Son of David Holmes Lofland and Elizabeth Tisdale. Husband of Delcenia H. Maxwell.
Father of:
Jonathon Cruze "Uncle Jonk" Lofland 1849 - 1925
William Isaac Lofland 1851 – 1917
Joseph Solomon Lofland 1854 – 1941
Nancy Lofland 1855 – 1887
James Riley Lofland 1858 – 1950
Thomas David Lofland 1862 – 1898
Member of the Masons in Yell County, Arkansas. His tombstone bears the Masonic emblem.
Wilburn had served in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy enlisting 2/20/1862.
He served with Company I of the 24th Arkansas Infantry and his records show he was Absent without Leave in October 1862 but present for duty in December of that year.
His actual discharge date is not none as of this writing. The Battle of Arkansas Post occurred in January 1863 and the 24th Arkansas Infantry fought there. Many of the members of the 19th and 24th Arkansas Infantry were captured by the Union with most being sent to Camp Douglas POW Camp in Chicago, Illinois. This author is not aware if Wilburn was present for duty during the battle but if he was, he was one of the fortunate to have not been killed or captured. His brother, David Riley Lofland was verified as being at the battle and was captured but was paroled 4/3/1863 and sent to City Point, Virginia were he was released. He returned to the 24th and was wounded during the Battle of Atlanta in July 1864.
Another contributor to this bio wished to add the following version of Wilburn Loflands Civil War service and death:
"LOFLAND, WILBURN ISAAC: C.S. Company I, 24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted (Confederate Service Record found under the name W. Laughlin) 20 Feb 1862 at Danville, Yell, Arkansas. Absent with leave Oct 1862. Present through Dec 1862. Killed, by bushwhackers, 8 Nov 1863 at his home in Upper Lafaore (LaFourche) Township, Yell Co., Arkansas. Born 30 May 1823 in Tennessee. Married Mary Delcenia Maxwell 26 Mar 1848 in Yell Co., Arkansas. Age listed as 27 on 1850 Yell Co., Arkansas Census. Age listed as 36 on 1860 Yell Co., Arkansas Census. Owner of 1 slave on 1860 Census. Buried in Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton, Yell, Arkansas. Brother of David R., Dorman S., John S. and William S. Lofland. Brother-in-law of John T. Briggs and Nathan H. Maxwell."
Wilburn was murdered on the front porch of his home by "Bushwackers", a band of criminals who terrorized communities during and after the Civil War robbing, raping and murdering as they pleased. The family had just sat down at the table for a meal when one of these Bushwhacker bands rode up to the Lofland house asking or demanding rest/food. Wilburn refused to willingly give them aid and comfort in his home in an attempt to protect his family as he was aware of what these men were. The ruffians shot and killed him in front of his family and then rode away. Wilburn's brothers assembled and rode after the criminals and engaged them in a firefight, killing one. To this writers knowledge, no other actions were taken.
After the war, Wilburn's wife Delcenia (married Yell County, Arkansas on 3/26/1848) migrated to Rockwall or Llano County, Texas, with her son William Isaac Lofland and his family. They homesteaded near two of her Maxwell brothers who had went to Rockwall and Llano Counties before the war (Bluffton, Llano County, Texas was named after Bluffton, Yell County, Arkansas). She lived there until she died. The Lofland family name though still survives in the LaForche Valley region of Yell County, Arkansas.
Father of:
Jonathon Cruze "Uncle Jonk" Lofland 1849 - 1925
William Isaac Lofland 1851 – 1917
Joseph Solomon Lofland 1854 – 1941
Nancy Lofland 1855 – 1887
James Riley Lofland 1858 – 1950
Thomas David Lofland 1862 – 1898
Member of the Masons in Yell County, Arkansas. His tombstone bears the Masonic emblem.
Wilburn had served in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy enlisting 2/20/1862.
He served with Company I of the 24th Arkansas Infantry and his records show he was Absent without Leave in October 1862 but present for duty in December of that year.
His actual discharge date is not none as of this writing. The Battle of Arkansas Post occurred in January 1863 and the 24th Arkansas Infantry fought there. Many of the members of the 19th and 24th Arkansas Infantry were captured by the Union with most being sent to Camp Douglas POW Camp in Chicago, Illinois. This author is not aware if Wilburn was present for duty during the battle but if he was, he was one of the fortunate to have not been killed or captured. His brother, David Riley Lofland was verified as being at the battle and was captured but was paroled 4/3/1863 and sent to City Point, Virginia were he was released. He returned to the 24th and was wounded during the Battle of Atlanta in July 1864.
