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Published by The Yarbrough National Genealogical & Historical Association, Inc.
© Yarbrough National Genealogical & Historical Association, Inc. 2015.
Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia
{Richard Yarborough’s grave marker is bottom center, above.}
Volume 136 Zachariah Yarbrough & Elizabeth Dowd
Manoah Yarbrough & Mary Cunningham (1) Manoah Yarbrough & Martha E. Hobbs (2)
Littleton Yarbrough & Nancy Ashcraft
Harvey Yarbrough
Leonard Yarbrough, Editor
June 2015
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Dedication Whether we wish to admit it or not, we are the future of our ancestors, as our
descendants are our future. We owe our descendants our dreams and bequeath to them the legacy of our collective accomplishments – nothing more and nothing less. To our descendants, we charge you with the honoring of your heritage. Your ancestors were hardy folk, god-fearing and plain spoken, and who recognized that nothing was due them except that which they themselves earned. They were not ashamed to profess their belief in God, their country and the American ideal. Of course, there were a few rapscallions in our collective history, but neither more nor less than in any other family.
We too easily forget what it took to forge a life in a new world, one rife with peril and with little at hand but a steadfast determination to not only survive but to thrive. Our ancestors bequeathed us with their genes, aspirations and talents. It is therefore fitting that the Blandford Series of Yarbrough Family Records be dedicated to them for making it possible for us to be who we are.
To paraphrase Robert Kincaid1, “The dreams they had were good ones. They didn’t all come true, but they were worth having, all the same.”
Acknowledgement The Yarbrough Association is greatly indebted to the vision and efforts of Cathy Y.
Walker and William A. (Bill) Yarbrough, the late president and vice-president of the YNGHA, respectively, for beginning the project to digitize the 150+ volumes of records accumulated over the life of the Association. Fulfilment of the project was through the efforts of a number of officers and members, including Bill’s son Mark, Rachel and Don Yarbrough, Hal Yarbrough, Jan and Jim Yarbrough, Ann and Al Bush, Elaine and Lyle Wolf, Joan Y. Singlaub, and Joanne and Bill Augspurger.
It was my privilege to be a part of this dedicated team.
Leonard Yarbrough, Editor Blountsville, AL June 14, 2015
1 The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller, Warner Books, Inc., New York, 1992
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Preface These records are the legacy of our Yarbrough family researchers, to whom much is owed. The
known family researchers include Jean Baker, Ann Y. Broadbent, Mary Y. Daniel, Frances (Rea) Donohue, Betty Humrighouse, Pauline Gray, Evelyn Goble, Nelle Morris Jenkins, Ophelia Kessler, Frances Lockwood, Karen Mazock Renee Smelley, Dorothy Svec, Jeanette Wilson, Cleveland “Cy” Yarborough, Edna Yarbrough, George A. Yarbrough, and Robert Price Yarbrough.
The originals of these volumes are being kept for the benefit of future generations by the Williamson County Library, Franklin, Tennessee.
No claims of accuracy or authentication of the material herein are made or may be assumed. Many of these records have been superseded by subsequent research. Hence, there are records which are erroneous and unreliable; it would have been a Herculean task to attempt to correct all of them. Fortunately, there are only a few critical genealogical facts that are involved, and which are correctly stated here:
Richard (the Immigrant) Yarborough was never married to Frances Proctor; Ambrose Yarbrough did not immigrant from Yorkshire; he is now believed to be a
descendant of Richard the Immigrant; There are so far only two proven sons of Old Richard – John and Richard II; There is so far no evidence proving Joshua Yarborough I to be a descendant of Old
Richard. The “Old Country” referred to in old documents and letters is the Colony of Virginia,
not England or the Old World. There were not seven brothers who immigrated from “the old country”; in fact, it now
appears there were three brothers and four sons of the brothers. Which were the fathers and which were the sons are so far unknown.
In spite of these inaccuracies, these records comprise much of our history and some of our accomplishments. There are pages whose print quality is so poor that word recognition was not possible. In spite of that, at least partial capability for searching these volumes is provided, as well as an index to each volume. Nonetheless, the viewer is cautioned to perform his/her own due diligence in connection with any use of this material.
The various spellings of the Yarbrough surname have never been applied consistently, even
within a given family. To the extent possible, the names in the index reflect the names used on the source pages; where it wasn’t clear as to which might be the proper spelling, the spelling used is “Yarbrough”.
The material contained herein is subject to the copyright laws of the United States. Material may
be freely used by Yarbrough family researchers so long as proper attribution to the Yarbrough National Genealogical & Historical Association, Inc. is given. This material, in whole or in part, may not be used for any other purposes without the express written permission of the Yarbrough National Genealogical & Historical Association.
We welcome the submission of any Yarbrough family information that can be added to our
growing data base. More information about the extended Yarbrough families can be found at our website, http://www.yarbroughfamiy.org. If you are a Yarbrough or a member of one of our allied families, we invite you to join our family association.
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716 Sutherland Drive Tyler, TX 75703-4649
Rea Donohue RR 2 Box 111 Breckenridge, TX 76424
Re: YARBROUGH NGHA INC.
Dear Rea,
October 20, 1993
~enjoyed talking to you today and am sorry we got cut off. When I tried to call back AT&T said all circuits were busy.
I have enclosed my membership application.
Will look forward to meeting you at an early date.
Sincerely yours~
Br~l~ Fedder 903 534 5588
FILE:genealogy\bruce\yarbrough\ngha
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FOR YARBROUGH NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION, INC.
Bruce YARBROUGH Fedder 716 Sutherland Drive Tyler, TX 75703-4649
october 20 1993
Telephone 903 534 5588
Name of earliest proven ancestor: Littleton YARBROUGH, b. Jul 27 1802 NC, d. Oct. 1 1879, Ashville AL. (see attached Ancestor chart)
Hembership Category: Regular: $15.00- Voting
1. Suggestions: Pictures, Stories of early family life, copies of bible records, handwriting, and deed records.
2. Area of interest: meetings, computer research and record keeping especially how to separate direct and ancillary lines.
3. I would be happy to serve in any capacity that will contribute to the association.
4. & 5. Just the chance to learn about the family and help preserve the record.
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Ancestors of Burk YARBROUGH printed October 20, 1993 ====================:===================================================================================================
12 +--
24 +--
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96 +--
1 Manoah YARBROUGH b c 1777, NC I
Zachariah YARBROUGH b c 1757 m c 1776
m 16 Aug 1799, Ashville, StClair, AL d 27 Sep 1836, Ashville, St Cleir, AL
I 97 +-- Elizabeth DO~
b c 1759
b 27 Jul 1802, NC, USA m 17 Apr 1825, St Clair Co, AL d 1 Oct 1879, ASHVILLE AL, USA
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I 98 +-- No Record -------+ I 49 +-- Mary CUNNINGHAM
b c 1781, Ashville, St Clair, AL d 24 Jut 1840, Ashville, StClair, AL
I 99 +-- ~lo Record -------+
b 9 Nov 1836, ST CLAIR, ALABAMA, USA m Lucy Caroline Yimberly, 8 Mar 1865, Tyler, d 20 Jul 1873, TYLER, SMITH, TEXAS, USA
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' I Nancy ASHCRAFT
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John ASHCRAFT b c 1737, England m c 1754, Orange Co, ~JC d c 1833, Chester Co SC
Drury I ASHCRAFT b 1 Dec 1773, ORANGE, N C m pr 1800, Ashville, AL d 18 Nov 1843, ASHVILLE, ST CLAIR, AL
I 101 +-- Mary BRO\.Itl
b c 1754 d c 1791, Anson Co
b 14 Jan 1807, York Co, SC d 14 Jut 1883, St Clair Co, AL
102 +-- ~illiam II BAKER
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51 +-- Elizabeth "Betsy" BAKER b 8 Nov 1782, NC I d 9 Apr 1873, Smith Co, Tx
, I 103 +-- Sarah ARNETT
b
======================================================================================================================== by BRUCE YARBROUGH FEDDER, 716 SUTHERLAND DRIVE, TYLER TX 75703-4649
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Ancestors of Bruce Yarbrough FEDDER printed October 20, 1993
8 +-- No Record
4 +-- Samuel FEDER b m 0 1871, LA
9 +-- KO Record +
2 +-- Milton FEDER b 16 Oct 1878, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA m 1 Jan 1920
10 +-- No Record 5 +-- Matilda GIESLER
b c 1871, LA
11 +-- No Record
1 +-- Bruce Yarbrough FEDDER b 20 Sep 1921, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA m Marcia Frances Mc Coimis Moneysmith, 3 Sep 1943, NEOSHO, NEWTON, MISSOURI, USA lives, 15 Jul 1991, 716 Sutherland Drive Tyler TX 75703-4649
12 +-- Burk YARBROUGH b 9 Nov 1836, ST CLAIR, ALABAMA, USA m 8 Mar 1865, Tyler, Smith d 20 Jul 1873, TYLER, SMITH, TEXAS, USA
6 :+- Clyde YARBROUGH b 11 Nov 1868, Tyler, Smith, TX m 22 Nov 1891, Tyler, Smith, TX d 2 Feb 1932, San Antonio, Bexar, TX
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3 +-- Klyde(Clyde) YARBROUGH b 3 Oct 1892, Tyler, Smith, TX d 1 Nov 1978, Houston, Harris, TX
Lucy Caroline WIMBERLY b 1846 d 1928, TYLER, SMITH, TEXAS, USA
14 +-- Joseph Etienne MARTINO b 1846 m d 1925, TYLER, SMITH, TEXAS, USA
7 +-- Edith Octavia MARTINO b 1872, NEW ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, LOUSIANA, USA d 1945, TYLER, SMITH, TEXAS, USA
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\5 +-- Elizabeth Jane COFFMAN b 1851 d 1920, TYLER, SMITH, TEXAS, USA
by BRUCE YARBROUGH FEDDER, 716 SUTHERLAND DRIVE, TYLER TX 75703-4649
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Old
Fori
Parker
When
the
Cnmanrhea ramn,
th«
gatfl was
open.
