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     Guy A. Starling was born on 4 May 1873 at Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY. He was the son of Col. Edmund Alexander Starling and Anna Leslie McCarroll. Guy A. Starling married Kate McRae Wallace, daughter of Alfred H. Wallace and Catherine M. Whitlock, after 19 April 1910. Guy A. Starling died on 2 November 1939 at Christian Co., KY, at age 66. He was buried in November 1939 at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, Find A Grave Memorial# 89740070.

     Guy William Starling Sr. was born on 19 June 1914 at Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY. He was the son of Guy A. Starling and Kate McRae Wallace. Guy William Starling Sr. married Josephine Davis, daughter of Maj. Harry Alexander Davis and Amelia Becker, on 3 December 1943. Guy William Starling Sr. died on 14 December 2007 at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Rowan, Bladen Co., NC, at age 93 Dates per SSDI, last residence Salisbury, NC. Obituary (findagrave.com):

SALISBURY - Guy William Starling, 93, of Trinity Oaks, formerly of Arlington, Va., died Friday, December 14, 2007, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born June 19, 1914, in Hopkinsville, KY, he was the son of the late Guy and Kate Wallace Starling.

Mr. Starling attended Centre College in KY. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a Member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Arlington, where he served as a Deacon, a church elder and sang in the choir for more than 50 years.

He also enjoyed helping with Meals on Wheels, and he enjoyed outside activities such as bowling, golf, tennis, and photography.

He worked 41 years in the photography department for the National Geographic Society before retiring in 1979.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Josephine Davis Starling; one daughter, Joanna S. Murphy of Statesville; one son, Guy W. Starling Jr. and wife Helen of Warner Robins, Ga; four grandchildren, Kate Johnston of Statesville, Patrick Murphy and wife Amy of Statesville, Stephanie S. Guimond and husband Steve of Kathleen, Ga., Jennifer S. Holloway and husband Ken of Frederick, Md; six great-grandchildren, Rebecca Ayers, John Michael Snow, Sarah Beth Murphy and Jacob Murphy all of Statesville, and Amanda Guimond and Samuel Guimond both of Kathleen, Ga., one brother, Wallace Starling and wife Alice of Hopkinsville, KY; three nephews, Wallace Starling Jr. and wife Elise, John Starling and wife Barbara, and Phil Starling and wife Cindy all of Hopkinsville, KY.

Service: A Memorial service will be held Monday at 1:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jim Duncan officiating. Visitation will follow.

Memorials: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 5533 N. 16th St., Arlington, VA 22205 or First Presbyterian Church, 308 W. Fisher St., Salisbury, NC 28144.

Summersett Funeral Home is handling cremation arrangements.
Published in Salisbury Post on December 16, 2007.

He was buried in December 2007 at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, Find A Grave Memorial# 102777705.

     Hannah G. Starling was born on 8 July 1799. She was the daughter of Roderic Starling and Jane Esther Hill. Hannah G. Starling married John Garlick Lawrence, son of Edmund Lawrence and Elizabeth Garlick, on 10 December 1819 at King William (now Caroline) Co., VA. Hannah G. Starling died on 22 March 1843 at Petersburg, VA, at age 43.

     Harriet Brown Starling was also known as "Hallie". She was born on 21 September 1887 at Henry Co., VA. She was the daughter of Ballard Preston Starling and Agnes Graham Dulin. Harriet Brown Starling died on 12 November 1971 at Henry Co., VA, at age 84. She was buried in November 1971 at Starling Cemetery, Ridgeway, Henry Co., VA, Findagrave #69134026.
Note: Did not marry.

     Heather Lou Ann Starling was born on 29 March 1955 at Gadsby, Alberta, Canada. She died on 1 April 1955 at Gadsby, Alberta, Canada.

     Henry Starling was born on 17 January 1794 at Virginia. He was the son of Roderic Starling and Jane Esther Hill. Henry Starling married Mollie Hillyard on 20 June 1817, announcement in Richmond, Virginia Whig & Public Advisor.¹ Henry Starling died on 1 July 1842 at age 48 Died without issue.

