Letter from Jasper Newton Stubbs written to his sister, Mrs. West, now in possession of his great-grandson, David Henry Lander:
"Harrison, Georgia
Washington County 1900
I was a member of the Washington Riflemen for several years before the war and (when my company was called to sholder arms in the defince of my ... and protection of my home and property I registered at once) inlisted in the confederate States servis in February 1861 in the First Ga Redgment (during the war betweeen the states.) and after being mustered out in April 1862 then I inlisted for the war served in Company B of the 12 Ga Batalion voleters in Evan's Brigade Gordes [Gordon's] Division and 3rd army Corps and served until the surrender 1865 and was honorably discharged at the surrender at Apomaxtox Court House in Va 1865. (We was first ordered to Pencicla from their to Ritchmon Va and from Ritchmon to North West Va. And at Larrell Hill there we begin to fight and after several days fighting General Garnet was our Commander. And was forced to retret and on that retreat at Cassex Foard Garnit was killed and General Talfasro [Talliaferro] and Capt Barsey taken Command. When the fight in the rear commenced we formed a line of Battle at Cassey Ford extending across the vally and our command was the extreme right and the line gave way in the center and we swtill helt our position and was ... in the rear of the yankey army and then we was forced to the mountains thinking that we might cross over and join our army but alas we rambled and traveled for 4 days and nites. I was left asleep and they all left me on the top of the mountain and I was woke by a yankey Calryman riding nye in a few yds of me andto my surprise all had left and I decided that it was not best for me to rile him so I did not shoot and after a few minutes stay he left and then I went my weigh hunting for the 5 or 6 hundred men lost in the forest with 2 men in front cutting their weigh. After 3 days and nites by myself alone nearly.....at nite could hear panthers and bairs grouling and hollowing in all direction. I rambled out the 4 days in the morning to Mr Parsons a few miles to the south and thinking I would be killed but was so hungry was forced to get something to eat or dy. I cauled and asked if I could get something to eat if you please after a few seconds he replied yes if you are the rite sort of a man I hesstated as he did but I decidid that I would dy or have something to eat if I was forced to kill him and leave so I went down to his little cabin and found plenty and then I tolde him if he would go and find the lost men that they would reward him for his services and he tolde me to remain at or near round in the mountains and change my uniform and take a citizen suit so if the yankey scouts should come on me I could them them by claiming that I was on lookout for stock. Off he went after w and 2 nights he came back and brought them to a camp some 2 miles in the mountains and there he returned and reported to me that he had found them and had brought back the starving men back and had camped them and that by the assistance of me and his little son Robert to shuk corn and I would take charge of a mill and grinde the corn at nite and we would take the meal and salt and we started at day over to the camp with 3.......and ......3 or 4 bushels as much as we could carry on his 2 horses. Then I rejoined my comand of soldiers nearly all famished and weakened down. When the soldiers say me they rejoiced and my captain who is dead ........ He hugged and kifsed me. Thats Capt Seaborn Jones of Sandersville. I hope to see a monument of Capt Jones reared in the city of Sandersville at some future day Sisters of the cause of the Confedercy you will please think of Capt Jones at your meeting. He stood at the front and boar all the hardships of a soldier's life...now asw the time has past so long since the commencement up to present that I cannot give a definit ancer to the ... and wondered of each but we generly fought not less than 5 to 1 in all the fights and some times 10 to one and we fought nearly evory day. And some times at nite I never would surrender and would always come out and let them shoot. At Manoxie [Monocacy] Junction md. I got my first wound and we lost a greate many men at Fishers Hill. I got wuded at Fishers Hill pa. I got my 3rd woud with a lot of a grate many men but the battle field was covered with dead and wouded men at the seven pines fight was great slaughter of men at the wildernefs also was a heavy batol at Sharkesburg was desparate flight at Hagers Town Md was a heavy batel the firs Manases fight was heavy and the second Manases was the largest fight during the war. Cold Harbor fight was a greate slaughter of men as boath sides and round Richmon Va that was a fight all day and sharp shooting at nite compeled to stay in the trenchis also at Petersburg the same you look in the history and you will find all the reports of the caulties of bouth sides and I notice that there is a great many fighers and batols that is not spoken of.