contacted by
Bob £cit
that tim
or I'juuu w,. i
, . . repair
or
recut, and
the
people a
t th
e city
would
no
t agree
to rem
oval of the
ston
e and
replacem
ent
with
a replica.
Th
ere
fore
, Bob
and th
e City
worked
out an agreem
ent w
hereby a plaque
bearing the
correct inscription
and perhaps
an exp
lanatio
n can
be instal-
led near
the
old sto
ne.
More
details w
ill be
given in the
next
Issue.
Contributions
A sincere "thank
you" to
the
following
con
tribu
tors,
who
have recently
sent
do
natio
ns
to help
cover
printing costs:
Dolores
Lee o
f Ch
amp
aign
, Illinois;
Mrs.
Boyd
P. E
chols of
Lamesa, Texas;
Marg
aret D
avis of Ab
ilene,
Texas; H
ugh L. Y
arbro
of Jackson, Tennessee;
Jeanie N
ewell o
f Fayette, Alab
ama;
Ch
arles H
ill Y
arborough, Jr. o
f Lo
ulsb
urg
, No
rth Carolina;
Shirley
Forrest of
Birm
ingham;
Bob Y
arbrough o
f C
harlo
tte; V.
Nan Y
arbrough of
Sh
awn
ee, Oklah
om
a; C.
Leroy Y
arbrough o
f E
vant, Texas;
Bern
lce Y
arborough o
f N
apa, C
alifornia; M
arineal
Nlcko
laus
of
Houston;
Paul Y
arbrough, Jr. o
f Arlington,
Texas; Lloyd
Yarbrough o
f Jack-
sonville, Florida;
Joe C
ooper o
f H
untsville, A
labam
a; Ivan
Yarborough
of
Asperm
ount, Texas;
Exa C
udd of W
elling
ton
, Texas;
Edwin
T. -Yarborough of
Hartsville,
South
Carolina;
Mary
Satter-
field of M
ilton, No
rth Carolina;
Em
ma Y
arbrough o
f Denton,
Texas; V
ermelle
Socky
of
Goldenrod,
Florida; Judge
Jack Y
arbrough of
Naco
gd
och
es and G
arrison
, Texas;
and (M
r.) Kay
C. Y
arborough of
Dallas.
Your
interest and
help ia
appreciated.
Mo
re on D
avis, Joel, R
ichard
, Sam
uel & W
illiam
One of
the reasons
for m
y visit
to the Tennessee
State
Library and
Arch
ives in N
ovem
ber
was
to do
additional research
on these
illusive S
tewart
Co., Tennessee
Yarboroughs.
(William
Y. o
f S
tewart
Co. w
as m
y g.g.
gran
dfath
er.) U
nfo
rtun
ately, th
e m
ore research I do
on them
, th
e m
ore co
nfu
sing
the
mystery
of their
relationship becom
es. I
kno
w
that D
avis cam
e to
Stew
art Co.
from
Anson
Co., N.C.,
and I'm
pretty
sure
that Joel
and R
ichard cam
e from
there,
too
. B
ut w
hen I
just about
con
vince
myself^ that
Sam
uel and
William
also cam
e from
there,
I usually
disco
ver an
oth
er record
which
casts a doU
bt on
their origin,
and adds m
ore confusion
to the
overall picture.
An exam
ple of
what
I am
talking
about follow
s:
In the Tennessee
archives I sp
ent
several hours
reading m
icrofilm
of early S
tuart Co.
court records.
On page
127 of
tho B
onda and S
ettlemen
ts book w
hich includes
record
s fo
r the year
1812 appears th
e Adm
inistration Borxl of the estate of Rich
ard Sm
ith,
which w
as made by h
is wid
ow
, Han
na, and
names Jam
es Lee and
Sam
uel Y
arbrough as sureties.
The b
otto
m of th
e bond, w
here i
t is sign
ed by
the
sureties, has
the signature
of Jam
es (n
ot
Sam
uel)
Yar-
bro
ug
h.
When
I saw this
discrep
ancy I d
id a~double take.
Soroc-
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found h
is last
name
spelled w
ith the
Lvio 'u ' M " - ' wi i h jruuy h '--
from
the
first record
where
I can definitely
identify him
, dated
Wed
nesd
ay, May
9, 1811,
in a S
tewart
County
Co
urt
minute
book entry
which
reads: Ordered
by the C
ourt that Jo
siah A
skew, B
artholemew
Murphy,
Reuben
Elliott,
Drury M
athews and
William
Yarborough
mark a R
oad from
Cham
ber's M
ill o
r near the m
ou
th of H
urrican
e C
reek on Tennessee,
to the
record o
f the
final disposition
of h
is estate
in S
umter
Co., A
labama
in the
IBiO
's. And
every record
I have ever
seen of
William
Y. in
Stew
art Co.
has used
the tw
o "o"
spelling, and
from
the v
ario
us deeds given and
oth
er legal transactions
con
du
ct-ed
by W
illiam in S
tewart
Co., T
enn
essee and in G
reene and
Sum
ter C
ou
nties, A
labam
a, i
t is apparent that
he was
a literate
man
and could
sign h
is name.
How
ever, in ray Tennessee
archives research
I came
across a
record on
p. 103
of the
Stew
art Co.
Bonds
and S
ettlemen
ts bo
ok
which
includes the
record
s fo
r the year
1815. It
was
made
on A
ugust 5,
1816 in
the probate
of the
will
of W
illiam W
illiams,
which
was proved
on the o
ath of M
ann P
hillips and
William
Yarborough.
Executors
named
in the
will
were
Lemuel
William
s and
Peg
gy W
illiaras. In the w
ill William W
illiams m
entions his
land in W
arren Co., N
orth Carolina,
and th
e will
is witnessed
•William
X Y
arbrough". m
ark
Do you
see w
hy this
research is so
con
fusin
g?
If this
is th
e William
for w
hom I am
search
ing (w
ho I know
cou
ld actually
sign h
is name and
who alw
ays spelled
it w
ith tw
o "o's"),
why d
id he
sign this
will
with
an "X,"
his m
ark, and
let h
is nam
e be
spelled w
ith one
"o"7 I
noted that
there are
oth
er W
illiam Y.
transactions in
Stew
art Co.,
Tennessee involving
persons nam
ed P
hillips. W
as this
William
(possibly from
Warren
Co., N.C.)
the
same person
as the
two
"o" William
? W
hat do
you think?
YA
RB
RO
UG
HS
IN THE N
EW
S
Paul
Yarbrough,
Jr., an
Arlington,
Texas businessm
an, w
as interview
ed on the Decem
ber 7 , 1980 "60
Minutes" CBS
television sh
ow
in a program
segm
ant on self-m
otivation. Paul
is well
known
in the
Dallas/F
ort
Worth
area fo
r his
success in b
usin
ess, and
"60 M
inutes" asked him
fo
r his form
ula for becom
ming a
millionaire.
Interesting, Indeed.
Maybe
the rest
of us
"ordinary" Y
arbroughs can
take a hint from
P
aul.
17 13
August
Court
Friday M
orning 27th A
ugust 1779
The C
ourt Met
accord
ing to
adjournment.
The G
rand Ju
ry B
rought in a
True B
ill ag
ainst C
lement
Yar-brough,
John W
atkins,
William
Crutchfield,
John Y
oung c
Edm
ond D
owney fo
r
Being
Guilty
of
High
Treason Vs
The S
tate.
Indictm.
