Arlington County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Photo Person.....Stark, William Russell c 1950
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File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Robin Gilebarto Rogerene1@snet.net January 27, 2009, 7:32 am

Source:             Voegtlin Family Archives
Name:               William Russell Stark

Date Of Photograph: c 1950
Photo can be seen at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/arlington/photos/stark18nph.jpg
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The photo was the only surviving formal photo taken due to the efforts of his 
daughter Lucille.  At the time of the taking of the photo he resided in New 
London with her and her first husband W. Zachariah Watrous. There is some water 
damage on the original and the scanned photo is edited as a result.

William was the oldest child of John Lawrence and Sophia Salina McKnight Stark 
born in Waddington, New York August 23, 1875.  He lost his left eye while 
chopping wood and the photo "includes" his glass eye.

He was second husband to Florence Ruth Watrous and father of three daughters 
with her who grew to adulthood.  There was another daughter from a former 
relationship.

He was a veteran of the Spanish American War as a Private in Company C, 
Connecticut Volunteers. He enlisted June 24, 1898 and received his discharge at 
the hospital at Fort Myer, Virginia per telegrahic instructions, receiving an 
honorable discahrge.  

He was notably the oldest living local Spanish American War veteran.

He died June 23, 1959 at the Veteran's Hospital in Rocky Hill, Connecticut and 
was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. His name also appears on the Stark 
family stone at Jordan Mutual Cemetery in Waterford, Connecticut



Additional Comments:
I also submitted the photo to    http://genweb.whipple.org/d0364/I17386.html
  




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