Brief Life History of James Crawford
When James Crawford Yarbrough was born on 16 August 1875, in Cooke, Texas, United States, his father, Byrum Daniel Yarbrough, was 29 and his mother, Caroline Burden, was 32. He married Sallie Jane Or S. H. Hill on 29 March 1896, in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Whitebead, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Oakdale Township, Washita, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. He died on 7 August 1963, in Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States.
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- J C Yarbrough, "United States Census, 1940"
- James Crofford Yarbrough, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- James Crofford Yarbrough, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1889
The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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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