State of
Georgia
Vs. C
lement
Yarbrough
John W
atkins Wm.
Crutchfiled
John Young
Edm
ond Dow
ney
For H
igh Treason
against the
State.
We
the G
rand J
uro
r of
the C
ounty of
Wilkes
In the
stot.-aforesd
on O
ur O
aths Do
Present
that C
lement
Yarbrough,
John W
atkins, W
illiam Crutchfield, John Y
ou
ng
, Edm
ond D
owney are
Guilty
of H
igh Treason
again
st this S
tate
—it
bein
g Co
ntrary
to all Law
n, i G
ood o
rders of
Governm
ent of
the said
State
t to
the Evil
Ex-am
ple of
Others.
John D
ooly, A
tt'y G
enl 28th A
ugust 1779
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Ordered
by the
Co
urt
That C
lement
Yarbrough,
John W
atkins,
William
Crutchfield,
John Y
oung and E
dmond
Dow
ney, Prisoners, by
Brought
to the B
arr, W
hich was
accordingly d
on
e. The
said P
rison
ers was
bro
ug
ht
to the Bar :. al
l Arraig
ned
and charged
of the crimes set forth
in the Bill
of In
dictm
ent prefer'd
again
st them
. They
All Pleaded
(The G
eneral Issu
e) N
ot G
uilty--& p
ut
themselves
on God
& T
heir
Country
for
Tryall.
The W
itnesses being S
worn, E
xamined
and H
eard in the
Presence
of the C
ourt & Ju
ry, the Jury
Retired.
The P
ettet Ju
ry came
into C
ourt and B
rought in their Verdict A
gain
st the Priso
ners at the B
ar, To
Wit,
The Ju
ry is
of the
opinion that
Clem
ent Y
arbrough, John
Watkins,
William C
rutchfield, John Young
(. Edm
ond Dow
ney is G
uilty of
Treason Vs.
The S
tate, But R
ecomm
end Th
em to M
ercy--and
so thcv
say all.
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MARRIAGE RECORDS
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GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA
1823 - 1860
Being t r a n s c r i b e d and indexed from the o r i g i n a l marriage books
by
Paul ine Jones Gandrud
Publ ished by
The Milestone Press
1969
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Scarborough, J i l l i a m and Miss Sarah Ann Spence, 14 Apr. 1831; by James Monett , L^P. Of age. ( I n 1850, he was 45, b. S.C; she was 36, b. B.C.) B- 15
S c a r f f , M i l l i a m D.C. and Mary Coats, 17 Apr. 1827; 19 Apr. by W i l l i a m S. Chap-man, J.P. Consent o f her p a r e n t s . ( I n 1850, he was 54, b. Va.; she was 4 1 , b. Ky, He was 1812 pens ioner , d. 20 J u l y 1872, D a l l a s Co., A l a . ) A- 61
Schafer, Peter J . and Miss Mary E l i z a Robuck, 1 Mar. 1860; 1 Mar. by S.F. Craw-f o r d , J,P., a t house o f Mr. B l a n t o n near Union, Greene Co. C-288
S c o t t , Adam C. and Miss Lucinda Brown, 15-Feb. 1847; 15 Feb. by James R. Evans, J.P. B-417
S c o t t , F r a n c i s T. and M a r g a r e t t B. Jack, 14 Jan . 1828. Both o f age. Return not shovKi. A- 77
S c o t t , Jas. B. and Lou isa Bohannon, 6 Jan. 1827. Return n o t shown. He was 2 1 . Consent o f her p a r e n t s . A- 55
S c o t t , James P. and Miss Mary D.A. Logan, 22 May 1848; 23 May by R.B. A l l e n , J.P. ( I n 1850, he was 35, b. Tenn.; she was 31 , b. A l a . ; n e x t door was Jas. Bar tee who m. Agnes J , Logan. Mary was dau. o f Martha Logan. See Gandrud V o l . 20.) B-441
S c o t t , John and Mary Hanna, 14 Sept. 1830. Over age per oa th o f Charles H.Moore, Bk. B-2 says Miss Mary Hanna. By consent . Return not shown. A-219 & B-2
S c o t t , John Baytop and Miss Mary S c o t t Grey, 14 Dec. 1852; 15 Dec. by E.V. L e v e r t , V.D.M. C- 93
S c o t t , Robert F. and Miss Mar ia J u l i a W i l l s , 13 Oct .̂ 1845; 15 Oct. by R.G. H a m l l l , M.G. B-380
S c o t t , Samuel D. and Miss Mary B. K i t t r e l l , 13 Dec. 1837. Re turn n o t shown. (See Gandrud V o l s . 17 and 218. She was dau. o f Bryant K i t t r e l l . ) B-192
S c o t t , Samuel M. and Miss Leah M. Love, 28 Apr. 1847; 6 May by Robert H i t t Chapman, P a s t o r , Pres. Ch., Greensboro, A l a . ( I n 1850, P e r r y Co., A l a . , he was 37, b. S.C.; she was 3 1 , b. Va.) B-421
S c o t t , W i l l i a m A. and Miss Jane K. Reese, 30 May 1845; 1 J u l y by Rev, F. Bradshaw. B-373
Screws, A l l e n and Mrs, Nancy F inney , 7 May 1832; 8 May by Robert H i l l , J.P. B- 33
Seabrook, Bowen and Miss F.C. M i l e s , 6 Dec. 1851; 7 Dec. by G.L. P a t t o n . C- 66
Sea l , Jesse and Ann Midd lebrook , 24 Jan. 1827; 1 Feb. Both o f age. (She was
dau. o f Joseph.) A- 57
Sea l , Jonah and Frances Lyon, 4 Jan . 1827; 7 Jan. by John McGa,J.P. Both o f age. A-61
Seale, Benton and Miss Jane Chandler , 18 Dec. 1830; 21 Dec, by E.C. F i e l d , J,P. By consent , ( I n 1850, he was 47, b. Ga., son o f A l e x . ; she was 42, b.S.C.) B~ 8
Seale, E l i and Sarah Seale, 3 Dec. 1838; 4 Dec. by E.V. L e v e r t . Of age. (She was dau. o f A l e x . ) B-216
Seale, Hezekiah and Miss Amanda M ( i n e r v a ) Jackson, 1 Feb. 1842. Re turn no t shown. ( I n 1850, he was 30, b. A l a . , 20 Sept. 1820, d. 29 Mar. 189_, son o f A l e x . I n 1850, she was 23, b. A l a , , 7 J u l y 1823, d. 3 Aug. 1888. The tombstones are near Grenada, Miss . Anc. o f Mrs. Laura S t r u t h e r s o f Tusca-loosa , A l a . , i n 1969. See Gandrud V o l . 210.) B-295
Seale, J a r v i s and Mrs. Crecy Seale , 17 May 1833; 19 May by C.H. Stephens, J.P. (He was Rev. pensioner , m-1 Nancy Ann Yarborough. Crecy was L u c r e t i a O'Neal, v7idox7 o f J a r v i s ' c o u s i n , Thomas Seale.) B- 55
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Compiled by
KATHLEEN PAUL JONES AND PAULINE JONES GANDRUD
March, 1934
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GREENE COUNTY
W i l l s and E s t a t e s
M a r r i a g e s
Tombstones I n s c r i p t i o n s
Index to Names
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HYATT, W I L L I A M and ELIZABETH DAVITT - 24 F e b r u a r y 1824 *5
WREN, SANDFORD and DEL IL A CARTER - F e b r u a r y 2 8 , 1 8 2 4
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LAKE, JOSEPH a n d MARGARETT G. SCALES - 2 M a r c h 1 8 2 4
DUFF, ABRAM and HENRIETTE D. MCCONNICO - 4 M a r c h 1 8 2 4
Page 14.
SAUNDERS, W I L L I S a n d MATILDA CALLOWAY - 15 M a r c h 1824 --'6
HUNTER, GEORGE E. a n d TAMER STEVENS - 20 M a r c h 1 8 2 4
Page 15.
MEADORS, JOHN B. a n d MARY BRAZILE - 3 A p r i l - 1 8 2 4
YARBROUGH, RICHARD a n d LEANNAH BRAZILE - 6 A p r i l 1824
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HUES, RILEY and ELIZABETH MANAKER - 7 A p r i l 1824
MCMILLION, W I L L I A M a n d CATHRINE CAMPBELL - 9 A p r i l 1 8 2 4
Page 17.
BRAZILE, JAMES a n d ELIZABETH COOPER - 20 F e b r u a r y 1 8 2 4
GIBBS, THOMAS a n d RENDA SAUNDERS - 4 May 1824
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LAY, JAMES and SUSAN TRUSSELL - 23 Octobe r 1826; bo th o f age.
HIGGINBOTHAM, JNO. S. and MARTHA RICKS - 5 November 1826; both o f
Page 56.
