Hardeman County, Tennessee: Family History, Volume 2
YARBROUGH - William Yarbrough Sr, born ca. 1770 and thought to be son of Joshua and Suzanna Thompson Yarbrough, came to Hardeman County from White County, TN around 1840. His son James arrived here in 1838, followed by others in the family. william Yarbrough marred Martha (West?) in South Carolina and moved to Tennessee. William and Martha had the following children: James, Sarah, Benjamin, Suzannah, Rebecca, Wade Hampton, Jeptha. William Yarbrough Sr. has been mistakenly identified as a private in Brinkley's Cavalry during the American Revolution. This has been proven to be another William Yarbrough. William and Martha joined Antioch Misionary Baptist Church near Toone in 1840. They were in Gibson County with their daughter Mahulda Sanders after the 1850 census. They sold land in Hardeman County, William Jr., in 1852. …. William Yarbrough Jr. married Feb 25, 1836 to Hannah Ada Davis, daughter of Agustus Parks Davis. Hannah's sister Celia Davis married George P Yarbrough. William and Hannah had the elderly Augustus in their household in 1850. George became executor of the Augustus's estate.
YARBROUGH AND DAVIS - William Yarbrough, son of William Sr. and Martha Yarbrough, was born around 1800 in South Carolina. He migrated first to Overton then to White counties in Tennessee, before finally settling in Hardeman County around 1840. William married Hannah Davis, daughter of Augustus Parkes Davis, and granddaughter of Jonathan S. and Hannah Parkes Davis. Jonathan S. Davis was killed in the American Revolution, leaving Hannah to raise her children, Augustus and Jonathan C., alone.
CHILDREN
Possible children - NOT CONFIRMED:
1) James Yarbrough 1837 -
2) Hampton Yarbrough 1838 -, m. Alice
3) Jonathan Yarbrough 1838 -
4) Mary Miranda Yarbrough 1840 -, m. Marcellus Knott 1838 - 1886
5) William A. Yarbrough 1844 -
6) Mahulda Yarbrough 1846 - 1850
7) Martha Martella Yarbrough 1848 - 1850
8) Rebecca Jane Yarbrough 1849 - 1884, m. John Austin Jones 1839 - 1909
9) Franklin Pierce Yarbrough 1851 -, m1.Nancy Caddell 1865-1905, m2.Kate Caddell 1857-1972, m3.Elizabeth (Lee?) Willoughby, m4.Mary B. Willoughby
10) Hopey Yarbrough 1854 -
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