Reuben was born in 1824. Reuben was the child of Maximillan Wildes and Mary Wilkinson. He married Nancy Elizabeth Smith in 1851. Reuben passed away in 1900.[1] [2][3]
From his FindAGrave: REUBEN SURVIVED "THE LAST INDIAN MASSACRE OF WAYCROSS, GEORGIA" ALONG WITH HIS BROTHERS JESSE, JOHN, JAMES AND A COUSIN, ALICE WILKERSON.
But his parents, and six of his siblings along with a cousin, the Wilkerson boy weren't as lucky.
Ruben, moved with his parents, Maximillan and Elizabeth (Wilkerson) Wilds, from Tattnall Ware Co., Georgia. Where they lived in a log cabin near Dubuss Bay, which is near Waycross GA. The family was attacked by a band of Seminole Indiana from the Okefenokee Swamp on Sunday morning, July 22, 1838. Reuben's father, mother, and six of siblings along with their cousin, the Wilkerson boy, who was spending the night at the time, was massacred in the attack. The oldest son, Reuben and three of his brothers, Jesse, James Christopher and John and a cousin, Alice Wilkerson who was spending the night escaped to the home of a friend, and told them what had happened.
Reuben Wilds name on military record for 451st dist. Company GM in 1849, p.225 History of Ware Co., Georgia, by Laura S. Walker. He just left the spelling as it was, dropping the (e) from his name. He married Nancy Eliza Smith. To this union were born eight children. James Daniel, Cuyler Walter, Mary Teresa, Etta Lugenia, Maxey Millan, William McDonald, Thomas Jackson and Julia Ann Serene Wildes.
Reuben served as Private in Company K, 26th Georgia Infantry. Elisted Waresboro, October 1, 1861, By Capitan McDonald for a period of 6 months.He re-inlisted for duration of war March 14, 1862, in Brunswick. He was in the hospital in No. 2 Richmond, Virginia, May 3, thru May 10, 1863. There is no physical description given.[11]
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