THOMPSON, JOHN and MRY INGRAM - 9 November 1826; bo th o f age.
MAY, JOHN and SUSAN YARBROUGH - 18 November 1826; e x e c u t e d by JAME
MONETT, J . P.; both o f age.
DAVIS, JOSEPH H. and MARTHA WILLIAMS - 28 December 1826; both o f ai
KERR, JOHN W. and MARGARETT DIAL - 19 December 1826; bo th o f age. 4
MUNN, DANIEL and MARGARETT MUNN - 27 December 1826; both o f age. f r
TOWNSEND, HENRY J . and SARAH CASTLES - 27 December 1826; both o f age*.
CALOWAY, ALFORD and SARAH STEVENS - 9 December 1826; he i s 21; consent
o f he r p a r e n t s .
LIPSCOMB, DANIEL and AMANDA A. SADLER - 6 December 1826; both o f age.
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A L A B A M A R E C O R D S
Volume 34
Greene County
Marriages, 1835-1836 Deeds Wills
"The Halcyon, " published at Greens-
borough, 1823 1812 Pensions, Bibles
Rev. Pensions Cemeteris (Old Greens›
boro) Bible Rec . Notes
C o m p i l e d B y
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ABILENE PUBLIC LIBRARY iiRii f̂ ME, TEXAS
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1300k C, page 323 . GEORGE GOODRUM t o JAMES LAJONIE a n d ANTHONY FOUGHNIT.
19 F e b r u a r y 1829 .
3ook C, page 3 2 6 . W I L L I A M VANCE t o MOSES LEWIS. 14 F e b r u a r y 1828.
Book C, p a g e 327 . ALLEN HOBSON t o W I L L I A M S. BOWLING. 18 A u g u s t 1828 . i I iSook C, page 328 . JAMES DERDEN a n d W i f e TEMPERANCE x ( h e r m a r k ) t o i
IeDGERLY & BETTNER. 18 F e b r u a r y 1 8 2 9 .
!iook C, page 330 . ABRAHAM LIVINGSTON, SR. d e e d o f g i f t t o BETSEY ANN
iand SARAH JANE LIVINGSTON, C h i l d r e n o f my Son JOHN LIVINGSTON, d e c e a s e d .
i V i c n e s s e s : PLEASANT MAY, JR., ABRAHAM LIVINGSTON. 9 F e b r u a r y 1826.
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igook C, page 3 3 1 . JAMES DERDEN a n d W i f e TEMPERANCE x ( h e r m a r k ) t o
pAVID JACKSON. 5 F e b r u a r y 1829 .
j i o p k C, p a g e 332 . WILLIAMs-mRBROUGH* and-M^li fe BETHSHEBA YARBROUGi t o
% V I D JACKSON. 5 F e b r u a r y 1829 .
l o o l ^ C , page 334 . JOHN ESTIS and W i f e SARAH ESTIS t o THOMAS RIDDLE
*nd ALVIS RIDDLE. W i t n e s s e s : LARKIN CHILES, SAMUEL SCEARS, EVANS ESTIS .
5̂ J a n u a r y 1829 .
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CAPT. GEORGE T. TODD Commander, Co. A
1st Texas Inf. Regt.
CAPT. VVM. P. TOWNSEND Commander, Co. C
4th Texas Inf. Regt.
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CAPT. TACITUS T. CLAY Commander, Co. I
5lh Toxa.s Inf. Regt.
CAPT. HARVEY YARBOROUGH Commander, Smith County
Light I n f a n t r y
TEXAS CONFEDERATE INFANTRY COMMANDERS
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[Smith County Light Infantry (Captain Harvey YarljorouRh's
Company, Texas Volunteers).] (See note number 529.)
Sons of the South (Company , Texas ).
South Kansas-Texas Cavalry (.3rd Texas Cavalry).
South Kansas-Texas Rangers (3rd Texas Cavalry).
Spy Company (Captain Alt Johnson's Independent Company,
Texas Cavalry).
(Spy Company (Captain Henry Splllman's Company, Texas Vol-
unteers).]
Star Rifles (Company A [ D ] , 1st Texas Infantry). [Also Com-
pany L, 1st Texas Infantry.]
rstephans' Cavalry (Company D, 22nd Texn.s Cavalry).]
[Tcrry'.s Texas Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry).]
[Texas Aids (Company I , 5th Texas Infantry).]
Texas Guards (Company H, 1st Texas Infantry).
Texas Guaixls (Captain W. B. Krumbhnar's Company ot Texas
Artillery).
Texas Invindbles (Company K, 1st Texas Infantry).
^ Texas Invindbles (Company A, 27th Texas Cavalry).
Texas Legion, First (Whitfield's Legion).
Texas Mounted Men (Captain William Kelly's Company, Texas
Cavalry).
Texas Mounted Riflemen (1st Texas Cavalry).
Texas Mounted Riflemen (Company H, 2nd Texas Cavalry).
Texas Mounted Riflemen (Texas Mounted Rifles, Company F,
2nd Texas Cavalry).
[Texas Polk Rifles (Company H, 5th Texas Infantry).]
Texas Rangers (Company E, Texas Cavalry).
Texas Rangers (Company K, 8th Texas Cavalry).
Texas Rangers (Company K, 10th Virginia Cavalry).""
Texas Rangers (Company F, 59th Virginia Infantry).'"
[Texas Volunteers (also called Marion Rifle.s—Company A, 1st
Texas Infantry).]
Titus Rangers (Company I , 27th Texas Cavalry).
(Tom Green Rifles (Company B, 4th Texas Infantry).]
Tom Lubbock Guards (Company K, 8th Texas Cavalry).
Travis Rifles (Company G, 6th Texas Infantry).
Travis Rifles (Company C, 44th Virginia Infantry).'"
Valverde Bnttery (Captain Jcseph D. Snyers' Company of Texas
Artillery).
[Van D o m Guards (Company A, Shea's Texas Artillery Bat-
talion).]
Van D o m Guards (Company A, 8th Texas Infantry).
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a Inndinjf pnrty bent on cnpturinfr the suit works. After BhcUinff the few ilwollitiK's in the men itn.l HciilteriiiK tlui uiilnt-kers, u I'Vileiul force of oi^ht tiiuii cominuivittiit by ti LieuleniLiit Kittredg'u laiittcd to tiseault the HUU works. As the I'ViierniH udvanted up Point IViiascal towiml their lics-tinalion, Captain Ireland and Ids detuchmoiit closed in hcliind them and captured the Kederal lundinj; force without a shot beiiifj fired at 11 o'clock on the mominK of the 14th. The Runboats then proceeded to shell the victors und viinquishcii alike but no daniaRc was ilone.
Cardtdn John Jrelurid sen-ed as tlie Rovcrnor of Tcxna after tho war (188:i-1887).
»uTho Smith. County XiRlit Infantry was orRanized in early 1861 by Unrvey YurborouRb .Mdio served iia captain of the company. Captain Yar-borough had JOrviStil .ilt th« ItZojUCan War (1846-47) us a 1st lieutenant in thtt voluniAaf Abbawft oonipany of Captain Gibbs.
' In late 1861 about half of the men from the Smith County Light In-fantry left with Lieutomtnt DouRlas (see notu number 326) to go to Dallas to Jfitlp CApUln Good um) his Dallas County nrtillcry contingent. Thus WM ifonncd Uie fiimous Qood-DouRlas Texas Bnttery (aeo note number 8 ^ ) , tliei only-Texas'artillery unit to serve east oC the MiHsissiiipi River.
Jlarvoy .'Yarborough was thft praiul/uther of the Honorable ilalph Yar-borouRh, United States Senator from Texas.
'••'"'Klijuh SlorlliiR CInck ltolH>rtiton, son of the famous Texas cmpresnrlo, Storliue Clack Robertson, was born at Nashville, Tennessee on AuRust 2, 1820.
Elijah Rolwrtaon came to Texas with his parents in 1832. In 1835-36 he fought with the Texas Rangers iigoinst the Indians and during the Texas Revolution he fouRht in his father's company at Hariisburg in East Texas. Robertson completed his edueotion in Tennessee during 18.38 und 1839 and returned to Texas the Intlor year to serve as acting postmaster
|general of tho Republic of Texas. In 1840-41 he was elected secretary of tho flcmito and the following year served in a company of volunteers who pursued Rafael Vdsqucz. Sum Houston appointed itubertsoii a colonel of militia in 1844.
In 1845 ho pnssod tho Texas bar and was e?nploycd as a tranHlator of .Spanish deed.'* in tho Land Office. Kobeitsim moved to Bell County (near Salado) in 1862, and-two years later con.stiucted hi.s plantation mansion that hlill Htarids today ii nliort dlHlniiro fnun Saladn.
