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Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr 1798–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Carroll, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Racine, Newton, Missouri, United States

Father: James Starr

Mother: Jane Doak

Spouse(s): William Golden

Children(s): Elizabeth Golden

The story of Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr began in 1798 in Carroll, Tennessee, United States. Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr married William Jacob Golden, and had children including Elizabeth Hattie Marie Golden. Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr passed away in 1865 in Racine, Newton, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr began in 1798 in Carroll, Tennessee, United States.
  • Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr married William Jacob Golden, and had children including Elizabeth Hattie Marie Golden.
  • Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr passed away in 1865 in Racine, Newton, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Starr
1782–1860
Birth Location: Ireland
JS
Jane Doak
1776–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Golden
1799–1872
Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Golden
1827–1873
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs County, Tennessee
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Dorcas Starr's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Starr
1798–1865
Birth Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Starr
1782–1860
Ireland
Jane ("Jenny") Doak
1776–1860
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Starr's Descendants

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Dorcas (Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg) Starr (1798–1865) m. William (Jacob) Golden (1799–1872)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Hattie Marie) Golden 1827–1873 m. John (W.) May 1800–1853 m. William Pharris 1816–1844
    1. 1. Martha (Jane) May 1850–1910 m. Richard (Milas) Gilstrap 1847–1917
      1. 1. Anna (Evelyn) Gilstrap 1871–1919 m. George (Washington) Triplett 1864–1913
        1. 1. Laura (Etta) Triplett 1892–1974 m. Daniel (Edward) Durbin 1892–1965
        2. 2. Heber Triplet 1891–
        3. 3. James Triplet 1893–
        4. 4. Nettey Triplet 1896–
        5. 5. Mamie Triplet 1897–
      2. 2. Mirl Gillstrap 1887–1909

Dorcas Starr's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr in Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Carroll, Tennessee, United States
1865
1865
Age 67
Death of Dorcas Tabitha "Bessie" Bragg Starr in Racine, Newton, Missouri, United States
Racine, Newton, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Racine, Newton, Missouri, United States
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