Private Elisha B. Webb : age 21, joined for duty [Mexican War] and enrolled 20 September 1847 at Shelbyville, Indiana to Captain McKenzey’s Company (E) ["Shelbyville Hards"], 5th Regiment Indiana Infantry for a term ‘during war’, mustered in 1 October 1847 at Madison, Indiana; muster roll for January & February 1848 on daily duty as hospital attendant; muster roll March & April 1848, disposition not stated; mustered out 28 July 1848 at Madison, Indiana, last paid to 30 April 1848, stop for 1 c drawers $.351⁄2, 2 prs socks $.48. Shelby County. Mustered in 1 Oct 1847, at Madison, Indiana, by Lieutenant Rodman, mustered out 28 Jul 1848, at Madison, Indiana, by Major H. A. Goff. In 1850 he lived in Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, where he was enumerated in the census. He was listed as Elisha B. Webb, a white male, aged 22 years, which indicates that he may have lied about his age at enlistment, or perhaps did not know his actual age. He was married in that year to Hannah (nee: Eads), aged 21; both were born in Indiana and were illiterate. Elisha was a Farmer. He applied for a pension, 11 April 1887 from Missouri, (s10620); his widow, Margaret Webb, applied 29 November 1909 from Missouri, (widow19446). 1850 Federal Census. Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana229/236, Elisha B. Webb, 22, Male, White, Farmer, na, Indiana, married in year, illiterate229/236, Hanah Webb, 21, Female, White, na, na, Indiana, married in year, illiterateCompiled from information at <http://www.webbdeiss.org/webb/webb_boys_e.html>Webb's Removed West, by Jon Deiss and notes by Anne Webb Nelson.1201