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Born 1846, Overton county
From The history of Jasper county, Missouri : including a condensed history of the state, a complete history of Carthage and Joplin, other towns and townships : together with numerous portraits of prominen (1883)
WILLIAM J. WEBB, of Webb City, was born in Overton county, Tenn., July 2, 1846. He is the son of Elijah C. and Martha (Johnson) Webb. They were both old settlers of Tennessee but came to Missouri when the subject of this sketch was quite small. He was raised principally in Jasper county, and attended the common schools of the county until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Pierce's Brigade, General Shelby's command, C. S. A., and served throughout the war with this gallant division. When the war closed he went to Texas, where he spent seven years, and in that time he learned the trade which he has since followed, viz., blacksmithing. He returned to Webb City in 1873, and when the town of Webb City was started he established himself here and has since been engaged at his trade. He has been married three times, the last time to Miss Alice Ball of Jasper county, Oct. 8, 1881. They have one child: Alonzo. By his former wives he has three children: Lillie, Annie, and Alta.
GUSTAVUS A. WEYxMANN, of Glendale Zinc Works, St. Louis, Mo. The subject of this sketch is a native of Prussia, born July 2, 1854, and is the son of J. H. and Ida Weymann (nee Ida Haspelmath), and is the fifth of a family o," seven children. J. II. Weymann was born March 17, 1796, and Mrs. W. Aug. 28, 1820. They were both natives of Germany. Gustavus was raised and educated in Germany and came to this country in 1872, and engaged in the mercantile business in St. Louis and other points. In 1874 he came to Dade county, Mo., and engaged in mining, and has since followed the business more or less extensively. He is now employed by the company mentioned above as their ore agent at Webb City. He is a young man, thoroughly posted in his business, and enjoys the full confidence of those with whom he comes in contact.
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