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John Starnes 1779 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1779

Birth Location: Boonesboro, Clark, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1855

Death Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John STARNES

Mother: Margaret Specht

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In 1779, John Starnes entered the world in Boonesboro, Clark, Kentucky, USA, born to John Ernest STARNES and Margaret Elizabeth Starnes Specht. John Starnes passed away in 1855 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, John Starnes entered the world in Boonesboro, Clark, Kentucky, USA, born to John Ernest STARNES and Margaret Elizabeth Starnes Specht.
  • John Starnes passed away in 1855 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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John Starnes's Ancestors

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John Starnes
1779 – 1855
Birth Place: Boonesboro, Clark, Kentucky, USA
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

1779
6 Mar 1779
Birth of John Starnes in Boonesboro, Clark, Kentucky, USA
Boonesboro, Clark, Kentucky, USA
1855
20 Dec 1855
Age 76
Death of John Starnes in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Boonesboro, Clark, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

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