Now sister Mag you can state to Anna May that this will give her some idea of what I have gone through in life and would to day sholder my musket in defence of Honisty and Justice...this county.
Yours as ever and Brother J. N. Stubbs"
Obituary The Adrian Courier, Vol III, No. 14, Adrian, Georgia, Friday, July 14, 1905: "JASPER NEWTON STUBBS - Again has our city been visited and one of our most honored and highly respected citizens has been called to answer the summons of death. This time it was Mr. JASPER NEWTON STUBBS. Our city was shocked when on Monday afternoon on July the third the sad intelligence of the serious illness of this grand old man was scattered over the city and sadder still were our citizens when in a short while the announcement that he was dead. While Mr. STUBBS had been in feeble health for a number of months and was complaining only a few days prior to his death he had seemed in better spirit the day of his death than he had for several days and his friends were hopeful of his restoration to his usual health. He was taken suddenly while at the dinner table and while all possible assistance was given him he never rallied from the attack. He was not in pain however and was perfectly conscious until the very moment of his death. He talked and told him wife and the family who were at his side that he would be better in a few moments, but such was not the case for the Grim Reaper had called for him and he must go. His wife and children and the relatives were with him at the time of his death administering to his wants in whatever way they could. He never lacked for the very best of attention. It was his time and he had to go. JASPER NEWTON STUBBS was born near Worthen, Washington county October the 18th, 1837 so was in his sixty-nineth year at the time of his death. He was a member of the First Regiment Company A, which went out from Sandersville among the first companys to enter service in the Civil War, and remained until the close. During the latter part of the war he was a captain of his company and it is said by all who knew him that a braver and more fearless soldier never entered service for his county. In the year 1887 he was married to Miss SUSIE PEDDY of near Sandersville, who has been his companion until his death. He was the father of three children two of whom are living the other having died whan a child. His living children are Miss MAMMIE and WILLIE. Mr. STUBBS leaves a wife, two children, two brothers, and three sisters to mourn his loss. His brothers are, Messrs. ARCHIE STUBBS of Oconee, and FRANK STUBBS of Augusta. His sisters are, Mrs. RENFROE, of Cartersville, Mrs. AINSWORTH and Mrs. WOOD, of Sandersville, and Mrs. JOYNER, of Rome. He was a member of Antioch Baptist church of Washington county, having joined when he was about nineteen years of age. He was considered by all to be a most pious gentelmen in every sense of the word.
A consecrated christian, an indulgent father, an effectionate husband, and a friend that one might well feel proud of, he was a most estimable gentleman and his departure while deeply regretted but gains for him an entrance into that rest that remaineth for the people of God. He will be missed by his family and relatives, by his friends whom he numbered by his acquaintances, and by his town. The funeral was conducted at the Baptist church at Harrison and the interment was beside his son in the cemetery at that place. A number of friends accompanied the body to its resting place to pay tribute to their friend. The Courier with their many other friends drops a tear of sympathy with the bereft relatives and friends over the loss of this noble old man, and can add that He doeth all things well and for the best.
