birth New York
-----, Jennie - age 9/12, female, white, at home, place of birth New York
1880 New York, Steuben County, Hornellsville
Family History Library Film 1254933
NA Film Number T9-0933
Page Number 360A
Shepard WEBB , Self M Male W 58 NY Farmer RI RI
Electa WEBB, Wife M Female W 63 NY Keeping House RI RI
Alburtis WEBB, son M Male W 30 NY Lon NY NY
Zilla WEBB, DauL M Female W 30 NY NY NY
Frankie WEBB, GDau S Female W 13 NY At School NY NY
Lenna WEBB, GDau S Female W 11 NY At School NY NY
Agnes WEBB , GDau S Female W 9 NY NY NY
Bertha WEBB, GDau S Female W 7 NY NY NY
WEBB, GDau S Female W 1mo NY NY NY
New York, State Census, 1892
Page 3, Enumeration of the Inhabitants living in the first Election District of the
Town of Hornellsville, In the County of Steuben, N. Y. on Feb. 16, 1892
Alburtis Webb, F, 43, United States, Cit. Farmer
Bertha Webb, M, 15, United States, Cit.
Cecil Webb, F, 12, United States, Cit.
Flora Webb, M, 5, United States, Cit.
Electa Webb, F, 76, United States, Cit.
1900 New York,Steuben County, Hornellsville Town
Ancestry.com, Enumeration District 94: page 4, 6 Jun 1900
Lines 16 - 21;dwelling #82;family #85
Webb, LeRoy - head, white, male, date of birth - Sept. 1843, age 56, married, number of year of present marriage - 32, self and parents born in NY, occupation - farmer, can read/write/speak English, own/free/farm, farm schedule 41
----, Elmira - wife, white, female, date of birth - June 1844, age 55, married, years of present marriage - 32, 5 children born, 5 living children, self born in NY, father born in England, mother born in NY, can read/write/speak English
----, Lyn S. - son, white, male, date of birth - Aug. 1882, age 17, single, born in NY, occupation - Farm laborer, months not employed - 4, can read/write/speak English
----, Clare C. - son, white, male, date of birth - June 1885, age 13, single, attended school 4 months, can read/write/speak English
----, Ward V. - son, white, male, date of birth - Feb. 1889, age 11, single, attended school 8 months, can read/write/speak English
----, Electa - mother, white, female, date of birth - Sept. 1813, age 86, widowed, had 9 children and 6 are living, self and parents born in NY, can read/write/speak English
1905 in New York, Steuben County, Hornellsville
Steuben County Clerk's Office, Bath, New York, ; ED # 1; Page 20; Line # 1
Webb, Electa - head, white, female, age 93, born in US, at home
Death Registration
Information from Hornellsville Town Clerk's Office, Arkport, New York
Electa J. Ward Webb
Date of Death - 12 Mar 1907
Age 94 6months 8 days
widowed, parents unknown
Cause of Death - old age
Burial - in Arkport
Obituary
Source: Christine Underwood copied from the Hornell Daily Times;
Vol XXIX-No60; Tuesday Evening, March 12, 1907; Page 2
OBITUARY
MRS. ELECTA J. WARD WEBB
Mrs. Electa J. Ward Webb died at 9 o'clock last night, at the home of
her daughter on Pennsylvania Hill, aged 84 years. Mrs. Webb was born
Sept. 3, 1813. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Mary Wheeler and Mrs.
Eunice Olin, and four sons, Foster, James, Alfred and Albertis Webb.
the funeral will take place from her late residence Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
NOTE: The son James would be ?. We don't know who the James is that this obituary refers to. The son that is missing from the list is LeRoy Joseph as far as we know.
Questions and possible answers about her Parents and siblings
According to a web site we found, http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/Families/Wards.html titled Study of The Early
1800 Wards in Western Counties of New York (Compiled and
Submitted by Carl W. Ward) Electa is listed in the Will of
James Ward from the Town of Almond who died in 1854. We have
not obtained a copy of this Will yet (near future). If James
is her Father than this is a list of her parents and siblings:
James married Wealthy.
They had the following children:
1. Electa J. WARD Electa J. WARD was born 3 Sep 1813 and died 11 Mar 1907.
2. Luman WARDLuman WARD.
3. Durastus WARD.
4. Ruth Ann WARD.
5. Wealthy B. WARD was born 1821. She died 20 Apr 1858 and was buried
in New York, Allegany County, Bishopville Cemetery.
6. Albert WARD was born 27 Jun 1824. He died 12 Nov 1828 and was
buried in New York, Allegany County, Bishopville Cemetery.
7. J. M. WARD died Feb 18, 18?? and was buried in New York, Allegany
County, Bishopville Cemetery.
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