Elijah Uohertsun was a member of Iho Texas Secesshm Coiivehllon of January, IBCl, and served during the eorly part of the war as a CBptain and voluntary aide do camp and purchoaing agent on the staff of General Henry E. McCulloch. Ho used much of his personal fortune to help finance the Texas Confederate cause,
Following the war Robertson returned to Salado and was largely re-sponsible for reviving Salndn CnlloRe which he had helped to e.st.nhlish just prior to the war. During the Reconfltructlon Era this was one of tlia most succesHful colleges In Texas. A serious drop in enrollment und the lack of financial backing caused the institution to close its doors in 1885. Rob-ertson was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1875—his last prominent role as a public seivnnt.
Elijah .Sterling Clack Rohrrtsnn died on October 8, 1879 at Salado and was buried In Ibo family cemetery on his estate.
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OOITUARY OF MARGARET A. YARBROUGH8
Mrs. Margaret A. Yarbrough departed this life October
19, 1907, and entered the portals of eternal bliss and felicity.
She was born in the State of North Carolina March 1st,
1827, being aged 80 years, 7 months and 18 days. Her husband,
Harvey Yarbrough, prededed her to the glory land several years.
Col. Yarbrough was born in Tennessee- August 11, 1812, and did
July 7, 1879, aged 66 years, 10 months and a6 days.
The subject of this notice was married to Col. Yarbrough
in the State of Mississippi in 1848. The following year she and
her husband came to Texas and settled at Starrville, Smith county,
in the spring of 1849, They were pioneer ~ettlers of this sec-
tion of Texas and did much to advance the civilization of this new
country. Shortly after settling at Starrville, they moved and
permanently located in the Hopewell community, and here they
lived a peaceful life on their farm and reared a large family. These good people were noted for their acts of kindness and deeds
o£ charity in the early settlement of the country. He and his
noble wife deeded ten acres of land for Hopewell. Baptist Church
and Cemetery, this church being one of the leading Baptist chur-
ches in Smith county now and has been for many years. They were
both earnest, active and consistent Christians and workers in the
Master's vinyard while they remained on earth.
'l'here.were born to 'them ten children. Three of them
died in infancy. The seven that lived to manhood and womanhood's estate became useful citizens as they entered their majority.
Of the seven that lived to be grown, four have preceded
them to the Great Beyond. Only three remain, viz: Mrs. Laura
Minchew and C.R. Yarbrough, both living at chandler, Texas, and
Mrs. v.s. Smith, who lives at Aus~tin, Te.xas.
This noble woman U~ed in Smith county until about 21 years ago, when she went to live with her son, Wil~iam Yarbrough,
who lived near Chandler, and lived with him until his death. For
the past 18 years she has lived with her son, C.R. Yarbrough, at
Chandler, Texas.
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'lbis excellent woman possessed some remarkable traits
of Christian character. She was aLways bright and hopeful and
cheerful and sunny disposition. Her home was noted for hospital-
ity and she knew how to make her guests feel at ease. She loved
to have her friends with her and share the can fort of her home.
She had also the gift of knowing how to dispense comfort and
cheer to sad and troubled hearts and exercise this gift to the
glory of God in ministering to others._ In her h~me life with her
children she was the personification of patience itself.
Mrs. McCrary, who with her husband, Dr. E. R. McCrary,
boarded with Col. Yarbrough and wife for four years in the early
days of this country, says of her that she never ,saw her lose
patience with her children and those around her, but was always
loving and affectionate and always spoke words of tenderness and
gentleness no matter how many vexations and. worries there might
come into her life. In her patience had her perfect work. Her
love and devotion to her family was that of an ideal Christian
mother, always self-sacrificing and living to make others happy.
Mrs. Yarbrough grew old beautifully, always wearing a
serene countenance which bore evidence that she was at peace with
God and all mankind. The scripture applies which says: "A
hoary head is a crown of glory if it abound in the way of right-
eousness.• She served her day and generation faithfully and "her
children rise up and c_all her blessed." She kne11 well the minis-
tery of helpfulness and many deeds of her noble life will live
through the coming years to bespeak the nobility of her character.
Her home-going was the fading of an evening shadow.
She went out quietly and peacefully to her eternal home of bliss
and rest.
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BAPTIST Im
ORGANIZED .J85
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65
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES
WILLIAM
H.
YARBROUGH
•WILLIAM
H.
YARBROUGH.--Our
subject.
«
citizen
of
Chandler,
Henderson
county,
Texas,
1s
one
of
the
oldest
settlers
and
most
prominent
men
of.
the,,.county.
Hc,jKa
^,.^orJ
i.,1n
Smith
county.
Texas.
March
27.
1849.
t^he^'son
of
Harvey'"'and
Margaret
A.
(Miller)
Yarbrough.
natives
of
Alabama,,
the,
parents
emigrating
to
Smith
county,
Texas,
In
1848,
where
the
father
engaged
In
farming
and
stock-raising,
until
1885;
then
came
to
this
county.
In
which
he
died
the
same
year.
The
latter
was
known
as
Colonel
Yarbrough,
being
commissioned
with
that
rank
In
the
volunteer
service
during
the
war
with
Mexico;
but
his
regiment
did
not
get
Into
active
service.
His
superior
ed-
ucation
gave
him
prominence
In
Texas,
where
he
took
quite
an
active
part
In
politics,
although
he
was
not
In
any
sense
an
office-seeker.
His
Influence
was
great,
and
was
eagerly
asked
for
by
those
who
sought
to
secure
official
positions.
During
the
war
between
the
States
of
the
Union
he
served
two
years
In
the
Confederate
army,
chiefly
In
the
defense
of
the
coast
of
Texas.
His
money,
as
well
as
his
services,
were
given
to
the
cause
that
was
lost.
His
large
body
of
slaves
were
taken
from
him,
and
other
serious
losses
were
sustained
by
him;
yet
he
put
the
best
face
possible
upon
the
state
of
things
and
went
to
work
after
the
war
as
a
farmer
and
a
stock-raiser.
In
which
he
succeeded
fairly
well.
"When
Colonel
Yarbrough
first
settled
1n
Smith
county,
Tyler
was
a
village
of
three
or
four
houses
and
about
fifty
Inhabitants.
Court
was
held
In
a
small
log
house;
mills
were
scarce
1n
the
county
and
farmers
had
to
g'o
long
distances
for
their
grist.
Game,
with
the
exception
of
buffalo
and
antelope,
abounded;
and
It
was
possible
for
one
to
enjoy
life,
even
If
his
pocket-book
was
empty.
The
colonel
owned
quite
a
large
tract
of
land,
which
he
divided
among
his
children.
He
was
a
member
of Tyler
Lodge,
A.F.
and
A.M.
and
the
I.O.O.F.,
of
the
66
same
place.
Colonel
Yarbrough
was
a
member
of
the
Missionary
Baptist
Church,
as
also
Is
his
wife,
who
survives
at
the
age
of
sixty-seven,
making
her
home
with
her
son,
our
subject.
They
were
the
parents
of
ten
children,
seven
of
whom
lived
to
the
age
of
maturity,
our
subject
being
the
eldest.
Their
names
were
as
follows:
Mattle,
deceased,
wife
of
Robert
Jackson;
Temple,
wife
of
V.S.
Smith,
of
Austin;
Harvey,
deceased;
Columbus,
deceased:
Laura,
wife
of
James
Minchin,
of
this
county;
Richard,
of
this
county.
"Our
subject
was
reared
upon
the
farm
and
received
only
the
very
limited
Instruction
then
afforded
In
Texas
frontier
schools.
He
went
to
work
for
himself
at
the
age
of
twenty-one,
although
he
remained
upon
his
father's
farm
until
his
twenty-
third
year;
then
went
to
farming
and
stock-raising
upon
a
farm
eight
and
one-half
miles
north
of
Tyler,
property
of
his
father.
The
father
then
purchased
a
farm
north
of
this
place,
and
our
subject
tilled
the
old
home
farm
for
a
number
of
years.
In
the
year
1877
he
purchased
for
himself
a
farm
of
600
acres.
Improved,
for
which
paid
$5
an
acre,
and
upon
which
he
now
lives.
But
he
has
since
added
to
It
until
he
has
1,638
acres,
with
350
of
It
In
a
fine
state
of
cultivation.
He
also
owns
a farm
of
338
acres,
with
130
under
cultivations
with
a
store
and
another
lot
of
land
(350
acres),
unimproved.
All
of
this
property
he
has
made
by
his
own
exertions,
after
having
lost
several'
thousand
dollars
by
bank
failures
In
Tyler,
In
1892.
Mr.
Yarbrough
raises
horses,
mules
and
cattle;
the
horses
being
graded
with
Norman-Hambletonian
blood,
the
cattle
Improved
by
crosses
with
Durham,
Jersey
and
Holstein
stock.