"Harrison, Georgia
Washington County 1900
I was a member of the Washington Riflemen for several years before the war and (when my company was called to sholder arms in the defince of my ... and protection of my home and property I registered at once) inlisted in the confederate States servis in February 1861 in the First Ga Redgment (during the war betweeen the states.) and after being mustered out in April 1862 then I inlisted for the war served in Company B of the 12 Ga Batalion voleters in Evan's Brigade Gordes [Gordon's] Division and 3rd army Corps and served until the surrender 1865 and was honorably discharged at the surrender at Apomaxtox Court House in Va 1865. (We was first ordered to Pencicla from their to Ritchmon Va and from Ritchmon to North West Va. And at Larrell Hill there we begin to fight and after several days fighting General Garnet was our Commander. And was forced to retret and on that retreat at Cassex Foard Garnit was killed and General Talfasro [Talliaferro] and Capt Barsey taken Command. When the fight in the rear commenced we formed a line of Battle at Cassey Ford extending across the vally and our command was the extreme right and the line gave way in the center and we swtill helt our position and was ... in the rear of the yankey army and then we was forced to the mountains thinking that we might cross over and join our army but alas we rambled and traveled for 4 days and nites. I was left asleep and they all left me on the top of the mountain and I was woke by a yankey Calryman riding nye in a few yds of me andto my surprise all had left and I decided that it was not best for me to rile him so I did not shoot and after a few minutes stay he left and then I went my weigh hunting for the 5 or 6 hundred men lost in the forest with 2 men in front cutting their weigh. After 3 days and nites by myself alone nearly.....at nite could hear panthers and bairs grouling and hollowing in all direction. I rambled out the 4 days in the morning to Mr Parsons a few miles to the south and thinking I would be killed but was so hungry was forced to get something to eat or dy. I cauled and asked if I could get something to eat if you please after a few seconds he replied yes if you are the rite sort of a man I hesstated as he did but I decidid that I would dy or have something to eat if I was forced to kill him and leave so I went down to his little cabin and found plenty and then I tolde him if he would go and find the lost men that they would reward him for his services and he tolde me to remain at or near round in the mountains and change my uniform and take a citizen suit so if the yankey scouts should come on me I could them them by claiming that I was on lookout for stock. Off he went after w and 2 nights he came back and brought them to a camp some 2 miles in the mountains and there he returned and reported to me that he had found them and had brought back the starving men back and had camped them and that by the assistance of me and his little son Robert to shuk corn and I would take charge of a mill and grinde the corn at nite and we would take the meal and salt and we started at day over to the camp with 3.......and ......3 or 4 bushels as much as we could carry on his 2 horses. Then I rejoined my comand of soldiers nearly all famished and weakened down. When the soldiers say me they rejoiced and my captain who is dead ........ He hugged and kifsed me. Thats Capt Seaborn Jones of Sandersville. I hope to see a monument of Capt Jones reared in the city of Sandersville at some future day Sisters of the cause of the Confedercy you will please think of Capt Jones at your meeting. He stood at the front and boar all the hardships of a soldier's life...now asw the time has past so long since the commencement up to present that I cannot give a definit ancer to the ... and wondered of each but we generly fought not less than 5 to 1 in all the fights and some times 10 to one and we fought nearly evory day. And some times at nite I never would surrender and would always come out and let them shoot. At Manoxie [Monocacy] Junction md. I got my first wound and we lost a greate many men at Fishers Hill. I got wuded at Fishers Hill pa. I got my 3rd woud with a lot of a grate many men but the battle field was covered with dead and wouded men at the seven pines fight was great slaughter of men at the wildernefs also was a heavy batol at Sharkesburg was desparate flight at Hagers Town Md was a heavy batel the firs Manases fight was heavy and the second Manases was the largest fight during the war. Cold Harbor fight was a greate slaughter of men as boath sides and round Richmon Va that was a fight all day and sharp shooting at nite compeled to stay in the trenchis also at Petersburg the same you look in the history and you will find all the reports of the caulties of bouth sides and I notice that there is a great many fighers and batols that is not spoken of.
Now sister Mag you can state to Anna May that this will give her some idea of what I have gone through in life and would to day sholder my musket in defence of Honisty and Justice...this county.
