WILBURN NEWTON JASPER

1874 - 1927  (52 years)

• Name	WILBURN NEWTON JASPER  [1]
  Born	9 Nov 1874	Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jan 1927	Tarma, Muhlenburg County, Kentucky   [1]
  Buried	Greenville, Muhlenburg County, Kentucky   [1]
  Person ID	I28036	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	WILBURN LEWIS,   b. 5 Jul 1843, Carter County, Kentucky ,   d. 18 Mar 1922, Laurel County, Kentucky  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	HERRON ELIZABETH (BETSY) A.,   b. 12 Jan 1847, Laurel County, Kentucky ,   d. 4 Nov 1929, Laurel County, Kentucky  (Age 82 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1865	Laurel County, Kentucky   [1]
  Family ID	F09734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WREN LULA FRANCES,   b. 26 Oct 1892, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Sep 1955, E. St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois  (Age 62 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1909	Springfield, Robe. Co, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. WILBURN JOHN HARDING + 2. WILBURN MELVIN WREN + 3. WILBURN GEORGIA LILLIAN,   b. 26 Jul 1910, E. St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois ,   d. 31 Dec 1987, Clinton, Van Buren County, Arkansas  (Age 77 years) + 4. WILBURN FRANK CECIL,   b. 1 Sep 1912, Morgan County, Alabama ,   d. 23 Oct 1992, Houston, Texas  (Age 80 years) + 5. WILBURN RUBY GENEVA,   b. 27 Oct 1914, Sturgis, Kentucky ,   d. 17 Feb 1983, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas  (Age 68 years)   6. WILBURN CHARLES MELVIN,   b. Abt 1917, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1917  (Age 0 years)   7. WILBURN VIRGINIA,   b. 1920, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1921, Kentucky  (Age 1 years)
  Family ID	F09735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Per Larry Herrin: Described by children as natural musician, able to play many instruments. Led Ky. milita against KKK "night-riders" in 1909; was capt. of militia, town marshal of Sturgis, Ky. at time of elopment w/Lula Frances. Also, by family story, married or engaged at time of elopment. According to other stories, later a fed. mine inspector, victim of suspicious "accident" in mine which resulted in amputation of legs, deterioration of health, early death in poverty. Postmaster of Tarma, Ky. at time of death. (Office later closed; there is no Tarma)

  
  

• Sources

  [S096727] Larry Herrin/penengr2/@/aol.com.