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Andrew bought land in Blount County, Tennessee November 23, 1809 containing 124 acres and 24 poles, within the tract located for the use of Colleges lying in the County of Blount in the District South of French Broad and Holston --the south side of Nine Mile Creek, there being due and changeable ---said land, the sum of One hundred and twenty five Dollars and fifty cents with the interest due thereon.

Moved to Smith county (now Dekalb County ) probably after 1809.

1820 Smith County Tennessee Census
88 1850 Starnes Andrew 3 males under 10
                                          1 male over 45
                                          1 female under 10
                                          2 females 10-16
                                          1 female over 45
                                          1 of the above in agriculture

Andrew and Catherine are buried in Starnes Cemetery (now Lotnoil, Mt. Holly Cem.)
They are buried in Lot 1, Graves #21 (Jerry/Jeremiah), 22 (Mary Ann STOKES), 75 (Andrew), 76 (Catherine
SHERRILL), 111 (Chas./Charles) & 112 (Nancy RAFFERTY) in the Mt Holy
Reinterment Cemetery near Smithville (Dekalb) Tennessee. The information
came from the Nashville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Starnes, H. Gerald and Starnes, Herman, Of Them That Left a Name Behind, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD: 1983, p. 694, and found the following summary of the

1850 census of Smith County, TN:
353 5th District Charles Starnes, 36, Nancy, 35 (both born in TN.), William, 14, Jeramiah,10, Burket, 5, Manda, 4.
353 5th District Frederick Starnes, 38, Mary, 39 (both born in TN.), Martha, 14, John, 11, William, 8, Jacob, 7, Joseph, 6.
353 5th District Henry Starnes, 40, Delila, 38 (both born in TN.), Sarah, 19, Charles, 15, John, 8; Ladina, 4, Catherine, 78 [this appears to me to have been Andrew STARNES' widow, Catherine (SHERRILL) STARNES].
353 5th District John Starnes, 24, Leatha, 28 (born in Tenn. & N.C.), Elizabeth, 6, Meter, 5, David, 2.

Notes for BENNETT BRASWELL:

Bennett Braswell received Andrew Starnes' Family Bible at the time that Andrew's processions were divided

Notes for DELILAH SUSANNA STARNES:
Susannah Starnes, dau of Andrew Starnes, married John McGinnis son of William McGinnis. William was son of Alexander McGinnis Sr. John had one known brother, William McGinnis Jr, married Gillacy Prior. William Jr moved to Izard Co., Arkansas as did the widow Susannah Starnes McGinnis.
In 1850 DeKalb Co., TN Census
Susannah had children:
Andrew b 1828,
William 1830,
Catherine 1832,
John 1835,
Eliza 1839,
Henry 1845,
Frances 1847.
In 1860 Susannah and all her sons were in Izard Co., Arkansas.

source: DMJones68@aol.com <DMJones68@aol.com>

Notes for JANE STARNES:

1850 Smith County Tennessee Census
1   651 651 Williams       John           55   M         Laborer        250       Tennessee         X     X
           2   651 651 Williams       Jane           42   F                                  Tennessee
           3   651 651 Williams       Catherine      19   F                                  Tennessee
           4   651 651 Williams       Andy           17   M         Laborer                  Tennessee
           5   651 651 Williams       John           15   M         Laborer                  Tennessee
           6   651 651 Williams       Federick       13   M                                  Tennessee
           7   651 651 Williams       Margriet       13   F                                  Tennessee
           8   651 651 Williams       Whitfield      11   M                                  Tennessee
           9   651 651 Williams       Henry          3    M                                  Tennessee
           REMARKS: Handwritten Page # 705;Lists 1 Married, 5 Att School

Notes for HENRY STARNES:

1850 census of Smith County, TN:
     20 647 647 Starnes        Henry          40   M         Laborer        500       Tennessee         X     X     X
      21 647 647 Starnes        Delila         38   F                                  Tennessee
      22 647 647 Starnes        Sarah          19   F                                  Tennessee
      23 647 647 Starnes        Charles        15   M         Laborer                  Tennessee
      24 647 647 Starnes        John           8    M                                  Tennessee
      25 647 647 Starnes        Ladina         4    F                                  Tennessee
      26 647 647 Starnes        Catherine      78   F                                  PA [this appears to have been Andrew STARNES' widow, Catherine (SHERRILL)
In 1850 Henry was living on Long Branch with his mother, Katherine b1774, Penn.
STARNES, HENRY
State: TN Year: 1850
County: Smith County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: S Division Page: 353
Database: TN 1850 Federal Census Index
Starnes, Henry
State: Tennessee Year: 1850
County: Smith Roll:
Township: S Division Page: 53