Yours as ever and Brother J. N. Stubbs"
Obituary The Adrian Courier, Vol III, No. 14, Adrian, Georgia, Friday, July 14, 1905: "JASPER NEWTON STUBBS - Again has our city been visited and one of our most honored and highly respected citizens has been called to answer the summons of death. This time it was Mr. JASPER NEWTON STUBBS. Our city was shocked when on Monday afternoon on July the third the sad intelligence of the serious illness of this grand old man was scattered over the city and sadder still were our citizens when in a short while the announcement that he was dead. While Mr. STUBBS had been in feeble health for a number of months and was complaining only a few days prior to his death he had seemed in better spirit the day of his death than he had for several days and his friends were hopeful of his restoration to his usual health. He was taken suddenly while at the dinner table and while all possible assistance was given him he never rallied from the attack. He was not in pain however and was perfectly conscious until the very moment of his death. He talked and told him wife and the family who were at his side that he would be better in a few moments, but such was not the case for the Grim Reaper had called for him and he must go. His wife and children and the relatives were with him at the time of his death administering to his wants in whatever way they could. He never lacked for the very best of attention. It was his time and he had to go. JASPER NEWTON STUBBS was born near Worthen, Washington county October the 18th, 1837 so was in his sixty-nineth year at the time of his death. He was a member of the First Regiment Company A, which went out from Sandersville among the first companys to enter service in the Civil War, and remained until the close. During the latter part of the war he was a captain of his company and it is said by all who knew him that a braver and more fearless soldier never entered service for his county. In the year 1887 he was married to Miss SUSIE PEDDY of near Sandersville, who has been his companion until his death. He was the father of three children two of whom are living the other having died whan a child. His living children are Miss MAMMIE and WILLIE. Mr. STUBBS leaves a wife, two children, two brothers, and three sisters to mourn his loss. His brothers are, Messrs. ARCHIE STUBBS of Oconee, and FRANK STUBBS of Augusta. His sisters are, Mrs. RENFROE, of Cartersville, Mrs. AINSWORTH and Mrs. WOOD, of Sandersville, and Mrs. JOYNER, of Rome. He was a member of Antioch Baptist church of Washington county, having joined when he was about nineteen years of age. He was considered by all to be a most pious gentelmen in every sense of the word.
A consecrated christian, an indulgent father, an effectionate husband, and a friend that one might well feel proud of, he was a most estimable gentleman and his departure while deeply regretted but gains for him an entrance into that rest that remaineth for the people of God. He will be missed by his family and relatives, by his friends whom he numbered by his acquaintances, and by his town. The funeral was conducted at the Baptist church at Harrison and the interment was beside his son in the cemetery at that place. A number of friends accompanied the body to its resting place to pay tribute to their friend. The Courier with their many other friends drops a tear of sympathy with the bereft relatives and friends over the loss of this noble old man, and can add that He doeth all things well and for the best.
Letter from Jasper Newton Stubbs written to his sister, Mrs. West, now in possession of his great-grandson, David Henry Lander:
"Harrison, Georgia
Washington County 1900
I was a member of the Washington Riflemen for several years before the war and (when my company was called to sholder arms in the defince of my ... and protection of my home and property I registered at once) inlisted in the confederate States servis in February 1861 in the First Ga Redgment (during the war betweeen the states.) and after being mustered out in April 1862 then I inlisted for the war served in Company B of the 12 Ga Batalion voleters in Evan's Brigade Gordes [Gordon's] Division and 3rd army Corps and served until the surrender 1865 and was honorably discharged at the surrender at Apomaxtox Court House in Va 1865. (We was first ordered to Pencicla from their to Ritchmon Va and from Ritchmon to North West Va. And at Larrell Hill there we begin to fight and after several days fighting General Garnet was our Commander. And was forced to retret and on that retreat at Cassex Foard Garnit was killed and General Talfasro [Talliaferro] and Capt Barsey taken Command. When the fight in the rear commenced we formed a line of Battle at Cassey Ford extending across the vally and our command was the extreme right and the line gave way in the center and we swtill helt our position and was ... in the rear of the yankey army and then we was forced to the mountains thinking that we might cross over and join our army but alas we rambled and traveled for 4 days and nites. I was left asleep and they all left me on the top of the mountain and I was woke by a yankey Calryman riding nye in a few yds of me andto my surprise all had left and I decided that it was not best for me to rile him so I did not shoot and after a few minutes stay he left and then I went my weigh hunting for the 5 or 6 hundred men lost in the forest with 2 men in front cutting their weigh. After 3 days and nites by myself alone nearly.....at nite could hear panthers and bairs grouling and hollowing in all direction. I rambled out the 4 days in the morning to Mr Parsons a few miles to the south and thinking I would be killed but was so hungry was forced to get