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Effie Melora Nye 1855–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1855

Birth Location: Ganges, Allegan, Michigan

Death Date: 24 Jul 1931

Death Location: Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, USA

Father: Jonathan Nye

Mother: Joanna Ross

Spouse(s): James Starkey

Children(s): Anna Starkey, Rose Starkey, Lela Starkey, Roxy Starkey, William Starkey, Rachel Starkey, Daisy Starkey, Roscoe Starkey, Pearlette Starkey, Monta Starkey, Emery Starkey

In 1855, Effie Melora Nye entered the world in Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, born to Jonathan Nye And Joanna Ross. Effie Melora Nye married James Benjamin Starkey, and had children including Anna Starkey, Daisy Belle Starkey, Emery Pearlette Starkey, Lela Maude Starkey, Monta H Starkey, Pearlette Starkey, Rachel Starkey, Roscoe Benjamin Starkey, Rose Ethel Starkey, Roxy Ann Starkey, William Harold Starkey. Effie Melora Nye passed away in 1931 in Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Effie Melora Nye entered the world in Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, born to Jonathan Nye And Joanna Ross.
  • Effie Melora Nye married James Benjamin Starkey, and had children including Anna Starkey, Daisy Belle Starkey, Emery Pearlette Starkey, Lela Maude Starkey, Monta H Starkey, Pearlette Starkey, Rachel Starkey, Roscoe Benjamin Starkey, Rose Ethel Starkey, Roxy Ann Starkey, William Harold Starkey.
  • Effie Melora Nye passed away in 1931 in Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, USA.

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Effie Nye's Ancestors

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Effie Nye
1855–1931
Birth Place: Ganges, Allegan, Michigan
Parents
Jonathan Nye
1804–1870
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
Joanna Ross
1806–1833
Eaton, Lorain, Ohio
Grandparents
Oliver Nye
1762–1825
Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Lucinda Houghton
1769–1842
Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan +
1731–1806
Rebecca Freeman
1732–1779
Pharas Houghton
1751–1790
Jemima (Southworth)
1753–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan War
1691–1770
Deborah Blackwell
1701–1737
William Freeman
1700–1786
Jerusha Taylor
1714–1758
John Southworth
1721–1760
Sarah Higgins
1720–1760

Effie Nye's Descendants

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Effie (Melora) Nye (20 Dec 1855–24 Jul 1931) m. James (Benjamin) Starkey (28 SEP 1852–12 JUN 1923)
  1. 1. Anna Starkey 1885–1885 m. Dwight (M) Blodgett 1875–1965
  2. 2. Rose (Ethel) Starkey 1883–1930
  3. 3. Lela (Maude) Starkey 1882–1963 m. James (W) Ridlington 1868–1937
    1. 1. Rena (Mae) Ridlington 1900–1983 m. Lloyd (J) Dornan 1896–1976
      1. 1. Lloyd (Jay) Dornan 1926–2009 m. Mary (Eleanor) Hicks 1927–2015
      2. 2. Alice (Marie) Dornan 1923–2005
      3. 3. Virginia (J) Dornan 1924–1924
    2. 2. Grace (E.) Ridlington 1912–1992
  4. 4. Roxy (Ann) Starkey 1889–
  5. 5. William (Harold) Starkey 1891–1928
  6. 6. Rachel Starkey 1893–1974 m. Ray Churchill 1894–
  7. 7. Daisy (Belle) Starkey 1895–1918
  8. 8. Roscoe (Benjamin) Starkey 1899– m. Ada Johnson 1902–
  9. 9. Pearlette Starkey 1879–1901
  10. 10. Monta (H) Starkey 1881–
  11. 11. Emery (Pearlette) Starkey 1879–1901

Effie Nye's Timeline

2 Records

1855
20 Dec 1855
Birth of Effie Melora Nye in Ganges, Allegan, Michigan
Ganges, Allegan, Michigan
1931
24 Jul 1931
Age 76
Death of Effie Melora Nye in Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Ganges, Allegan, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1931
    Event Place: Ganges, Allegan, Michigan, USA

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