     Henry Lyne Starling was born on 23 August 1848 at Kentucky.² He was the son of Col. Lyne Starling and Marie Antoinette Hensley.
Note: In 1868, the William Starling Land Company, run by Lyne Starling (b. 1806) purchased Sunnyside Plantation in Chicot County, Arkansas from the estate of Robert P. Pepper (Lyne's son in-law) of Kentucky whose family was related by marriage to the Starlings. Lyne Starling sent his sons Lyne and Charles to run it when they graduated from Yale in 1871. His son William also ended up there.....not sure when he came but before Sunnyside was sold. In 1881, it was sold to John C. Calhoun, the grandson and namesake of the famous John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. The Starling sons then moved to Greenville. A handwritten account of the family was written by Maria Hensley Starling -- shown below. The Levee Board mentioned in her accounts is the levee for the Mississippi River.

Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas, is just across the Mississippi River from Greenville. The oxbow lake, Lake Chicot, has become a popular recreation lake. The Sunnyside name is still used today (2000).

Also......the Charles mentioned above ended up moving from Greenville to Canada. He had a son, William, who was accused of embezzling from a bank. William was married but had no children. He committed suicide -- apparently because of the accusation. He is buried in Greenville. His father, Charles, paid the bank the missing amount and subsequently moved his family to Canada. That's how a branch of the Starlings got to Canada.

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Notes written by Maria Hensley Starling
(daughter of Lyne Starling & Kate Crittenden Watson)

Maria Antoinette Hensley married Lyne Starling in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1834 and went to live in Columbus, Ohio, a kind of colony of his relatives. Their first six children were born there. They then moved to New York much against the wishes of Lyne's uncle, Lyne, one of the founders of Columbus, who had promised to make Lyne his heir if he would stay in Columbus. The seventh child, Lyne, was born in Kentucky on one of his mother's visits to her relatives in Frankfort. Charles and Laura were born in New York. A business crash in New York about 1858 caused them to move to the prairie in Illinois, near Kankakee and build a home on land owned by relatives until plans could be made for the future.

When the Civil War broke out in 1861 the family moved back to Kentucky and Lyne (the father) and his oldest son William joined the Federal Army. After the war was over he was interested in some pioneer work in West Virginia. Elizabeth, the oldest daughter, was married in 1865 to Robert Perry Pepper and moved to a beautiful home where all of her children were born, which is still occupied by some of her descendants. William went into business in New York, Charles and Lyne went to Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Mrs. Starling and Laura being the only ones left at home, she sold the big house on Main Street and bought a smaller one near the home of her daughter, Elizabeth that had more ground for gardening, etc.

In 1871 a bank in Frankfort having come into possession of a plantation, Sunnyside, Arkansas about ten miles south of Greenville, Mississippi of which they wished to dispose and Mr. Starling having had some experience in planting cotton, they offered it to him on what he thought were very favorable (liberal) terms. The family now divided its time between Sunnyside, Arkansas and Frankfort, Kentucky. In June, 1871 Lyne and Charles were graduated from Yale. Lyne was married on October 1st to Kate Crittenden Watson of Frankfort and took his bride to Sunnyside. In 1876, Mr. Starling died very suddenly, in New Orleans, where William had taken him to see the celebrated Dr. Chopin. He was buried in New Orleans, but in 1896 when his wife died in Greenville and her body was taken to Frankfort for burial, his body was moved to Frankfort and placed beside hers in Frankfort's beautiful cemetery.

In 1878 Charles was married to Annie Taylor Johnson who lived about four miles from Sunnyside at Lakeport. They were married rather hurriedly as Mrs. Johnson had to go to St. Louis to buy supplies for the plantation. There are many funny stories about Charles' trousseau. It was just at the end of the terrible yellow fever epidemic, Greenville was still in quarantine and of course no shopping could be done. He had the pick of the wardrobes of the family.

In 1882 a large land company in the East bought Sunnyside and several adjoining plantations and thus ended their plantation life. The family moved over to Greenville. William though having studied engineering at New York University had not had an opportunity to utilize his knowledge and feeling rather incapable applied for the job of rodman with the Levee Board. Soon after when his ability was realized he was made chief engineer for the Levee District. Lyne went into the mercantile business, the firm of Starling and Smith. Charles, already a young lawyer, went into the law office of Shields and Campbell. Later upon the death of Mr. Shields the firm became Campbell and Starling.

More can be found on the Starling side in the "Starling Genealogy and Family Memorial."

Henry Lyne Starling married Katherine Crittenden Watson, daughter of Henry Watson and Elizabeth Anne Todd, in 1872 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY.³ Henry Lyne Starling died on 4 October 1916 at age 68.

