James Lafayette STARNES

1874 - Aft 1940  (~ 66 years)

• Name	James Lafayette STARNES
  Birth	Mar 1874	Meigs County, TN
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 11 Apr 1940
  Notes	(1) A household headed by James L. STARNS is listed in the 1900 census of Civil District 2, Meigs County, TN. James L. is listed in the 1900 census as a farmer who was born in March 1874 and was then 26 years of age. According to the 1900 census, he was born in TN, and both of his parents were born in TN. According to the 1900 census, he had then been married 4 years. Listed with James L. is his wife, Leonee, who was born in February 1858 and was then 42 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in TN, and both of her parents were born in TN. According to the 1900 census, she had then been married 4 years and had theretofore given birth to 3 children, 1 of whom was then living. Also listed with James L. is his daughter, Lassee, who was born in June 1898 and was then 1 year old. According to the 1900 census, she was born in TN, and both of her parents were born in TN. (2) A household headed by J. L. STARNS is listed in the 1940 census of Warren County, TN. J. L. is listed in the 1940 census as a poultry man who was then 68 years of age; therefore, according to the 1940 census, he was born in about 1872. According to the 1940 census, he was born in TN. According to the 1940 census, his residence as of April 1, 1935 was in AL. Listed with J. L. is his wife, Leona, a farmer who was then 82 years of age; therefore, according to the 1940 census, she was born in about 1858. According to the 1940 census, she was born in TN. According to the 1940 census, her residence as of April 1, 1935 was in AL. Listed with J. L. is his son-in-law, Lewis SMITH, a farmer who was then 42 years of age; therefore, according to the 1940 census, he was born in about 1898. According to the 1940 census, he was born in AL. According to the 1940 census, his residence as of April 1, 1935 was in AL. Also listed with J. L. is his daughter, Lassie SMITH, who was then 40 years of age; therefore, according to the 1940 census, she was born in about 1900. According to the 1940 census, she was born in TN. According to the 1940 census, her residence as of April 1, 1935 was in AL. Also listed with J. L. is an apparently unrelated Negro servant.
  Person ID	I35246	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin STARNES,   b. Abt 1833, TN d. Mar 1891, Meigs County, TN (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Louisa C. MASON,   b. 10 Feb 1835, TN d. 6 Apr 1909, Marshall County, AL (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1851	Meigs County, TN   [1]
  Family ID	F15062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leona LEONARD,   b. Feb 1858, TN d. Aft Nov 1940 (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1896	Meigs County, TN   [2]
  Family ID	F15368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Meigs County Marriages 1850 - 1900 : STARNES, B. F. PEARSON?, Louisa 14 Oct 1851. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008: Name: Lafayette Starnes Spouse: Leona Starnes Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1896 Marriage County: Meigs.