Background
Webber, Charles Wilkins was born on May 29, 1819 in Russellville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Doctor Augustine and Agnes Maria (Tannehill) Webber.
Webber, Charles Wilkins was born on May 29, 1819 in Russellville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Doctor Augustine and Agnes Maria (Tannehill) Webber.
Attended Princeton Theological Seminary, 1843-1844.
Served with Texas Rangers, 1838. Wrote articles on Texas adventure for New World, New York City. Wrote for Literature World, Democratic Review, Sunday Dispatch, Graham’s Magazine.
Editor, joint proprietor American Review (later American Whig Review), 2 years.
Organized expedition to Colorado and Gila rivers which failed, 1849. Reported to have obtained charter from New York Legislature to form camel company, circa 1855.
Went to Central American, 1855. Author: Old Hicks the Guide, or Adventures … in Search of a Gold Mine, 1848.
The Gold Mines of the Gila, 1849.
The Hunter-Naturalist, 1851. The Texan Virago … and Other Tales, 1852. The Wild Girl of Nebraska, 1852.
Spiritual Vampirism, 1853.
“Sam,” or the History of Mystery, 1855. History and Revolutionary Incidents of the Early Incidents of the Early Settlers of the United States, 1859.
A Letter to the Country and Whig Party with Regard to the Conduct of the “American Whig Review” (pamphlet), 1847.
Served with Texas Rangers, 1838.
Married 1849.