John Welch Yarbrough (1889 - 1968)

Born 5 Nov 1889 in Grapeland, Houston, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Apr 1968 at age 78 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States

Biography

2nd Lieutenant John Yarbrough served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 5 August 1917
Unit(s): 116th Field Signal Battalion
Service ended: 21 February 1919

John was born in 1889. He was the son of Joseph Yarbrough and Mary Hollingsworth.

In 1909, he married Margaret A. Stamper in Oklahoma. The couple had a daughter named Meryl Elizabeth Yarbrough. By 1917, the couple was divorced and he was working for Western Union as a Telegraph Operator in Houston, Texas.

During WWI, Lieutenant John Welch Yarbrough served in the 116th Signal Batallion and served overseas from July 18, 1918 - February 13, 1919 after being stationed at Camp Bowie, Texas; Camp Mills, New York; Camp Dix, New Jersey. Yarbrough was also in the American Expeditionary Forces.

After WWI, John suffered from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and was treated at a sanitorium.

In 1927, he married Lois Pettigrew in Bandera, Texas.

At the age of 78, John passed away in 1968 and is buried at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas. At the time of his death, he was a Telegraph Operator for the railroad.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GB-WSH : accessed 6 December 2019), John W Yarbrough in household of Joseph Yarbrough, Justice Precinct 5 (all east of T&GN r.r.), Houston, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 11A, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,647.
• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJM-YCTY : 4 November 2017), J W Yarbrough and Margaret Stamper, 17 Sep 1909; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
• "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-ZPVP : 9 March 2018), John Welch Yarbrough, ; citing Military Service, , , Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7NQ-VW2M : 27 October 2019), John Welch Yarbrough, 21 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLZK-LH3 : 22 December 2016), John W Yarbrough and Lois Pettigrew, 02 Jun 1927; citing Bandera, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,017,641.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS14-15L : 13 March 2018), John W Yarbrough, 16 Apr 1968; citing certificate number 29063, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,026.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #42779553