     Lt. Henry Watson Starling was born on 19 September 1873 at Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY.² He was the son of Henry Lyne Starling and Katherine Crittenden Watson. Lt. Henry Watson Starling began military service Spanish American War, service. He married Marie Louise Cowan, daughter of James Craig Cowan and Louise Henry, on 14 April 1909. Lt. Henry Watson Starling lived on 15 April 1910 at Greenville, Washington Co., MS, cotton trader.² He lived on 10 January 1920 at 1403 Washington Avenue, Greenville, Washington Co., MS, cotton buyer.³ He lived on 3 April 1930 at 1403 Washington Avenue, Greenville, Washington Co., MS, cotton merchant.⁴ He died on 12 March 1958 at Greenville, Washington Co., MS, at age 84

Obituary -- Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi; Friday, 14 MAR 1958, p.6 (Newspapers.com):

Longtime Civic Leader To Be Buried On Friday

GREENVILLE -- Henry Watson Starling, longtime educational, civic and religious leader, who made the development of the Greenville School system his primary and almost lifelong concern, died in King's Daughters Hospital late Wednesday night after an illness of several months. He was 84.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, Dr. T. Russell Nunan. Burial will be in Greenville cemetery. Wells Funeral home is in charge.

Mr. Starling was born in Frankfort, Ky., and came to Greenville with his parents when he was a small boy. He was an outstanding member of the first graduating class in 1890 from Archer High School and graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1896 as a leader in college activities and captain of the Centre football team.

In 1898 he enlisted and served as a lieutenant with Company C., Second Mississippi Regiment, in the Spanish-American War.

He returned home to become identified as a leader in the civic affairs of Greenville. For 28 years he was president and member of the city school board during which time the city schools showed outstanding progress and eight schools were built under his direction.

The present million dollar Greenville High School was dedicated in his honor on October 31, 1954.

He was a member of the Washington County Highway Commission which built the Greenville-Leland road and pioneered other paved highways in the county.

At the time of his death he was president of the Greenville Production Credit Association and had been a member of the Board of Directors of the association since its organization in 1923.

For more than 50 years he was an officer in the First Presbyterian church. He served as a deacon and since 1921 as an elder. He was clerk of the session until 1955.

He was in the cotton business in Greenville for many years, serving as president of the Greenville Cotton Company. He also served as president of the Cotton Exchange.

He served as president of the Greenville Rotary cub and at the time of his death was the club treasurer. He served as president of the Elysian Club when that club was in operation here. He also served as commander when a Spanish American Service club was organized here.

On April 14, 1909, he married Marie Louise Cowan of Vicksburg. He leaves his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Sam Cousley of Greenville; as son, Henry W. Starling Jr., of Indianola; and a sister, Mrs. W. M. Reid of Greenville.

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NOTE: His daughter Katherine H. Starling was apparently inadvertently omitted from the list of survivors. DLB 2020.

He was buried on 14 March 1958 at Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Washington Co., MS, Findagrave #148508198.

     Henry Watson Starling Jr. was born on 10 October 1926 at Greenville, Washington Co., MS, WW II draft registration.¹ He was the son of Lt. Henry Watson Starling and Marie Louise Cowan. Henry Watson Starling Jr. began military service on 30 August 1945 WW II service, U.S. Army, enlisted, Camp Shelby, MS. He married Bettye Jean Smith, daughter of Houston Smith and Mary Inez Reeves, on 23 April. Henry Watson Starling Jr. lived in 1958 at Indianola, Sunflower Co., MS. He died on 25 March 2020 at age 93

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Henry W. Starling Jr., age 93, passed away on March 25, 2020.

He was born on October 10, 1926 to Henry Starling and Marie Cousley Starling in Greenville, MS. During his youth, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was a big fan of Mississippi State University Bulldogs. He attended Mississippi State on a football scholarship and also played basketball. He enlisted in the US Army during WWII and achieved the rank of Sergeant. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, a Good Conduct Medal and an American Theater Medal. After his service and honorable discharge, Henry enrolled once again at MSU, this time as a member of the Famous Maroon Band and was a member of the M-Club.

Henry married Peggy Webber Starling and were married for 42 years. Henry retired from Mississippi Power and Light with 45 years of service. He loved his animals and traveled, as well as, playing golf as much as possible.

