Joseph Hilliard Yarborough

Brief Life History of Joseph Hilliard

When Joseph Hilliard Yarborough was born on 2 February 1875, in Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States, his father, Jesse Wesley Yarborough, was 44 and his mother, Rachel Hester Daniel, was 38. He married Jessie Olive Browning on 5 September 1892, in Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Murphy, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States in 1930 and Peggs, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States for about 5 years. He died on 2 May 1964, in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Peggs, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States.

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Joseph Hilliard Yarborough
1875–1964
Jessie Olive Browning
1875–1939
Marriage: 5 September 1892
William Alexander Yarborough
1894–1933
James Moody Yarborough
1896–1985
Elva Yarborough
1903–1980
Velma S Yarborough
1906–1990
Glen Joseph Yarborough
1910–1997

Sources (18)

  • Joseph Yarborough, "United States Census, 1940"
  • J H Yarborough, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Joseph Hillard Yarborough, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1883 · The Mosaic Templar is Founded

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1900 · Gold for Cash!

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Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire): variant of Yarbrough .

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

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