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Atascosa Co TX - 11 Nov 1860: David Yarbrough & Rebecca Jones
 

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License of David Yarbrough and Rebecca Jones

State of Texas
Atascosa County
 To any person Authorized by law to
Celebrate the rites of Matrimony.
Be it known that i the undersigned Clerk of the
County Court of said County by nature of the power vested
in me by law, Do bereby License any person legally
authorized, to Join in the bonds of Matrimony David Yar-
brough and Rebecca Jones both of said County and
of the age prescribed by law and of this License make
due return within sixty days
Witness my hand and the Seal of the County Court
of said County at Office in Pleasanton the 10th day of
November A D 1860
 Edward Walker Clerk. C. C. A. Co.

The above Bond of Matrimony was Clebrated by
the undersigned a Justice of the Peace on the Elev-
enth day of November A D 1860
Witnesses Andrew Allen, L. Ward.
   E. P. Forest Justice
   of the Peace

Recorded the 16th August 1861
  Edwd. Walker Clerk.
 
 
 

Submitted by Renee Smelley
Notes: David M. Yarbrough (1832 AR - 1868/70 TX), son of John Swanson & Cynthia Yarbrough.  David and his brother, Alfred, are on the 1850 Medina Co. TX  census serving as TX Volunteers.  On Nov. 12, 1859 he enlisted under  Capt. Peter Tumlinson in the Texas Ranger service and was discarged on  February 10, 1860 after serving 2 months and 29 days.  He served in the  Confederate army in Co K of the 2nd Texas Calvary.  On Dec. 19, 1865 he married 2nd Mary Ann Anderson in Atascosa County.  David was listed on the Atascosa county Texas Voters list in July 1857 as a native of Arkansas.  It is presumed that David died prior to June 13, 1870 the date of enumeration of the 1870 Atascosa Co. census that his wife Mary is listed on. David and Mary had one son David M. Yarbrough born on March 23, 1869.  Nothing further is known about David.

Rebecca Jones (1837 MO - 1862 TX), daughter of Kiziah Carroll Harp & Andrew Jones. Rebecca's mother married on April 11, 1846 Fannin Co., TX to John W. Brummett. Rebecca died on May 03, 1862 and was buried in the Brummett Cemetery, Frio Co., TX.  Her headstone list her name as Rebecca Yarberry.

David and Rebecca are only known to have had one child, Kiziah Yarbrough, born November 1861.  In 1870 after the death of her mother and father Kiziah is listed with her aunt, Sarah E. Jones Taylor, on the 1870 census.

1870 Frio County, Texas Census
44 44 Taylor, Sarah 20 F W Keeping/H Texas
 Taylor, Felix 5 M W Texas
        Taylor, James 2 M W Texas
Yarbrough, Kiziah 8 F W Texas

Kiziah married on January 02, 1879 to John E. Shoemake in Frio Co., TX. She died April 01, 1893 and is buried in the Brummitt Cemetery, Frio Co., TX.