Sarah Elizabeth Wilburn, daughter of Lihue Tandy Wilburn Sr. and Cynthia J. Brittain, married Hamilton McGuire "Hamp" Scruggs, son of Jesse T. Scruggs and Mary Ann McGuire, on June 4th, 1863 in Shelby County, Texas. They had eleven known children together, four sons and seven daughters.

Sarah's husband was a Confederate Soldier and a Veteran of the Civil War. He served as a Private, in Company I, 1st (McCulloch's) Regiment, Texas Cavalry (1st Texas Mounted Riflemen), CSA.

Sarah's father, four brothers and two brother-in-laws were Confederate Soldiers in the Civil War. Her 2nd oldest brother, James S. Wilburn and her sister's husband, Benjamin H. Schooler were killed in the Civil War.

The 1870 US-Census for Shelby County, Texas list: H.M. Scruggs age 30, Married-Head of Household-Farmer, wife Sarah E. age 22, and three children; Emily H. age 6, Nancy P. age 4, and Laurance F. age 1. All listed born in Texas.

The 1880 US-Census for Shelby County, Texas list: H.M. Scruggs age 40, Married-Head of Household-Farmer, wife S.E. age 32, and six children; Emily H. age 14, Lawrence M. age 11, C.C. age 8, Jesse T. age 6, M.L. age 4, and S.V. age 1. All listed born in Texas.

The 1900 US-Census for Shelby County, Texas list: Hamilton M. Scruggs age 60, Married-Head of Household-Farmer, wife Sarah E. age 52, and five children; Loutishy M. age 24, Hamp age 15, Bettie age 15, John N. age 10, Hallie age 7. Also listed is a Boarder-Divorced, James Low age 27. All listed born in Texas.

The 1910 US-Census for Shelby County, Texas list: Sarah E. Scruggs age 62, Widowed-Mother and two sons; Hamp J. Scruggs age 25, Single-Head of Household-Farmer, John N. Scruggs age 20, Farm-Laborer. Also listed is Sarah's married daughter, Bettie Hooper age 25, and her three children; Irada age 6F, Cecil age 2M, and Ovada age 4F. All listed born in Texas, except for a Hired-Man, Farm Laborer, Lessie Lee age 19 born in Louisiana.