Thursday, July 12, 2018

Frederico Moyer Webster ~ A Newly-Discovered Great-Uncle


Because we were holding an estate sale before putting my parents' house on the market, our family went through their belongings, deciding what to keep and what to sell. Of course, we kept family history items and heirlooms. I am in possession of lots of photos and slides that belonged to my parents, as well as my maternal grandparents, Debs and Willis Webster, who passed away many years ago. My mom inherited many of their photos. And now they've come into my possession, for which I'm grateful.

I have started scanning these precious inherited photos. One of the photos in my grandparents' collection is the photo of this young man.


Thankfully, someone wrote the name of this young man on the back of the photo.


The writing on the back of the photo says:

Frederico Moyer Webster
Mexico

This photo of Frederico is familiar to me. I had seen it some time ago. I looked in my Grandpa Debs Webster's briefcase, and found that it contained a photocopy of both the front and back of this photo. That's where I had seen it before. Now I have the original photo. Yay!

I didn't know who Frederico was or if he was connected to our Webster family. So, I did some research and found out we are definitely connected. I searched on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. I found Frederico's marriage registration record1 that listed Frederico's father's name as E. E. Webster, and his mother's name as Emilia Garabito. I wondered if E. E. Webster could possibly be F. E. Webster, my maternal great-grandfather (Frederick Emory Webster). The record also listed E. E. Webster's age as 59. The age didn't exactly fit my great-grandfather, but it was only a few years off.

After doing more research, I found documents that proved E. E. Webster, Frederico's father, was in fact, my great-grandfather, Frederick Emory Webster, a.k.a. The Traveling Dentist. One document,2 the baptism record for Maria del Carmen Webster (another child of Frederick's, and sister of Frederico Moyer Webster), listed my great-grandfather Frederick's parents, Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster and Cynthia Waterman. That clinched it!

Another piece of evidence came from a document that listed Federico Emory Webster and Emilia Garavito as the grandparents of Federico Moyer Webster's child on the birth registration.3 I also found the birth registration record4 for Federico Moyer Webster, naming Federico Webster as his father. In this birth record, my great-grandfather Frederick's nationality is listed as American, and his profession is listed as dentist.

So, it turns out that my great-grandfather, Frederick Emory Webster, a.k.a. The Traveling Dentist, had another child that we were not aware of before. In a previous blog post, I shared the news of a newly-discovered relative who was another child of Frederick Emory Webster.

I'm so glad the mystery of who Frederico Moyer Webster was has been solved. I'll share more about him in a future post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jana

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1 "México, Michoacán, Registro Civil, 1859-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QG34-2HFC : 13 March 2018), Federico Moyer Webster and Maria Jesús Gindo, 1926. Image 107-108 of 687. Page 95 and 96. Accessed 24 June 2018.


2 ]"México, Jalisco, registros parroquiales, 1590-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-GT3M-Q8?cc=1874591&wc=3J6T-4WL%3A171935001%2C198876101%2C199237101 : 16 February 2017), Guadalajara > San Juan de Dios > Bautismos de hijos naturales 1897-1913 > image 334 of 599; Page 190. Maria del Carmen Webster. parroquias Católicas, Jalisco (Catholic Church parishes, Jalisco). Accessed 25 June 2018.


3 "México, Michoacán, Registro Civil, 1859-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5DV-8Z9?cc=1916243&wc=MDP2-JNG%3A205626701%2C206172801 : 13 March 2018), Uruapan > Nacimientos 1927-1928 > image 70 of 694; Page 56. Sara Webster Guido. Direccion del Registro Civil y Notarias (Civil Registry State Archives), Michoacán. Accessed 24 June 2018.


4 "México, Jalisco, Registro Civil, 1857-2000," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPJT-78V?cc=1918187&wc=MGDY-FM6%3A206555501%2C218622101 : 13 March 2018), Guadalajara > Nacimientos, defunciones 1908-1909 > image 530 of 864; Federico Webster. No. 2188. Page 269. Archivo del Registro Civil (Civil Registry State Archives), Jalisco. Accessed 25 June 2018.

