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Historical Cemetery Marker Dedication
December 8, 2001
Tilden, McMullen County, Texas
The historical marker dedication took place in the courtroom of the
McMullen County Courthouse in Tilden, Texas. The courtroom was packed with
many descendants of JSY. Great Grand daughter, Beth Walker, led the
dedication telling about JSY, his life, and family. After the dedication
everyone gathered on the first floor of the court house for a reception.
This was a wonderful time to talk with relatives, many meeting each other for
the first time.
Texas Historical Commission
John Swanson Yarbrough
December 25, 1774 - October 20, 1862
A native of North Carolina, John Swanson Yarbrough came to Texas in
1832 and settled in what is now Houston County in East Texas. A veteran of
the war for Texas Independence, Yarbrough participated in the 1835 Siege of
Bexar and in the decisive battle of San Jacinto. He moved from Houston
County about 1850 and led a group of settlers to the Frio River in 1858 to
establish the Yarbrough Bend Settlement in what became McMullen County.
Yarbrough's grave was relocated to this site from the Yarbrough Bend Cemetery in
1982 as part of the construction of Choke Canyon Reservoir. Recorded
2001
Hill Top Cemetery Entrance & JSY Historical Grave Marker
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This page was created on April 6, 2001