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Margaret Jane (Likins) Likins Starr (1896)

LIKINS, MCKNIGHT, STARR

Posted By: Andy Likins (email)
Date: 12/5/2005 at 20:29:42

Semi Weekly Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, November 20, 1896

Mrs. Margaret J. Starr died at her home in this city yesterday forenoon. Mrs. Starr was a sister of Mrs. W. W. McKnight. She has lived in Winterset since 1854, and at the time of her death was 66 years old.

She was first known here as Mrs. Likens (sic). Mr. Likens died in the army. She afterwards married Mr. Starr, who died many years ago. She leaves two children, William who lived with her, and Edward, who lives in Colorado. J.H. Starr, of Lincoln township, is her step-son. The funeral takes place this afternoon from the late residence.
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Transcriber's note: Margaret Jane (Likins) Likins Starr was the daughter of Peter & Sally (Dillon) Likins of Vermilion Co., Illinois. She married her second cousin, John McKim Holliday Likins, who died of typhoid at Milliken’s Bend, LA, while serving in the Union Army. Their common great-grandparents were Jonas & Rebecca (Collsen) Likins of Frederick Co., Virginia. Margaret later married George Starr.
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Coordinator's note: Information in the transcriber's note is undocumented and should be confirmed by your own research before use.


 

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