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John Wesley Starr 1884–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1884

Birth Location: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Jul 1959

Death Location: Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Starr

Mother: Margeret Thoneburg

Spouse(s): Mamie Beard

Children(s): Earl Starr, Jessie Starr, Gracie Starr, Ethel Starr, Maya Starr, Charleie Starr, Addie Starr, Elsie Starr, Katie Starr, Georgie Starr

The story of John Wesley Starr began in 1884 in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA. In 1900, John Wesley Starr resided in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA. In 1910, John Wesley Starr resided in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA. John Wesley Starr married Mamie Estelle Beard, and had children including Addie Lorene Starr, Charleie Starr, Earl Wesley Starr, Elsie F Starr, Ethel Almeda Starr, Georgie Leola Starr, Gracie A Starr, Jessie Klutz Starr, Katie Starr, Maya Mauzae Starr. John Wesley Starr passed away in 1959 in Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Starr began in 1884 in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1900, John Wesley Starr resided in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, John Wesley Starr resided in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Wesley Starr married Mamie Estelle Beard, and had children including Addie Lorene Starr, Charleie Starr, Earl Wesley Starr, Elsie F Starr, Ethel Almeda Starr, Georgie Leola Starr, Gracie A Starr, Jessie Klutz Starr, Katie Starr, Maya Mauzae Starr.
  • John Wesley Starr passed away in 1959 in Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Starr
1861–1941
Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
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Margeret Thoneburg
1854–1936
Birth Location: Catawba, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mamie Beard
1886–1949
Birth Location: Catawba, North Carolina, USA
MB

Children(s)

Earl Starr
1914–1989
Birth Location: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
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Jessie Starr
1906–1953
Birth Location: Catawba
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Gracie Starr
1912–1988
Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Ethel Starr
1917–1986
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Maya Starr
1919–2004
Birth Location: Catawba Co N, North Carolina
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Charleie Starr
1923–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Addie Starr
1926–2004
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Elsie Starr
1909–1988
Birth Location: Catawba Co, North Carolina
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Katie Starr
1911–1911
Birth Location: –
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Georgie Starr
1905–1905
Birth Location: –
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John Starr's Ancestors

Self
John Starr
1884–1959
Birth Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Abel Starr
1861–1941
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Margeret Thoneburg
1854–1936
Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Phoebe (Jemina) Rader
1831–1891
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Rader
1809–1876
Frances DNA
1811–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Ryder\Reader\Rader
1746–1815
Sarah* Ancestor
1763–1810
George Deal
1762–1853
MARY Bowman
1778–1850

John Starr's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Starr (1 September 1884–27 Jul 1959) m. Mamie (Estelle) Beard (16 November 1886–7 March 1949)
  1. 1. Earl (Wesley) Starr 1914–1989 m. Ruby (Callie) Shook 1923–2003
  2. 2. Jessie (Klutz) Starr 1906–1953
  3. 3. Gracie (A) Starr 1912–1988
    1. 1. Viola Huffman 1932–1997
    2. 2. Shirley Caldwell 1944–1988
    3. 3. Roby (Eugene Huffman) Jr 1935–2002
    4. 4. Louise (Catherine) Beard 1931–2017
    5. 5. Doris (Grace) Huffman 1933–2018
  4. 4. Ethel (Almeda) Starr 1917–1986
  5. 5. Maya (Mauzae) Starr 1919–2004 m. Emmit (M) Williams 1918–2014
  6. 6. Charleie Starr 1923–
  7. 7. Addie (Lorene) Starr 1926–2004 m. Gaither (Lester) Duncan 1925–1996
    1. 1. Ernest (Lester) Duncan 1944–2014
  8. 8. Elsie (F) Starr 1909–1988 m. F (M Kinley) Thornburg 1898–
    1. 1. Nannie (M) Thornburg 1928–1964
  9. 9. Katie Starr 1911–1911
  10. 10. Georgie (Leola) Starr 1905–1905

John Starr's Timeline

8 Records

1884
1 September 1884
Birth of John Wesley Starr in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 16
John Wesley Starr resided here in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 26
John Wesley Starr resided here in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 33
John Wesley Starr resided here in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
John Wesley Starr resided here in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
John Wesley Starr resided here in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
John Wesley Starr resided here in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
1959
27 Jul 1959
Age 75
Death of John Wesley Starr in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1884
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S.
    [2] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1289; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 44
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341414
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Catawba County
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1102; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1375115
    [8] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1102; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1375115

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Catawba County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1918-1919
    Event Place: Brest, France
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 234

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1918-1919
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 234

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1289; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 44

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341414

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1941
    Event Place: Eastport, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Newton, Catawba, Nor

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1959
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, John Wesley Starr 27 Jul 1959

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1959; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.33004025,0.2689639,0.36946866&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Francisco Cal.
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 234

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1959
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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