Sometime between 1850 and 1860 this family made a big move from Smith County in middle Tennessee to Benton County in west Tennessee.
In 1860 U.S. Census > 1860 United States Federal Census > Tennessee > Benton > District 8
(the transcriber interpreted the St in Starns as Harns)
Henry Harns District 8, Benton, TN 48 1811 Tennessee Male
Delila Harns District 8, Benton, TN 46 1813 Tennessee Female
Charles Harns District 8, Benton, TN 25 1834 Tennessee Male
Lodieia Harns District 8, Benton, TN 14 1845 Tennessee Female
Analisa Harns District 8, Benton, TN 10 1849 Tennessee Female
Sina Harns District 8, Benton, TN 7 1852 Tennessee Female

By 1870 they had moved northward into Graves County just across the KY border.
Where was he in 1870? Boaz Station, Graves County, KY (census taken on 15 day of Sept. 1870)
Name:      Henry Stearns
Age in 1870:     58
Estimated Birth Year:     1811
Birthplace:     Tennessee
Home in 1870:     Housemans Precinct, Graves, Kentucky
Race:     White
Gender:     Male
Value of real estate:     View Image
Post Office:     Boaz
Roll:     M593_464
Page:     140
Image:     282
Year:     1870
Delila Stearns age 57 (can not read or write)
Ann E. Stearns age 19
Sena Stearns age 17

In 1880 he is still in Graves County.
United States Federal Census > Kentucky > Graves > All Townships > District 89
Name   Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Henry STARNES    Self    M    Male    W    66    TN   Farmer     IRE     MD
Delila STARNES    Wife    M    Female    W    65    TN   Keeping House    SC    SC
Charles F. STARNES    Son    W    Male    W    45    TN    Farmer    TN    TN
Seina I. STARNES    Dau        Female    W    26    TN    At Home    TN    TN
1880 Census
Henry Starnes age 66
      Birth Year   <1814>
      Birthplace TN
      Age 66
      Occupation Farmer
      Marital Status M <Married>
    Race W <White>
      Head of Household Henry STARNES
    Relation Self
    Father's Birthplace IRE
    Mother's Birthplace MD

Henry died about Abt. 1892
His grandaughter, Fannie Lewis, reported that Henry died when she was about 6 or 7 years old, which would have been in the early 1890s. Nobody knows anything about Lila.

Notes for FREDERICK STARNES:

1840 census of Smith County, TN:
Starn Frederick    1 male under 5
                              1 male 20-30
                              1 female under 5
                              2 female 20-30
                              5 Total
                              1 in agriculture

1850 census of Smith County, TN:
42 643 643 Starnes        Federick       38   M         Laborer        600       Tennessee               X
      1   643 643 Starnes        Mary           39   F                                  Tennessee
      2   643 643 Starnes        Martha         14   F                                  Tennessee
      3   643 643 Starnes        John           11   M                                  Tennessee
      4   643 643 Starnes        William        8    M                                  Tennessee
      5   643 643 Starnes        Jacob          7    M                                  Tennessee
      6   643 643 Starnes        Joseph         6    M                                  Tennessee
      7   643 643 Starnes        William        2    M                                  Tennessee
                        REMARKS: Lists 4 Att School

Notes for CHARLES STARNES:

Charles recieved a land grant for a section of land where Center Hill Dam now stands. Charles operated a ferry boat that was mule powered at the river near his farm. This ferry connected the community of Long Branch and Wolf Creek.

1840 census of Smith County, TN:
227   23   Starn Chs    1 male under 5
                                    1 male 20-30
                                    1 female 15-20
                                    1 female 20-30
                                    4 total
                                    1 in agriculture

1850 census of Smith County, TN: FD(I think they lived in the Laurel Hill district)
    37 650 650 Starnes        Charles        36   M         Laborer        500       Tennessee               X     X
      38 650 650 Starnes        Nancy          35   F                                  Tennessee
      39 650 650 Starnes        William        14   M                                  Tennessee
      40 650 650 Starnes        Jeramiah       10   M                                  Tennessee
      41 650 650 Starnes        Burket         5    M                                  Tennessee
      42 650 650 Starnes        Manda          4    F                                  Tennessee
      REMARKS: Lists 2 Att School, 1 Read/Write

1860 DeKalb Co. TN Dist. 16 (Wolf Creek)
1610 1598 Charles Starnes       43 M Farmer     1500 1500 TN
          Nancy                 44 F                      TN
          Jeremiah M.           16 M                      TN
          Burket F.             13 M                      TN
          Amanda H.             11 F                      TN
          Miler J.               8 M                      TN
          Thomas J.              5 M                      TN
          Rachel Braswell       40 F Old Maid             TN

Notes for WILLIAM H.. STARNES:

Pvt. C Co 23rd Inf. CSA ?

