Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Robert Grant STARKEY / Tangee DAVIS (F33531)  [1

m. 19 Apr 1890


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  • Robert Grant STARKEYFather | Male
    Robert Grant STARKEY

    Born  Jul 1865  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  19 Apr 1890  [2]  Doddridge Co, WV  [2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jesse Washington STARKEY | F18526 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret Jane HYDE | F18526 Group Sheet 

    Tangee DAVISMother | Female
    Tangee DAVIS

    Born  10 Jan 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Apr 1923   
    Buried     
    Father  Elijah DAVIS | F20139 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy Ellen MORAN | F20139 Group Sheet 

    Shirley STARKEYChild 1 | Male
    Shirley STARKEY

    Born  Feb 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1973   
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Iva Rhoda HARRIS | F33537 
    Married  18 Jan 1911  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Gatha Beatrice STARKEYChild 2 | Female
    Gatha Beatrice STARKEY

    Born  1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1967   
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William Overly PRATT | F28992 
    Married  19 Oct 1908  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Viva STARKEYChild 3 | Female
    Viva STARKEY

    Born  27 Apr 1893   
    Died  10 Mar 1894   
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Gladys Floy STARKEYChild 4 | Female
    Gladys Floy STARKEY

    Born  6 Jan 1895  Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    (Infant son) STARKEYChild 5 | Male
    (Infant son) STARKEY

    Born  8 Mar 1897   
    Died  9 Mar 1897   
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Glen Bryan STARKEYChild 6 | Male
    Glen Bryan STARKEY

    Born  1 Apr 1898  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jun 1969  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sylvia Martina RICHARDS | F17967 
    Married  15 Apr 1916  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ethel STARKEYChild 7 | Female
    Ethel STARKEY

    Born  22 Mar 1900   
    Died  15 Jul 1901   
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lula May STARKEYChild 8 | Female
    Lula May STARKEY

    Born  30 Apr 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Sep 1966   
    Buried    Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Samuel Edward "Sam" RICHARDS | F37339 
    Married  1 Sep 1920  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ruby Gale STARKEYChild 9 | Female
    Ruby Gale STARKEY

    Born  6 May 1905  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Sep 1992   
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Clyde RICHARDS | F37341 
    Married     

    Robert Guy STARKEYChild 10 | Male
    Robert Guy STARKEY

    Born  1 Aug 1907  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Carl Wilson STARKEYChild 11 | Male
    Carl Wilson STARKEY

    Born  8 Sep 1912  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Sep 1986   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Stella Esteline BUCKHANNON | F33536 
    Married  19 Jan 1930  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Jun 7 1900:
      Robert G. Starkey, 34, b. Jul 1865, farmer, married 10 yrs; wife Tangee, 25, b. May 1875, mother of 7 children (5 still living); son Shery, 9, b. Feb 1891; dau Gathe, 8, b. Feb 1892; dau Flare (?), 5, b. Jan 1895; son Glenn B, 2, b. Apr 1898; dau Ethel E, 2 mo, b. Mar 1900.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 21 1910:
      Robert Grant Starky, 45, house carpenter; wife Tangee, 35, mother of 10 children (7 still living); son Shirley, 19; dau Glady, 15; son Glen B, 11; dau Lulu M, 7; dau Ruby G, 5; son Robert G, 2.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jan 8 1920:
      Robert G. Starkey, 54, foreman at planing mill; wife Tangee, 44; dau Lulu M, 16; dau Ruby G, 14; son Robert G Jr, 12; son Carl W, 7.
      In adjoining household:
      Shirley Starkey, 28, laborer at planing mill; wife Rhoda, 29; son Russell D, 7; dau Audra G, 4; son Shirley, 3 months.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, City of Salem), enumerated on Apr 17 1930:
      Robert G. Starkey Sr, 65, house carpenter, widowed; son Robert G Jr, 22, coal miner, single; son Carl W, 18, glass finisher, married; dau (sic) Stella, 17, married; sister Sarah Davis, 72, widowed.

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 128.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.