Husband: Clair Starkey
Census name: Joseph C. Starkey 1
Born: Jun-24-1907 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Oct- 8-1980 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4,2
Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5
Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 6,7,8
Census: 1930, 1940 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: Carnation Milk Company (retired) 6
Occupation: 1940 general laborer for oil & petroleum company 9
Occupation: 1930 truck driver for County Roads 10
Father: James Richard "Bob" Starkey (1883 - 1970)
Mother: Eleanor Virginia Baker (1881 - 1970)
Other spouse 2
Other spouse 3
Wife: Thelma Virginia Earle 11
Married: Dec- 4-1926 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Divorced: Aug- 7-1940 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
Born: May-14-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,3
Died: Nov-13-1991 13
Buried: in Lazear Chapel Cemetery, Kidwell, Tyler Co, WV
Resided: 1980 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 14
Census: 1940 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV
Cremated: 1930 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Samuel Irvin Earle (1863 - )
Mother: Genevra Sarah Bates (1877 - )
Other spouse 2
M Child 1: James Earl Starkey Born: Jul-11-1929 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 15,2 Died: May-26-1992 in Holmes Co, OH 16,2 Buried: (ashes) in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Millersburg, Holmes Co, OH 7 Resided: 1980 in Alma, Tyler Co, WV 17 Census: 1930 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Military: MRFN, US Navy 18 Wife: Violet Yvonne Finch b. ca 1931 Married: Mar- 3-1949 in Harrison Co, WV 19
F Child 2: Lenora Belle Starkey Born: Mar-14-1933 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Died: Feb- 4-2017 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 20 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 6 Resided: 1984 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21 Resided: 1980 in Alma, Tyler Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Occupation: income tax preparer for H & R Block 6 Occupation: author of two pre-teen books, "What Happened to Grandma" and "The Secret of the Old Model T" 6 Education: Bristol High School 6 Husband: William Sherl Warner b. Feb-22-1927 d. Sep-24-1984 Married: Aug-27-1949 in Harrison Co, WV 19 Divorced: Apr-19-1983 22 Husband: Robert Lincoln Caldwell b. Apr- 2-1927 d. Dec-24-1997 Married: Mar-19-1984 in Winchester, VA 21
M Child 3: Jennings Dwight Starkey Born: May- 7-1935 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 15,23 Died: 2013 Resided: in North Ridgeville, Lorain Co, OH 23,17 Resided: in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga Co, OH 23
F Child 4: Ellen Louise Starkey Also known as: Louise Starkey 24 Born: Jan-10-1940 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 23,24,25 Died: Oct-28-2006 25 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Resided: 1956 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 24 Census: 1940 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Living Husband: Melvin R. "Nick" Cunningham b. Feb- 9-1944 d. Sep-28-2011 Married: Mar-29-1965 14
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Obituary. (7) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (8) Death record of mother. (9) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (10) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (11) Marriage record of daughter. (12) West Union Herald, 8/15/1940. (13) Headstone. (14) Obituary of husband. (15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (17) Obituary of father. (18) Military Grave Marker. (19) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Obituary - At home. (21) Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com. (22) Record of wife's remarriage. (23) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (24) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (25) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in SSDI as Jun 7 1907, but his birth record and obituary state Jun 24 1907. Note (2) In 1930, head of household with his wife and son James. In 1940, listed as son Claire Starkey, 32, married, along with children James, LeNora Belle and Jennings. His wife was enumerated in Sistersville, Tyler County, where she was listed as Thelma Starkey, 29, married, housekeeper. With her was infant daughter Ellen Louise.