Jackson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Wilbanks, James Livingston November 5, 1887
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"The Jacksonville Republican"
Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., Alabama

NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 19, 1887

CALHOUN County Local News

OBITUARY OF JAMES LIVINGSTON WILBANKS

The subject of this sketch was born in Jackson county, Georgia, September 
29, 1820; was married to Miss Julia A. Pritchett in 1845, and during the 
year 1846, professed religion and joined the M.E. Church, South, of which he 
lived a consistent member until called home to rest. His death occurred at 
his home three miles southwest of Morrisville, Ala., at 2:30 a.m., November 
5, 1887, where he had lived for most of the time since the war.

His conduct has been such as to win for him the respect and confidence of 
the entire community. The witer of this sketch has known the deceased only 
about eight months, but in that brief period has been forcibly impressed 
with the christian piety and devotion of the much lamented brother.

He bore his afflictions with great patience and fortitude, thus exhibiting 
to his family and friends the consolation in the religion he professed. 
Never in his most trying moments when the most torturing pains were racking 
his body did he forget for a single moment to thank God that things were no 
worse with him than what they were. Many are the times the family have been 
awakened in the still hours of midnight by the soul-stirring songs of the 
suffering husband and father; singing and praying until his own soul was 
made happy. Religion was his whole theme and his sufferings only seemed to 
reconsecrate him to the Cross.

Often with conversing with the writer he would become so enthused over the 
subject that he would break down in a "glory to God" or "thank God, shout. 
But a short while before death claimed him, he was bemoaning the wickedness 
of the world, and wound up saying "what a glorious thing religion is."

He said he was perfectly willing to die, as he was confident he would enter 
into eternal rest, where sufferings are no more. The deceased leaves a wife, 
two sons and two daughters and a great number of relatives and friends to 
mourn his depature. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the 
family iin the time of their saddest bereavement. W.J. B., Cane Creek, Ala., 
Nov. 10, 1887

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