John David Knight

Arthur married Mattie Edna Yarborough. Mattie (daughter of CSA David A. Yarborough and Martha Jane Bolin) was born on 17 Aug 1877 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 16 May 1937 in Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 17 May 1937 in Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1850 Northern Division, Cumberland Co., NC: 581/581 Matthew Yarborough 56 M NC, Mary 56 F NC, Elisha B. 21 M NC, David A. 19 M NC, Sarah A. 16 F NC, Mary J. 13 F NC, Elias G. 6 M NC.

1860 Harnett Co., NC: 947/952 Yarboro, D. A. 27 M, Martha 20 F, B. F. 3 M.

1870 Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., NC: 80/78 Yarborough, D. A. 40 M, Martha J. 31 F, Benjamin F. 12 M, Mary J. 9 F, Sarah E. 7 F, Rhoda 4 F.

1880 Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., NC: 107/107 Yarborough, D. A. 50 M, Martha J. 36 wife, Mary J. 19 daughter, Rhoda B. 12 daughter, John W. 10 son, Caro L. 7 daughter, Nora H. 5 daughter, Mattie J. 3 daughter.

1900 Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., NC: 184/184 Yarborough, David A. Feb 1830 70 m 50 yrs NC NC NC, Martha J. wife May 1841 59 m 50 yrs 9/7 children NC NC NC, Sarah A. sister Sept 1833 66 single NC NC NC.

1910 Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., NC: 153/153 Salmon, William J. 50 m 30 yrs NC NC NC, Mary J. wife 49 m 30 yrs 12/5 children NC NC NC, Whitney daughter 22 NC NC NC, Walter son 17 NC NC NC, Alton son 16 NC NC NC, William son 10 NC NC NC, Miriam Daughter 7 NC NC NC, Hamilton, Keith, boarder 21 NC NC NC, Yarborough, David A. father-in-law 87 widowed NC NC NC.

1920 Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., NC: 141/141 Gilchrist, William R. 52 NC NC NC, Rhoda B. 52 wife NC NC NC, Mary J. 22 daughter NC NC NC, William C. 19 son NC NC NC, Yarboro, David A. father-in-law 90 NC NC NC.

Harnett County Death Certificate for David Yarbro (sic), widowed, retired farmer, s/o Matthew Yarboro and Don't Know both b. NC, indicates he was born in Moore Co., NC and died at age 92. Informant was W. W. Rosser of Lillington.

Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery inscription: "DAVID A YARBOROUGH CO A 5 NC CAV CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY APR 1922"

David married Martha Jane Bolin about 1857 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Martha was born in Mar 1841 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died between 1900 and 1910 in Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha Jane's parentage is unknown but there is an interesting family in 1850 Moore Co., NC census: 490/490 Bolin, Kissiah 46 F NC, Stone, Nancy 20 F NC.

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[Jeff Wester]
[1850 Census]
Northern Division, Cumberland Co., NC 581/581

Matthew Yarborough 56 M NC, Mary 56 F NC, Elisha B. 21 M NC, David A. 19 M NC, Sarah A. 16 F NC, Mary J. 13 F NC, Elias G. 6 M NC.

Matthew married Mary Unknown about 1820. Mary was born in 1794 in North Carolina; died after 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]