West Virginia Pioneers

William Clayton Starcher

Male 1873 - 1952  (79 years)


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  • Name William Clayton Starcher 
    Born 28 Aug 1873  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Oct 1952  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I27150  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father William Brannon Starcher,   b. Mar 1819, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1905, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother Caroline Barnhouse,   b. Abt 1843, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1928, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1859  [1
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 16 Feb 1859
      Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
      William B Starcher, 39, wid, Kanawha, Calhoun, Daniel & Nancy Starcher
      Caroline Barnhouse, 15, Kanawha, Calhoun, Thomas H & Druzella Barnhouse

      1860 Calhoun, VA # 1129-995
      William B Starcher 41 Kanawha
      Caroline 17 Kanawha
      Sarah J 17 "
      Jesse 15 Gilmer
      Joseph 12 "
      Sudner 11 "
      Louisa 6 "

      1870 Lee, Calhoun, WV # 385-386
      Starcher, William R 50 VA
      Caroline 28 VA
      Louisa 16 VA
      Lafayette 11 VA
      Wesley 9 Va
      Mattison 7 son
      Leonard 3 WV
      John D 1 WV
      Mc?ree, William W 3 WV

      1880 Lee, Calhoun, WV # 3
      Starcher, William B 61 VAVAVA
      Caroline 37 VAVAVA
      Lafyett 19 son VA
      James M 15 son VA
      Leonard 13 son WV
      John D 11 son WV
      Nancy 9 da WV
      William C 6 son WV
      Emely 4 da WV
      Jacob 3 son WV
      Lucy F 1 da WV

      1910 Lee, Calhoun, WV
      Sherry, George C 40 m1- 16y PA PA PA
      Nancy wife 39 m1- 16y 7-7 children WV WV WV
      Elna da 15 WV PA WV
      Ettie da 12 WV PA WV
      Anna da 10 WV PA WV
      Miles son 8 WV PA WV
      Hattie da 6 WV PA WV
      Lucy da 4 WV PA WV
      Frank son 2 WV PA WV
      Starcher, Carlina 56 wd 12/9 children WV USA WV

      1920 Smithfield, Roane, WV #104-105
      McKown, Cecil H 42 WV OH WV
      Alice V 39 WVWVWV
      Ruby da 18
      Okey son 17
      Pearl da 15
      Lily da 13
      Ida B da 12
      Orville son 10
      Lula da 8
      Herbert son 6
      Bessie da 3
      Oval son 1 10/12
      Starcher, Caroline mil 76 wd WVWVWV

      Irene Read:
      William and Caroline (Barnhouse) Starcher lived in Calhoun County, WV their entire lives. According to family tradition, Caroline was a descendant of the Cherokee Indian Tribe. It is not known if it is from the Barnhouse or Burnside family. Caroline lived with her children the last years of her life, thus being able to know and be loved by all of her 81 grandchildren.
      William's uncle, Jesse Starcher, was hunting with his brothers. He wounded a bear which came in pursuit of him. As he tried to escape, he stumbled over a log and before his brothers could come to his rescue, the bear ate the flesh and the muscle structure from the back of his legs. This made him a cripple and he had to walk with two canes the rest of his life. He is buried in the Wayne Cemetery, Beech.

      William was taken prisoner during the Civil War and was taken to Andersonville, Georgia prison. When he arrived there, a guard on duty recognized him and let him return to his family.
    Family ID F8329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Louise Harper,   b. 13 Feb 1874, Cicerone, Roane Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1964, Waterford, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1894  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F13399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Aug 1873 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Oct 1952 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S272] Irene Read catlady9_48@classicnet.net.

    2. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.