^{Letter Written by Samuel J. Wilburn dated October of 1863 about}

^{the death of his son James P. Wilburn while a Confederate Soldier with}

^{Company B, 44th Georgia Regiment}

This letter was sent to me by Benny Hawthorne.  I transcribed the letter, which was  part of James P. Wilburn’s Confederate Compiled Service Record. Upon inspection of the entire Compiled Service Record from fold3.com, there were several other pages which I have also transcribed here.   

 Suzanne Forte

State of Georgia

County of Jasper

On the 7th day of October 1863 personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county and state,  Samuel J. Wilburn who being sworn according to law deposes and says that he is the father of James P. Wilburn deceased, who was a private of Captain John C. Keys Company "B" of the 44th Georgia Regiment, commanded by Colonel John B. Estes in the service of the Confederates in the present war with the United States.  That the said James P. Wilburn entered the service in Jasper County and State of Georgia on the 4th day of March 1862 and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia and died on the fourteenth day of May 1863 leaving neither wife, child or children and this despondent as his only heir at law.  He makes this deposition for the purpose of obtaining from the government of the Confederate States whatever may have been due the said James P. Wilburn at the time of his death for pay, bounty or other allowance for his services as private as aforesaid.

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above written. 

R. C. Barney, JP

Sam J. Wilburn

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    The following is the second part as described above. 

And on the same day and year of aforesaid, also appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, as aforesaid, Morris Noles, who is well known to one and whom I hereby certify to be a person of veracity who having been by me duly sworn, says on oath that he is well acquainted with Samuel J. Wilburn, the claimant and also well knew for ten years, James P. Wilburn, the deceased soldier herein mentioned and that the statements made under oath by said Samuel J. Wilburn the claimant as to his relationship to the said deceased soldier is true and correct in every particular to the best of his knowledge and belief and that this deposant is wholly ______

in this claim sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above written. 

R. E. Barney, JP                            Morris Noles

State of Georgia

County of Jasper

I hereby certify that Robert C. Barnes before whom the foregoing affidavits of Samuel J. Wilburn and Morris Noles appear to have been made and whose genuine signature is subscribed thereto was at the time of making and signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid duly sworn and commissioned and to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given as such in courts of justice is _______.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Inferior Court of said county this the eighth day of Oct 1863.

H. A. Dickinson

Clerk of the Inferior Court of Jasper County, Georgia

JAMES P. WILBURN IS BURIED IN THE ROBINSON CEMETERY LOCATED ON ALDRIDGE ROAD

NEAR LIBERTY CHURCH ROAD IN JASPER COUNTY, GEORGIA

For a photo of his headstone please check find-a-grave memorial #45215336

Also buried at the Robinson Family Cemetery are James Wilburn's mother, Martha and his brother Leonidas

His father is buried at Westview Cemetery in Monticello, GA

A complete list of burials at the Robinson Family Cemetery is available at find-a-grave.com