Richard Monroe Webster

parents: James Webster and Elizabeth Nancy Bowman

this entire page updated 2020

	*Birth:* 15 Apr 1875 Martin Co, IN
	*Death:* 10 Sep 1957 Linton, Greene, IN
	*Burial:* Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Martin, IN

Marriage #1

Laura Frances Waggoner

23 Nov 1902 Martin Co, IN

Children

Helen Louise Webster		20 Sep 1903
Pauline Webster		24 Nov 1904
Ralph Clarence Webster		12 Oct 1906
James Paul Webster		22 Jul 1912
Carl Webster		29 Dec 1913
Francis Hughes "Frank" Webster		07 Jun 1916

children of Richard Monroe Webster and Laura Frances (Waggoner) Webster

Sources

1880 Federal census	Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 08 Jun 1880 - age 5 (view census information)
1900 Federal census	McCameron Twp, Martin, IN - 06 Jun 1900 - age 22 (view census information)
1910 Federal census	Martin Co, IN - age 35 (census information)
1920 Federal census	Brown, Martin, IN - age 44 (view census information)
1930 Federal census	Brown, Martin, IN - age 54 (view census information)
1940 Federal census	Brown, Martin, IN - age 64 (view census information)
Ancestry.com	WWI draft registration cards; City Directory listings
Martin County Courthouse, Shoals, IN	Birth records; land records
Newspaper archives, Martin Co, IN	Obituaries
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, IN	Viewed and photographed tombstones
Find a Grave volunteer Keleigh Kitano	Tombstone photos - Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana
Find a Grave volunteer Brian Smead	Tombstone photos - West Lawn Cemetery, Farmersburg, Sullivan, Indiana
Find a Grave volunteers "Absent Malissa" and Grover Clark	Tombstone photos - Sunset Hills Cemetery, Genesee, MI
Find a Grave volunteer John McGinnis	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Hendricks, IN
Find a Grave volunteer Kelly Roley	Tombstone photos - Roselawn-Mound Cemetery, Charleston, Coles, Illinois
Find a Grave volunteers Absent Marissa and Grover Clark	Tombstone photos - Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Random Acts of Kindness, Genesee Co, MI volunteer Robert Elder	Tombstone photos - Flint Memorial Park, Mt Morris, MI
Family records	Records belonging to Laurie F (Roberts) Woolpert
Family records	Records belonging to Laurence Roberts
Family records	Photos belonging to Ronald Moore
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Dave Webster
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

Miscellaneous Information

1) Wife of Richard Monroe Webster: Laura Frances Waggoner - born 18 Feb 1877 Martin Co, IN; died 25 Aug 1963 Greene Co, IN; obituary; death certificate; cause of death: acute circulatory failure, coronary thrombosis, myocardial infarction, etc; buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN (see tombstone photo below); Social Security record; daughter of Isaac Newton Waggoner (born 25 Jun 1854 IN - 27 Jul 1901; buried Old Salem Cemetery, Martin Co, IN - tombstone photo) and Ellen Viola Priest (31 May 1859 - 11 Feb 1942; photo including Ellen; buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN; tombstone photo; Isaac and Ellen married Martin Co, IN; wedding photo; Ellen married (2) ____ Callahan.

2) Richard and Laura's marriage certificate.

3) Richard's land deeds - dated 01 Oct 1840, 10 Sep 1850, and 01 Oct 1852.

4) Richard's WWI draft registration card (12 Sep 1918). He was of medium build, medium height, grey eyes and dark hair.

5) Richard's Social Security record.

6) Richard is mentioned when his grandfather's land was partitioned out to various family members.

7) Richard's obituary, funeral records, order for tombstone, and death certificate; cause of death: medullary failure, arteriosclerosis, etc.

Photos and/or signatures

thanks to Dave Webster for all personal photos

James Webster with his children
left to right: William Charles
Quelo Anjeline and Richard Monroe

unknown date

Richard Monroe Webster and his wife
Laura Frances (Waggoner) Webster

unknown date

The home of Richard and Laura Webster in Martin County, Indiana
this land was located near Burns City, on what is now the Crane Naval Weapons Storage Base

The farm of Richard and Laura Webster
Martin Co, Indiana

Richard Monroe Webster and his wife
Laura Frances (Waggoner) Webster

unknown date

Richard Monroe Webster and his wife,
Laura Frances (Waggoner) Webster

Walnut Hill Cemetery
Odon, Martin, IN

photo taken by Valerie Boman

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