Henry is survived by his wife Peggy Starling of Madison; daughter, Karen Lynn Towry (Jack) Holmes of Madison, MS; son, James Houston (Sally) Starling of North Augusta, SC; grandchildren, Jennifer Smith Morrison and Noah Jaxon Holmes and great grandchildren, Kate and Jake Morrison.

In addition to his parents, Henry is preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra Starling Morrow.

A private graveside service will be conducted Friday, March 27, 2020 at 3:00pm at Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery in Madison.

He was buried in March 2020 at Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery, Madison, Madison Co., MS, Findagrave #208433878.

     Hugh Anderson Starling was born on 15 April 1915 at Henry Co., VA. He was the son of Leonard Anderson Starling Jr. and Florine Virginia Anderson. Hugh Anderson Starling began military service on 24 March 1942 WW II service, U.S. Army, enlisted, TEC 5, discharged 16 MAR 1946. He married Lillie May Grubb on 30 March 1950 at Salem, Roanoke Co., VA. Hugh Anderson Starling died on 24 July 1980 at Memorial Hospital, Martinsville, Henry Co., VA, at age 65. He was buried in July 1980 at Mountain View Cemetery, Ridgeway, Henry Co., VA, Findagrave #62959611.

     Ida Cross Starling was born on 2 October 1889 at Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY. She was the daughter of John Madison Starling and Jennie Mercer. Ida Cross Starling died on 16 July 1890 at Christian Co., KY. She was buried in July 1890 at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, Findagrave #89740071.

     James Lyne Starling was born on 16 August 1930 at Henry Co., VA. He was the son of Leonard Anderson Starling Jr. and Florine Virginia Anderson. James Lyne Starling lived between 1959 and 2002 at State College, Centre Co., PA. He lived between 2010 and 2018 at Roseville, Ramsey Co., MN. He died on 3 November 2018 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN, at age 88

Obiturary -- (Findagrave.com):

Age 88, of Roseville, MN died November 3, 2018, at Lyngblomsten Care Center in Saint Paul, MN after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born August 16, 1930, in Henry County, Virginia, the son of the late Leonard Anderson Starling and the late Florine Anderson Starling.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Leonard, Jr., Hugh, George and John.

In 1951, he received his bachelor's degree in agronomy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Following two years of service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he entered The Pennsylvania State University as a graduate student, earning the master of science and doctoral degrees in agronomy with specialization in plant genetics and applied statistics. In 1957, he was appointed to the Penn State agronomy faculty to lead research in forage variety development and to teach courses in applied statistics.

He served as head of the Department of Agronomy from 1969 to 1985. He was appointed Associate Dean for Administration for the College of Agricultural Sciences in 1985 and Senior Associate Dean in 1993, a post that he held until his retirement in 1996.

He was buried in November 2018 at Mountain View Cemetery, Ridgeway, Henry Co., VA, Findagrave #194950654.

     James Thomas Starling was born on 6 November 1910 at Huntsville, Madison Co., AL. He was the son of Edmund Madison Starling and Mary Thomas Soyars. James Thomas Starling lived on 16 October 1940 at Cox Mill Road, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, WW II draft registration. He began military service WW II service, U.S. Army. He died on 22 July 1953 at Christian Co., KY, at age 42

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

TOM STARLING'S RITES THURSDAY
Suffers Heart Attack
At Home During Night

James Thomas (Tom) Starling, 42-year-old New Era reporter and rewrite man, was found dead in his apartment at 10 East 18th Street today, obviously the victim of a heart attack suffered sometime during the night...

Mr. Starling was born in Huntsville, Ala., on Nov. 6, 1910, but was reared in Hopkinsville and attended school here. He was living in the city and working for the New Era when he went into the army in 1942. He spent three years in the service in World War II, most of it in the Middle East command.

Upon his discharge from the service, Mr. Starling remained in the New York area, being engaged in Episcopal Church work for about five or six years. Then he went to California to become secretary to his uncle, Lynn Starling, a playwright at Hollywood.

Because he "preferred Hopkinsville to any place I have ever lived," Mr. Starling returned to the city in the fall of 1951 and went back to work for the New Era in November of that year.

He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church here and had been active in choir work at the church.

Mr. Starling's mother, Mrs. Mary Starling, died during the war. Only close relatives are a sister, Mrs. Katherine Mayfield of Oklahoma City, Okla., and the two uncles.

Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Grace Church.

--Kentucky New Era, 22 Jul 1953, page 1.

He was buried in July 1953 at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, Findagrave #89740072.

     Jane Starling was born on 23 June 1788 at Virginia.² She was the daughter of Col. William Starling and Susannah Lyne. Jane Starling married Elias Davison on 1 October 1812.¹ Jane Starling lived on 18 August 1860 at Washington Co., KY, with her son Edmund's family.³ She died on 28 May 1863 at age 74.

     Jane Davison Starling was born on 31 October 1824. She was the daughter of Edmund Lyne Starling and Ann Maria Todd. Jane Davison Starling died on 27 February 1840 at age 15.

     Jane Gordon Starling was born in 1813. She was the daughter of Thomas Starling and Anne Redd. Jane Gordon Starling died in 1827 at Henry Co., VA.

     Jane Gordon Starling was born on 1 September 1805. She was the daughter of Roderic Starling and Jane Esther Hill. Jane Gordon Starling died on 22 October 1824 at age 19.

     Jane Gordon Starling was born circa 1830. She was the daughter of Roderic Starling and Mary Hill.

     Jennie D. Starling was born in February 1874 at Henry Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Starling and Permelia E. Daniel.¹

     John Anderson Starling was born on 12 April 1920 at Boxwood, Henry Co., VA. He was the son of Leonard Anderson Starling Jr. and Florine Virginia Anderson. John Anderson Starling died on 13 September 1997 at Martinsville, Henry Co., VA, at age 77. He was buried in September 1997 at Mountain View Cemetery, Ridgeway, Henry Co., VA, Findagrave #156602833.

     John Henry Starling was born on 8 October 1792. He was the son of Col. William Starling and Susannah Lyne. John Henry Starling died in 1795.

     John Madison Starling was born on 21 March 1824. He was the son of William Starling and Mary McDowell. John Madison Starling died on 21 September 1855 at age 31.

     John Madison Starling was born on 6 April 1854. He was the son of William Starling and Marianna McCarroll. John Madison Starling married Jennie Mercer, daughter of (?) Glass, on 17 January 1879 at Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, 1900 census info indicates 2 children died in childhood.² John Madison Starling lived in June 1900 at Christian Co., KY, Lived adjacent to widowed aunt Ann Starling and her children.² He died in 1932. He was buried in 1932 at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, Findagrave #89740073.

     John Redd Starling was born in 1809. He was the son of Thomas Starling and Anne Redd. John Redd Starling died in 1830 at Henry Co., VA.

     Joseph Starling was born on 5 December 1775. He was the son of Col. William Starling and Susannah Lyne. Joseph Starling died in 1798 at Washington, Mason Co., KY.

     Joseph Starling was born on 4 March 1790. He was the son of Roderic Starling and Jane Esther Hill. Joseph Starling died Died unmarried.

     Kate Starling was born on 24 November 1858. She was the daughter of Lewis Gabriel Starling and Virginia Ann Duffield. Kate Starling died in 1861.

     Kate Starling was born on 6 April 1864 at Christian Co., KY. She was the daughter of Thomas Lyne Starling and Florence Killebrew. Kate Starling married Harvie Whitlock Breathitt on 2 November 1893 at Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, 1910 census lists Kate as "Wd" and living, together with her son, at Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Apparently they had previously separated. Kate Starling lived in June 1900 at Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY.² She lived in 1910 at Wayne Twp., Kosciusko Co., IN, Census p.164A.

     Katharine Hensley Starling was born in 1914 at Washington Co., MS.¹ She was the daughter of Lt. Henry Watson Starling and Marie Louise Cowan. Katharine Hensley Starling lived in 1974 at Meridian, Lauderdale Co., MS.

     Katherine Innes Starling was also known as "Kitty". She was born on 13 September 1877. She was the daughter of Henry Lyne Starling and Katherine Crittenden Watson. Katherine Innes Starling married Dr. Hugh Agnew Gamble, son of Dr. William Gaston Gamble and Elizabeth Ivanona Agnew, on 31 October 1911 at Greenville, Washington Co., MS. Katherine Innes Starling was Presbyterian. She died on 20 December 1948 at Greenville, Washington Co., MS, at age 71. She was buried in December 1948 at Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Washington Co., MS, Findagrave #118109590.