Martha was James sister He was only 14 when Martha was born check the census for the age difference when this was proved I lost 14 ancestors from my chart I sure hated to loose them especialy Emil Millard as far as we know James did not have children the ones in the census are brother John's we have James, John, & Martha as brothers & sisters on James last marriage he gave his parents as C Starr & E Scantling I have never found the surname Scantling eny where outher on his marriage did find Coon Starr in Tazewell Co VA could be their father we know they did come from Tazewell CO VA Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: wboatr <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:05 AM Subject: [WVMINGO] Isaac Brewer, James Starr and Sallie Roark > The 1850 Census of Logan Co. has Isaac Jr. in household #452 and I have 5 children for him, there were probably more. Anthony,Matilda, Aaron, Mark Allen and Isaac. Sarah (Sallie) Roark, 1768 - 1861 (notice the age - died at 93 !!!) had 3 marriages, John Deskins, Isaac Brewer and Emile Millard. > > Sallie was daughter of Timothy James Roark, 1740 Stokes Co., NC, 1811 Grayson Co. and Rachel ? . Their were 8 children of this union. Timothy James was son of Timothy O'Roark (possibly Ireland) 1700 - April 1769 Frederick, VA, and Sarah. There were 14 children of this union. > > Timothy James had a will probated June 15, 1811. He was on the 1782 Montgomery Co. Tax List and the 1802 Tazewell Tax List. > > I descend from Sallie through John Deskins and Rebecca Holt, and Sallie and Emile Millard through dau. Rachael Millard and James Starr - 1798. In Ragland's History of Logan Co., he it says that James had no children, but I have Martha 1812 - 1814 married Andrew Dempsey, my and Peggy's ancestors, > James Jr. and Rebecca 1816. If anyone has info on James and Rebecca, would appreciate having it. > > James Starr was in the 1850 Census of Logan with Joseph A. Dempsey in household, he was his grandson, son of Martha Starr and Andrew Dempsey. > > Diane Shortridge Reed > > > >