Doster Insert.  I have not had time to retype the link herein, so I am placing it in pdf format.  You will be able to easily print this information.  However, "searching" the internet will not be as easy until I get it printed in html format.  This is very hard work and provided by Mr. Harold Davis.  The paperwork was done in the 1940s.  Harold is now setting out to work on the descendants of Obediah Doster.  Obediah is Sarah Adeline Doster's grandfather.  Harold:  Keep the great information coming!

On 1 March 2008, Paula Raulston Duchesne, borrowed from her sister's (Sandra Raulston Galley) scrapbook some awesome pictures and the following letter from Nannie Bess Yarbrough's sister, Vista.  The letter was written in December 1993 to Aunt Sue (Cora Sue Raulston Boone).  Also, Sue went through the pictures.  It turns out that MANY of them are actually Raulston pics.  I moved them to a new tab - "Raulston Pictures" for you to browse.

"Thursday, am.  Dear Sue:  Am sending you this thing that Wilda sent me.  You can make some copies for your family.  I haven't seen Judy yet but am pretty sure she can fix some.  Mary's brother from California was coming to her house yesterday, so guess he will be there through the winter.  They say it's going to be real cold tomorrow and maybe snow.  So I will run and try to get a few things done.  Tell everyone hello and have a Happy Christmas.  Love, Vista"  [Return address was 111 Pine Street, Bonham, Texas]

[Disclaimer:  Some of the information in the below is outdated, just like the book.  Examples:  Sadly, several deaths.  Sue lives back on the "home place" in her rebuilt brick home, Both CM and Dorothy have passed away, along with Herbert Wayne, Mary Evelyn, and Kent (Kenneth), etc.]

"Grandpa and Grandma Yarbrough were born in North Carolina and moved to Mississippi where most of their children were burn.  That is about all I know about them.

Their children:  Fletcher, Willie, Sis [Annie], Maggie, Anna, Ed, and Rufus.  They all came to Fannin County and settled in the Windom area.

Fletcher married Minnie Powell.  They had five boys and one girl.  Curtis is the oldest one.  Connie lived in the Windom area most of his life, never did marry, passed away just a few years ago.

Newt married Cordie Emmons.  They lived in the Honey Grove area and are buried in the Honey Grove Cemetery.  They had one daughter, Patsy Ruth.  She married Harvey Lynn Milton of Ladonia.  They still live in the Oak Ridge community.  He is Superintendent of the Honey Grove schools.  They have a son, Robert, who is also a teacher there.  He is married and has one son.  Their daughter, Ruth Ann, is a teacher in the Ladonia school.  She lives at home.

Leonard married Lillie Kilgore.  They lived at Maude, Texas.  Both are deceased.  They had one son, Weldon.  He still lives in that area.

Henry and sister, Fannie - They never married.  They still live in Windom, Texas.  Their family is buried in the Windom Cemetery.

*Nannie Bess' Family*

Willie married Bettie White in the Flag Springs community.  Her father lived on the farm that his father had lived on.  They had eight children.  Charlie, their second child, died at the age of 14 months.

William Joseph and Bettie White Yarbrough.  "Grey hair from Grandpa, brown eyes from Grandma."  [That was written to Sue by Nannie Bess]

William Joseph Yarbrough - Nannie Bess Yarbrough's father.

Nannie Bess, the oldest child, was born in 1897 near Windom.  She married Clarence Raulston of Clarksville, Texas on April 7, 1915.  They lived on the farm north of Clarksville most of their life.  They had four sons and two daughters.  The oldest daughter, Katie [Katy], died when she was 10 years old.

Nannie Bess is on the far right with her two younger sisters on her left.

C.M. [Clarence Melvin Raulston, Jr.] the first son, and wife, Dorothy bought the farm.  They built a brick home and still live there. They have an adopted daughter.  Their place had been in the Raulston name for more than 100 years.  Their home was hit by a tornado in April of 1991 and was damaged a lot, but they have it repaired now.  The tornado destroyed a big oak tree that was more than 100 years old.

Garland and wife, Mary Evelyn, live in New Boston, Texas.  They have two girls and one boy.  They all live in that area.  They have several grandchildren.  He worked at the Lone Star plant until his retirement.

Herbert and wife, Derrelline live in Arlington, Texas near Dallas.  They have two daughters and several grandchildren.  They all live in that area.  Hub has had health problems for several years.

Kenneth [Kent], the youngest son, and wife, Christine, live in Clarksville since retirement from Sears in Garland.  They have no children.  They have an adopted or foster son, Larry.  They bought an older rock house and have restored it.

Sue Boone, the youngest of the family, lives in Clarksville since the tornado destroyed her home north of town.  The same tornado damaged C.M.'s house.  Until then, she lived on a part of the old home place.  She has an adopted son, Mike.  She and husband, James, have been divorced for several years.

*end of Clarence Raulston info*

Annie, the second daughter, was born January 6, 1902 in the Flag Springs area.  She married Van Taylor in Thornton, Texas in 1927.  They met while attending business college in Tyler, Texas.  They had two boys.  Fred, the eldest, and wife, Betty live in Galena Park, Texas near Houston.  They have three daughters and six granddaughters.  Annie and Van moved to Houston during the war years and lived there until their deaths.  She died in October of 1973 and he in January 1975.

Ronald, the youngest son, lives in Houston part time and on his ranch down in El Campo close to San Antonio.  He and Joann also had three daughters and several grandchildren.  Think they are all girls.

