Asa+A.

WEBSTER, Asa married **WOODWARD, Persis** (daughter of John and Lucy Ann Davis Woodward) in October of 1826 in Ogden, Monroe County, NY. **Lucy Ann Woodward** died April 11, 1841 and is buried in plot with **Asa** and **Persis.** **John Woodward** is buried in York, Steuben, IN


 * Asa** was born in Ogden, Monroe County, NY on January 14, 1803 and died in Wilson, NY on May 30, 1871. He was the second child of Dr. John and Susan Webster.(1)


 * Persis** was born on December 4, 1807 in Cayuga, NY and died in Wilson, NY on February 21, 1874. (2)

1. **Mary C.** born in 1830 married William Coan of Buffalo on September 29, 1858 in Cambria by Rev. D. F. Parsons. They moved to Jackson, MI and later came back to WNY and were in the City of Buffalo in 1874. (3)

2. **Caroline** born July 20, 1832 married James Williams on December 11, 1859 by Rev. Wm. Sawyer at his residence. She died July 31, 1869. They had one son who died at age one month on August 31, 1859 shortly after Caroline died. Caroline was his second wife. His first being Mary J. daughter of David and Sally Smith. She died on April 28, 1854. (4)

3. **Allan A.** born 1833 and listed in Asa’s will as living in Fremont, Stuben County, IN in 1871. (5)

4. //**Ammon F**////.// born in 1835 and died on March 1873 or 8. (6) Ammon F. served with his cousin Francis J. in **Battery M**, 1st NY Light Artillery. He enlisted October 2, 1861 in Lockport, and was discharged for disability, December 20, 1861. (7) His son, Herbert A. Webster born June 22, 1868, died November 30, 1882. (8)

5. **Alvin H.** born 1838 married Catharine Enderton of Ransomville and he died on April 25, 1867. (9)

6. **Lucy Ann** born January 10, 1840 married James Williams on December 11, 1859 by the Rev. William Sawyer at his residence. She was his third wife. Lucy died March 17, 1871. They had three children Albert, Grant, and Clarence. (10)

7. **Edwin** born 1842 and died March 24, 1878. (11)

8. //**Enford**// born 1845 and died March 17, 1864. He died of lung inflammation in Baltimore in the service of his country. He was a 19 year old Pvt. of Company H, **8th NY Heavy Artillery**. (Col. Porter’s Regt). (12)

9. **Elwood** born August 1846 and died March 14, 1848. (13)

10. **George Elery** born 1850 and died February 5, 1926 (14)

11**. Harriet** married to Amos McCracken (15)

12. still unknown at present time.

(1) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, Petition of last Will and Testament, Niagara County, NY. (2) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, and 1865 state census of Wilson, Niagara, NY; family #84. (3) Petition of Last Will and Testament of Asa Webster dated May 30, 1871. Mary mentioned in will, __LDJ,__ (Lockport Daily Journal), September 27, 1858, p.3, c.3, and Persis will of 1874. (4) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, __LDJ__, (Lockport Daily Journal), September 26, 1859, p.3, c3, Niagara County Historian’s Office, Death Records, Lockport, NY, and Petition of Last Will and Testament of Asa Webster dated May 30, 1871. Her son, Florence Williams is mentioned. (5) Mentioned in Asa Webster’s will 1871. (6) Ibid, and North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, Cambria, NY. (7) ”The Valiant Men of Battery M” by Croop, Donald W. published by the Wilson Historical Society, 1977. (8) Mentioned in Persis Webster’s will in 1874. (9) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, __LDJ__, (Lockport Daily Journal) December 21, 1859, pg. 3, c. 3, and mentioned in Asa Webster’s will his three children: Olive, and Cora living in Parishville, St. Laurence County, NY, and Susan, living in Wilson.. (10) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, __LDJ__, (Lockport Daily Journal), December 21, 1859, p.3, c.3. and also mentioned in Asa webster’s will her three children Albert, Grant, and Clarence Williams. (11) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records and mentioned in Asa’s will. (12) __LDJ__, (Lockport Daily Journal), March 22, 1864, pg. 3, c. 1. and North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records. (13) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records. (14) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records and mentioned in Asa’s will. (15) Mentioned in Asa’s will as living in Jackson, MI.