Another contributor to this bio wished to add the following version of Wilburn Loflands Civil War service and death:
"LOFLAND, WILBURN ISAAC: C.S. Company I, 24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted (Confederate Service Record found under the name W. Laughlin) 20 Feb 1862 at Danville, Yell, Arkansas. Absent with leave Oct 1862. Present through Dec 1862. Killed, by bushwhackers, 8 Nov 1863 at his home in Upper Lafaore (LaFourche) Township, Yell Co., Arkansas. Born 30 May 1823 in Tennessee. Married Mary Delcenia Maxwell 26 Mar 1848 in Yell Co., Arkansas. Age listed as 27 on 1850 Yell Co., Arkansas Census. Age listed as 36 on 1860 Yell Co., Arkansas Census. Owner of 1 slave on 1860 Census. Buried in Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton, Yell, Arkansas. Brother of David R., Dorman S., John S. and William S. Lofland. Brother-in-law of John T. Briggs and Nathan H. Maxwell."
Wilburn was murdered on the front porch of his home by "Bushwackers", a band of criminals who terrorized communities during and after the Civil War robbing, raping and murdering as they pleased. The family had just sat down at the table for a meal when one of these Bushwhacker bands rode up to the Lofland house asking or demanding rest/food. Wilburn refused to willingly give them aid and comfort in his home in an attempt to protect his family as he was aware of what these men were. The ruffians shot and killed him in front of his family and then rode away. Wilburn's brothers assembled and rode after the criminals and engaged them in a firefight, killing one. To this writers knowledge, no other actions were taken.
After the war, Wilburn's wife Delcenia (married Yell County, Arkansas on 3/26/1848) migrated to Rockwall or Llano County, Texas, with her son William Isaac Lofland and his family. They homesteaded near two of her Maxwell brothers who had went to Rockwall and Llano Counties before the war (Bluffton, Llano County, Texas was named after Bluffton, Yell County, Arkansas). She lived there until she died. The Lofland family name though still survives in the LaForche Valley region of Yell County, Arkansas.
Son of David Holmes Lofland and Elizabeth Tisdale. Husband of Delcenia H. Maxwell.
Father of:
Jonathon Cruze "Uncle Jonk" Lofland 1849 - 1925
William Isaac Lofland 1851 – 1917
Joseph Solomon Lofland 1854 – 1941
Nancy Lofland 1855 – 1887
James Riley Lofland 1858 – 1950
Thomas David Lofland 1862 – 1898
Member of the Masons in Yell County, Arkansas. His tombstone bears the Masonic emblem.
Wilburn had served in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy enlisting 2/20/1862.
He served with Company I of the 24th Arkansas Infantry and his records show he was Absent without Leave in October 1862 but present for duty in December of that year.
His actual discharge date is not none as of this writing. The Battle of Arkansas Post occurred in January 1863 and the 24th Arkansas Infantry fought there. Many of the members of the 19th and 24th Arkansas Infantry were captured by the Union with most being sent to Camp Douglas POW Camp in Chicago, Illinois. This author is not aware if Wilburn was present for duty during the battle but if he was, he was one of the fortunate to have not been killed or captured. His brother, David Riley Lofland was verified as being at the battle and was captured but was paroled 4/3/1863 and sent to City Point, Virginia were he was released. He returned to the 24th and was wounded during the Battle of Atlanta in July 1864.
Another contributor to this bio wished to add the following version of Wilburn Loflands Civil War service and death:
"LOFLAND, WILBURN ISAAC: C.S. Company I, 24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted (Confederate Service Record found under the name W. Laughlin) 20 Feb 1862 at Danville, Yell, Arkansas. Absent with leave Oct 1862. Present through Dec 1862. Killed, by bushwhackers, 8 Nov 1863 at his home in Upper Lafaore (LaFourche) Township, Yell Co., Arkansas. Born 30 May 1823 in Tennessee. Married Mary Delcenia Maxwell 26 Mar 1848 in Yell Co., Arkansas. Age listed as 27 on 1850 Yell Co., Arkansas Census. Age listed as 36 on 1860 Yell Co., Arkansas Census. Owner of 1 slave on 1860 Census. Buried in Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton, Yell, Arkansas. Brother of David R., Dorman S., John S. and William S. Lofland. Brother-in-law of John T. Briggs and Nathan H. Maxwell."
