George Hampton Yarbrough

Brief Life History of George Hampton

When George Hampton Yarbrough was born in 1849, in Tennessee, United States, his father, George P Yarbrough, was 29 and his mother, Celia Parilee, was 31. He married Mary Annie Rice on 23 November 1876, in Haywood, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Randolph, Arkansas, United States in 1860. He died about 1882, in Haywood, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 34.

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George Hampton Yarbrough
1849–1882
Mary Annie Rice
1861–1912
Marriage: 23 November 1876
Georgia Anna Yarbrough
1877–1960
Martha Yarbrough
1879–1938
George Hampton Yarbrough
1882–1962

Sources (8)

  • G H Yarbrough, "United States Census, 1880"
  • G H Yarbrough, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
  • George H Yarbrough in entry for George Hampton Yarbrough, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (6)

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Yarburgh (Lincolnshire) or Yarborough Camp in Croxton (Lincolnshire), both of which derive from Old English eorth-burg ‘earth-work’ (eorth ‘earth, ground’ + burg ‘fortress’). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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