Yarborough Home

Occupied since 1903 by Charles Richard and Nannie Jane Spear Yarborough and 3 generations of descendants. Birthplace in 1903 of United States Senator Ralph Webster Yarborough. In this house Charles R. Yarborough, as justice of the peace, performed many marriage ceremonies. In this house, he and Mrs. Yarborough on June 13, 1939, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Here on Jan. 1, 1959, he administered to his son the oath of office as senator of the United States. C. R. Yarborough died here Oct. 24, 1964, aged 100 years, 11 days.

Yarborough Home is a historical marker in Chandler, Henderson County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3062, -95.4892 near Chandler. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cherokee Exodus from Texas (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Crane, Macedonia Cemetery, and Chandler Memorial Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5213010380. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.