Wilburn was murdered on the front porch of his home by "Bushwackers", a band of criminals who terrorized communities during and after the Civil War robbing, raping and murdering as they pleased. The family had just sat down at the table for a meal when one of these Bushwhacker bands rode up to the Lofland house asking or demanding rest/food. Wilburn refused to willingly give them aid and comfort in his home in an attempt to protect his family as he was aware of what these men were. The ruffians shot and killed him in front of his family and then rode away. Wilburn's brothers assembled and rode after the criminals and engaged them in a firefight, killing one. To this writers knowledge, no other actions were taken.
After the war, Wilburn's wife Delcenia (married Yell County, Arkansas on 3/26/1848) migrated to Rockwall or Llano County, Texas, with her son William Isaac Lofland and his family. They homesteaded near two of her Maxwell brothers who had went to Rockwall and Llano Counties before the war (Bluffton, Llano County, Texas was named after Bluffton, Yell County, Arkansas). She lived there until she died. The Lofland family name though still survives in the LaForche Valley region of Yell County, Arkansas.
Father of:
Jonathon Cruze "Uncle Jonk" Lofland 1849 - 1925
William Isaac Lofland 1851 – 1917
Joseph Solomon Lofland 1854 – 1941
Nancy Lofland 1855 – 1887
James Riley Lofland 1858 – 1950
Thomas David Lofland 1862 – 1898
Member of the Masons in Yell County, Arkansas. His tombstone bears the Masonic emblem.
Wilburn had served in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy enlisting 2/20/1862.
He served with Company I of the 24th Arkansas Infantry and his records show he was Absent without Leave in October 1862 but present for duty in December of that year.
His actual discharge date is not none as of this writing. The Battle of Arkansas Post occurred in January 1863 and the 24th Arkansas Infantry fought there. Many of the members of the 19th and 24th Arkansas Infantry were captured by the Union with most being sent to Camp Douglas POW Camp in Chicago, Illinois. This author is not aware if Wilburn was present for duty during the battle but if he was, he was one of the fortunate to have not been killed or captured. His brother, David Riley Lofland was verified as being at the battle and was captured but was paroled 4/3/1863 and sent to City Point, Virginia were he was released. He returned to the 24th and was wounded during the Battle of Atlanta in July 1864.
Another contributor to this bio wished to add the following version of Wilburn Loflands Civil War service and death:
"LOFLAND, WILBURN ISAAC: C.S. Company I, 24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted (Confederate Service Record found under the name W. Laughlin) 20 Feb 1862 at Danville, Yell, Arkansas. Absent with leave Oct 1862. Present through Dec 1862. Killed, by bushwhackers, 8 Nov 1863 at his home in Upper Lafaore (LaFourche) Township, Yell Co., Arkansas. Born 30 May 1823 in Tennessee. Married Mary Delcenia Maxwell 26 Mar 1848 in Yell Co., Arkansas. Age listed as 27 on 1850 Yell Co., Arkansas Census. Age listed as 36 on 1860 Yell Co., Arkansas Census. Owner of 1 slave on 1860 Census. Buried in Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton, Yell, Arkansas. Brother of David R., Dorman S., John S. and William S. Lofland. Brother-in-law of John T. Briggs and Nathan H. Maxwell."
Wilburn was murdered on the front porch of his home by "Bushwackers", a band of criminals who terrorized communities during and after the Civil War robbing, raping and murdering as they pleased. The family had just sat down at the table for a meal when one of these Bushwhacker bands rode up to the Lofland house asking or demanding rest/food. Wilburn refused to willingly give them aid and comfort in his home in an attempt to protect his family as he was aware of what these men were. The ruffians shot and killed him in front of his family and then rode away. Wilburn's brothers assembled and rode after the criminals and engaged them in a firefight, killing one. To this writers knowledge, no other actions were taken.
After the war, Wilburn's wife Delcenia (married Yell County, Arkansas on 3/26/1848) migrated to Rockwall or Llano County, Texas, with her son William Isaac Lofland and his family. They homesteaded near two of her Maxwell brothers who had went to Rockwall and Llano Counties before the war (Bluffton, Llano County, Texas was named after Bluffton, Yell County, Arkansas). She lived there until she died. The Lofland family name though still survives in the LaForche Valley region of Yell County, Arkansas.
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