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Volume 3: The Newton County Stark Families; Their Ancestors & Descendants

Part 5: William Hawley Stark

 

Chapter 15: William Hawley Stark Family Group

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William Hawley Stark & Elizabeth Stark Family Group Sheet

Husband: William Hawley Stark

Source: (1) Chas Alcock Soutwest Louisiana Families; contributed Sept, 1999. (2) Pauline Stark Moore File; contributed Oct 10, 2000.

Spouse: Elizabeth Zachary

Source: Pauline Moore, Moore; contributed July 2000. Reports Elizabeth was the brother of Bennett Hiram Zachary, Son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Odom Zachary.

Born: August 22, 1809 in Genesee County, New York

Source: Cemetery Record, William H. Stark Cemetery, Cemetery Survey by Author, April 22, 2002. Tombstone States date of birth. His place of birth comes from where his parents were living in 1809. They had purchased property from the Holland Land Company in Genesee County, NY in March of 1809.

Born: 1811 in Barnwell District, South Carolina

Source: Barnwell District, SC 1810 Census, Shows six children. Sister, Martha Caroline Zachary, born in 1814 in Mississippi after family moved in 1811 from South Carolina.

 

Died: October 11, 1896 in Bon Weir, Newton County, Texas.

Source: Cemetery Record, William H. Stark Cemetery, Cemetery Survey by Author, April 22, 2002. Tombstone states date of death. Inscription: "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." Top of marker has the Mason symbol.

 

Died: March 27, 1859 in Bon Weir, Newton County, Texas

Source: Cemetery Record, Lewis Myles Stark Cemetery, Tombstone marker gives date of death. Survey by Author April 22, 2002. New stone placed April 12, 2002.

 

Burial Information: William H. Stark Cemetery, Newton County, Texas

Source: Cemetery Record, William H. Stark Cemetery, Cemetery survey by Author, April 22, 2002.

Burial Information: Lewis Myles Stark Cemetery, Newton County, Texas

Source: Cemetery Record, Lewis Myles Stark Cemetery, Survey by Author April 22, 2002. In the year 2002, information became available indicating Lewis Myles Stark, son of Elizabeth, wished to be buried at the foot of his mother's grave. The tombstone of Lewis was easy to find and Elizabeth's marker was a simple Funeral Home marker. April 13, 2002 Bonnie Smith, Resident of Newton, reported in an e-mail: "A group from Bon Weir and other places (kin & near kin of Elizabeth Stark ) went to the cemetery today. The cemetery is called the Lewis Myles Stark Cemetery. We have recovered, fenced and cleaned it. Lewis Myles Stark, who was the son of William Hawley & Elizabeth , is buried there along with several others. Some have headstones; some do not (unknown). We know there are other graves. Yesterday [April 12, 2002], a new granite marker was placed at Elizabeth's grave. All these years, there was only a funeral home marker; how it survived is a miracle."

Father: Daniel R. Stark Father: Benjamin Zachary
Mother: Nancy Hawley Mother: Elizabeth Odom
Marriage: Before 1832

Source: Clovis La Fleur estimate based on birth of first child, Daniel L. Stark November 22, 1832.

 

 

 

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Children of William Hawley Stark & Elizabeth Stark

Child 1: Daniel Lafayette Stark

Source: Newton County, Texas Deed Book A, (Copy of Original in Files of Clovis LaFleur), pages 255 & 256, Daniel Lafayett Stark listed as grandson of Nancy (Hawley) Hardin. Parents mentioned as William H. Stark and Elizabeth Stark.

Born: November 22, 1832 in probably Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Source: (1) Submitted by Jane McManus, Oak Grove Cemetery, Hornbeck, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, (URL Location: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/vernon/cemetery/okgrunio.txt), "Electronic," Stark, D. L. - 22 Nov 1832/24 Aug 1904 Husband (Amanda Stark). (2) Author Speculation, Was the area where William Hawley Stark lived in 1832.

Died: August 24, 1904

Source: Submitted by Jane McManus, Oak Grove Cemetery, Hornbeck, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

URL Location: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/vernon/cemetery/okgrunio.txt) 

Citation: Stark, D. L. - 22 Nov 1832/24 Aug 1904 Husband (Amanda Stark). Place of death is not known with certainty. Would seem he should have died in Hornbeck, Louisiana.

Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Hornbeck, Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Source: Submitted by Jane McManus, Oak Grove Cemetery, Hornbeck, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

URL Location: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/vernon/cemetery/okgrunio.txt.

Military service: Company C, 11th (Spaight's) Battalion, Texas Volunteer Infantry, CSA

Source: Some Early Southwest Texas Families, by Thomas A. Wilson, page 86.

Marriage Information: Married Amanda Catherine Dougharty January 12, 1854 in Newton County, Texas

Source: Some Early Southwest Texas Families, by Thomas A. Wilson, page 86, footnote #3, quote: "Daniel's wife was Amanda K. Dougharty and they were married January 9, 1854."

