UPSON COUNTY, GA - BIOS Starling family Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mike Day day317@charter.net and Sandra RGSELAMB@aol.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/upson.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm John Grigg Starling, Sr. Sons: David H. (1807-1881) *Note newspaper admin. 1859 John Grigg Starling, Jr. (1805-1852) JULY 30, 1859 Vol 1 #37 NOTICE. Two months after date application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of Upson county for leave to sell the real estate of David H. Starling, dec'd consisting in part of wild lands. Jno. W. Starling, Adm Note: John W. Starling, Sgt Co. C. 1st Battalion Ga Res Cavalry, CSA buried in Hendricks Bapt Church Cemetery no dates ===================================== John G. and David H. Starling were brothers.....they BOTH had sons named John W. Starling. As documented by John G.'s family, John G.'s son John W. married Frances Ann Snipes. John G's son John W. was John WILSON Starling. Now, which was the CSA Cavalry soldier? Probably David H's. son John W., David and Cynthia only had one son, John W. I'll include my documented info on David and Cynthia and family below: David H. Starling bc 1807 Washington Co. Ga Married circa 1828/29 Cynthia Welch (d/o Caleb) in GA Cynthia bc 1804 GA/SC Died circa 1882 Buried 7 Jan 1859 per Good Hope Church Minutes Children: Martha A.B. bc 1829 GA Married William Augustus McKenney 26 Jan 1846 Upson Co. He was s/o William and Rebecca Hunt McKenney He was b 18 April 1826, died 9 July 1850 Children: Sarah bc 1849, John bc 1850 Sarah (Sallie) bc 1830 GA, died 23 Aug 1895 Upson Co. Married John H. Shelley...this is my line so I have lots on them Mary Ellen bc 1834 GA, dc 1872 Married 1) John Gresham Slaughter 16 May 1850 Upson Co. 2) E.S. Loyd (not documented) John W. bc 1835 GA, dc 1866.....adm. of David's estate and William A. McKenney Phalba Ann bc 1836 GA, dc 1860/61 (?) Married John T.(?) McKenney 29 May 1851 Upson Co. After her death, John married her sister Cynthia (below) Jane V. bc 1838 GA, dc (?) Married William H. Dean 13 April 1854 Upson Co. Caroline bc 1841 GA....probably died young Cynthia A. bc 1843 dc(?) Married John T.(?) McKenney 21 Oct 1861 Upson Co. Now, back to David H. and his brother John G.: They married sisters...David to Cynthia Welch and John G. to Phalba Welch who died 1838-1843. After her death, John G. married her younger sister Malinda Welch Barrow 29 Jan 1844. I hope this adds some info for someone and stirs some questions. If I can (or haven't yet), given the info on my John H. Shelley and Sarah (Sallie) Starling family, I'll be glad to do so. Thanks for all you do. Sandra JULY 30, 1859 Vol 1 #37 NOTICE. Two months after date application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of Upson county for leave to sell the real estate of David H. Starling, dec'd consisting in part of wild lands. Jno. W. Starling, Adm Note: John W. Starling, Sgt Co. C. 1st Battalion Ga Res Cavalry, CSA buried in Hendricks Bapt Church Cemetery no dates 1850 Census #183 Starling, John G. 45 m Farmer Ga. Malinda 39 f Matilda 15 f John W. 12 m Benjamin 7 m James 6 m Thomas 2 m Phalba 2 f Augustus 23 m School Teacher #191 Starling, David H. 43 Farmer m Ga. Cintha 40 f Sarah 20 f John W. 15 laborer m Phalby 14 f Jane V. 14 f Caroline 9 f Cintha A. 7 f =================== NOTE: David H. (1807-1881) and John Grigg Starling, Jr. (1805-1852) were brothers, sons of John Grigg Starling, Sr. Both David and John had sons named John W. Starling. However, this one would be John Wilson Starling, son of David. John G. Starling's son, John W. Starling, evidently died fairly young. Mike Day day317@charter.net