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William Waitman STARKEY

William Waitman STARKEY

Male 1843 - 1906  (63 years)


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  • Name William Waitman STARKEY
    Birth 5 Apr 1843  Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Military Co I, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War  [2] 
    Census 1870  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4] 
    Death 2 Jun 1906  Archer, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Freeland Cemetery, Grant Town, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I78365  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2025

    Father Samuel STARKEY,   b. 17 Nov 1791, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1868, Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Mother Rebecca Jane EDGELL,   b. 10 Oct 1795, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1883, Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F43236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Ann ICE,   b. 1 Jul 1844, Center Point, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1932, Arches Fork, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [5, 6]
    Marriage 24 Oct 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan Twp), enumerated on July 23, 1870:
      Wm. Starkey, 25, farmer, value of personal estate $250, cannot write; Rebecca A, 24; Melissa J, 11; Elizabeth B, 7; Geo. W, 6; Andrew J, 4; Wm. W, 3; Rebecca C, 1.
    Children 
    >1. Elizabeth Bedora STARKEY,   b. 21 Sep 1862, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1942, Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +2. George Washington STARKEY,   b. 28 Mar 1864, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1936, Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +3. Andrew Jackson STARKEY,   b. 15 Jun 1865, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1953, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     4. William Waitman "Wade" STARKEY, Jr.,   b. 24 Dec 1867   d. 5 Feb 1969, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 101 years)
    +5. Rebecca C. STARKEY,   b. 14 May 1869, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    >6. Alcinda "Allie" STARKEY,   b. 17 Jul 1870, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1964, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    +7. Martha Rachel STARKEY,   b. 6 May 1876, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1956, Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F33543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    3. [S2060] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp).

    4. [S2322] 1880 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    5. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    6. [S1604] Death record of son.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, p. 136, Line 16 : https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838210&frame=00097.
      Identified as William Starkey, single, 19, b. Tyler Co, res. Wetzel Co, son of Samuel & Rebecca; and Rebecca Ann Ice, single, 10, b. Taylor Co, res Doddridge Co, dau of Isaac & Elizabeth. Married Oct 24, 1861 in Doddridge Co, officiated by Jesse F. Snodgrass.