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Joseph STARNES
1794 - 1857 (63 years)-
Name Joseph STARNES Birth 21 Oct 1794 Greene County, TN 
Gender Male Name Joseph STARNS Reference Number 9WNK-JRZ Death 29 Nov 1857 Scott County, VA Cause: Pneumonia and inflammation of the brain Notes - (1) According to Starnes, H. Gerald & Starnes, Herman, Of Them That Left a Name Behind - A History of the Starnes Family, Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1983, p. 225, Peter STARNES, Sr. had at least five sons, Henry, Jacob, Frederick, Joseph and Peter, Jr. All of those five sons are listed as heads of households in the 1820 census of Scott County, VA. It appears from the listing of the household of Peter STARNES, Sr. in the 1820 census that he may have had as many as two additional sons, both of whom would have been born between 1810 and 1820. One of these two additional sons might have been Charles Claiborne STARNES, who was born on June 22, 1810, and who later lived near Peter STARNES, Jr. in Coffee [formerly Bedford] County, TN.]
(2) Starnes, H. Gerald & Starnes, Herman, Of Them That Left a Name Behind - A History of the Starnes Family, Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1983, pp. iii, 239, 241:
LINEAGE OF AUTHORS & PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS
FREDERICK I (CA 1700-1774) AND MARY GOLDMAN (STARING) STARNES
(Both born in German Palatinate)
GENERATION 1. Thomas (ca 1734-ca 1818)
GENERATION 2. Peter (ca 1756-ca 1830)
GENERATION 3. Joseph (1794-1857)
GENERATION 4. William W. (1815-1890) [The subject of this Note]
GENERATION 5. Melvin M. (1851-1935)
GENERATION 6. Kelly J. (1896-1976)
GENERATION 7. H. Gerald Starnes BS, MBA (1926-_____)
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Peter Starnes Line . . .
Peter, ca. 1754-1830 and Barbara Jane Starns
[Children:]
[i] Henry, b. ca. 1786, m. "Caty"
[ii] Jacob, b. ca. 1788
[iii] Frederick (1790-1871) m. 1815 Elizabeth Snider (1795-1884)
[iv] Joseph (1794-1857) m. Sallie Thornberry
[v] Peter Jr., b. ca. 1797
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Joseph Starnes (1794-1857), m. Sallie Thornberry.
[Children:]
A. William W. "Billy W.", m. 1st 1837 Lucy Stallard. . . . , , m. 2nd 1849 Polly J. Bill [sic; should be Hill]. . . .
B. Hiram K., m. 1st 1843 Mary Darnell. . . . , m. 2nd Peggy Carter. . . .
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Joseph Starnes, d. on the Clinch River of pneumonia and inflammation of the brain on November 29, 1857 at age 63, 1 month, 8 days. Parents: Peter and Barbara Starnes. He was born in Greene County, Tennessee. Information given by Sally Starnes, wife. . . .
Starnes Cemetery: Near Starnes Bluff Church, shown in Virginia (Scott County), Gate City Quadrangle, TVA Maps and Survey Division, 1938, in a bend of an unpaved county road nine miles from Gate City.
Tombstone Inscriptions: (oldest in cemetery)
Frederick Starnes
Born 1790
Died Nov. 18, 1871
(wife) Elizabeth Starnes
Born 1794
Died March, 1884
(3) A household headed by Joseph STARNS is listed in the 1820 census of Scott County, VA.
Listed in Joseph's household are 2 free white males under 10 years of age; 1 free white male between 16 and 26 years of age; and 1 free white female between 16 and 26 years of age.
Assuming that Joseph is the free white male listed in the 1820 census as then being between 16 and 26 years of age, he would have been born between 1794 and 1804, according to the 1820 census.
Assuming that Joseph's wife is the free white female listed in the 1820 census as then being between 16 and 26 years of age, she would have been born between 1794 and 1804, according to the 1820 census. According to Starnes, H. Gerald & Starnes, Herman, Of Them That Left a Name Behind - A History of the Starnes Family, Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1983, p. 229, this person was Joseph's wife, Sallie THORNBERRY.