Our
subject
has
never
married,
and
cares
for
his
aged
mother."^
A M
emorial
and Biographical
Siatory of N
avarro, B
en-derton,
Andereon,
Limestone,
Freeetone and
Leon C
ountiee, Texae
(Chlcngo,
Tho
Lewis
Publishing
Company,
1893),
pp.777-76.
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F A M I L Y G R O U P N O . _
T h i s Information O b t a i n e d F r o m :
H u g b a n c T f I
Yarbo-rougi i /Donald . V i c t o r Y a r b r o u g h
city, Town or «»eo County or Pnivlneo. otc. ttoto or Country
2 C h a n d l e r , H e n d e r s o n Co., Tx,~ Add. Info, on Hucbcne
Birth 14 Feb. 191 Chf'nd
:2-c>’mo Dooth
toliiL
Oihor wlwu. II »ny. No. (1) (a etc. /• Mok* MotroM ihMt lor uen mar.
Hit Fathor C h a r l e s R i c h a r d Y a r b , Motnar'tMawanmama Mannl.e Jane Spear
WIfa't FitH mMm HmS m.na s m i t h McCain
•Irth
Day Month Yaar city. Town or Plaea County or Frovlneo. ate. ttata or Country Add. Info, on Wilt
i i U l F r a n c e a Donoliun Chr'nd
S i l l
) f l 4 . i -As ^ ~m:{iy D A L L A S C ^ s t L ^ g ) ~ 7 E X V ) 5 ^
! 12^06 Jt. Wesit 4 t h
B r e c k e n r l d g g . T9X.v. No Ml IS) ale. . t I y\
d j | | Addroaa B O X 2 6 1
J S S J CityStalaNeWCggtle, T f l X . P"'20-Wov.-1i9Q1 2 ^
Olhar huabanoi. II any. No. (I| (S| ata. Kll Mtft WWraW thftf V tWh my. l^/ FN
1 » iildrtn'i
to thff,l ly twh my. ’JU-CS. Mothar't Maldan Nama
V / / n > ^ ^ ^ ^ Full Homo of Seouad*
Birth
Mar.
Full Nomo of tpeuoo* ^
Doalh
Burial
Birth
Mar.
Day Month Yaar
MAM^JAfj m s J C ^ /W-ri4A/fJ City. Town or Flaca County or Ftovlnca. ate. Stata or Country
_^ ’{ILLS -ty
5 A u L f t 5 n ^ k s - r L ^ A 7 Q T
Add. Into, on Children
t>iyc(i-(it.-t>
A7ihlK> Death
Burial
Full Mama of
Birth
30X-21^ Ooath
Burial
Birth
Mar.
Dooth
Burial
Birth
Full Namo ot BpeuM*
Mar.
Doath
Burial
Birth
Full Nama of tpduta* Mar.
Ooath
Burial
7. Birth
Full Namo of Spouaa' Doath
Burial
Birth
Full Nama of Spouaa' Mar.
Daath
Burial
ilrth
Mar. Full Nama of Spouto*
Doalh
Burial
10 Birth
Full Nama of Spouaa' Mar.
Doath
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F A M I L Y Q H O U P N O . HueMmi'e t • C h a r l e s R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h This Informstlon O b t a i n e d F r o m : C y Menth VMr city. Town or Floe* . County or Frovlneo. otc. tiato or Country Add. Into, on Huibanc
R a l n h W e b s t e r Yarobro- ¥r^ 1 ^ n e t . 1 8 6 4 H o p e w e l l , S m i t h Co., Tx . f a m i l y - Y F M - S m i t h Co., Chr'nd Tex. r e c o r d s - H e n d e r s o ; 1 ? June 1 8 8 « ! C h a n d l e r . H e n d e r s o n Co., Tx . Co.„ Tx , R e c o r d s - JlHttL 24 O c t . 1 Q 6 / 1. Age 1 , 0 0 C h a n d l e r , Hemderson Co.. Tx. D o r o t h y Svec R e c o r d s - BurW C h a n d l e r Cemetery.. Chandler , . Tx,
no s O
Ploeoi or Woaidonco
Crtyrth Fiiriimton Military ne.
i f . « 4 ] l
Res Donohue R 2 , Box 111 Breckenrldge, TX 76024
a J f i 44d.««» Box 261 kh O t y , t « . M ^ ^ y f f a 6 , t l t . Tax.,
Data 20-NOV.-’
Hia Fathar H a r v e y Y a r b r o u g h M a r g a r e t A. M i l l e r
S : > Day MoMlt Yaar
Birtn
Ctw'nd
WWa'a F i r t m a M i l l Wmia H a n n i e Jane Spear
T 8 7 3
J a n . 1Q50
City. Town er Flacs County or Frovlneo. otc. Slalo or Country
S t i l l w a t e r , Tx .
P a r t e , T x ^
Add. Into, on Wit.
27-1900
OoeuooMort It othor than hoeiowtto Ctuireh Anillatlen
M a r t h a Jane
J.aaies J a y B r y a n t OsMh
Burial
so June 1007 Chandl er^. H e n d e r s o n Co.,. Tx . n Dec. 197^ P l e a s a n t o n , A t a s c o s a . Co.. Tx.
Birth
Grace wnsmw
H. B. H a r r i s o n Death
Burial
O r e l i a Birth 1 8 9 4
B. Hardee Death
Burial
Birth J u l y 1991 # 5 .
# 4
Mar. l i v i n g i n
S. B r a n c h . M a l l e t t t Daath C h a n d l e r , Burial Tx. Birth
H a r v e y J a c k s o n •ran ^
1 8 9 8
Mar.
Oaalh
toirtai
l i t e d o t a t . e s S e n a t e r
^Ralph^ W e b s t e r Birth 19,0? Gfeandler.. H e n d e r s o n Co., Tx. I n Nnv.
1991 l i v i n g Daath i n A u s t i n T:
Opal . l a r r e n Burial
P i c k e t t
Birth
Mar.
Death
Burial
8 Birth Do:nald V i c t o r
14 F o b a l O l Mar.
Twisssrai N i n a S m i t h McCain
Oaalh
Burial
C h a n d l e r , H e n d e r f i p n Co., Tx. I n Nov. 1991 l i v i n g i n T y l e r , T-
9 Birth J e a n e t t e
M riamaajj
Mar.
Daath
Murpb.y Burial 10
J e w e l Ruii Main, ol
Birth
Mar.
Death 26 A u g . 1 9 0 8 Burial
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married Ann McJimsey of Arlingtou, Virginia. Her forebea'rs, the McJimsey and Buchanan's, are pioneer families of Texas. Richard is now chairman of the United States Foreign Claims Commission and lives in Arlington, Virginia. They have two daughters: Clare and Elizabeth.
After Frank Warren's death in 1963 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jonnie lived with her daughter in Washington, D.C., while Ralph served as a United States Senator from Texas, and later in Austin, where she died in April 1980, at the age of ninety-eight years. She is buried beside her husband in the Chandler Cemetery. Thus the Warren-Yarborough ties are intertwined with Chandler and Henderson County.
THE YARBOROUGH FAMILY
The Chandler branch of the Yarborough family came from Alabama, originating with the Harvey Yarboroughs. Harvey and Margaret Ann migrated to Texas in 1848 with a dozen families in some twenty wagons, containing about one hundred people counting the children and servants, bound for Smith County, Texas. Harvey and Margaret brought house and field servants and had a horse team, a mule team, two wagons, two yoke of oxen, and one buggy. The column was on the road six weeks. It rained every day or night of the migration; at times, the wagons bog-ged down so deeply that the teams could not pull them out, and the downpour forced the column to tie up for days at a time. Most of the men in the train rode horse or mule back, heavily armed, each with a rifle across the horse and two pistols on them. Though there were bandits and out-laws in the country, this column was not molested.
The Yarborough family name has been spelled in various ways since the family was first recorded in the counties of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire,
. England, about a millennium ago. The first Yarboroughs recorded in America were Richard Yarborough and wife, Frances Procter, who arrived in Virginia about 1650-52.
William Yarborough and wife, Bathsheba, grandparents of Charles Richard Yarborough, founder of the Chandler Yarborough line, were born in North Carolina, moved West to Stewart County, Tennessee, (starting the westward migration that ultimately led to Chandler) where their son, Harvey Yarborough, Charles Richard Yarborough's father, was born in 1816. The William Yarboroughs then mig-rated southward to Sumter County, Alabama, on the Tombigbee River. Here William Yarborough died in 1840. Harvey Yarborough was chosen County Coroner of Sumter County, Alabama, in May of 1845, volunteered and was 1st Lieutenant in the Alabama Volunteers in the Mexican War in May, 1846, and married Margaret Ann Miller on December 24, 1846.
