Richard Fenner Yarborough Jr

Brief Life History of Richard Fenner

When Richard Fenner Yarborough Jr was born on 29 January 1834, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States, his father, Richard Fenner Yarborough Sr, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Agnes Rebecca Brown, was 26. He married Eleanor Scott Foster on 3 August 1859, in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died on 26 April 1910, in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Fenner Yarborough Jr
1834–1910
Eleanor Scott Foster
1840–1925
Marriage: 3 August 1859
Fenner Yarborough
1860–
James H Yarborough
1862–1894
Mary Wyatt Yarborough
1863–1954
John Brown Yarborough Sr
1866–1934
Edith Graham Yarborough
1869–1967
William Henry Yarborough II
1870–1943
Richard Fenner Yarborough
1872–1944
Eleanor Nelson Yarborough
1873–1962

Sources (33)

  • Yarborough, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Richard F. Yarbro - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Richard F. Yarbro
  • Richard F Yarbrough, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire): variant of Yarbrough .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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