TEXAS DICTATIONS (Grayson County.) 1887.
H. H. Bancroft Collection
Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley

Department of Texas
L. S. Hatch, Manager

Denison TX
June 25, 18887

Taken from Dan Webster

Mr. Webster was born in Lowise C., Ohio, in 1833. His father was a pioneer of that country, coming there and settling in 1820 from Conn., his native home. Mr. Webster was raised on a farm as his father was engaged in farming and also at his trade blacksmithing. The schools were very limited at this time in Ohio, and Mr. Webster received only a good common school education.

At the commencing of the war [he joined] the First Battery, Wisconsin, and during the war was through Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Louisiana, and West Virginia. After the war he went to Milwaukee and remained there until 1870, then went to Arkansas, Washington Co., remaining there 3 years, then to Denison July 14, 1873, finishing up in the newspaper business. And edited the "New South," running this paper until 1874. Since then he has been in the Insurance and R.E. [Real Estate] business.

Studied law and was admitted at LaCrosse, Wis., just before the war broke out. Was in the lumber business also 6 or 7 years before coming to Texas.

Married Feb'y 1865 at New Orleans to Miss Moore, has 2 daughters.