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William Lewis Yarbrough 1899–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1899

Birth Location: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1982

Death Location: Atoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Samuel Yarbrough

Mother: Catherine Stowers

Spouse(s): Grace Dodd

Children(s): Opal Yarbrough, Oley Yarbrough, Bonnie Yarbrough, William Yarbrough, Elmer Yarbrough

The story of William Lewis Yarbrough began in 1899 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA. William Lewis Yarbrough married Grace Lousia Dodd, and had children including Bonnie Lorene Yarbrough, Elmer Gene Yarbrough, Oley Lee Dorothy Yarbrough, Opal Ovella Yarbrough, William Eugene Yarbrough. William Lewis Yarbrough passed away in 1982 in Atoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lewis Yarbrough began in 1899 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Lewis Yarbrough married Grace Lousia Dodd, and had children including Bonnie Lorene Yarbrough, Elmer Gene Yarbrough, Oley Lee Dorothy Yarbrough, Opal Ovella Yarbrough, William Eugene Yarbrough.
  • William Lewis Yarbrough passed away in 1982 in Atoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Yarbrough's Ancestors

Self
William Yarbrough
1899–1982
Birth Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Samuel Thompson M. Yarbrough
1869–1943
Alabama
Catherine Stowers
1880–1928
Oklahoma
Grandparents
Pleasant (Josiah) Yarbrough
1814–1882
Savannah, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Kelley
1835–1915
Harris County, Georgia, United States of America
Leonard (B.) Stowers
1855–
Alabama
Adeline Stowers
1848–1929
Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Allen
1773–1847
John Yarbrough
1783–1848
Dennis Kelley
1799–1880
Eliza Smallwood
1813–1880
James Stowers
1805–1870
Elizabeth
1825–
Alexander Cleghorn
1812–1886
Mary Holland
1819–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Yarbrough
1752–1828
James Yarbrough
1750–1792
Frances Foote
1742–1807
David Kelly
1768–1850
Esther
1768–1850
*Mark Smallwood
1780–1855
*Nancy Martin
1789–1850
James Cleghorn
1770–1832
Nancy Jones
1773–1856

William Yarbrough's Descendants

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William (Lewis) Yarbrough (9 Jun 1899–23 May 1982) m. Grace (Lousia) Dodd (19 May 1904–28 Apr 1936)
  1. 1. Opal (Ovella) Yarbrough 1922–1985 m. Jesse (Arvel) McClary 1912–1981
    1. 1. Gracy (maudine) Maclery 1940–2018 m. Robert (G.) Green 1933–1987
    2. 2. Jesse (Leo "Sonny") McClary 1942–2002
    3. 3. Raymond McClary 1931–1997
  2. 2. Oley (Lee Dorothy) Yarbrough 1924–1985
  3. 3. Bonnie (Lorene) Yarbrough 1927–2000
  4. 4. William (Eugene) Yarbrough 1930–2013
  5. 5. Elmer (Gene) Yarbrough 1933–1986

William Yarbrough's Timeline

2 Records

1899
9 Jun 1899
Birth of William Lewis Yarbrough in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1982
23 May 1982
Age 83
Death of William Lewis Yarbrough in Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Atoka, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1899
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1982
    Event Place: Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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