The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-03
JESSE WEBB DIED
THIS MORNING
prominent Citizen and Honorable
Veteran of the Civil
War Pssses
Away.
WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY
Enlisted Early in the War In Com
pany A, Nineteenth Iowa
Volunteer In
fantry.
WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY

AS the leaves fall In the cool and
frosted atmosphere of the autumn
time, SO one by one the honored vet
Grams OF the civil war are passing
away at the touch OF the grim hand OF
death. At o'clock this morning Jesse
w. Webb. lay down to his sleep at his
home, 1871 Blondeau street, and an
other valiant name is added to soldier
dead, to sleep among the numberless
fallen comrades in the sacred bivouac
of those who acted the heroic part In
the days that tried mems souls.
Jesse w. Webb was born at Bards-
town, KY, May 1888. and came west
and to Iowa at an early age. When
the civil war came upon the country,
like many another vigorous; patriotic
and ambitious young man, he enlisted
for the contest in company A, Nine
teenth volunteer Infantry and with
that body OF splendid warriors, per-
formed his exacttng duties as becomes
"a United States soldier. The mouth
Is closed and the speech Is dumb that
could have narrated the details Of his
army career. but those familiar with
the deeds Of the Nineteenth Iowa
regiment as given on the pages OF the
history of the country, know full well
the noble part that regiment played
in the annals of the war, and those
who knew. Jesse Webb have assurance
double sure that whenever duty called
him on the sanguinary battlefelds in
which that regiment engaged, he was
one among the first to obey the call
of the commander, no matter how dan
gerous tho post assigned him. To
dare and to do, seems to have been
his motto all through life, whether on
the battle field amid the whistle OF
minnie balls, the changing of sabres
and the roaring OF cannons, or In the
peaceful lines of commercial life in
days OF profound peace. In 1866 he
received his honorable discharge from
the army and returned to peaceful
ways. For many years he was en-.
gagged as a commercial traveller and
it may be truthfully said of him. that
during the prime Of his engagements
in this line of trade, there was none
more popular and more successful
throughout a wide territory. Certain
" no traveller out of Keokuk who ex-
ceeded him in this particular. He was
always ambitious for success, and when
his health declined SO that he was
unable to perform promptly and vigor-
ously his chosen occupation, he felt
1T keenly-he pinned for his former
strength and vigor.
To add to his discontinue, In Sep
TENDER, 1908. he suffered a stroke of
paralysis, from which he did not re-
cover farther than to be able to walk
about the house and occasionally down
in town to meet and mingle with his
friends of whom he was very fond.
In July 80, 1865, Mr.. Webb was mar
ried in Keokuk to Miss Johanna Buck
ley, an estimable woman who proved
indeed faithful helpmate to him.
She passed away in 1908.
number of years ago when the
family resided on the south side, mir
Webb was a member of the old Bank
street NJ. E. church in which he took
leading and active part. Later he
changed his residence to the north
side and united with the First West
+ IHlHStST fItSDs1eildll NUISu
he continued to be member the re-
mainder of his life. though his falling
health prevented his regular attend
ance He was a man of deep religious
convictions and was conscientious at
all times in an honest endeavor to
live by the Golden Rule. He was
genial and companionable in his as
sociations and his jovial comradship
was one OF the familiar traits OF his
manly character. A conscientious
christian, good citizen. soldier Of
duty. a loved and loving father, a
friendly and sympathizing neighbor,
has fallen and all who knew him will
join in the expression, Peace to his
ashes" and viii drop a heart-tear on
his somber bier
The surviving members of Mr..
Webb's family are four daughters, all
at home, Misses Elizabeth. Sadie e.
Jessie and Mabel. who grieve with in