 

Child 2: Samuel Hawley Stark

Source: Newton County, Texas Deed Book A, (Copy of Original in Files of Clovis LaFleur), Pages 255 & 256, Samuel Hawley Stark listed as grandson of Nancy (Hawley) Hardin. Parents mentioned as William H. Stark and Elizabeth Stark.

Born: 1835 in Louisiana

Source: Newton County, Texas Census, 1850, Dwelling #180, Family #180, Samuel H., age 15 listed in the census living in the home of Wm. H. Stark.

Died: March 12, 1863 in C.S.A. Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas

Source: Contributed by Pauline Stark Moore, Military Records of Samuel Hawley, National Archives, (Author received copies of records in October of 2002.).

Marriage Information: Married Julia Cassandra Dougharty May 08, 1856 in Jasper County, Texas.

Source: Jasper County, Texas Marriage Records, Miscellaneous Files #1.

URL Location: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txjasper/marriages/jasmar_ms1.htm); Marriage File Vol. 1, page 87.

 

Child 3: James Terry Stark

Source: Newton County, Texas Deed Book A, (Copy of Original in Files of Clovis LaFleur), pages 255 - 256, Samuel Hawley Stark listed as grandson of Nancy (Hawley) Hardin. Parents mentioned as William H. Stark and Elizabeth Stark.

Born: 1839

Source: Transcribed by Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas 1860 Census, (National Archives Film #653 - Roll 1302 - Volume 8, pages 247 - 469), page 5, shows "James T. Stark" age 21.

 
Child 4: Lewis Myles "Lew" Stark

Source: (1) Transcribed by Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas 1860 Census, (National Archives Film #653 - Roll 1302 - Volume 8, pages 247 - 469), page 5, dwelling #31, family #31, Recorded as "Lewis L. Stark" age 20, Hired for wages. Head of the household was W. H. Stark. (2) Newton County, Texas Deed Book A, (Copy of Original in Files of Author), pages 255 - 256, Lewis Miles Stark listed as grandson of Nancy (Hawley) Hardin. Parents mentioned as William H. Stark and Elizabeth Stark.

Born: July 08, 1839 in Jasper County, Texas.

Source: Clovis LaFleur, Tombstone, Lewis Myles Stark Cemetery, Newton County, Texas, (Survey of Cemetery April 2002).

Died: September 06, 1908 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Clovis LaFleur, Tombstone, Lewis Myles Stark Cemetery, Newton County, Texas, (Survey of Cemetery April 2002).

Burial: September 1908 in Lewis Myles Stark Cemetery, Newton County, Texas.

Source:  Clovis LaFleur, Tombstone, Lewis Myles Stark Cemetery, Newton County, Texas, (Survey of Cemetery April 2002).

Marriage Information: Married Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Ford March 12, 1863 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Newton County, Texas Marriage Records.

 

Child 5: Martha Ann Stark

Source: Newton County, Texas Deed Book A, (Copy of Original in Files of Clovis LaFleur), pages 255 - 256, Martha Ann Stark listed as granddaughter of Nancy (Hawley) Hardin. Parents mentioned as William H. Stark and Elizabeth Stark.

Born: 1841 in Jasper County, Texas

Source: Newton County Historical Commission, 1870 Newton County, Texas census, (Transcribed 1978), page 38, source of birth in Texas. age given as 30. Age recorded in 1860 census was 19. Her father lived in Jasper County in 1841. The area William Hawley Stark lived in before Jasper County was divided to form Newton County in 1846.

Died: Between 1870 - 1880 in most likely in New ton County, Texas

Source: Clovis La Fleur, Jr. Estimate, according to the 1880 census, Martha and a son Isaac are not living with the family of Aaron C. Terry. I would have to conclude she and Isaac died some time between 1870 and 1880.

Marriage Information: Married Aaron C. Terry May 30, 1855 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Published by Newton County, Texas Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Early Marriage Records.

 

 

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Children of William Hawley Stark & Elizabeth Stark Continued

Child 6: Mary L. Stark

Source: (1) Thomas A. Wilson, Some Early Southeast Texas Families, (Nortex Press in Austin, TX), page 86, quote: "Uncle John's [John Adam Whitman] second wife was the daughter of Billy (W. H.) Stark, Sr. Her name was Mary Stark, and they were married April 17, 1865." (2) Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Census, 1880, (Transcribed 1980), page 6, Dwelling # 38, Records her name as Mary L. Whitman, age 36. (3) Newton County, Texas Deed Book A, (Copy of Original in Files of Author), pages 255 & 256, Mary Stark listed as granddaughter of Nancy (Hawley) Hardin. Parents mentioned as William H. Stark and Elizabeth Stark.

Born: 1844 in Jasper County, Texas.

Source: Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Census, 1880, (Transcribed 1980), page 6, Dwelling #38, records her age as 36 and born in Texas. Her father, William Hawley Stark was living in Jasper County in 1844. This area became Newton County when Jasper County was divided in December of 1845.