Margaret and Harvey settled in Smith County at Hopewell, near present day Swan. They were parents of 10 children, seven of whom lived to adulthood. Harvey Yarborough took a leadership role in Smith County. In 1858 he donated ten acres of land near his home to the Hopewell Baptist Church, which he helped organize and in which he served as clerk for a decade. In March of 1861, he organized at Tyler and was Captain of a company of Smith County Light Infantry for the Confederacy. He was one of the 18 71 legislative incorporaters of Tyler Tap Railroad, Tyler's first railroad, which opened Tyler to the transportation world.
Harvey Yarborough was a member
of Masonic St. John Lodge No. 53 at Tyler, and also an Odd Fellow. Mar-garet Ann Yarborough was a member of the Eastern Star, the Odd Fellows Auxiliary, and in 1869, with two other women, were the first women to demand admission and be seated in the Texas Baptist State General Con-vention.
Harvey Yarborough died in 1879. His adult children had already begun their movement across the Neches River into Henderson County, settling at Chandler. W. M. Yarborough, the oldest son, acquired a large acreage of land south of Chandler, adjacent to the new railroad. He died without ever having married, in 1900. Laura Yarborough married V. M. Minchew and settled in the eastern edge of Chandler, across the road from the Charles Richard Yarboroughs, rearing two sons in Chandler: Virgil and Charles Yarborough Minchew.
Temperance Yarborough, daughter of Harvey, marrie Smith, County Clerk of Smith They moved to Austin, ·whe Smith was Chief Clerk in the Land Office. Their two d were Maud and May. May Will Ballew of whom the several children; Cousin Mat librarian, writer, and teachet University of Texas at Austi1
Columbus Yarborough, a Harvey, married Eva McFa Chandler, and their two sons, Robert Yarborough, both ma1 raised families in Chandlet married Lena Bryant, dau Doctor A. T. Bryant; Yarborough married clyde C granddaughter of A. H. Char. founder of Chandler. E deceased, but have s descendants.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Yarborough
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Date o f b i r t h : r i h a r l P R R, V f l r h r n i i g h Date o f dea th :
1850 - County: S t a t e ; Pos t office:
mm
I860 - County: S t a t e : Post office:
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c 3>
Ssuna of each person whose place of eihode
on Juna J , 1870 was in this family I
o
YaJue of
&> S\ X -rt V) •) - 0 0) !" 4) '-4 ID u 0) to .c to 0 C 4)
0)
0 0 AJ AJ to 'H A4 N-l •*-(
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Tuesday, Novembei- 2U. 1966
(tilt Bollaa Ifloriiiiig Kriua
8 1)
Ya
rbo
rou
gh
Birtlip
lace D
ue H
istorical Marker i
bom in the hotm in is«
*, ^
muriier will
honor him
^ .
M hu parcirii.
j Mr.
and
Ma. Y.rhorm,.
\
«rvcd their
(oUen
* .
niverwry in the hom
tZd^ I
Yarborough
.d«mat«^ ^
<«*[h J«. 1. 1»M.
in ihe^
I irfwrt
llm aenacor
waa
UaiT
Mr. Yarboruugh
d.«l . . 1
ywrs ago
at Uw age
of la, a,
'
Yacboiwigh pracmled
him
ATHENS, Texas (Sp.)
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The
hoine whcrb
Sen.
Ralph
Yar-
borough w&j
bom
In Oianller,
Henderwn
CouiUy, hai brcn
ilcwgnaled
lor a
htitorical marker.
It
was the
home
of Sen.
Yai-
borough'a late
parents.
Charles
Richard
and
Naiuiie
Jane
Spear
YaKw
rough.
_ Krank
LaRue
Jr., chairman
of the Heoderaon
County
Hii-
torical Survey
Committee,
taid
the maker
will
be dedicalcd
Saturday at the
Chandler
High
School
gj'iiuwwum.
Hie cere-
mony will
be uiKnnl
by liie
AUkiis High
School
band
at
10:30 a.m.
and
tlte
dljon
uill
begin al
11 a.m.
Sen.
Yarituruugh
and
his
brothers and
sisterl. aoine
of
them rciklenU
of Chandler,
will
altend the
ceremony.
LaRue
said
he hud
appointed
R. T. Craig
chairman
of a sub-
committee on historical
appre-
ciation fur HcmWison
County
(or the
day
and
that
he will
be
assisted by a cummiliec
of
County Judge
R- H. Lee,
AUy.
Jack
Hardee,
a Mphew
of Sen.
Yartwfoi^h, Mrs.
Qyde Eads.
a
county historiao.
U.S.
Aitonicy
Wayne Jli^ke of Athena
and
Tyler
and
Mn. Justice,
Mrs.
Hardee, and
biat Aty. Madi
Wallace.
TI
K
home was
occupied
by
Mr. and
Mrt. VarboroUih
l«r
a yeara
aad
waa
the
Urthfilacc U
thrvt
generaiiwia of deaccnd-
ants. Sen. Yarborvugh
waa
Monday,
December
S, 1966
Tlie AuHtin Am
erican^
MA
RK
ER
: O
ld Y
arb
oro
ug
h H
om
e AmcHcan.l>(aleuilu Service
ClIANDLEn — A T
eiu
SU(«
IliJorical
Survey marker wvu
unreilerl
Sundiy at the house
where
Sen.
Ualph Yarborough
was bom
and
reared.
Former Ally. Gen.
John
Beo
SheppanI gave the dedlcaUon
addreas
at the unveiling and Sen.
lUilph
Yarborough made
a re-
sponding speech
on bchall oI
(he Yarborough family.
Tl*
home was
first
occupied
by Charles
lUchard Yarborough
and Nannie
Jane
Spear
Yartwr-
ougb, parents
of the senator,
in
1903.
Sen. Yaiborough wag bom
In
•Ml.
shonly after Wl.pucMO
moved Into
(he
hMw. T
W Odef
Ysrhoraugli waa
a JuiUec
•( Uw
I'cace. bi i
ni he odadnlalered
10 his
soa
the oath
of «flw« ««
Senator of the
United
SUIInt.
C. 11.
YarboraKh dltd «i U*
houM la UM •(
lb» *f U >M.
At the
ceheoMnleg.
Urg. Gtjdg
Eads
of Ifurehtiso prgacMgd
•
history of (I
K houag
and
the
Yarborough family. S
at. Yar.
borough has
eight Mtrrtvlnit
bfoUiergand uslerg
lleoden»n County
Judgg
Keu- (
ad U
/H,m
mt Md Hayar
jaaWdOwStCkudkrwd.
«tM4ttt-iCiiMd«(«l>*dtdl.
calMo. M
m L. C
liit
Mnduoed
luaM.
A dMMMd df Alihuaa-
OagaMIU WhM (Noi Uw xea-
HMU
W ii FMk
Caunly
alao
at-
R. f. .Cndg,
odilor
of Uw
awadM'IViMi.iidndiiced
Seii.1teM«nWli. Yarborough
«ni W«a Mlliloycd
by Craig on
(no naeispatwr.
CuetU al Uw dedkalion in-
Itdad US DMrtct Judges
Joe
Sheehy of Tyler, jo, y ,1
beaumont and
James
s«|
Woodrow Seal, of llom.,^'*')
US UanduU Bob
No,:
, j
Dallas and
Fort Worth
us,
ly
Heynoids of Tyler
rT S
Stalea Dlj«rlct AUorne)
I Justice
of Athens.
Ten. jjf-
Land Commissioner
Jenjr
ler of AosUn.
Congreu..^
Undley Bedmorth of vi *
I
ton. Debs
Ilemley « ,"-s
ias Regional
Post Offk,^ '"̂
several
olher govenuun,**
•icials.
«
PR
OG
RA
M
Dedication ot the Texas Slate
Marker (or the
Charlei R
ichard Yarhoroii
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MAfecH, 1991
PAGE 333
x a s F a m i l y ' s 1 0 0 Y e a r O l d F a t h e r
Saturday, October 24, 1964
ty Book ^
Charles Richard Yarborough, father of U .S . Senator Ralph Yarborough, died at 6 Ahl
Saturday at his family home at Chandler, 11 days after his 100th birthday.
/ Last October 13, the nine surviving children of Mr. Yarborough had gathered at the
Chandler home In observance of his 100th birthday.
Charles Richard Yarborough was born October 13, 1864 at Hopewell, near Swan,
Smith County Texas, the seventh child of Harvey Yarborough and Margaret Miller
Yarborough. He was bom under the Stars and Bars while Jefferson Davis was President
of the Confederacy and Abraham Lincoln was President, while Grant was besieging
Richmond, and while Sherman was at A.tlanta preparing for his march to the sea,
Charles Richard Yarborough married Nannie Jane Spear at Chandler, Henderson
County on June 13, 1899. Rleven children were bom to them, nine of whom survive
today. The surviving children are:
Mrs . J . K. Bryan, Pleasanton; Mrs . H. B. Harrison, LaPorte; Mrs . 3 . B, Hardee
and Mrs . S. B. Mallett, both of Chandler; Harvey Jackson Yarborough and Donald V .
