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Roswell Estridge Webster

Estridge, with the Surrey with the Fringe on Top

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Roswell was born on March 30th, 1867 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Roswell's father was Elijah Franklin Webster and his mother was Mary Elizabeth Ridings. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Fendel Webster and Elizabeth Pulse; his maternal grandparents were Samuel Mathias Ridings and Catherine Ambrose. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Leroy, Hayward, <Unknown>, Lewis, Lena, Janie and Lizzie. He was the oldest of the eight children. He died at the age of 80 on October 2nd, 1947 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma. He was buried in Bayard Cemetery, southwest of Deer Creek, Oklahoma.

General Notes
- Estridge lived in Hillsboro, Caldwell KS, and Deer Creek.
  
  In the 1893 land run, Rosswell Estridge Webster, E.F. Webster's eldest son, found a claim near Lamont and drove a stake with his name on it in the center of the land. But while he was searching for the corner markers set by the surveyors, he found someone else standing guard to protect "his" land from claim jumpers. So Estridge returned to Caldwell. He farmed there at the farm they lived at before the run.
  
  On March 4, 1894, Roswell Estridge married Catherine Teter, who lived east of Caldwell. The returned to Oklahoma in 1903, bought 80 acres of land, (S 1/2 of NW 1/4 1-26-4) and lived there for many years.

Occupation Details
- Roswell's occupation was Farmer.

Roswell's family

Wife's Pictures

Deer Creek, 1901

Roswell and Cassie were married on March 4th, 1894 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas. They had two sons and two daughters, named Ralph, Roswell, Nona and Rachel.

Children
- Nona Edna Webster
  
  Rachel and Edna
  
  Nona was born on January 29th, 1895 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas. She died at the age of 85 on June 5th, 1980.
  
  Ralph Hayward Webster
  
  Reo and Ralph
  
  Ralph was born on March 15th, 1898 in Sumner County, Kansas. He died at the age of 99 on January 29th, 1998 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas. He was buried in Bayard Cemetery, southwest of Deer Creek, Oklahoma.
  
  Roswell Reo Webster
  
  Reo and Ralph
  
  Roswell was born on April 1st, 1901 in Caldwell, Sumner County, Kansas. He died at the age of 47 on August 14th, 1948. He was buried in Bayard Cemetery, southwest of Deer Creek, Oklahoma.
  
  Rachel Elizabeth Webster
  
  Rachel and Edna
  
  Rachel was born on August 26th, 1905 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma. She died at the age of 77 on July 20th, 1983 in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She was buried in Bayard Cemetery, southwest of Deer Creek, Oklahoma.