Saturday Soldier: Capt. William Jasper Born

1906
In God We Trust
Capt W. J. Born
Born May 28, 1835
Dec 11, 1916
He Was A Veteran Of The Confederacy,
And Was With Lee's Army When He Surrendered
At Appomattox C.H. April 9, 1865

Barbara J.
Daughter of A. W. & Anna T. Bates
Wife of Capt. W. J. Born
Born Nov 2, 1841
June 9 [3?], 1906

William Jasper Born was a member of Company D, 9th GA Battalion Light Artillery (aka "Born's Artillery"). He was a son of John and Lucinda Born.

Barbara Bates was actually William's second wife. He married once before the war, then married Barbara about 1865, then married again after her death. After the war Capt. Born was involved in farming and real estate in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

William and Barbara rest in Shadowlawn Cemetery at Lawrenceville.