something to eat or dy. I cauled and asked if I could get something to eat if you please after a few seconds he replied yes if you are the rite sort of a man I hesstated as he did but I decidid that I would dy or have something to eat if I was forced to kill him and leave so I went down to his little cabin and found plenty and then I tolde him if he would go and find the lost men that they would reward him for his services and he tolde me to remain at or near round in the mountains and change my uniform and take a citizen suit so if the yankey scouts should come on me I could them them by claiming that I was on lookout for stock. Off he went after w and 2 nights he came back and brought them to a camp some 2 miles in the mountains and there he returned and reported to me that he had found them and had brought back the starving men back and had camped them and that by the assistance of me and his little son Robert to shuk corn and I would take charge of a mill and grinde the corn at nite and we would take the meal and salt and we started at day over to the camp with 3.......and ......3 or 4 bushels as much as we could carry on his 2 horses. Then I rejoined my comand of soldiers nearly all famished and weakened down. When the soldiers say me they rejoiced and my captain who is dead ........ He hugged and kifsed me. Thats Capt Seaborn Jones of Sandersville. I hope to see a monument of Capt Jones reared in the city of Sandersville at some future day Sisters of the cause of the Confedercy you will please think of Capt Jones at your meeting. He stood at the front and boar all the hardships of a soldier's life...now asw the time has past so long since the commencement up to present that I cannot give a definit ancer to the ... and wondered of each but we generly fought not less than 5 to 1 in all the fights and some times 10 to one and we fought nearly evory day. And some times at nite I never would surrender and would always come out and let them shoot. At Manoxie [Monocacy] Junction md. I got my first wound and we lost a greate many men at Fishers Hill. I got wuded at Fishers Hill pa. I got my 3rd woud with a lot of a grate many men but the battle field was covered with dead and wouded men at the seven pines fight was great slaughter of men at the wildernefs also was a heavy batol at Sharkesburg was desparate flight at Hagers Town Md was a heavy batel the firs Manases fight was heavy and the second Manases was the largest fight during the war. Cold Harbor fight was a greate slaughter of men as boath sides and round Richmon Va that was a fight all day and sharp shooting at nite compeled to stay in the trenchis also at Petersburg the same you look in the history and you will find all the reports of the caulties of bouth sides and I notice that there is a great many fighers and batols that is not spoken of.
Now sister Mag you can state to Anna May that this will give her some idea of what I have gone through in life and would to day sholder my musket in defence of Honisty and Justice...this county.
Yours as ever and Brother J. N. Stubbs"
Obituary The Adrian Courier, Vol III, No. 14, Adrian, Georgia, Friday, July 14, 1905: "JASPER NEWTON STUBBS - Again has our city been visited and one of our most honored and highly respected citizens has been called to answer the summons of death. This time it was Mr. JASPER NEWTON STUBBS. Our city was shocked when on Monday afternoon on July the third the sad intelligence of the serious illness of this grand old man was scattered over the city and sadder still were our citizens when in a short while the announcement that he was dead. While Mr. STUBBS had been in feeble health for a number of months and was complaining only a few days prior to his death he had seemed in better spirit the day of his death than he had for several days and his friends were hopeful of his restoration to his usual health. He was taken suddenly while at the dinner table and while all possible assistance was given him he never rallied from the attack. He was not in pain however and was perfectly conscious until the very moment of his death. He talked and told him wife and the family who were at his side that he would be better in a few moments, but such was not the case for the Grim Reaper had called for him and he must go. His wife and children and the relatives were with him at the time of his death administering to his wants in whatever way they could. He never lacked for the very best of attention. It was his time and he had to go. JASPER NEWTON STUBBS was born near Worthen, Washington county October the 18th, 1837 so was in his sixty-nineth year at the time of his death. He was a member of the First Regiment Company A, which went out from Sandersville among the first companys to enter service in the Civil War, and remained until the close. During the latter part of the war he was a captain of his company and it is said by all who knew him that a braver and more fearless soldier never entered service for his county. In the year 1887 he was married to Miss SUSIE PEDDY of near Sandersville, who has been his companion until his death. He was the father of three children two of whom are living the other having died whan a child. His living children are Miss MAMMIE and WILLIE. Mr. STUBBS leaves a wife, two children, two brothers, and three sisters to mourn his loss. His brothers are, Messrs. ARCHIE STUBBS of Oconee, and FRANK STUBBS of Augusta. His sisters are, Mrs. RENFROE, of Cartersville, Mrs. AINSWORTH and Mrs. WOOD, of Sandersville, and Mrs. JOYNER, of Rome. He was a member of Antioch Baptist church of Washington county, having joined when he was about nineteen years of age. He was considered by all to be a most pious gentelmen in every sense of the word.
