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Noah Simpson Talburt
1895-1919
WWI Sergeant, Provisional Military Police
101st Regiment, 26th Division
Serial #A00924869, Service #1586609
Noah Simpson "Node" Talburt, was born May 10th, 1895 in Optimus, Stone County, Arkansas to Noah Baker Talburt and Maria Josephine Peacock Talburt.
He was drafted into service during WWI and served as a Sergeant in the Provisional Military Police. When he left to go overseas he told his sister, Mayme (Mary Irene
Talburt), that he was very much afraid to go, but to
not tell "Papa". He died of pneumonia on Jan 9th, 1919 in France. Noah's older brother, Will (William Fishback Talburt), who was also serving in France, was only twenty miles from Noah when Noah died but didn't know of his brother's death until he heard from home. Neither brother knew the other was in France. Later, Will had his picture made beside Noah's grave in France. One year after Noah's death, his body was brought home and buried in the Optimus Cemetery at Optimus, Arkansas. A soldier remained with the casket until it was safely buried.
Source: Walter Conditt Talburt
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(Photo contributed by Carol Wagaman)
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The following is a letter from Noah to his brother, Walter Conditt Talburt.
(Transcribed by Carol Talburt Wagaman, daughter of Walter Conditt Talburt.)
Camp Beauregard, La
Jan. 11, 1918
Mr. Conditt Talburt
Optimus, Ars
Dear Bro I will write you a few lines today as we are not Drilling today We
are getting some snow here today and some sleete Also it is cold as blue
Blazes hear I guess It sure Is cold up there. Well Bro How are you all? I
am well. Conditt I want you to go to School as long as you can. I think I
will get to come home before or I mean I think we will have peace berfore
long & then I will come home & you and I will go to work for our selves I
guess Will will get Married & if you need any money to go to school as I will
try to send you some Conditt I will put you in charge of what little
property I have got at Home untill I get Back & If I don't get back you can
have It all but I want you to go to school all you can When I get back I am
going to school for about 4 yrs. & I want you to go with me. Well, tell
them all Hello for me I will close so ans real soon
Your loving Bro
N S T
The following letter is from Noah to his sister, Mayme.
(Transcribed by Carol Talburt Wagaman.)
Somewhere in France
Oct. 22 - 1918
Dear Sister
Will write you a few lines this evening I am fine & dandy I trust
you are as good.
How is Father I hope he is in good health. & tell me about all the
Boys & where
they are at I heard through Ennes McClains folks that Will was in
England
Mayme I haven't heard from you all since I have been France I am now back
with my old Co. & with some of the Boys from Home Ennes is still with
me Jim
Dazier is not with us now.
Listen Sis - do they ever hear from Talmage (C?) I would like to
have his
address I might find him over here somewhere. And be sure & give me
Wills Address. Well Sister Dear I will close I will write you once a wk.
As ever you Loving Bro
Sergt. N. S. Talburt
Hdqr. Co 153 Inf.
American E. F.
A.P.O. # 904
Censored by
N. F. Moore
2nd Lt 153 Inf.
"Our Stone County Sons" Memorial in front of the Mountain View, Arkansas Court House.
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