George Harlan Starr (1806 - 1879)

Born 4 May 1806 in Cherokee Nation (East)

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Bell) Starr — married 5 Mar 1840 in Flint District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1879 at age 73 in Starr Springs, Flint District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

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Biography

George was Cherokee.

George Harlan Starr was born in the Cherokee Nation (East) in 1806, the son of Caleb Starr, a white man, and Nancy Harlan, a Cherokee and granddaughter of Nancy Ward. ^[1] He married Nellie Carr about 1829. They were the parents of Jane and William (died young). The family appears on the 1835 Cherokee census, living on the Hiwassie River (now Tennessee). ^[2] Nellie died about 1837 and George and his children were Removed to Indian Territory. George married Nancy Bell, also Cherokee, on March 5, 1840 in the Flint District, Cherokee Nation. ^[3] They were the parents of Charlotte, John, Mary, George, Ezekiel, Joseph, Caleb, and Samuel. George, Nancy, and children Jane, John, Mary, George, and Ezekiel are listed on the 1851 Drennan Roll living in Going Snake District. ^[4] The family went to Texas for safety during the Civil War and Nancy died there in 1864. ^[1] George married Mary Blackburn, also Cherokee, in 1877 after moving back to the Cherokee Nation. ^[5]

George died September 28, 1879 at Starr Springs in the Flint District. He is buried at the Starr Springs Cemetery, Adair County, Oklahoma. ^[6]

Slaves

Starr owned many slaves, most of which he took to Tx before the Civil War and whose names remain unknown. Cherokee Freedmen applications, however, verify the following enslaved persons in his household:

• Jesse Rowe II and poss. his mother, Katie Starr.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hampton, David K. and Baker, Jack D., eds. Old Cherokee Families Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1987. Vol. 1, Note E291.
2. ↑ 1835 Cherokee Census, transcription published by the Oklahoma Chapter, Trail of Tears Association, Park Hill, OK. 2002. Original records: National Archives and Records Administration, Microfilm publication T496, Census Roll, 1835, of Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi with Index. p. 9
3. ↑ Arkansas Gazette, Arkansas, March 18, 1840.
4. ↑ Drennen Roll of “Emigrant Cherokee,” 1851. Series 7RA-01. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. p. 144, Family #309. Digitized at Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Mauldin, Dorothy, editor. Cherokee Advocate Book 1, May 1, 1845-June 27, 1877. Talbot Library and Museum, Colcord, OK. p. 182
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5213179/george-harlan-starr : accessed 14 September 2021), memorial page for George Harlan Starr (1806–27 Sep 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5213179, citing Starr Spring Cemetery, Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Luke Williams (contributor 47291839) .