Sixteenth Generation


8653. Raymond Lewis Webb was born on 4 June 1900 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin, USA. He died on 25 December 1939 at the age of 39 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin, USA. Difficulties were in the family due to alcoholic beverages. Money problems became worse, and separations. There was a time when Raymond took his son Charles to CO for a year, Charles was about 10 at the time. He also use to run alcohol during the prohibition time. Raymond was well known and liked in the community, even by the police.

There is a story about Raymond running a case of alcohol when a policeman stopped him and questioned what he was doing? He told the policeman that he had a case of booze under the blanket in the back seat of his car, the policeman just laughed and told him to go on his way. Periodically Raymond and his wife and children went to Milwaukee VET Hospital for routine check-ups due to the TB Virus. It was here they diagnosed that Raymond had a year to live.

Due to the difficulties in their lives, Raymond returned to his mother's home. He was 37 years old when he d. in his mother's house on Dec. 25, 1937.
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Frances Erzig was born on 19 August 1895. She died on 1 May 1978 at the age of 82 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA.

Raymond Lewis Webb and Frances Erzig had the following children:

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Raymond Webb was born in USA.

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Charles Raymond Webb was born on 12 February 1922 in Cuba City, Grant and Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, USA. He died on 3 March 1996 at the age of 74 in Mundelein, Lake Co., Illinois, USA.

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Shirley Webb was born in USA.