TUBAL C HILBURN

Tubal C Hilburn was born abt 1825 probably in Perry Co TN. Tubal married Lucinda Byrd abt 1848 probably in Perry Co TN. Tubal married 2nd Mary

Dunham.

 

1850 HILBURN TUBAL Perry Co TN 149 Sept 13

Tubal Hilburn 25 M Farmer SC

Loucinda      22 F        SC

 

1860 HILBURN T C Douglas Co MO Falling Springs 832 July 1

TC Hilborn  35 WM Farmer TN pers Prop $500

Lucinda     30 WF        TN

Delila      16 WF        MO

Catherine    8 WF        TN

Nancy C      7 WF        MO

William H    4 WM        MO

Mary M       3 WF        MO

James M   1/12 WM        MO (June)

 

T. C. HILBURN Civil War Pension Application (Confederate) #2619 AR -

In this application, Tubal stated that he served in Co C, 1st AR Inf (McBride's) commanded by Capt Thomas H. Freeman. Two men who swore in affidavits that they served with him were Samuel Stroud and Wyatt Smith.

Have not been able to find verification of this info. The roster of Col. Freeman's 1st "MO Cavalry" includes Tubal's brother, Rowan C. Hilburn in

Co C, but no Tubal. I've found a Samuel Stroud and a "Wirt" Smith in Fristoe's MO Cavalry, but not in Freeman's regiment. "Wirt" Smith enlisted

in Fulton Co AR. Both Freeman's and Fristoe's regiments included many men from Fulton Co AR. Tubal's brother, Hiram Hilburn was a 3rd Sergeant in Co

B, Fristoe's Regiment.

 

From the biography of Colonel Thomas M. Freeman (CSA) and the history of Freeman's Regiment, Missouri Cavalry found online:

When the Civil War broke out Freeman helped to organize a regiment of

troops for the Missouri State Guards. He was given the rank of Lieutenant

in the Dent County Cavalry Company of General James McBride's Seventh Division. He rose in rank rapidly, soon promoted to Captain and a few days later to Colonel. He and 29 of his men were captured during the Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge) campaign on 14 Feb 1862. He was sent to the Federal Military Prison at Alton, Illinois where he was paroled 18 Jun 1862. He returned to his regiment and reorganized them as Partisan Rangers. Later

on 16 Jan 1864 he reorganized again as Freeman's Missouri Cavalry Regiment with himself in command. Subsequently he led a brigade under the command

of General Joseph Shelby in Northern Arkansas. During General Price's Missouri Raid in the fall of 1864 the brigade was attached to General Marmaduke's Division. The additional units that made up Freeman's Brigade

was Lt. Colonel Barney Ford's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion and Fristoe's Regiment Missouri Cavalry. During the period from his parole until Price's Raid, Freeman established a headquarters near Mammoth Springs Arkansas and the Spring River Mill. His area of activity ranged over Northern Arkansas

and as far north as Salem and Houston in Southern Missouri. The number of troops in his command ranged from 200 to 1500 men... Not much is known of Freeman's activities as he did not file reports with his superiors. What

is written about his activities was done by others, including the enemy.

His troops fought well but were usually short on arms and did not fare as well as some well armed brigades... BBR NOTE: Union reports and letters

found in "Official Records of the War of the Rebellion" consistently call Col. Freeman and his brigade "guerillas."

 

1870 HILBURN T K Fulton Co AR Southfork 87 Aug 6

TK Hilburn 45 WM Farmer TN Pers Prop $149

Lucinda    42 WF        TN

Caroline   18 WF        MO

William    16 WM        MO

Mary       10 WF        MO

James       9 WM        MO

 

1880 Tubal acquired Land in Fulton Co in Section 28 Range 6w Township 20 N This land was located in Myatt Township Northeast of Saddle.

 

1880 HILLBURN TUBALL Fulton Co AR Myatt 2a June 4th56

Tuball Hillburn Head WM 56 M TN TN ??

Mary            Wife WF 35 M AR KY ??

Martha E        Dau  WF  3 S AR TN AR

 

Photo taken by Duane Warden. His Comments: " In 2000 I took a few pictures of the old "Hilburn House."  I'm not sure that people call it that any more, but that is what it was called when my family lived there for a few months in 1952-53.  My understanding is that it was owned by Tubal Hilburn.  If you continue down the same road where the Hilburn house is located for about a mile you come to the farm that was owned by S. H. & Caroline Hilburn Dunham.

