The Yarbrough Patriarchs

If you are into research, here's a website that is dedicated to tracking down the Yarbrough family and all of its variants: https://www.houseofnames.com/yarbrough-family-crest (Yarbrough) and https://www.houseofnames.com/yarbro-family-crest (Yarbro). There is some interesting stuff here! Family tidbit... did you know our grandfather, Russell "Papa" Yarbrough changed the spelling of his name from "Yarbro" to "Yarbrough?"

Autos of the family

Here are a few old pics of autos and trucks of the family that I have. If you have pics of your own, email them to yarbroughfamily@gmail.com and I'll post them!

 Pete Dixon, Mildred Yarbrough Dixon's husband

 Roy and June Yarbrough

 Roy and June Yarbrough

 Russell, Laura, Mildred, Louise, Clyde, Barbara and Roy.

 Caleb, grandson of Roy Yarbrough

Mike and David Yarbrough, sons of Roy Yarbrough

Yarbrough family reunion in Memphis

Some scenes from the Yarbrough family reunion in Memphis, Tenn., on June 21, 2014. A great time was had by all! Thanks to Aunt Barb and Uncle Jerry for hosting everyone! Great food and fellowship.

Historic records from Cottonwood Baptist Church

Church records show Mrs. R.A. (Laura) Yarbrough was made church clerk and Sunday School superintendent at Cottonwood Baptist Church, Cottonwood Point, Mo.

Mickey Moody and Cottonwood Baptist Church

It's a blessing to see what my cousin, Mickey Moody, along with members and volunteers are doing with Cottonwood Baptist Church near Caurthersville, Mo. They are in the process of completing a new building at the site of the original building, where my grandparents, Russell and Laura Yarbrough, were members in the 1930s. My grandmother, Laura, served as WMU director and church clerk. Cottonwood is a stone's throw from the Mississippi River and a ferry crossing. My grandparents would have been very proud to know that Mickey is now the pastor of the church!

Some new family information to share

Note: My son, Caleb Yarbrough, has been working on some family history and is being assisted by Rae Hopper, a relative of my mother, June Wingfield Yarbrough. Rae has a subscription to the ancestry.com website, which includes a wealth of family information. I thought the rest of the family would like to see this information. - Tim Yarbrough
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Caleb,
Russell Albert Yarbrough/Yarbro was born in Decaturville, Tn. which is in Decatur County. He married Laura Kilmer in 1912 in Clark County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of James Robert and Rosetta T. Parker Kilmer. The Kilmers lived in Dallas County, Arkansas and had 15 children. I found Rosetta buried in the Round Hill cemetery which is located in Dallas County, Arkansas.

Russell and Laura's first child Mildred was born in Tennessee and I think she was born in Nashville since I found them in the Nashville directory in 1914. I know they were in Fisher County, Tx. in 1917 because of his WWI draft registration. Their daughter Pauline was born in Texas. They were back in Arkansas by 1921 because Clyde and Louise were born there. They had moved to Pemiscot County by 1928 since your grandfather Roy was born in Missouri. I think they moved to Pemiscot County because Russell's mother was living there. Russell's father Henry died in 1908 and Emily  Caroline "Carrie"  Yarbro had married a Wallace Dixon and they were in Pemiscot County in the 1920 census.

I found that all the records in Decatur County, Tennessee had Yarbro instead of Yarbrough. I didn't find Russell using Yarbrough until he went to Arkansas.

These are the Yarbrough/Yarbros that are your ancestors--William b.1796 N.C.---John Thomas b.1840 Tn.---Henry Michael b.1862 Tn.--Russell Albert b.1895--Roy Yarbrough--Tim Yarbrough--you.

I found John Thomas Yarbro was a private in Co.B 10th Regt Calvery in the CSA. This was on his tombstone. You may want to see what you can find out about his unit.I have some more information that I'll send to you later.

Rae

House in 1956

Russell and Laura Yarbrough house near Risco, 1956.