Booth's Note to Johnson

[Cliff Roberts]

(01-12-2015 07:30 PM)Jenny Wrote:  Hey Cliff,

Do you have the source for the claim that Mary Jane lived in Nashville at some point? I'm trying to track down the "Starr" family (well, I've been taking a break recently) and hadn't heard of a Nashville connection before so I'm curious!

Any info would be awesome!

Hi Jenny! I keep forgetting that old rule, "check twice, post once!" In this case, I reviewed my files for the main posting but relied on memory (bad habit) for that last sentence. Without first checking, I managed to mix up Norfolk Virginia (where we know Mary Jane's ex-husband lived and died) with Nashville, Tennessee (well, they both start with an "N") and thus the error. The 1865 clippings say Mary and Ella Starr lived in Richmond before coming to D.C., and there are records showing Mary Jane's children being born in Virginia, but nothing showing either sister in Tennessee. That's one of the benefits of belonging to this board of experts: If you screw up, someone's gonna catch it and call you on it! Thanks for letting me straighten that out.

By the way, I've got over 200 files on the Starr family, going back to Ellen Starr's parents and her various residences in Baltimore before coming to D.C. I've been meaning to post something but never got around to it. If there's anything I can do to add to your Starr file, send me a PM!

Cliff