J. W. Yarbrough Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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J. W. Yarbrough

~1828 - November 24, 1861

Possibly from Fayette County, TX.

Mustered in with company F of Terry's Rangers on September 7, 1861 in Houston, TX
Died from illness and buried at Nashville, TN on November 24, 1861.

Also Identified As:
	Yarborough, Yarbro
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Old Nashville Cemetery. Moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in 1869.

1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

John Yarber - Oso PO, Fayette Co., TX, p 355B (age 18)
J W Yarbrough - Hillsboro PO, Hill Co., TX, p110
JW YaRbrough - Centreville PO, Leon Co., TX, p281 (Age 48)

Related Links:
	Terry Rangers Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN "Muster Roll of Company F, Eighth Texas," Confederate Veteran, December 1911, p. 574
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Yarbrough) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Yarbrough) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Yarborough) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Yarborough) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Yarbro) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Yarbro) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fayette County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Fayette County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fayette County, TX)

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