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Wesley Leonard Yarbrough 1943–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 November 1943

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Jun 2016

Death Location: Brighton, Tipton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: E Yarbrough

Mother: Ola McWilliams

Spouse(s): Martha McKee

Children(s):

The story of Wesley Leonard Yarbrough began in 1943 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided in Tipton, Tennessee, USA. In 1965, Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Wesley Leonard Yarbrough married Barbara Allen Gillihan, Martha Ann Mckee, and had children including Ashley Leigh Yarbrough, Kevin Wade Yarbrough. Wesley Leonard Yarbrough passed away in 2016 in Brighton, Tipton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Wesley Leonard Yarbrough began in 1943 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided in Tipton, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1965, Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
  • Wesley Leonard Yarbrough married Barbara Allen Gillihan, Martha Ann Mckee, and had children including Ashley Leigh Yarbrough, Kevin Wade Yarbrough.
  • Wesley Leonard Yarbrough passed away in 2016 in Brighton, Tipton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wesley Yarbrough's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Yarbrough
1943–2016
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
E W Yarbrough
1904–1987
Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Ola (Ivine "Topy") McWilliams
1912–1986
Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
E. (W.) Yarbro
1877–1904
Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Allie (Lee Powell) Thompson
1881–1958
Lauderdale Co.,Tennessee
James (Warren) McWilliams
1886–1956
Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Oma (Bertha) Rose
1891–1943
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Elias Yarbro
1834–1913
Elizabeth Clark
1841–1906
William Powell
1845–1898
Louisa Powell
1847–1930
Presley McWilliams
1846–1919
Joannah Caskey
1846–1923
Henry Rose
1864–1935
Nannie Rose
1869–1938
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Yarbro
1810–1862
Mary Larimore
1804–1876
James Clark
1806–1863
Mary Block
1809–1863
William Powell
1827–1891
Nancy Holcomb\Holcombe
1824–1885
James Smith
1820–1897
Polly Tarkington
1825–1888
David McWilliams
1818–1879
Elizabeth McWilliams
1818–1850
James Caskey
1812–1870
Letitia Wilson
1813–1865
William Jr
1827–1910
Darcus Wilson
1827–1915
William Wiseman
1835–1891
Alace Smith
1844–

Wesley Yarbrough's Timeline

8 Records

1943
16 November 1943
Birth of Wesley Leonard Yarbrough in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 7
Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided here in Tipton, Tennessee, USA
Tipton, Tennessee, USA
1965
22 Dec 1965
Age 22
Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1987
1987
Age 44
Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided here
None
1994
1994-1999
Age 51
Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided here in Covington, Tennessee, USA
Covington, Tennessee, USA
2003
2003-2016
Age 60
Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided here in Brighton, Tennessee, USA
Brighton, Tennessee, USA
2010
2010-2020
Age 67
Wesley Leonard Yarbrough resided here in Covington, Tennessee, USA
Covington, Tennessee, USA
2016
16 Jun 2016
Age 73
Death of Wesley Leonard Yarbrough in Shelby Co, Tennessee
Shelby Co, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1943
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Marriage Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tipton, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tipton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tipton, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1965
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 22 Dec 1965; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-1999
    Event Place: Covington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Covington; State: Tennessee; Year(s): 1994-1999

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003-2016
    Event Place: Brighton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2010-2020
    Event Place: Covington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brighton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 2016
    Event Place: Shelby Co, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brighton, Tipton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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