Macclenny in Baker County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Corbett & Sadie Yarborough

— Heritage Park Village —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 21, 2022

1. Corbett & Sadie Yarborough Marker

Inscription. Sadie & Corbett "I was called Sugar Toes the first 7 years of my life until my Uncle Noah & Cousin Werth came riding up on a mule & asked daddy, "Dennis have you got a name for that boy yet?" My daddy said "Nope"! "Well, I got a name for him, James Corbett after the World Heavyweight Boxing champion of 1892!"

A "good and honorable" name was so important to him that once, when a man by the same name had a bad debt & Corbett kept getting "his" overdue bills, Corbett changed the spelling of his name by adding a "O" to distinguish himself from the Bad debtor. That change came before his last child was born. So, Wayne's last name is spelled YarbOrough. All because of the importance of a "Good Name"!

Ms. Sadie loved to fish... she would load all the youngins' up & take off to the river to fish or swim. She was famous for her "fish fries". Ms. Sadie was a very talented seamstress & eventually operated a successful upholstery shop in the Yarborough Appliance building. Sometime later they formed Yarborough Gas Company.

James Corbett
Yarbrough/Yarborough
August 22, 1908 - August 16, 1984 Corbett Yarbrough was born

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to Dennis & Lille (Raulerson) Yarbrough on the small farm of his maternal grandfather, William "Pink" Raulerson, near Baxter. His father died in 1911 at the age of 36 & in 1919 his mother died at the age of 38. He carved their death dates on a pine sapling growing on their farm. He married Lovey Malenda Crews on June 13, 1918. Their 4 children were: Mary Esther, Louie Dean, Edward Leroy "Bear" & Hazel Bernice. Lovey was taken ill with "a fever" and died in her sleep (1926).

Sadie Mae Thrift
Yarbrough/Yarborough
August 13, 1910 - February 4, 1983 Sadie Mae was born to Moses "Mode" & Laura Thrift. She met Corbett Yarbrough when he stopped at a well of water at the home of her father. The 17 year old "beauty" stole his heart, and he returned time and again to court her! Corbett was a widower, 10 years older and he had 4 children! He finally won her mother's approval and they married April 12, 1928. Sadie & Corbett had 5 children: Beulah, James, Delta Jean, Nina and Wayne.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers •

Corbett & Sadie Yarborough Marker (bottom marker) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 21, 2022

2. Corbett & Sadie Yarborough Marker (bottom marker)

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Location. 30° 16.731′ N, 82° 8.041′ W. Marker is in Macclenny, Florida, in Baker County. It can be reached from South Lowder Street south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker located within Heritage Park Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 S Lowder St, Macclenny FL 32063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ida Estelle Corbett Mathews (a few steps from this marker); Otis and Mattie (Crews) Canady (a few steps from this marker); Alverdo A. Geitgey (a few steps from this marker); Elisha Greene and Samuel Spearing

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(a few steps from this marker); Garrett Family (a few steps from this marker); Elisha Greene (a few steps from this marker); Olustree Memories (a few steps from this marker); Clyde Sands and Mamie Thrift (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macclenny.

Also see . . . Heritage Park Village. (Submitted on September 25, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.