Brief Life History of William Thomas
When William Thomas Yarbrough was born on 24 March 1868, in Limestone, Alabama, United States, his father, David Berthier Yarbrough, was 33 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Turner, was 26. He married Myrtle Frances Black on 18 December 1895, in Giles, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 13, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1930 and Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States in 1930. He died on 25 February 1936, at the age of 67, and was buried in Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- William F Yarbrough in household of David B Yarbrough, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Thomas Yarbrough in entry for Louis Edgar West and Bert Yarbrough, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- William T. Yarbrough in entry for Myrtle B. Yarbrough, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1868–1936 Male
1882–1959 Female
Children (5)
1899–1979 Female
1900–1937 Male
1902–1958 Male
1904–1971 Female
1912–1982 Male
Parents and Siblings
1835–1899 Male
1841–1905 Female
Siblings (7)
1860–1929 Female
1862–1920 Female
1866–1930 Male
1868–1936 Male
1870–1941 Male
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
Age 2
1886
Age 18
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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