Individual Details
Dr. James Philip Webb
(Abt 1832 - )
Dr. J. P. Webb, a well-known citizen and prominent chair manufacturer of Little
Rock, was born in Caldwell County, Ky., in 1831, and is a son of Charles H. and
Cassandra (Ford) Webb, both natives of the same State. The father was one of the
leading physicians in Princeton, Ky., and in fact considered one of the most
skillful in that part of the State. His death occurred in 1844 at the age of fifty
years, while the mother survived him until the year 1865, shortly after the Civil
War had ended. They were the parents of nine children, of whom three daughters
and one son are yet living. J. P. Webb was reared in his native county and
graduated from the old Cumberland College at Princeton. Choosing medicine as his
profession, he commenced that study in the office of the noted Dr. James A. Carr,
and also attended medical lectures at the University of Louisville, Ky., from which
institute he graduated in 1851, although he never practiced any but simply used his
knowledge of medicine for his own benefit, and a natural desire to know the secrets
that profession. In early life the Doctor was engaged in the commission business
for eight years, and afterward spent ten years in the dry-goods business with great
success. His next venture was in steamboating on the Cumberland, Tennessee and Ohio
Rivers until 1869, when he came to Little Rock, where he embarked in the wholesale
boot and shoe business, but was forced to sell out some time later, on account of
his wife's failing health, and return to Kentucky, where she died. On his return
to Little Rock he formed a partnership with Mr. T. W. Wilson, in the book and
stationary business, under the firm name of Wilson & Webb, and continued at that
with success for eighteen years, selling out the business in May, 1888. The Doctor
then became interested in the manufacture of chairs, and has been secretary and
treasurer of the Little Rock Chair Company since it's incorporation. Dr. Webb was
married to Miss Nannie Machen, whose father, Frank Machen, was one of the largest
planters in Caldwell County, Ky., before the war. One child was born to this union,
Augusta. Mrs. Webb died in 1870. The Doctor is of a modest and retiring nature,
and it is only his intimate friends who are cognizant of the kindly, affectionate
spirit he possesses. He is a citizen of unexcelled standing and true worth.
Rock, was born in Caldwell County, Ky., in 1831, and is a son of Charles H. and
Cassandra (Ford) Webb, both natives of the same State. The father was one of the
leading physicians in Princeton, Ky., and in fact considered one of the most
skillful in that part of the State. His death occurred in 1844 at the age of fifty
years, while the mother survived him until the year 1865, shortly after the Civil
War had ended. They were the parents of nine children, of whom three daughters
and one son are yet living. J. P. Webb was reared in his native county and
graduated from the old Cumberland College at Princeton. Choosing medicine as his
profession, he commenced that study in the office of the noted Dr. James A. Carr,
and also attended medical lectures at the University of Louisville, Ky., from which
institute he graduated in 1851, although he never practiced any but simply used his
knowledge of medicine for his own benefit, and a natural desire to know the secrets
that profession. In early life the Doctor was engaged in the commission business
for eight years, and afterward spent ten years in the dry-goods business with great
success. His next venture was in steamboating on the Cumberland, Tennessee and Ohio
Rivers until 1869, when he came to Little Rock, where he embarked in the wholesale
boot and shoe business, but was forced to sell out some time later, on account of
his wife's failing health, and return to Kentucky, where she died. On his return
to Little Rock he formed a partnership with Mr. T. W. Wilson, in the book and
stationary business, under the firm name of Wilson & Webb, and continued at that
with success for eighteen years, selling out the business in May, 1888. The Doctor
then became interested in the manufacture of chairs, and has been secretary and
treasurer of the Little Rock Chair Company since it's incorporation. Dr. Webb was
married to Miss Nannie Machen, whose father, Frank Machen, was one of the largest
planters in Caldwell County, Ky., before the war. One child was born to this union,
Augusta. Mrs. Webb died in 1870. The Doctor is of a modest and retiring nature,
and it is only his intimate friends who are cognizant of the kindly, affectionate
spirit he possesses. He is a citizen of unexcelled standing and true worth.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1832 | KY | |||
| Marriage | 1869 | Lyon City, KY - Nannie Machen |
Families
| Spouse | Nannie Machen ( - 1870) |
| Child | Augusta Webb |
| Father | Dr. Charles Henry Webb Jr. |
| Mother | Cassandra Ford (1807 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Mary Susan Webb (1827 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Frances Conn Webb (1829 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Nancy Winnifred Webb (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | Cassandra Ford Webb (1834 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Charles William Webb (1836 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Augusta Ware Webb (1840 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Charles H. Webb III (1843 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Cassandra Ford Webb (1845 - 1924) |