Born about in Logan, West Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Comfort Harmon Dempsey
and Tabitha (Wilson) Dempsey
Sister of
Elizabeth Dempsey and Eveline (Dempsey) White
Wife of
Joseph Starr
— married
14 Jul 1918 in Mingo, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Minnis Starr, Dessi Pearl (Starr) Thompson, Fannie (Starr) Sheppard and Della (Starr) Goodwin
Died about
at about age 65
in Mingo, West Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2021
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Biography
Pearly was born about 1896. She married Joseph Starr on 14 July 1918 at Mongo, West Virginia.[1] She passed away about 1961.
Sources
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR5Y-PM4 : 11 February 2018), Joe Starr and Pearlie Dempsey, 1918; citing Mingo, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,753,579.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pearly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pearly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pearly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pearly:
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~6.25%
~18.75%
Drema (Workman) Colangelo 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A181363 [compare], Ancestry member colanglo
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~0.78%
Renee Wilds :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A325872 [compare], Ancestry member Funnyjardar
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