Whitson Berry “WB” YarbourghAge: 68 years1856–1925
- Name
- Whitson Berry “WB” Yarbourgh
- Given names
- Whitson Berry
- Surname
- Yarbourgh
- Nickname
- WB
 Birth | December 6, 1856 20 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Edward Lee Yarbourgh October 4, 1859 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 days)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 27, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Albert Daleton Yarbrough October 19, 1861 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | Robert Alexander Yarborough November 19, 1862 (Age 5 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Charles Yarborough July 17, 1879 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | June 7, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Jeanette “Mattie” Arnold — View this family May 27, 1886 (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Pinkney Redwine — Margaret Shemwell — View this family June 1, 1886 (Age 29 years) Note: Minister-A.P.Stokes |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Edna Arnold Yarbourgh February 9, 1890 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Marjorie Ruth Yarbourgh May 16, 1893 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert Samuel Yarbourgh April 22, 1895 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Polly Serene Womack May 18, 1896 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edward Lee Yarbourgh January 24, 1897 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Shemwell March 5, 1905 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Margaret Edna “Margie” Sparger January 6, 1914 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Wiley Franklin Shoaf April 15, 1915 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Allen Sparger July 3, 1915 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Martha Ruth Shoaf October 2, 1916 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Paul Arthur Shoaf April 18, 1918 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 61 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | March 17, 1925 (Age 68 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lexington City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert Alexander Yarborough Birth: August 17, 1836 25 18 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 19, 1862 — Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Shemwell Birth: August 1834 44 34 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 5, 1905 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 18, 1856 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months himself |
Whitson Berry “WB” Yarbourgh Birth: December 6, 1856 20 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1925 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Edward Lee Yarbourgh Birth: October 4, 1859 23 25 Death: January 24, 1897 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Albert Daleton Yarbrough Birth: October 19, 1861 25 27 Death: June 11, 1940 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Pinkney Redwine |
| step-father |
William Pinkney Redwine Birth: March 29, 1828 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: February 28, 1905 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Shemwell Birth: August 1834 44 34 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 5, 1905 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: June 1, 1886 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Martha Jeanette “Mattie” Arnold |
| himself |
Whitson Berry “WB” Yarbourgh Birth: December 6, 1856 20 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1925 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Martha Jeanette “Mattie” Arnold Birth: November 28, 1859 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1929 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: May 27, 1886 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Edna Arnold Yarbourgh Birth: February 9, 1890 33 30 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: December 11, 1976 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Marjorie Ruth Yarbourgh Birth: May 16, 1893 36 33 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 24, 1963 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months son |
Robert Samuel Yarbourgh Birth: April 22, 1895 38 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert Alexander Yarborough - Household
Davidson, NC
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Whitson B Yarbourgh - Household
Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Whitson B Yarbourgh - Household
Concord, Randolph, NC
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Whitson B Yarbourgh - Household
Center St.? Lexington, Davidson, NC
There are 10 boarders listed in the census |