Lonita was born February 21, 1906 also in the Flag Spring community.  She married John Coble in October 1929.  They lived in Fannin County for two years, then moved to Vernon, where they lived the rest of their lives.  John passed away in 1976.  She had a stroke in 1988 and was in the nursing home for three years before her death in April of 1991.  She lived at 2327 Lexington for 45 years before her stroke.  They are buried in East View cemetery east of Vernon.

Lonita Yarbrough - Nannie Bess' sister.

They had three children.  Wilda is the eldest.  She married Cecil Byers also of that area.  They lived out at Waggoner Ranch for a number of years, until the house they were living in burned.  Then they moved to their farm about three miles south of Vernon.  They had already built the house and had it almost finished so he went back to the ranch to work until he retired.  Wilda is District Clerk of Wiebarger County.  They have three boys.  Randy teaches and coaches football in Wichita Falls and has for several years.  He and wife, Nita, have one son, Bill.

Ricky has been manager of Goodyear Auto stores for several years.  They live in Holiday, Texas close to Wichita Falls.  he and wife, Susan have a son, Kenneth and daughter, Amy.  Susan teaches.

Ronny has worked for Waggoners for several years.  I think he has his own business now.  He and wife, Lynda, have two boys, Tony and Stephen.  They live south of Vernon.  Lynda is county auditor for Wiebarger County.

Sonny and wife, Rosie, also live in Vernon.  They have four children.  Marilyn and Brian have three children - 2 boys and 1 girl.  They live on the Waggoner Ranch where he is employed.  Think she is self-employed.  Don and wife, Nancy also live in Vernon.   They have three children.  He is self-employed.  Don and wife, Nancy, also live in Vernon.  They have three children.  He is self-employed.  David and wife, Kelly also live in Vernon.  They have three children.  He also is self-employed.

Stacy, the youngest daughter, is married.  They have one son.  They live in Vernon.  I can't think of her husband's name. 

Gary, Lonita's youngest son, lives in San Antonio, Texas with wife, Betty and two sons, Josh and Jay.  He was formerly pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church but is presently on the police force there.  Josh is going to college and working.  I think Jay is in his last year of high school.  Betty also teaches.

Vista was born in 1909, also south of Windom.  She married Ramon Graves on May 4, 1929.  No children.  Lived in Fannin except for eight years.  They lived in Hunt County, then moved to a farm out on State Park Road.  He passed away April 29, 1957.  She lived on the farm until 1959.  Has lived in Bonham since that time.  She was remarried in 1972 to Harvey Latimer.  He was reared in the Trenton area but lived and worked in Garland for a number of years for LTV.  He also worked for the school for a number of years before retiring in 1970.  He is buried in the Pilot Grove Cemetery near Van Alstine, Texas.  He had no children.

Thelma was born April 7, 1911 near Clarksville, Texas in Red River County but moved back to Fannin County when their house burned in 1914.  She married Ross Whitt in 1931.  They lived in Fannin County for several years but later moved to Parts, Texas.  She passed away in 1964.  She and Ross are buried in the Union Grove Cemetery east of Paris, Texas and near Reno, Texas.  They had no children.

Buford was born August 10, 1913 also in Red River, County.  He went in the service in 1937.  He spent 21 years in several different places and was in India during World War II.  He married Bessie Burkett in Missouri in 1943.  They had two children.  Larry has spent a lot of time in Alaska as a guide for big game hunters.  Later on, he also worked on the pipe line.  He and his wife, Judy, separated when their sons were small.  BreAn, the eldest, was killed in a car wreck in October 19, 1991 in Virginia Beach, VA.  Stephen still lives there with his mother.  Larry is in Alaska at this time.  Cheri, the daughter, has spent a lot of time in Alaska also but is presently living in Waldon, Arkansas.  She and first husband have one daughter, Rachel.  She finished high school last spring and was married soon after.  Cheri also has a younger son and daughter.  Their name is Dean.  I don't know the father's last name.

Buford Yarbrough, age 14

H.N., the youngest of our family, was also born in Fannin near Windom in 1917.  He spent most of his life in Fannin County except for the time he was in the service during World War II.  He married Mary Helen Crable in 1938.  They had three boys and one girl.  Jerry, the oldest boy, lives in Fort Worth, Texas.  He has one daughter, Dawn.  She lives with her mother also in Fort Worth.  Jerry and Jean separated after about one year.  He sells real estate there.  Ken Dale married Charmain Kuhn of Leonard, Texas.  They have a daughter, Therase, also a son, Rodney.  They are in college at this time.  They live in Longview, Texas.  He works for a power plant there.  Judy and husband live on a ranch near Dodd City, Texas.  They raise cattle and also have horses.  She works for the V.A. Hospital there and Jackie works at the San Rayburn House west of town.  They have two boys, Brett, 15 and Jody, 8.  Dennis, the youngest of the family, lives in Longview, Texas.  He and wife, Kathy have two boys, Lucas, 10 and Wesley, 8.  He has a son, Lance, by a former marriage.  Lance lives in California with his mother.  Dennis works there at the plant where Ken Dale works.

This is about all I can think of right now.  Am just writing by memory as I didn't have a record of this."

Following is a brief genealogy of Nannie Bess Yarbrough Raulston's (Clarence Raulston's wife) family:

Please see pictures as you scroll down past the "begats" ...