Hi y'all. I just joined your list. I have a mystery Starnes. She has stumped the Starnes Experts. Martha Starnes was born about 1839 in probably Cabarrus or Rowan Co, NC. In 1854 she married Eli LINKER in Cabarrus Co., NC. After Eli's death (CW) in 1863, she may have married Calvin ALLMAN in 1864, and then died in childbirth the next year. One of her 3 sons was living with the Frederick and Betty STARNES family after Eli's death, so Martha was possibly related to this family. In 1850 Cabarrus Co Census there is a Martha Starnes 16 living in the home of Martin Widenhouse, and another age 15 living in the home of Henry Bangles. Either of these "could be" our Martha, but we believe she was younger than this in 1850, based on her 1860 age as 20 years. I'd love some help solving this mystery! Thanks! Peggy Sue pwilson411@aol.com http://members.aol.com/PWilson411/indexe.html