Beth, Tell me more about Mollie Starnes. My great grandfather was Charles W. Starnes (b. 1834), who lived in Lafayette Co. Esta Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Streu" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:18 PM Subject: [MSLAFAYE] WEST/WATSON > Does anyone have marriage records for Lafayette County > after 1900? I think I have a lead on my great-uncle > Marion WEST, b. 1852. I think he died in Lafayette > County - at one time they lived in Abbeville. I am > interested in marriage dates for his children. Marion > WEST married Mollie STARNES. > > Also, Marion's sister, Catherine WEST married John > David WATSON. I don't know anything about her > children. > > I believe these WESTs and WATSONs were in Lafayette > County until around 1920. They were in the 1880 > Lafayette County census. I don't have access to the > 1900 or 1910 census. I would appreciate any help at > all. > > Thanks, > Beth > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Esta, I received some pretty reliable information about a year ago that my great-uncle, Samuel Marion West married a Mollie Starnes. Then, I found the marriage record in Lafayette County for S. M. West and Mollie Starnes. They were married November 6, 1884. Then, I can't find it right now, but R. C. Tubbs posted a message to me on this list that Charles W. Moore and Elizabeth Moore were the parents of Mollie Starnes. Then, I found these two census records. 1860 Pontotoc County, MS, 1909 Stearnes, Charles W., 28, M, NC Elizabeth, 32, F, NC Sarah J., 7, F, MS Drucilla, 4, F, MS Mary C., 3, F, MS Thomas J., 1, M, MS 1870 Lafayette County, MS, 460B Starnes, Eliza, 40, F, NC S. J., 16, F, MS D., 14, F, MS Mary, 12, F, MS T. J., 10, M, MS Henry, 8, M, MS I am guessing that Mollie was a nickname for Mary. My Wests are in the 1870 Lafayette County census. They lived in Abbeville. They are also in the 1880 Lafayette Census. My ggrandfather James C. West and a brother, George W. West moved to Freestone County, Texas around 1886 or so. I think that the other brother, Samuel Marion West stayed in MS. They had two sisters, Mary and Catherine West, who married John David Watson. I have a lot of information on the Wests that went to Texas, but I've been trying to find the descendants of my Wests that stayed in Mississippi. Do you have information on the other children of Charles W. Starnes? I would appreciate any help or lead. I will be glad to share all the information I have - just let me know. Beth --- Roger and Esta Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > Beth, > > Tell me more about Mollie Starnes. My great > grandfather was Charles W. > Starnes (b. 1834), who lived in Lafayette Co. > > Esta Anderson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beth Streu" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:18 PM > Subject: [MSLAFAYE] WEST/WATSON > > > > Does anyone have marriage records for Lafayette > County > > after 1900? I think I have a lead on my > great-uncle > > Marion WEST, b. 1852. I think he died in > Lafayette > > County - at one time they lived in Abbeville. I > am > > interested in marriage dates for his children. > Marion > > WEST married Mollie STARNES. > > > > Also, Marion's sister, Catherine WEST married John > > David WATSON. I don't know anything about her > > children. > > > > I believe these WESTs and WATSONs were in > Lafayette > > County until around 1920. They were in the 1880 > > Lafayette County census. I don't have access to > the > > 1900 or 1910 census. I would appreciate any help > at > > all. > > > > Thanks, > > Beth > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > - only $35 > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and > enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/