George Washington Yarbrough

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Yarbrough was born on 10 November 1840, in Chambers, Alabama, United States, his father, Littleton Jordan Yarborough, was 26 and his mother, Malissa Elizabeth House, was 21. He married Mary Pierce on 20 December 1863, in Elmore, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Coosa, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Robinson Springs, Elmore, Alabama, United States in 1880. He died on 8 May 1919, in Elmore, Alabama, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Rocky Mount Cemetery, Prattville Junction, Elmore, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Yarbrough
1840–1919
Mary Pierce
1846–
Marriage: 20 December 1863
George Henry Yarbrough
1864–1953
William W Yarbrough
1866–1934
Donnie Washington Yarbrough
1870–1948
Mary Arabella Yarbrough
1873–
Pierce Y Yarbrough
1877–

Sources (12)

  • Georgia Garbrough in household of Littleton Garbrough, "United States Census, 1850"
  • George Washington Yarbrough, "Find A Grave Index"
  • G. W. Yarbrough in entry for Will W. Yarbrough, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

1841

Oldest grave seen in memorials list.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

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

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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