Catherine Elizabeth (Cox) Starks (1884 - 1973)

Born 23 Dec 1884 in Mason City, Mason County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Williamson Starks — married 6 Jul 1901 (to 27 Aug 1965) in Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1973 at age 88 in Volusia County, Florida, United States

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Biography

Catherine Elizabeth Cox was born on 23 December 1884 in Mason City, Mason County, Illinois to John Jay Cox (1847-1919) and Marie Francis Winn (1851-1934). ^{[1] [2]}

Catherine Elizabeth Cox age 16 married William Williamson Starks (1880-1965), age 21, son of G W Starks and Mattie Williomsen, on 6 July 1901 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois. ^[2]
They had 4 children between 1903 and ?: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Dorothy Elizabeth Starks (1903-1961) ^{[3] [6]}

m. Theodore G Sheer (age 46, b. 31 Aug 1889), son of Fredrick T Sheer and Margaret A Crowder, on 27 June 1935 in Vermillion County, Indiana. ^[6]

Mary Louise Starks (1911-?) ^{[5] [8]}

Florence Starks (1916-1992) ^{[5] [7] [8]}

William Williamsen Starks Jr (Living?) ^[8]

Catherine Elizabeth (Cox) Starks died on 10 April 1973 in Volusia County, Florida and was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America. ^[9]

Census Records

United States Census, 1900, Havana, Mason, Illinois, United States. ^[1]

United States Census, 1930, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. ^[5]

United States Census, 1940, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. ^[7]

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [10] [9]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2}
   "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4K-YV8 : 10 March 2022), Kate Cox in entry for John J Cox, 1900.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2}
   "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-YZNC : 22 July 2021), William W Starks and Catherine E Cox, 06 Jul 1901; citing Havana, Mason, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,313,034.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2}
   "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H92C-BPMM : 13 February 2020), Kathrine E. Cox in entry for Dorothy Elizabeth Starks, 1903.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1}
   "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRKY-1FMM : 29 December 2021), Katherin Starks in entry for William Williamson Starks, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4}
   "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3M6-FG4 : accessed 6 October 2022), Catherine Starks in household of William Starks, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 2B, line 65, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 559; FHL microfilm 2,340,294.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3}
   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27JB-Z61 : 3 August 2022), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27JB-Z6F : 3 August 2022), Katherine Cox in entry for Theodore G Sheer and Dorthy Stark, 27 Jun 1935; citing Vermillion, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005330900.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3}
   "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWZ2-HHK : 8 January 2021), Kate Starks in household of William Starks, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-52, sheet 11A, line 2, family 238, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 886.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4}
   "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q59Y-BCDC : 29 July 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q59Y-CZH3 : 29 July 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q59Y-JLWF : 29 July 2020), Kate in entry for William W Starks, 1965.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1}
   Catherine E Cox Starks on Find A Grave: Memorial #159052359 retrieved 6 October 2022.
10. ↑
    "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV7N-DJ3 : 25 December 2014), Catherine E Starks, 10 Apr 1973; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 32263, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.