John Cox Webb

(1883-1965)

At a Glance

In 1910 he was single and living on Queen Street. He worked as a grocery salesman.

By 1930 he had moved to Mecca, Riverside, CA to live with his brother Browne Ruffin Webb. He was working on a fruit farm

In 1840 he is listed as living with his brother’s (Browne Ruffin Webb) widow Verna Monarch Webb, living in Mecca, and owns a ranch.

He married Verna on Dec. 28, 1955. They were both 72.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

John Cox Webb was born on February 15, 1883, in Hillsborough, NC. He died on September 25, 1965, and was buried in San Mateo.

Places of Residence

• Mecca, Riverside, from 1930.

Occupations

• Farmer, from 1930.
• Rancher.
• Salesman.
• Soldier, from October 22, 1918.

Relatives

• Parents: James Webb Jr. (b. 840s) and Rebecca Edwards Ruffin (1846-1899) .
• Paternal grandparents: Dr. James Webb and Annie Alves Huske.
• Maternal grandparents: Peter Browne Ruffin (1821-1900) and Mary Rebecca Jones (1823-1878) .
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, Browne Ruffin Webb (1881-1935) and James Webb, III (b. 1878).
  • one sister, Mary Jones Webb.
• Uncles: Thomas Ruffin [3] (1852-1922), Cadwallader Jones Ruffin, Allen Jones Ruffin (b. 1857), Sterling Ruffin [3] (1857-1932), Joseph Roulhac Ruffin, Dr. Henry Webb (1808-1878), Thomas Webb and Charles Lockhart Pettigrew.
• Aunts: Mary Webb (b. 1823) , Anne K. Ruffin (b. 1848), Mary Browne Ruffin (b. 1850), Susan Brodnax Ruffin (b. 1852), Sarah Jones Ruffin (1856-1859), Annie Kirkland Ruffin (1860-1960), Sarah Lillie Jones Ruffin (b. 1860), Anne Webb (1814-1850) and Frances Helen Webb (1810-1888).
• Cousins: William Osmond Long (1854-1928), Thomas H. Webb (1871-1939), Sallie Holt, Sabra Ramsey Long (b. 1844), Robin Webb (1874-1941), Mary Jane Holt (1849-1850), Mary Alves Long (b. 1864), Margaret Taylor Long , Margaret Taylor Webb (1855-1939), John Norwood Webb (1858-1934), John Long (1852-1854), John Henry Long (1856-1917), Jane Taylor Long (b. 1848), James H. Webb (1868-1927), Helen Caldwell Long (b. 1834) , Elizabeth Strudwick Long (b. 1850), Eliza Plumer Webb (1876-1877), Benjamin Huske Webb (1863-1866), Annie Webb Long (1846-1914), Annie Holt (d. 1918) , Anne Huske Webb (1834-1892) , Annabella Giles Webb (1860-1935) and Alves Webb (1865-1924).