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Robert Hillis Starr 1840–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1840

Birth Location: Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 15 Aug 1901

Death Location: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

Father: James III

Mother: Phebe (Hilles)

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Julia Starr, Phoebe Starr, James Starr, Luella Starr, Jane Starr, Ida Starr, Bethel Starr, Anna Starr, Lottie Starr, Charles Starr, William Starr

The story of Robert Hillis Starr began in 1840 in Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. Robert Hillis Starr married Mary Catherine Smith, and had children including Anna Lee Starr, Bethel Starr, Charles Lawrence Starr, Ida Lydia Starr, James Peter Starr, Jane Mary Starr, Julia Starr, Lottie Ve Starr, Luella Belle Starr, Nettie Starr, Phoebe Hester Starr, William Phillip Starr. Robert Hillis Starr passed away in 1901 in Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Hillis Starr began in 1840 in Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Robert Hillis Starr married Mary Catherine Smith, and had children including Anna Lee Starr, Bethel Starr, Charles Lawrence Starr, Ida Lydia Starr, James Peter Starr, Jane Mary Starr, Julia Starr, Lottie Ve Starr, Luella Belle Starr, Nettie Starr, Phoebe Hester Starr, William Phillip Starr.
  • Robert Hillis Starr passed away in 1901 in Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James III
1805–1894
Birth Location: Maiden Creek, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Phebe (Hilles)
1808–1850
Birth Location: Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1847–1917
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Julia Starr
1868–1928
Birth Location: Waterloo, Clark County, Missouri, United States of America
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Phoebe Starr
1866–1938
Birth Location: Clark, Missouri, United States
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James Starr
1869–1947
Birth Location: Fairmont, Clark, Missouri, United States
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Luella Starr
1871–1965
Birth Location: Fairmont, Clark, Missouri, United States
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Jane Starr
1873–1874
Birth Location: Clark, Missouri, United States
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Ida Starr
1875–1965
Birth Location: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
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Bethel Starr
1876–1958
Birth Location: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
BS
Anna Starr
1879–1916
Birth Location: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
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Lottie Starr
1884–1966
Birth Location: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
LS
Charles Starr
1888–1974
Birth Location: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
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William Starr
1888–1974
Birth Location: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
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Robert Starr's Ancestors

Self
Robert Starr
1840–1901
Birth Place: Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James Preston Starr III
1805–1894
Maiden Creek, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Phebe (Hilles) (Hilles)
1808–1850
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Hillis) (Hilles)
1782–1867
Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Jane Lee
1780–1865
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Lee
1752–1829
Mary Lee
1755–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Jr.
1716–1802
Tabitha Norton
1718–1796
William Boone
1724–1770
Sarah Lincoln
1727–1810

Robert Starr's Descendants

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Robert (Hillis) Starr (16 Apr 1840–15 Aug 1901) m. Mary (Catherine) Smith (8 Apr 1847–9 Dec 1917)
  1. 1. Julia Starr 1868–1928 m. Henry (Delbert) Wallis 1864–1924 m. Charles (Wesley "Wes") Wiley 1854–1942
    1. 1. Cleva (O'Letha) Wallis 1886–1959 m. Harvey (Agustas) Wiley 1880–1954
      1. 1. Lena (Lenore) Wiley 1904–1970
      2. 2. Harvey (Kenneth) Wiley 1912–1995 m. Mary (Catherine) Davis 1921–1997 m. Ethel (Isabelle) Thomas 1911–2000
        1. 1. Helen (Louise) Wiley 1940–2012 m. Dewey (Jerome) Stafford 1939–2014
      3. 3. Elmer (Clifton) Wiley 1917–1919
      4. 4. Edward (Clinton) Wiley 1917–1981
      5. 5. Evelyn (Blanche) Wiley 1920–2001
      6. 6. William (A.) Wiley 1908–1927
      7. 7. James (Alfred) Wiley 1922–1979
      8. 8. Dale (Thurman) Wiley 1916–1974
      9. 9. Edna (Marie) Wiley 1925–2000
      10. 10. Jenny (Ve) Wiley 1906–1908
      11. 11. Bessie (Cathryn) Wiley 1910–1972
      12. 12. Robert (Wallis) Wiley 1913–1982
      13. 13. Mary (Elizabeth) Wiley 1926–2012
    2. 2. Gussie Wallis 1888–
    3. 3. Laura Wallis 1889–
    4. 4. Nellie Wallis 1892–
    5. 5. Starr (Hillis) Wallis 1894–1949
    6. 6. Clarence Wiley 1903–
    7. 7. Martha (May) Wiley 1896–1984
    8. 8. John (Wesley) Wiley 1900–1963
    9. 9. Stanley Wiley 1904–1991
    10. 10. Rex (Gerald) Wiley 1897–1974
    11. 11. Ralph (Roland) Wiley 1911–1978
    12. 12. Frank (Raymond) Wiley 1905–1977
  2. 2. Phoebe (Hester) Starr 1866–1938
  3. 3. James (Peter) Starr 1869–1947
  4. 4. Luella (Belle) Starr 1871–1965
  5. 5. Jane (Mary) Starr 1873–1874
  6. 6. Ida (Lydia) Starr 1875–1965
  7. 7. Bethel Starr 1876–1958
  8. 8. Anna (Lee) Starr 1879–1916
  9. 9. Lottie (Ve) Starr 1884–1966
  10. 10. Charles (Lawrence) Starr 1888–1974
  11. 11. William (Phillip) Starr 1888–1974

Robert Starr's Timeline

2 Records

1840
16 Apr 1840
Birth of Robert Hillis Starr in Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1901
15 Aug 1901
Age 61
Death of Robert Hillis Starr in Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
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