1881 July 7 T.C. Hillburn is on a List of letters not picked up at the Evening Shade Post Office in Sharp Co BBR

1896 Sept 25 Tubals first application for a pension for his Confederate service was examined and rejected. His proof of service was not sufficient.  In it he stated " I am almost totally Blind, having been so for nearly

four years. One of my eyes bursted out about three years ago and I have

lost the use of the other." He said he had no property and had been unable

to work for five or six years, He had been in resident of Ark for 34 years and he was 71 years old. 

      

In 1897 He again presented the same information and on 20 Aug of that year

he was granted a pension of $75. Since Tubal is not found in the 1900 Census we assume he died before he was able to enjoy his income for long. BBR

 

Children of Tubal :

 

1 CATHERINE HILBURN born abt 1852 Perry Co TN. Catherine, age 8, was found

in 1860 census, she had either married or died before 1870; early marriage records destroyed in both Douglas Co MO and Fulton Co AR BBR

 

2 NANCY CAROLINE HILBURN ...........................

3 WILLIAM H HILBURN.....................  ..........

 

4 MARY M HILBURN born abt 1860 MO. Found in 1860 & 1870 censuses, living

with her parents; married or died before 1880.

5 JAMES M HILBURN..................................

 

6 MARTHA ELIZABETH HILBURN born Feb 1873 Fulton Co AR. Martha married John

T Hembrey Oct 8 1893 Fulton Co AR. (Fulton Co AR Marriage Book B p 380).

 

1900 HEMBREY JOHN Fulton Co AR Myatt 197

John Hembrey Head   WM Feb 1871 29 M 6yrs IN IN IN Farmer

Martha       Wife   WF Feb 1877 23 M  2/2 AR TN AR

Lizzie       Dau    WF Dec 1894  5 S      AR IN AR

Jack         Son    WM Nov 1897  2 S      AR IN AR

Maria        Mother WF Aug 1843 56 Wd 7/5 IN UN UN

 

1910 HEMBREY JOHN T Fulton Co AR Myatt 1

John T Hembrey Head WM 38 M1 15yrs IN IN IN Farmer

Martha         Wife WF 32 M1 6/6   AR TN AR

Lizzie         Dau  WF 14 S        AR IN AR

Jack           Son  WM 12 S        AR IN AR

Mary           Dau  WF  8 S        AR IN AR

Ruby           Dau  WF  6 S        AR IN AR

Frank          Son  WM  5 S        AR IN AR

Nellie         Dau  WF  3 S        AR IN AR

 

1920 HEMLING JOHN T Jackson Co AR Bird 12

John T Hemling Head WM 48 M IN IN IN Farmer

Martha         Wife WF 42 M AR TN AR

Mary           Dau  WF 18 S AR IN AR

Ruby           Dau  WF 16 S AR IN AR

John           Son  WM 14 S AR IN AR

Nellie         Dau  WF 11 S AR IN AR

Mart           Son  WM  9 S AR IN AR

Agnes          Dau  WF  2 S AR IN AR

William        Son  WM 22 S AR IN AR

 

 Children:

 

 1 Lizzie Hembrey born Dec 1894 AR.

 

 2 William Jack Hembrey born Nov 4 1897 AR. William married Belle Z

   William died April 9 1975.

 

   1930 HEMBREY WILLIAM J Jackson Co AR Jefferson 189

   William J Hembrey Head WM 33 M (26) AR IN AR Farmer

   Belle Z           Wife WF 27 M (20) AR AR AR

   Susie L           Dau  WF  4 S      AR AR AR

   T J               Son  WM  3 S      AR AR AR

   Emily             Dau  WF  1 S      AR AR AR

 

 3 Mary Ann Hembrey born Oct 22 1900 AR. Mary married ? Meyers.

 

 4 Ruby Bettie Hembrey born June 19 1903 AR. Ruby married ? Brock.

   Ruby died March 8 1922.

 

 5 John Franklin Hembrey born Nov 12 1905 AR.

 

   1930 HEMBREY FRANK Jackson Co AR Jefferson 189

   Frank Hembrey Head   WM 23 M (20)  AR IN AR Farmer

   Agnes         Wife   WF 18 M (15)  AR MO MO

   Dorothy M     Dau    WF  1 S       AR AR AR

   May Silvy     M/Law  WF 63 Wd (18) MO MO TN

   William       Father WM 59 Wd (21) IN IN IN

 

 6 Nellie Mae Hembrey born July 13 1908 AR.

 

 7 Charles Mart Hembrey born Dec 14 1910 AR.

 

 8 Nora May Hembrey born Jan 9 1913 AR.

 

 9 Agnes Dollie Hembrey born Jan 8 1917 AR.