Died: August 11, 1902 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Mary Ella Stark, Mary Ella "Stark" Newton Handwritten Papers, Scanned copies contributed by Jana Herrin, May 27, 2003 and placed in files of Author.

Marriage Information: Married John Adam Whitman April 11, 1865 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: (1) Thomas A. Wilson, Some Early Southeast Texas Families, (Nortex Press in Austin, TX), page 86, Actually shows two different marriage dates, one is April 17, 1865 and the other is April 12, 1865. Quote: Uncle John's [John Adam Whitman] second wife was the daughter of Billy (W. H.) Stark, Sr. Her name was Mary Stark, and they were married April 17, 1865." (2) Mary Ella Stark, Mary Ella "Stark" Newton Handwritten Papers, Scanned copies contributed by Jana Herrin, May 27, 2003 and placed in files of Author, shows the marriage was April 11, 1865.

 

Child 7: Elizabeth McFarland Stark

Source: (1) Newton County, Texas Deed Book A, (Copy of Original in Files of Author), page 255 - 256, Elizabeth McFarland Stark listed as granddaughter of Nancy (Hawley) Hardin. Parents mentioned as William H. Stark and Elizabeth Stark. (2) Transcribed by the Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Census 1860, (Prepared using National Archived MF No. 653 of 1860 Population Schedule 1860, Roll 1302, Texas, Vol. 8 (247 -469)), page 5, dwelling #31, family #31, listed as Elizabeth, age 13, home of W. H. Stark.

Born: July 09, 1846 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: (1) Transcribed by the Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Census 1860, (Prepared using National Archived MF No. 653 of 1860 Population Schedule 1860, Roll 1302, Texas, Vol. 8 (247 -469)), page 5, dwelling #31, family #31, listed as 13 years of age setting her birth year at least in 1847. (2) Robert E. Smith, Cemetery, William Hawley Stark, Newton County, Texas, (Letter to Mary Stark dated February 18, 1981), tombstone has Elizabeth M. Meadows.

Died: April 03, 1907

Source: Bernard Starks, bgs50@usxchange.net.

Burial: William Hawley Stark Cemetery, Newton County, Texas

Source: Robert E. Smith, Cemetery, William Hawley Stark, Newton County, Texas, (Letter to Mary Stark dated February 18, 1981).

Marriage Information: Married Isaac Shelby Meadows.
 

Child 8: Nancy Matilda Stark

Source: Transcribed by the Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Census 1860, (Prepared using National Archived MF No. 653 of 1860 Population Schedule 1860, Roll 1302, Texas, Vol. 8 (247 -469)), page 5, dwelling #31, family #31, In home of W. H. Stark is female named Nancy, age 10.

Born: April 08, 1850 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Author's Note on This Item:, dated October, 2003. Nancy was most certainly born in 1850 because she is reported to be 10 years old in the 1860 census. However, I do not recall the source of the precise date given. This should be researched further.

Died: January 23, 1906 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Author's Note on This Item:, dated October, 2003. Nancy's death date is not known with certainty for I do not recall the source of the precise date given. This should be researched further.

Marriage Information: Married Charles Bowman Dougharty October 02, 1867 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Published by Newton County, Texas Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Early Marriage Records.

 

Child 9: William H. "Billie" Stark

Source: Transcribed by Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas 1860 Census, (National Archives Film #653 - Roll 1302 - Volume 8, pages 247 - 469), page 5,

dwelling # 31, family #31, Wm. H. Stark, 8 years old, living in the home of his father, W. H. Stark.

Born: 1852 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Transcribed by Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas 1860 Census, (National Archives Film #653 - Roll 1302 - Volume 8, pages 247 - 469), page 5, dwelling #31, Family #31, gives his age as 8 years old in 1860 placing his birth year as 1852.

Died: 1948

Source: James L. Dotson, rce18165@yahoo.com, (great-grandson of William Hawley "Billie" Stark, e-mail dated 5/3/2003).

Marriage Information: Married Martha C. Whitman June 28, 1871 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: Newton County, Texas Marriage Records.

 

Child 10: Adam Lackey Stark

Source: (1) Robson, Judy Marie, Judy (Robson) West Stark Family Research, Her first spouse was Samuel Stephen Stark., Date of Import: Oct 4, 2000. (2) Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Census, 1880, (Transcribed 1980), page 5, Adam Stark, age 25, married to Sarah, age 19, with two male children named Arcy, age 4, and Laurence, age 1.

Born: September 1854 in Newton County, Texas.

Source: (1) Robson, Judy Marie, Judy (Robson) West Stark Family Research, Her first spouse was Samuel Stephen Stark., Date of Import: Oct 4, 2000. (2) Transcribed by the Newton County Historical Commission, Newton County, Texas Census 1860, (Prepared using National Archived MF No. 653 of 1860 Population Schedule 1860, Roll 1302, Texas, Vol. 8 (247 - 469)), page 5.

Died: ----

Marriage Information: Married Sarah Windham.

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