Son of Peter Hart and Charity Taylor, born in the Big Poor Valley of Hawkins County Tennessee.
Wilburn Hart first married Jane Fletcher about 1847 in Hawkins Tennessee. They were the parents of 10 children.
CENSUS RECORDS: 4 July 1860 Rogersville PO, Hawkins, Tennessee page #88, family #634/589
HART, Wilburn age 29, male, laborer, TN
HART, Jane age 30, female, TN
HART, Parnetta C. age 12, female, TN
HART, John F. age 9, male, TN
HART, Peter age 8, male, TN
HART, Chris. C. age 6, male, TN
HART, Wm. P. age 4, male, TN
HART, Jordan H. age 3, male, TN
HART, Pollie J. age 2, female, TN
HART, Rachel A. age 5/2, female, TN

1850 Hawkins County, Tennessee 10th District Image 135 Lines 4 Thru 6
William Hart 25 Male White Born: Tennessee
Jane Hart 23 Female White Born: Tennessee (Nee Fletcher)
Candy Hart 2 Female White Born: Tennessee

1860 Hawkins County, Tennessee District # 9 Image 8 Lines 31 Thru 40
Wilburn Hart 29 Male White Born: Tennessee (38)
Jane Hart 30 Female White Born: Tennessee (Nee Fletcher)
Parnetta C Hart 12 Female White Born: Tennessee
John F Hart 9 Male White Born: Tennessee (John Franklin)
Peter Hart 8 Male White Born: Tennessee
Chris C Hart 6 Male White Born: Tennessee
Wm B Hart 4 Male White Born: Tennessee (William )
Jordan H Hart 3 Male White Born: Tennessee
Bettie J Hart 2 Female White Born: Tennessee
Rechel A Hart 5 Months Female White Born: Tennessee

1870 Knox County, Kentucky Lynn Camp Twp. Image 182 Lines 16 Thru 25
William Hart 49 Male White Born: North Carolina (Wilburn)
Jane Hart 44 Female White Born: North Carolina (Nee Fletcher)
John F Hart 19 Male White Born: Tennessee
Peter Hart 17 Male White Born: Tennessee
Christopher Hart 16 Male White Born: Tennessee
William B Hart 14 Male White Born: Tennessee
Elizabeth J Hart 12 Female White Born: Tennessee
Rachel Ann Hart 11 Female White Born: Tennessee
Harvey E Hart 6 Female White Born: Kentucky
James G Hart 3 Male White Born: Kentucky

He was 49 in 1870 and he and his family are living in the same home as his brother Hiram in Knox County, Kentucky.

1880 Census Place: Indian Creek, Knox, Kentucky
Source: FHL Film 1254426 National Archives Film T9-0426 Page 39C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Wilburn HART Self M M W 54 NC
Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Jane HART Wife F M W 54 NC
Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Harvie A. HART Dau F S W 17 KY
Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: NC
James H. G. HART Son M S W 15 KY
Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: NC
Livie HART GDau F S W 4 KY
Fa: TN Mo: KY
Wilburn's second marriage was March 10, 1904 in Knox County to his cousin Louisiana Lawson, daughter of Richard Lawson and Francis Franky Hart.
1910 Knox County Kentucky census
Gray Pecinct page 181b
household 217 219
Hart Wilburn head m w 82 m2 6 North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina farmer general farm O F H
Hart Luisiana? wife f w 62 m2 6 2 2 T

Wilburn is burried next to James and Matilda's
children, Bennie and Bessie Hart in an unmarked grave at this time.