Notes for JERAMIAH MORELAND STARNES:
Graves #21 (Jerry/Jeremiah), 22 (Mary Ann STOKES), 75 (Andrew), 76 (Catherine SHERRILL), 111 (Chas./Charles) & 112 (Nancy RAFFERTY) in the Mt Holy Reinterment Cemetery near Smithville (Dekalb) Tennessee. The information came from the Nashville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Co. C, 23rd Infantry was the unit the Jeremiah Moreland STARNES was in as a Private when he was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee. Those wounds resulted in a very short time in the Rebel Army. I have documents that show his time in the CSA Army as well as his wounds. Source page 381, Section 1 - Confederate Rosters. "Tennesseans in the Civil War, Part 2, A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with available Rosters of Persons in Two Parts." It was published by the Civil War Commission Centennial Commission, Nashville, Tennessee, 1965.

Notes for WILLIAM JEFFERSON ISBELLE:

Buried in Cookeville City Cemetery
In 1869 he along with Capt. Prettyman Jones and Prettyman Puckett were trustees of the Methodist Church. In 1870 census of Putnam Co. he was in district 9, and is listed as a school teacher. He owned the Isbell Hotel in Cookeville, TN. In 1880 Census of Putnam Co. TN he was in District 1, and was the Putnam Co. Court Clerk. Later he was the County Trustee.

Putnam Co. TN 1880 Census
1st Civil District
Dwl 42 Fam 42
ISBELL, William J White Male Age 39 Married Profession - Clerk Co Ct. TN AL TN
              , Amanda   H         Female Age 29 Wife Keeping House TN TN TN
              , Nancy M          Female Age 11 Daughter TN TN TN
              , James A              Male Age 10 Son TN TN TN
              , Mary A             Female Age 8    Daughter TN TN TN
              , Lillie D M         Female Age 5    Daughter TN TN TN
              , Dora A            Female Age 2    Daughter TN TN TN
ADAMS, Mary                 Female Age 22 Boarder Single         TN TN TN
SHELTON, William        Male     Age 25   Boarder   M Teacher TN TN TN
                   , Hattie           Female Age 23 Boarder         Teacher TN TN TN
                   , Albert           Male     Age 1    Boarder TN TN TN
BULINGTON, Nute        Male   Age22 Boarder             Student   TN TN TN
PUCKET, Joseph           Male Age 22 Boarder             Student   TN TN TN
IVA, Rebeca                 Female Age 7 Boarder            Nurse ?   TN TN TN

Notes for JAMES ANDREW ISBELLE:
James was survived by 5 sisters when he died in 1946: Mrs. Simon Ensor of Springfield, TN; Mrs. Jewell Lee of Nashville, TN; Mrs. J.W.H. Terry; Mrs. W.C. Wade; Mrs. John H. Whitson of Cookeville, TN
He was educated at Washington Academy and Chattanooga University. He owned handle factory in Baxter and Cookeville, TN. He was President of Baxter Bank, Chairman of the Trustees of Baxter Seminary Steward Methodist Church and member of Cookeville Lions Club and Odd Fellows.

Notes for DORA ANGELINE ISBELLE:
PUTNAM COUNTY, TN - WILL INDEX - Putnam County Will Index Volume 6
Isbell, Angeline page 84 will written Nov 24, 1892 age 12
She was 15 when her father died and 20 when she married.
Obit in the Citizen of Putnam Co. TN Feb 12, 1963 Tuesday Mrs. Dora Isbell Ensor
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Isbell Ensor, 84, sister of Mrs. John H. Witson, Cookeville, were held Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Springfield and burial was in Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Ensor's death occured Friday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, following a brief illness. A native of Overton County, she was th daughter of William and Amanda Starnes Isbell, and was the widow of Rev. Simon Ensor, a Methodist minister, and also a native Putnam Countian. Rev and Mrs Ensor called Robertson County home for several years while he was a minister at the Springfield and Cross Plains Methodist Chruches. For 2 years she had resided with a sister, Mrs Jewell Lee of Nashville. Besides her sister, she is survived by 4 sons, Edward of Miami, FL, Paul of Lawrenceville, GA, James of Galatin, and William of Conyers, GA., 3 daughter, Mrs. Roy Oakley of Livingston, Mrs Christine O'Neal, and Mrs. A. Brunson, Garland Texas; 16 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Notes for SIMON MONROE (REV.) ENSOR:
1900 Census Putnam Co. TN Dist 8
Barr, Jacob Sept 1832 67 wd
         Rebecca Jan 1857 47 dau
         Nela April 1884 g-son 16
Ensor, Simon    Jun 1879 20 board farm labor

Cause of Death: Stroke

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