Assuming that the other persons in Joseph's household are children of Joseph and/or his wife, those children would have consisted of 2 sons (which sons would have been born between 1810 and 1820. According to Starnes, H. Gerald & Starnes, Herman, Of Them That Left a Name Behind - A History of the Starnes Family, Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1983, p. 229, these persons were Joseph's sons, William W. and Hiram K.
(4) A household headed by Joseph STARNS is listed in the 1830 census of Scott County, VA.
Listed in Joseph's household are 2 free white males between 10 and 15 years of age; 1 free white male between 30 and 40 years of age; and 1 free white female between 30 and 40 years of age.
Assuming that Joseph is the free white male listed in the 1830 census as then being between 30 and 40 years of age, he would have been born between 1790 and 1800, according to the 1830 census.
Assuming that Joseph's wife is the free white female listed in the 1830 census as then being between 30 and 40 years of age, she would have been born between 1790 and 1800, according to the 1830 census.
Assuming that the other persons in Joseph's household are children of Joseph and/or his wife, those children would have consisted of 2 sons (which sons would have been born between 1815 and 1820.
(5) A household headed by Joseph STARNS is listed in the 1840 census of Scott County, VA.
Listed in Joseph's household are 1 free white male between 15 and 20 years of age; 1 free white male between 40 and 50 years of age; and 1 free white female between 30 and 40 years of age.
Assuming that Joseph is the free white male listed in the 1840 census as then being between 40 and 50 years of age, he would have been born between 1790 and 1800, according to the 1840 census.
Assuming that Joseph's wife is the free white female listed in the 1840 census as then being between 30 and 40 years of age, she would have been born between 1800 and 1810, according to the 1840 census.
Assuming that the other person in Joseph's household is a child of Joseph and/or his wife, that child would have consisted of a son (which son would have been born between 1820 and 1825, according to the 1840 census).
(6) Scott Co., VA Deaths - 1857 <http://www.clinchmountainhome.com/Nickels/deaths5.html>:
Name: Starnes, Joseph
Cause: Pneumonia [and] information [sic; should be inflammation] of brain
Place of Death: Clinch River
Parents: Peter & Barbary Starnes
Informant: Sally Starnes
Death Date: Nov 29, 1857
Age: 63 yr 1 mo 8 da
Birthplace: Green[e] Co., Tenn
Spouse: Sally Starnes
Relationship: Wife
Person ID I2768 Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families Last Modified 17 Apr 2024
Father Peter STARNES, Sr., b. Abt 1755 d. Bef 1 Jun 1830, Scott County, VA (Age ~ 75 years) Mother Barbara Jane (STARNES), b. Between 1775 and 1794 Family ID F754 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah THORNBERRY, b. 1797 d. 1871, Scott County, VA (Age 74 years) Marriage 1814 Russell County, VA Children 1. William Washington STARNES, b. 3 Sep 1815, Scott County, VA d. 8 Aug 1890, Scott County, VA (Age 74 years)2. Hiram K. STARNES, b. 1 Jun 1820, Scott County, VA d. 17 Jul 1890, Scott County, VA (Age 70 years)Family ID F1902 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Apr 2024
- (1) According to Starnes, H. Gerald & Starnes, Herman, Of Them That Left a Name Behind - A History of the Starnes Family, Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1983, p. 225, Peter STARNES, Sr. had at least five sons, Henry, Jacob, Frederick, Joseph and Peter, Jr. All of those five sons are listed as heads of households in the 1820 census of Scott County, VA. It appears from the listing of the household of Peter STARNES, Sr. in the 1820 census that he may have had as many as two additional sons, both of whom would have been born between 1810 and 1820. One of these two additional sons might have been Charles Claiborne STARNES, who was born on June 22, 1810, and who later lived near Peter STARNES, Jr. in Coffee [formerly Bedford] County, TN.]
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