Mary Ann Starnes

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Starnes was born on 16 January 1807, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, her father, Leonard Starnes III, was 28 and her mother, Barbara Ann Bowman, was 27. She married James Tunnell Jr. on 22 November 1827, in Greene, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Washington, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States in 1860. She died on 18 May 1872, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Robert Goff
1808–1845
Mary Ann Starnes
1807–1872
Marriage: 3 April 1832
James Goff
1833–1909
Louiza E Goff
1835–1920
Margaret Goff
1838–1922

Sources (18)

  • Mary Goff, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Mary Ann Starnes, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Mary A Goff, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Stearns .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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