I am interested in trying to contact anyone on the list who might be researching the STARR
family of Union Co, IN. I am particularly interested in the Jesse and Mary
"Polly" STARR family that was there in the 1830s and 1840s in the census, but
who had moved on to Putnam Co., IN by 1850, where they lived at ages 53 and 52
respectively.
I am curious to know if anyone researching them knows where they hail from. I am descended
from the CREWS family of Halifax Co., VA and I think Mary "Polly" STARR may be
Polly CREWS, daughter of John & Elizabeth "Betsey" (SAMPSON) CREWS of
Halifax Co., VA, who moved up to the Lawrence/Crawford Co., IL area.
The Polly CREWS I'm wondering about married a Jesse STARR on 25 Jan 1823 in Crawford
Co., IL, and then the couple just disappears. In the 1850 Census of Putnam Co., IN shows
that Jesse was born in North Carolina and Mary was born in Virginia.
It appears that there are a number of STARR households in Union Co. in the 1850 census and
I don't know how many belong to Jesse and how many belong to John (the other household
in the 1830/1840 census).
Does anyone know anything about these families? I've always wondered where my Polly
went. She was an older sister to my 3rd-g-grandfather, and she just seems to drop off the
face of the earth after she marries Jesse STARR.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Mary Kathryn (Crews) Kozy
genmail(a)marykozy.net