Webster Jr., Francis

Flourished: 1836-1844 Springfield, Illinois

In the early 1830s, Webster lived in Pike County, Illinois. By 1836, he had relocated to Springfield, where he was a dry-goods and grocery merchant until about 1841. In 1838, he married Emeline Barnes. They lived in Springfield until at least 1844.

An Act to Incorporate the Springfield Academy, in the County of Sangamon; Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 27 July 1832, 1:1; 27 April 1833, 1:1; 31 October 1835, 1:2; 10 December 1836, 2:6; 26 May 1838, 2:7; 1 May 1840, 1:2; 7 March 1844, 1:2.