Yarborough, both of Dallas; Senator Ralph 7/. Yarborough of Austin and ’Vashington;
Mrs . C A. Pickett of Houston; Mrs. Oren Murphy, Tyler .
In addition to the nine children, Charles Richard Yarborough is survived by 25
grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren, and seven great-great grandchildren.
Charles Richard Yarborough served at various times as Justice of the Peace, Mayor
and Alderman and President of the School Board at Chandler. He was a member of the
Firs t Btqjtist Church at Chandler, where he served as a deacon- He was a member and
served as .Vorshipful Master of Chandler Masonic Lodge.
In a ceremony at Chandler a few years ago, attended by the Grand Master of Texas
Masons, he was awarded a 50-year Masonic pin.
Charles Richard Yarborough farmed In his early life, was a merchant and cotton
buyer for a time in Chandler and was vice president and later president of Qtizens
Guaranty Bond Bank. He was one of the Incorporators and later general manager of
Chandler Drill ing Company.
Mr . Yarborough was always interested In government and progress, and particularly
in schools and education. It was a matter of pride that his three sons, at his urging,
became lawyers. A nephew, reared at Chandler, Jack Y . Hardee, now of Athens, Is
District Judge of the Third Judicial District. A son-tn-law, Neal Pickett, served as mayor
of Houston, and a son, Ralph Yarborough, is U .S . Senator.
Burial wil l be Sunday afternoon at 2 PM In the family plot at Chandler Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under direction of Burks- .Yalker-Tlppltt Fiineral Home
In Ty ler . ^ ^ ^ ^ FROM CDY’S YFM F I L E S
N l K t t t ANNUAL NATIONAL YARBROUGH CONFEHLNCE VAttBRODGH N AtlONAL dENEAlOGlcAL AND HlstOkicAL AssbClAtiON, I N C .
) t J tY26-28 , i99 i Hbildiy Ihh Atiihki-becihir toiiferehcle I’lazi
becahip, Georgia aaJsd iUtti) 37i-o2oi
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PEDIGREE m?J ot!
BILL HARRAL YARBOROUGH
Person Record: 1
Prepared: 02-05-19BB
At, (time): 14:11:56
16 YARBOROUGH, WILLIAM.
YARBOROUGH, HARVEY.
IW: 4 YARBOROUGH, CHARLES RICHARDrr:
IB: 13 OCT 1864
IW: HOPEWELL, TEXAS
IMarr: 12 JUN 1889 9
ID: 24 OCT 1964 B
IW: CHANDLER, TEXAS W
2 YARBOROUGH, DONALD VICTOR D
B: 14 FEB 1912 I W
W: CHANDLER, TEXAS
Marr:
D:
W:
17
18
YARBOROUGH, BETHSHEBA.
YARBOROUGH, MARGARET ANN MILLER 191
1
YARBOROUGH, BILL HARRAL
B 04 MAR 1945
W DALLAS, TEXAS
Married: 30 DEC 19B3
D
W
HROUDA, KAREN DEBORAH_
5
20
10
IW:
YARBOROUGH, NANNIE JANE SPEAR:
21
22
STILLWATER, TEXAS IW: 1
JAN 1950 H I 1
LA PORTE, TEXAS B: 231
W:
D:
W: 24
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IW: T E , ^ 7 K / E 5 3 G G
6 MCCLAIN, GREEN DAVID SRIHarr: /[ AP^- iflGH B: ID: 1B99.AW a c , ^^4> I^Si
5 ; O k - 3d, W3
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CHARLES
RICHARD
YARBOROUGH
FAMILY
REUNION
The
Charles
Richard
Yarborough
Family
Reunion
was
held
under
the
Sylvan
Beach
Pavillion
at
LaPorte,
Texas
on
Saturday,
June
nt
h, 1966, with
65
in
attendance.
There
was
the
usual
table
full
of
food
and the
buffet
lunch. Sh
ortly
after
lunch,
the
governing
council,
a
council
composed
of
the
nine
living
children
of
Charles
Richard
Yar-
borough
and
their
spouses,
met
to
discuss
family
business.
Among
other
business,
it
was
decided
that
the 1967
reunion
would
be
held
at
the
same
place
in
early
June.
Also,
a
measure
was
passed
which
would
expand
the
governing
council
to
include
one
son or
daughter
of
each
of
the
nine
direct
descendants
on
the
council.
Donald
V.
Yarborough
of
Dallas,
Tex.
was
elected
as
family
chairman;
J.
Chester
Bryant
of
Angleton,
Tex.
as
family
historian;
and Charles
D.
Yarborough
of
Austin,
Tex.
as
family
genealogist.
The
adoption
of
a
family
motto
was
dis-
cussed.
Considered
were
"WHO DARES,
WINS"
[early
English
Yar-
borough
motto],
"NON EST
SINE
PULVERA
PALMA"
[recent
English
Yarborough
motto,
meaning
the
palm
is
not
obtained
without
toil],
and "PRO
FAMILIA
ET PRO
PATRIA"
[an
original
motto
recently
considered
by
this
family,
meaning
for
family
and for
country].
Mr. and Mrs. S.
Branch
Mallet,
who now
live
in the
C.R.
Yarborough
homeplace,
stated
that
they
plan
to
preserve
the
home
so
that
it
may
someday
be
a
Yarborough
museum
and
library.
Charles
Yarborough,
one
of
your
editors,
distributed
copies
of
his
booklet,
compliments
of
H.J. Yarborough,
entitled
"The
Yarborough
Family
in
the
United
States"
to
the
nine
des-
cendants
for
distribution
to
their
families.
As
soon
as
the
governing
council
had
adjourned
a
general
assembly
was
called.
Here
there
was a
family
report
from
each
34
OPHELIA KESSLER
BOX 261 NEW
CASTLE, TX 76372
Sea Donohue I20W
. W. ,4th
Breckenrldge, TX 76024
(
of
the
eight
children
of
Charles
Richard
Yarborou<|h
present.
(One,
Harvey
Jackson
Yarborough
of
Dallas,-Tex.
was
unable
to
attend.)
The
first
was
given
by
the
eldest,
Mrs.
Sunshine
(Yarborough)
Bryant
of
Pleasanton,
Tex.,
who was
followed
by
her
sister,
Mrs. Grace
(Yarborough)
Harrison
of
LaPorte,
Tex.
Next
came
a
report
by
Mrs. Orelia
(Yarborough)
Hardee
of
Chandler,
Tex.,
and
then
one
by
Mrs.
Nell
(Yarborouoh)
Mallet,
also
of
Chandler,
Tex.
She was
followed
by
U.S.
Senator
Ralph
y.
Yarborough
of
Washington,
D.C.
and Austin,
Tex.
Mrs.
Margaret
(Yarborough)
Pickett
of
Houston,
Tex.
was
next,
and
then
Donald
V.
Yarborough
of
Dallas,
Tex.,
followed
by his
sister,
Mrs. Jeanette
(Yarborough)
Murpliy
of
Tyler,
Tex.
Next
on
the
agenda
were
two
talks.
Senator
Ralph
Yar-
borough
gave
an
educational
address
entitled
"Flora
and
Fauna
of
Australia."
He
had
just
returned
from
tlie
SSth
Interpar-
liamentary
Union
Conference,
which
had
been
held
in
Canberra,
Australia,
and
therefore,
had many
props
foi- the
talk.
Mis.
Claire
Slusher,
Mrs. Grace
(Yarborough)
Harrison's
sister
-in
-
law,
92
years
old,
reviewed
how her
family
came
from
Illinois
to
Texas .
In
closing
several
recognitions
were
made.
Russell
Henry
Harrison,
1
year
old, was
recognized
as
tho
youngest
Yarborougti
descendant.
His
grandfather,
H.B.
Harrison
(Claire
Sluslier's
brother)
was
reco^ized
as
the
oldest
membe
r
of
t iie
f aiM
i 1
y
present.
When
Sen.
Yarborough,
who had
corne
from
Washington,
O.C.,
and Lt.
Victor
Driscoll,
who had come
from
Ft.
Beninng
Ga.,
yielded,
Mrs. Margaret
Taliaferro
of
Commerce.
Tex., who
pad
come
303
miles,
was
recognized
as
the one
traveling
the
farthest
to
the
reunion.
.Mrs. Charles
1).
Yarborough
was
recog-
nized
as
the
newest
member
of
the
clan.
The
reunion
was
concluded
wit
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