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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



STARR, ADAM, was born about 1777, in Culpepper county, Va., and went with his parents to Bourbon county, Ky., when he was a young man. He was married in Clarke county to Mary Carson, a native of Baltimore, Md. They had eight children in Clarke county, Ky., and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1828 at Buffalo Hart Grove. Of their children--

HIRAM, born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Nancy Robison, had seven or eight children, moved to Pike county about 1858, and the parents died. Their children live near Rockport, Pike county, Ill.

DIANA, born in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Riley Barber. They had six children, and moved to Kansas in 1856. The parents and three of the children died. One son, HENRY, was killed in Arkansas by guerrillas during the rebellion. DEMETRIUS married Mary Griffith, and lives near Farlinville, Kansas. AMANDA married James Bastion, and lives in Farlinville, Linn county, Kansas.

BARTON, born in Kentucky, was inarried in Sangamon county in 1835 to Rebecca Patterson. They had four children. Mrs. Starr died near Mt. Pulaski, and he died at Little Rock Arkansas.

SHELBY, born October, 1813, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., in 1814, to Nancy Groves. They had five children, MARY, ALBERT, JOSIAH, LEANDER and SHELBY, Jun., who live with their mother in Vermillion county, Ill. Shelby Starr died Aug. 8, 1855, in Sangamon county.

MINERVA, born Jan. ??9, 1815, in Clarke county, Ky., married in Sangamon county to James T. Robinson. See his name.

WILLIAM, born 1817, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Mrs. Nancy McDaniel, whose maiden name was Smith. They had two children, and he was drowned in 1860 in Sangamon river, near the crossing of the G., C. & S. R. R. The family live at Riverton, Ill.

AMANDA, born May 26, 1820, in Kentucky, married Sept. 26, 1840, to Benjamin Bell. See his name.

MARY ANN, born Oct. 25, 1822, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county March, 1842 to William A. Constant. See his name. He died, and she married Casper Byerline, and lives near Buffalo Hart, Sangamon county, Ill.

Adam Starr died August 15, 1839, and his widow died in 1852, both at Buffalo Hart grove, Sangamon county, Ill.



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