19 comments:

  1. Nice photo Jana. I bet it was fun finding all those records proving your theories and those connections. 😃👍🏻

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  2. Only two generations of separation, but still mysteries to solve. I'm sure you were very happy to make this connection!

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    1. Yes, such a close connection! I was so happy to be able to solve the mystery. :)

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  3. His face is too young for that formal suit. ha. It is always great to uncover another relative.

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    1. I know, he looks so young, doesn't he? I agree, it is great to discover more relatives. :)

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  4. It always amazes me how quickly families disperse and connections are lost. Well done for bringing him back into the fold.

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  5. Isn't he a handsome young man, Jana? So glad you were able to find evidence to fit him into your family, and to know where he belongs. Do you know when and where he died? It's possible that he was still alive after you were born?

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    1. Thank you Nancy! Yes, he is a handsome young man. I know that he was born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1906. I don't know his death date or where he died yet. I still have more research to do. Thanks for your comment!

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  6. Sara G Rodriguez WebsterAugust 21, 2018 at 12:30 PM

    Buenas tardes mi nombre es Sara Gabriela Rodríguez Webster soy nieta de Federico Moyer Webster y esa foto no la conocía pero tengas otras estoy muy contenta de contactarme gracias

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    1. Hi Sara, thank you so much for your comment! It looks like we are cousins! This is wonderful! I'm so glad to meet you. Yes, I'd love to talk to you. Please email me at jmlast61@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing back from you.

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    2. Qué tal Jana, te informo que mi prima hermana Gabriela Rodríguez Webster, falleció en el año 2022, mi nombre es Carlos Emory Garza Webster de Monterrey México, hijo de Alicia Webster Guido y nieto de Federico Moyer Webster me encantaría que pudieras comunicarte conmigo al teléfono 8110643873 o al correo carlosemory@yahoo.com me es grato saludarte y quedó en espera

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    3. Crystal Webster ArroyoJune 4, 2023 at 4:01 PM

      Crystal Webster-Arroyo Hello to everyone in this wonderful community.

      First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is
      Crystal WebsterArroyo. I am the daughter of Federico Fernando Webster Guido.
      The picture you are showing us in this post is of my Grandfather Federico Moyer Webster from Mass.
      The story goes that both father, Federico Emory Webster & son, Federico Moyer Webster left Massachusetts and traveled to Mexico. And yes we also his as
      the “Traveling Dentist”.
      Wow - I would love to connect.
      I live in Glendora, CA.
      Jana - as you could see from various posting you have many of the Webster Family’s answers to questions we simply don’t have answers to.
      I would love to connect
      My cell is 626 533-9187

      Crystal Webster 🌻

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  7. Hola Jana, quisas seamos familia mi abuelo Federico Moyer Webster padre de mi madre, Sara Emilia Webster Guido nació en Zacapu Michoacán México. Siempre nos platico que abuelo se fuè a Brazil. Si gustas seguiremos en contacto tengo algunas fotos familiares

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    1. Mi nombre es carmen rojas webster 3331260101

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    2. Hi Carmen,

      This is so wonderful! It looks like you and I are great-granddaughters of Frederick Emory Webster, father of Frederico Moyer Webster. Thank you so much for your comment. It's so nice to meet you! I'd love to keep in touch with you. I sent an email to your daughter, who contacted me too. If you'd like, you can also email me at jmlast61@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

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  8. Hola a todas - soy Crystal Ma Webster hija de Federico Webster Guido. Mi abuelo fue Federico Moyer Webster de Zacapu Michoacán. Hola prima Carmen Rojas te mando Saludos de Los Ángeles.
    Esto es súper interesante porque no tengo mucha información de mi abuelo ni bisabuelo.
    Hello Jana - my name is Crystal Webster I live in the LA Calif area I could be reached at crystalstainedglass3@gmail.com
    I’d love to continue talking -

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    1. Hi Crystal,

      Thank you so much for leaving your comment here. It looks like we are cousins! Yay! It would be great to talk with you. Thanks also for your email address. I can be reached at jmlast61@gmail.com.

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