| Marker Number |
11061 |
| Atlas Number |
5225011061 |
| Marker Title |
Joseph Randolph Yarbrough |
| Index Entry |
Yarbrough, Joseph Randolph |
| Address |
|
| City |
Grapeland |
| County |
Houston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
263877 |
| UTM Northing |
3486993 |
| Subject Codes |
pioneers; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Grapeland Cemetery, corner of FM 1272 and Redbud |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(Jan. 31, 1817 -- Mar. 26, 1867) A native of Louisiana, Joseph Randolph Yarbrough served in the Texas War for Independence from Mexico and was assigned to guard the camp opposite Harrisburg during the Battle of San Jacinto. He and his father, John Swanson Yarbrough, signed the petition requesting the creation of Houston county in 1837. In 1840, he married Phebe Clementine Crawford (1823-1907). They eventually settled in north Houston County near Grapeland and had a family of 11 children. |
