His paternal grandparents were Dempsey Yarbrough (1799-1865)and Mary Polly "Smith" Yarbrough (1802-1868)of Fayette county, Illinois.
According to Ancestry.com in 1860 Melinda was 11 years old and lived in Vandalia Township, Fayette county, Illinois, with her father Dempsey and mother Mary and other siblings. In the 1870 census Melinda was 21, married and had Dempsey (5yrs. old), Charles L. (3 yrs. old) and Mary A. (3 months old). Josiah and Melinda lived in Beargrove Township, Fayette county, Illinois. Post Office was Hagarstown, Fayette County, Illinois.
Charles and Mattie Jewel "Jouie" Engelhardt-Pilcher lived at Nevada, MO and Moundville, MO.
They were married May 20, 1896.
They had no children of their own, but they were foster parents to children that needed them. They took care of the neighborhood children as Uncle and Aunt or grandparents would, too.
His paternal grandparents were Dempsey Yarbrough (1799-1865)and Mary Polly "Smith" Yarbrough (1802-1868)of Fayette county, Illinois.
According to Ancestry.com in 1860 Melinda was 11 years old and lived in Vandalia Township, Fayette county, Illinois, with her father Dempsey and mother Mary and other siblings. In the 1870 census Melinda was 21, married and had Dempsey (5yrs. old), Charles L. (3 yrs. old) and Mary A. (3 months old). Josiah and Melinda lived in Beargrove Township, Fayette county, Illinois. Post Office was Hagarstown, Fayette County, Illinois.
Charles and Mattie Jewel "Jouie" Engelhardt-Pilcher lived at Nevada, MO and Moundville, MO.
They were married May 20, 1896.
They had no children of their own, but they were foster parents to children that needed them. They took care of the neighborhood children as Uncle and Aunt or grandparents would, too.
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