West Virginia Pioneers
William Starcher
1802 - 1872 (69 years)-
Name William Starcher Born 24 Apr 1802 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 19 Jan 1872 [1, 2] Notes - John House says he was born 1810
Person ID I6081 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father Jacob Starcher, Sr, b. 1768, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA , d. 7 Feb 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years) Mother Anna Staats, b. 3 Jan 1777, d. 8 Jul 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years) Married 3 Dec 1795 Harrison County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
JCWR: will 1/2/1838, probated 2/12/1838
Names wife Anna, dec'd daughter Catherine Sayre, grand daughter Sarah, d/o dec'd son Jacob, jr; sons John, Abraham, William, Phillip, Manley; grandson Edward, s/o William
John House, pg 68
Perhaps the name most identified with the history of th town of Ripley, is that of Starcher.
The founder of the family was Jacob Starcher, Where he came from or when he came to Mill Creek is not recorded. One year older than Captain Parsons, he came to the mouth of Sycamore as his successor in the prime of manhood, about 1812.
Who is this?
1840 JC
Jacob Starcher
2m 5-10
2m 15-20
1m 20-30
2f 0-5
1f 20-30
Family ID F1724 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah 'Sally' Evans, b. 10 Mar 1802, d. 13 Jan 1883 (Age 80 years) Married 11 Oct 1827 [1, 2] Notes
1840 Jackson, VA
1m 0-5 William
1m 10-15 Robert
1m 30-40
1f 0-5 Ann [2]
2f 5-10 Rebecca [6], & ?
1f 10-15 Priscilla [12]
1f 30-40
1850 Jackson, VA # 649-656
Starcher William 47 M Farmer Va
Starcher Sarah 47 F Pa
Starcher Persilla 22 F Va
Starcher Robert 21 M Clerk Va
Starcher Rebecca 16 F Va
Starcher William 13 M Va
Starcher Ann Maria 12 F Va
Starcher Margaret 9 F Va
Starcher Rosabella 1 F Va
1860 Jackson, VA # 209-199
William, 60
Sarah, 58
William H, 23
Margaret, 21
Rosa B, 15
1870 # 360 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV
William, 68
Sarah 68
William H 33
Rosa E, 21
Watson, Catherine, 39
Thomas, 12
William, 9
Starcher, Margaret, 29
Both buried Ripley Cem
William has a son Edward, per Jacob Sr's will
Children 1. Priscilla Starcher, b. 21 Aug 1828, d. 9 Jul 1857 (Age 28 years) 2. Robert E Starcher, b. 2 Sep 1829, near Ripley , Jackson Co, WV , d. 6 Mar 1904 (Age 74 years)3. Catherine Starcher, b. Abt 1831, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown4. Rebecca Starcher, b. Abt 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown5. William H Starcher, b. 23 Apr 1837, d. 27 Mar 1912 (Age 74 years) 6. Ann Maria Starcher, b. 14 Jul 1839, d. 9 Jul 1856 (Age 16 years) 7. Margaret J Starcher, b. Abt 1841, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown8. Rosabella E Starcher, b. 27 Apr 1849, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Jan 1937, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)Family ID F2372 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Hanshaw, d. Yes, date unknown Married 22 Sep 1821 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [2, 4] Family ID F3344 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - 22 Sep 1821 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia 
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