Wilburn Hale , the son of Henry D. and Betsy Ruth Franklin Hale, was born in Russell Co Va. on January 9, 1840 and died December 31, 1922. Wilburn was married 4 times and had 21 children. He married Elander Airtrip on 12-19-1860, Surrilda Turner 10-19-1866, Sarah Anderson 10-27-1885 and Lear Margaret Boyd on 8-30-1894.
During the Civil War he was a confederate soldier with the 7th Va. Calvary. Later he taught school for 50 cents a day. In 1916 he was declared totally blind and received a confederate pension. |
