George D. Starkey
(1856-1943)
Nancy Rosetta Smith
(1858-Abt 1921)
Sarah Anna Starkey
(1882-1961)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Hagan Deems

Sarah Anna Starkey 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 22 June 1882, Ohio 1 3 4
  • Marriage (1): William Hagan Deems on 26 September 1903 in Calhoun County, WV 1 2 3
  • Died: 6 December 1961, Torrance, CA at age 79 1
  • Buried: After 6 December 1961, Rancho Palos Verde, CA 1
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bullet  Death Notes:

California Death Index
Name: DEEMS SARAH A
Birthdate: 06/22/1882
Mother's maiden name: SMITH
Gender: F
Birthplace: OHIO
Place of death: LOS ANGELES
Date of death: 12/06/1961
SSN 264-07-9232
Age at death: 79 yrs
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 14 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 21, Dwelling 227, Family 227
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Home owned, no mortgage
Anna Starkey..Daughter..Jun 1882..17..OH..At School
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 19 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 18, Family 69, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 7 years
Anna Deems..Wife..28..2/2..OH
(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 22 Jun 1882, then her age should have been 27 instead of 28.
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Grantsville, WV on 2 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 18, Family 12, Roll 1950
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia
River Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Anna Deems..Wife..37..OH
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
.

• She was buried after 6 December 1961 in the Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verde, CA.


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Sarah married William Hagan Deems, son of Jacob Deems and Mary Elizabeth Barr, on 26 September 1903 in Calhoun County, WV.1 2 3 (William Hagan Deems was born on 23 September 1876 in Calhoun County, WV,1 2 3 5 died in 1964 1 and was buried in 1964 in Center District, Calhoun, WV 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Center District, Calhoun, WV on 19 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 18, Family 69, Roll 1677
Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 7 years
William Deems..Head..33..WV..Laborer, Carbon Factry
Anna Deems..Wife..28..2/2..OH
Beulah Deems..Dau..4..WV
Gladys Deems..Dau..1-8/12..WV
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Grantsville, WV on 2 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 18, Family 12, Roll 1950
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia
River Street; Home owned, no mortgage
William Deems..Head..43..WV..Merchant, Grocery
Anna Deems..Wife..37..OH
Beulah Deems..Dau..13..WV
Willia Rose Deems..Dau..8..WV
Evert Deems..Son..3..WV
Etta Deems..Dau..3..WV
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Calhoun County, West Virginia Marriages
Groom: DEEM, William
Age: 27
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parents: Jacob
Bride: STARKEY, Annie
Age: 21
Birthplace: OH
Parents: George
Marriage date: 26 Sep 1903
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Sources


1 Polli Kreaps, "Walker Kreaps APRIL 2008" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pollee_tribe; Updated: 2008-04-10 04:15:54 UTC (Thu)).

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 4B, family 69, William Hagan Deems and Sarah Anna Starkey; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1677.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 13A, family 12, William Hagan Deems and Sarah Anna Starkey; index and images (accessed 31 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1950.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 13A, dwelling 227, family 227, George Starkey and Nancy Rosetta Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Aug 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Center District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 145, p. 265A, dwelling 104, family 109, Jacob Deems and Mary Elizabeth Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.


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