A consecrated christian, an indulgent father, an effectionate husband, and a friend that one might well feel proud of, he was a most estimable gentleman and his departure while deeply regretted but gains for him an entrance into that rest that remaineth for the people of God. He will be missed by his family and relatives, by his friends whom he numbered by his acquaintances, and by his town. The funeral was conducted at the Baptist church at Harrison and the interment was beside his son in the cemetery at that place. A number of friends accompanied the body to its resting place to pay tribute to their friend. The Courier with their many other friends drops a tear of sympathy with the bereft relatives and friends over the loss of this noble old man, and can add that He doeth all things well and for the best.
"Harrison, Georgia
Washington County 1900
I was a member of the Washington Riflemen for several years before the war and (when my company was called to sholder arms in the defince of my ... and protection of my home and property I registered at once) inlisted in the confederate States servis in February 1861 in the First Ga Redgment (during the war betweeen the states.) and after being mustered out in April 1862 then I inlisted for the war served in Company B of the 12 Ga Batalion voleters in Evan's Brigade Gordes [Gordon's] Division and 3rd army Corps and served until the surrender 1865 and was honorably discharged at the surrender at Apomaxtox Court House in Va 1865. (We was first ordered to Pencicla from their to Ritchmon Va and from Ritchmon to North West Va. And at Larrell Hill there we begin to fight and after several days fighting General Garnet was our Commander. And was forced to retret and on that retreat at Cassex Foard Garnit was killed and General Talfasro [Talliaferro] and Capt Barsey taken Command. When the fight in the rear commenced we formed a line of Battle at Cassey Ford extending across the vally and our command was the extreme right and the line gave way in the center and we swtill helt our position and was ... in the rear of the yankey army and then we was forced to the mountains thinking that we might cross over and join our army but alas we rambled and traveled for 4 days and nites. I was left asleep and they all left me on the top of the mountain and I was woke by a yankey Calryman riding nye in a few yds of me andto my surprise all had left and I decided that it was not best for me to rile him so I did not shoot and after a few minutes stay he left and then I went my weigh hunting for the 5 or 6 hundred men lost in the forest with 2 men in front cutting their weigh. After 3 days and nites by myself alone nearly.....at nite could hear panthers and bairs grouling and hollowing in all direction. I rambled out the 4 days in the morning to Mr Parsons a few miles to the south and thinking I would be killed but was so hungry was forced to get something to eat or dy. I cauled and asked if I could get something to eat if you please after a few seconds he replied yes if you are the rite sort of a man I hesstated as he did but I decidid that I would dy or have something to eat if I was forced to kill him and leave so I went down to his little cabin and found plenty and then I tolde him if he would go and find the lost men that they would reward him for his services and he tolde me to remain at or near round in the mountains and change my uniform and take a citizen suit so if the yankey scouts should come on me I could them them by claiming that I was on lookout for stock. Off he went after w and 2 nights he came back and brought them to a camp some 2 miles in the mountains and there he returned and reported to me that he had found them and had brought back the starving men back and had camped them and that by the assistance of me and his little son Robert to shuk corn and I would take charge of a mill and grinde the corn at nite and we would take the meal and salt and we started at day over to the camp with 3.......and ......3 or 4 bushels as much as we could carry on his 2 horses. Then I rejoined my comand of soldiers nearly all famished and weakened down. When the soldiers say me they rejoiced and my captain who is dead ........ He hugged and kifsed me. Thats Capt Seaborn Jones of Sandersville. I hope to see a monument of Capt Jones reared in the city of Sandersville at some future day Sisters of the cause of the Confedercy you will please think of Capt Jones at your meeting. He stood at the front and boar all the hardships of a soldier's life...now asw the time has past so long since the commencement up to present that I cannot give a definit ancer to the ... and wondered of each but we generly fought not less than 5 to 1 in all the fights and some times 10 to one and we fought nearly evory day. And some times at nite I never would surrender and would always come out and let them shoot. At Manoxie [Monocacy] Junction md. I got my first wound and we lost a greate many men at Fishers Hill. I got wuded at Fishers Hill pa. I got my 3rd woud with a lot of a grate many men but the battle field was covered with dead and wouded men at the seven pines fight was great slaughter of men at the wildernefs also was a heavy batol at Sharkesburg was desparate flight at Hagers Town Md was a heavy batel the firs Manases fight was heavy and the second Manases was the largest fight during the war. Cold Harbor fight was a greate slaughter of men as boath sides and round Richmon Va that was a fight all day and sharp shooting at nite compeled to stay in the trenchis also at Petersburg the same you look in the history and you will find all the reports of the caulties of bouth sides and I notice that there is a great many fighers and batols that is not spoken of.
