Spalding County GaArchives News.....Starr, Martha Alice Griffin 1878
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**Note from contributor: The following are various newspaper articles covering 
GA related topics (mostly obituaries) which were pasted into a scrapbook by 
Pauline (Rankin) Starr, wife of Harry -- descendant of Benjamin & Charlotte. 
They probably subscribed to a GA newspaper(s), but these may just be articles 
sent them by people 'back home'.  She was from Calhoun (Gordon Co.) and he 
from Sunnyside. The name of the newspaper, and alas date of obit / marriage 
announcement is not given in most cases.**


Note -- Family Bible record shows her name as "Martha Alice Griffin", 
Martha being her mother's name.

         Mrs. Alice E. Starr, daughter of Wm. Griffin, sen, was born in 
Spalding county, Ga., on the 7th of January 1853, and died in Orange 
county, Fla, on the 25th of March, 1878.
         She was married in 1875 to Dr. J. P. Starr, at which time she was 
a model of personal beauty and seemingly a picture of health; three short 
years having faded and completely destroyed this flower, than which few 
were more graceful and fair. In perfect keeping with her later 
accomplishments, was the priceless gem of religious character that 
constituted her chief adornment. She joined the M. E. Church, South, at Old 
County Line church when very young, and from that time until her death, her 
deportment as a Christian was consistent and commendable. Nor could it have 
been otherwise, if parental influence avails any thing in moulding 
character and giving shape to moral destiny. No one ever had a better 
mother; nor did her father exert a negative influence. The history of this 
family for the past two years is one of sad, continual bereavement. First 
of all, Miss Bettie Griffin, one of the purest and best of Christians, 
after a brief life of singular consecration and piety, died in unmistakable 
triumph of a holy faith. She was soon followed by her sister Addie, who has 
also doubtless entered upon her heavenly inheritance. Ere Miss Addie had 
passed away also her mother, and Mrs. Starr -- the subject of this sketch 
-- were all prostrate with disease in the same apartment, thus giving a 
pleasant home more the appearance of a hospital than of a private 
residence. After the mother had seen two of her daughters, in rapid 
succession, snatched away by death, she herself, in the early part of the 
present year, joined the happy throng that had passed through great 
tribulation and now rests form all the weary burdens of this transient 
life. Mrs. Starr, after the death of her mother and two sisters, went to 
Florida, that she might receive benefit from that climate; but, after 
remaining there a few months, her protracted sickness culminated in death. 
No one but our heavenly Father can tell how deep and pungent were the 
terrible soul- agonies of this dear sister, as she, for the first time in 
life, left (and forever) the scenes of her childhood to seek with 
fluctuating and uncertain hopes a return of health in a strange land. The 
death scene of her two sisters and mother was doubtless vividly and 
continually present in mind. The vague hope of living for the sake of her 
husband and child -- to whom she was devotedly attached -- was only 
conceived to be as quickly dashed at the certain prospect of speedy death. 
Yet, all her afflictions were her Lord's chastenings, and as such she 
endured them with a meek and uncomplaining spirit. Her life was brief and 
checkered -- her death was victorious and happy. May her bereaved husband 
so live and train up their only child -- little Harry -- that all may meet 
again in heaven.  A Friend.


Linda Sparks Starr    lsstarr@pilgrimage.us
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