Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Rich was born on 17 September 1829, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, her father, Jeremiah Robert Rich, was 24 and her mother, Sarah A. Miller, was 17. She married John Russell Starnes in 1847, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Sulphur Springs, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 18 March 1882, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 52.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Mary Starnes in household of John Starnes, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Ann Rich Starnes, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Ann Rich in entry for S.A. Mckinney, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
Spouse and Children
1814–1893 Male
1829–1882 Female
Children (7)
1849–1920 Female
1850–1932 Male
1852–1915 Male
1856–1856 Female
1861–1880 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1805–1875 Male
1812–1894 Female
Siblings (12)
1829–1882 Female
1830–1900 Male
1832–1854 Male
1834–1863 Male
1836–1916 Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1
1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 1
1846
Age 17
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a wealthy man (or perhaps in some cases an ironic nickname for a pauper), from Middle English, Old French riche ‘rich, wealthy’, a word of ancient Germanic origin, akin to ancient Germanic rīc ‘power(ful)’.
English: from the Middle English personal name Rich, a pet form of any of the post-Conquest names beginning in Rich-, such as Richer and especially Richard . Compare Rick .
English: either a topographic name from Middle English riche(Old English ric) ‘stream’, signifying one who lived beside a stream, as at Glynde Reach (Sussex), or perhaps a habitational name from the (now lost) village of Riche (Lincolnshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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