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Joseph W. Yerby
January 28, 1835 - February 25, 1881
Born on January 28, 1835 in Wilkinson County, MS.
Family moved to Warren County, MS by 1850.
Emigrated to TX by 1851, stopping first in Galveston then settling in Brazoria
County.
Enlisted with Company B on July 1, 1862 in Memphis, TN by Kit Williams.
Furloughed at Kingston, TN in November 1862 with wound (likely received in
KY in October 1862).
Transferred to 22 TN Infantry, Company A and/or 8th TN Cavalry, Company B.
Captured at Granville, TN in August 1863.
Forwarded to Camp Chase, OH in September 1863
Forwarded to Rock Island, IL in January 1864.
Paroled by May 17, 1865 following 19 months of confinement at Rock Island,
IL.
Served as Sherriff of Brazoria County, TX from June 25, 1866 to April 25, 1869.
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Joseph W. Yearby, John W. Yearby |
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| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
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| 1850 Census - MS, Warren County, Vicksburg, Page 202, Dwelling 535, Family 554, (63-64/146) (August 21, 1850) | |||||||||
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| Virginia A. Hall | 36 | F | $5,500 | MS | |||||
| Mary J. Riddle | 13 | F | MS | ||||||
| Eugene M Riddle | 11 | M | MS | ||||||
| Roberta H. Riddle | 9 | F | MS | ||||||
| Constance Michke | 5 | F | OH | ||||||
| Robert M. Yerby | 43 | M | Farmer | VA | |||||
| Jane F. Yerby | 33 | F | TN | ||||||
| Emily T. Yerby | 17 | F | MS | ||||||
| Joseph W. Yerby | 15 | M | MS | Y | |||||
| Virginia A. Yerby | 8 | F | MS | Y | |||||
| Edwina S. Yerby | 3m | F | MS | ||||||
| Margaret A. Vining | 22 | F | LA | Y | Y | ||||
| 1850 Census Slave Schedule - State, County, Page, Line, (image) | ||||||||
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| 1850 Census - TX, Galveston County, Galveston City, Page 238B, Dwelling 13, Family 14, (2/87) (April 4, 1851) t t | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| Robt. M. Yerby | 43 | M | VA | ||||||
| Jane F. Yerby | 35 | F | TN | ||||||
| Emily T. Yerby | 18 | F | MS | ||||||
| Joseph W. Yerby | 16 | M | MS | ||||||
| Virginia Yerby | 8 | F | MS | Y | |||||
| Frances Yerby | 6 | F | MS | Y | |||||
| Edwina Yerby | 1 | F | LA | ||||||
| C. T. Bradford | 22 | M | Dry Goods Clerk | TN | |||||
| Margaret Bining | 22 | F | LA | ||||||
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| 1860 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Columbia, Page 58a, Dwelling 87, Family 75, (9/52) i | ||||||||||
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| Jacob Heahr | 35 | M | Cooper | $50 | Germany | |||||
| Sophia Heahr | 34 | F | Germany | |||||||
| Henry Rippe | 17 | M | Germany | |||||||
| Jos. W. Yerby | 25 | M | Bookkeeper | MS | ||||||
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| Related Links: | ||
| The Tri-Weekly Telegraph,
October 3, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, October
3, 1862 "Rangers at Rock Island," Galveston Weekly News, March 22, 1865. Galveston Weekly News, April 5, 1865 - "More Texans at Rock Island" Confederate Veteran, May 1900 - "Membership Of A Famous Escort Company" (offsite) Irisgay Crivellari's The Crivellari and Related Families gedcom (offsite) History of Brazoria County Sheriff's Department (offsite) Dan West's West Family of Texas gedcom (offsite) Brazoria County, TX 1860 Slaveholders & 1870 African Americans |
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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. |
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(offsite) Tales From the Brazos: Sherriff
Yerby |
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