Webber, E.J. (Edward James), 1897-1963

Identity area

Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Webber, E.J. (Edward James), 1897-1963

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

      Other form(s) of name

        Identifiers for corporate bodies

        Description area

        Dates of existence

        1897-1963

        History

        Edward James “Ned” Webber was born on September 7, 1897 in Lower Lakeville (also known as Ship Harbour Lake; now known as Lake Charlotte), Halifax County, Nova Scotia. He was christened James Edward Webber on October 24, 1897 at St. John’s Church, Oyster Pond, but later changed his name to Edward James Webber. Webber attended school at Lake Charlotte from 1903 to 1912, before leaving to help his father fish lobster off the coast of Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. When the season ended he worked as a field harvester in Western Canada, before returning to Nova Scotia to work on farms in the Shubenacadie area, pick apples in the Annapolis Valley, and work as a cook in lumber camps.

        In 1918, during the First World War, Webber enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served in England and France with the 85th Battalion, Halifax Rifles. It is possible that he had previously enlisted and served earlier in the war. After the war, Webber returned home and went to work in the lumber industry in northern Ontario, before moving to Detroit, Michigan in 1923 to work for the Ford Motor Company. In 1928 or 1929 he returned to Lake Charlotte and worked with his brother Odous Webber (1886-1969), who was a pulp and lumber contractor and ran a sport fishing business in Upper Lakeville. In 1932, Webber opened a canteen and dance hall in Lake Charlotte, which later became a general store and gas station. In the 1940s, Webber built four log cabins to serve as overnight accommodations near the store. Later, he built an adjoining motel which was opened in 1958, and ran the store and motel jointly as Webber's Store and Motel. The motel was also known as the Lake Charlotte Motel. On September 27, 1932, Webber married Marguerite Lillias “Babe” Grant (1907-1971). Together they had four children, Ford Hanscom, Ann Jeanette, Grant Albert, and Edward James "Ted."

        During the Second World War, Webber served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Reserve Battalion Halifax Rifles and helped to train recruits. He was also contracted to deliver mail to five post offices in the area, including the post offices at Clam Bay, Clam Harbour, Owls Head, DeBaies Cove, and Lower Ship Harbour. He did this for 22 years, until about 1954, when the post office in Lake Charlotte took over the duties of the five other post offices. Webber’s wife Marguerite was postmistress of the Lake Charlotte post office from 1941 until 1971. The post office was located in Webber's store and postal duties, like many of the other duties at the store, were shared between husband and wife. Webber was also a founding member and president of the Eastern Shore Board of Trade as well as a Master of Ashlar Masonic Lodge, Musquodoboit Harbour. He died on February 25, 1963.
        of Nova Scotia / Carl Webber. – Halifax: Carl Webber, 2002.

        Places

        Lake Charlotte (N.S.)

        Legal status

        Functions, occupations and activities

        Canadian Army
        Farmer
        Fisherman
        Laborer
        Merchant
        Motels
        Postal employee

        Mandates/sources of authority

        Internal structures/genealogy

        General context

        Relationships area

        Related entity

        Webber, Roy Wilson (1900-1977)

        Identifier of related entity

        Category of relationship

        family

        Type of relationship

        Webber, Roy Wilson is the sibling of Webber, E.J. (Edward James), 1897-1963

        Dates of relationship

        Description of relationship

        Roy and E. J.

        Related entity

        Webber, Ford Hanscom, 1937-2008 (1937-2008)

        Identifier of related entity

        Category of relationship

        family

        Type of relationship

        Webber, Ford Hanscom, 1937-2008 is the child of Webber, E.J. (Edward James), 1897-1963

        Dates of relationship

        Description of relationship

        Related entity

        Webber, Lydia, 1864-1943 (1864-1943)

        Identifier of related entity

        Category of relationship

        family

        Type of relationship

        Webber, Lydia, 1864-1943 is the parent of Webber, E.J. (Edward James), 1897-1963

        Dates of relationship

        Description of relationship

        Access points area

        Subject access points

        Place access points

        Occupations

        Control area

        Authority record identifier

        2009.045

        Institution identifier

        Rules and/or conventions used

        RAD

        Status

        Level of detail

        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Nov. 26, 2016

        Language(s)

        • English

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics / Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management.

          Webber family of Nova Scotia / Carl Webber. – Halifax: Carl Webber, 2002.

          Maintenance notes