Now sister Mag you can state to Anna May that this will give her some idea of what I have gone through in life and would to day sholder my musket in defence of Honisty and Justice...this county.
Yours as ever and Brother J. N. Stubbs"
Obituary The Adrian Courier, Vol III, No. 14, Adrian, Georgia, Friday, July 14, 1905: "JASPER NEWTON STUBBS - Again has our city been visited and one of our most honored and highly respected citizens has been called to answer the summons of death. This time it was Mr. JASPER NEWTON STUBBS. Our city was shocked when on Monday afternoon on July the third the sad intelligence of the serious illness of this grand old man was scattered over the city and sadder still were our citizens when in a short while the announcement that he was dead. While Mr. STUBBS had been in feeble health for a number of months and was complaining only a few days prior to his death he had seemed in better spirit the day of his death than he had for several days and his friends were hopeful of his restoration to his usual health. He was taken suddenly while at the dinner table and while all possible assistance was given him he never rallied from the attack. He was not in pain however and was perfectly conscious until the very moment of his death. He talked and told him wife and the family who were at his side that he would be better in a few moments, but such was not the case for the Grim Reaper had called for him and he must go. His wife and children and the relatives were with him at the time of his death administering to his wants in whatever way they could. He never lacked for the very best of attention. It was his time and he had to go. JASPER NEWTON STUBBS was born near Worthen, Washington county October the 18th, 1837 so was in his sixty-nineth year at the time of his death. He was a member of the First Regiment Company A, which went out from Sandersville among the first companys to enter service in the Civil War, and remained until the close. During the latter part of the war he was a captain of his company and it is said by all who knew him that a braver and more fearless soldier never entered service for his county. In the year 1887 he was married to Miss SUSIE PEDDY of near Sandersville, who has been his companion until his death. He was the father of three children two of whom are living the other having died whan a child. His living children are Miss MAMMIE and WILLIE. Mr. STUBBS leaves a wife, two children, two brothers, and three sisters to mourn his loss. His brothers are, Messrs. ARCHIE STUBBS of Oconee, and FRANK STUBBS of Augusta. His sisters are, Mrs. RENFROE, of Cartersville, Mrs. AINSWORTH and Mrs. WOOD, of Sandersville, and Mrs. JOYNER, of Rome. He was a member of Antioch Baptist church of Washington county, having joined when he was about nineteen years of age. He was considered by all to be a most pious gentelmen in every sense of the word.
A consecrated christian, an indulgent father, an effectionate husband, and a friend that one might well feel proud of, he was a most estimable gentleman and his departure while deeply regretted but gains for him an entrance into that rest that remaineth for the people of God. He will be missed by his family and relatives, by his friends whom he numbered by his acquaintances, and by his town. The funeral was conducted at the Baptist church at Harrison and the interment was beside his son in the cemetery at that place. A number of friends accompanied the body to its resting place to pay tribute to their friend. The Courier with their many other friends drops a tear of sympathy with the bereft relatives and friends over the loss of this noble old man, and can add that He doeth all things well and for the best.
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