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John Ernest Starnes 1774 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03/08/1774

Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 16 DEC 1859

Death Location: Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee

Father: John STARNES

Mother: Margaret Specht

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Children(s):

The story of John Ernest Starnes Jr began in 1774 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America. John Ernest Starnes Jr passed away in 1859 in Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ernest Starnes Jr began in 1774 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • John Ernest Starnes Jr passed away in 1859 in Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

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John Starnes's Ancestors

Self
John Starnes
1774 – 1859
Birth Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Ernest STARNES
1752 – 1833
Craig County, Virginia, Colonial America
Margaret (Elizabeth Starnes) Specht
1749 – 1800
Mecklenburg, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
DAVID (DEWALD Immigrant) Speck
1729 – 1782
Germany
Barbara (Klein) Berger
1739 – 1848
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Horvath
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Starnes's Timeline

2 Records

1774
03/08/1774
Birth of John Ernest Starnes Jr in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
1859
16 DEC 1859
Age 85
Death of John Ernest Starnes Jr in Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee
Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03/08/1774
    Event Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1859
    Event Place: Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tennessee

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