His full name was James Henry Wilber, but he preferred Henry, the son of Abner and Elizabeth (Jones) Wilber.
Served with Company B, "the Rochester Regiment", 108th New York Infantry-Civil War.
Veterans benefits were sought from Nebraska on September 12, 1883. Record notes his names to be James H. - with Henry as "alias" - Wilber.
Death certificate notes Henry was "aged 76 yrs 10 mo 15 days" - death in the "Barber Addition" of Chico.
Chico Cemetery Association records indicate that burial took place on February 11, 1914, with Henry Wilber "age 75". Widow's benefits were issued to Fannie M. Wilber, then a resident of Nebraska, and granted on April 25, 1914.
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NOTE: Surname is listed as "Wilbur" in the following two references:
Obituary from the Chico Enterprise of Feb 10, 1914 states: "... Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur came to California to spend the winter with their daughter, but remained through the coming summer ... the infirmities attending old age caused death."
See the completed biography on James Henry Wilber, by Gregory A. Johnson, entitled “The Tale of Two Wilburs: A Farmer and a Soldier Buried in Butte County” as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2015, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Served with Company B, "the Rochester Regiment", 108th New York Infantry-Civil War.
Veterans benefits were sought from Nebraska on September 12, 1883. Record notes his names to be James H. - with Henry as "alias" - Wilber.
Death certificate notes Henry was "aged 76 yrs 10 mo 15 days" - death in the "Barber Addition" of Chico.
Chico Cemetery Association records indicate that burial took place on February 11, 1914, with Henry Wilber "age 75". Widow's benefits were issued to Fannie M. Wilber, then a resident of Nebraska, and granted on April 25, 1914.
~~~
NOTE: Surname is listed as "Wilbur" in the following two references:
Obituary from the Chico Enterprise of Feb 10, 1914 states: "... Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur came to California to spend the winter with their daughter, but remained through the coming summer ... the infirmities attending old age caused death."
See the completed biography on James Henry Wilber, by Gregory A. Johnson, entitled “The Tale of Two Wilburs: A Farmer and a Soldier Buried in Butte County” as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2015, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
His full name was James Henry Wilber, but he preferred Henry, the son of Abner and Elizabeth (Jones) Wilber.
Served with Company B, "the Rochester Regiment", 108th New York Infantry-Civil War.
Veterans benefits were sought from Nebraska on September 12, 1883. Record notes his names to be James H. - with Henry as "alias" - Wilber.
Death certificate notes Henry was "aged 76 yrs 10 mo 15 days" - death in the "Barber Addition" of Chico.
Chico Cemetery Association records indicate that burial took place on February 11, 1914, with Henry Wilber "age 75". Widow's benefits were issued to Fannie M. Wilber, then a resident of Nebraska, and granted on April 25, 1914.
~~~
NOTE: Surname is listed as "Wilbur" in the following two references:
Obituary from the Chico Enterprise of Feb 10, 1914 states: "... Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur came to California to spend the winter with their daughter, but remained through the coming summer ... the infirmities attending old age caused death."
See the completed biography on James Henry Wilber, by Gregory A. Johnson, entitled “The Tale of Two Wilburs: A Farmer and a Soldier Buried in Butte County” as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2015, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
Served with Company B, "the Rochester Regiment", 108th New York Infantry-Civil War.
Veterans benefits were sought from Nebraska on September 12, 1883. Record notes his names to be James H. - with Henry as "alias" - Wilber.
Death certificate notes Henry was "aged 76 yrs 10 mo 15 days" - death in the "Barber Addition" of Chico.
Chico Cemetery Association records indicate that burial took place on February 11, 1914, with Henry Wilber "age 75". Widow's benefits were issued to Fannie M. Wilber, then a resident of Nebraska, and granted on April 25, 1914.
~~~
NOTE: Surname is listed as "Wilbur" in the following two references:
Obituary from the Chico Enterprise of Feb 10, 1914 states: "... Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur came to California to spend the winter with their daughter, but remained through the coming summer ... the infirmities attending old age caused death."
See the completed biography on James Henry Wilber, by Gregory A. Johnson, entitled “The Tale of Two Wilburs: A Farmer and a Soldier Buried in Butte County” as part of a California State University, Chico Archival History project, fall semester, 2015, under the direction of Professor Mike Magliari. Electronic version and hard print copies are available at Meriam Library, CSU, Chico and Chico Cemetery Association.
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