Mary Jane's father was Joshua Holman born in Arkansas and mother Caroline Hart born in Georgia. This is all we have.

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Mary's husband Louis was raised by his brother Heinrich Startz. Heinrich's farm is still on Tom Creek, just west of Canyon Lake, which is north of Startzville, Texas. When Louis was about 20 years old, he ran away from the Heinrich's family and lived with/worked for Joshua and Carolina Hart Holman, and their daughters, in Blanco County, TX. Louis married Mary Jane Holman, a daughter of the Joshua and Carolina family, on 10/14/1877 in Blanco County, TX (per county marriage data). Mary Jane was born 9/20/1861, died 11/20/1925 in Beaumont, TX.

Louis Startz bought a ranch from a man named Beasley in San Saba County. (Look up Beasley's story in J. Frank Dobe's book "Coronado's Children"). After Louis' children grew up and dispersed, one of Louis's sons Charley Startz Sr. bought the ranch, located 9.5 miles southwest of San Saba on CR-308, coordinates N31:08:47.88 W98:50:44.57. Louis and Mary lived on their ranch until about 1920, then moved into the town of San Saba during their later years. Charley Startz Sr. purchased the farm and built the rock house that currently serves as a bunkhouse for deer hunters. Charlie Startz Jr. inherited the ranch and raised their children there. The ranch is now owned by Peggy Startz Wright. Some of Charlie Startz Jr. children were born in the house that Charlie Sr. and Louis built. Charlie Jr. and his wife Lou Jerry Goodman "Jerrie" continued to live at the ranch for most of their adult lives, then moved into the town of San Saba during their later years.

All children settled in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Effie and her husband William Taylor settled in Artesia, NM., and George and Emil settled in Carnegie and Anadarko, OK. respectively. Minnie lived in nearby Burnet, and was noted to maintain a very close emotional relationship to her parents. Cinda and her family moved to Beaumont for work; relocated to Austin after the near simultaneous and tragic deaths of her daughter and husband. The grandson of Charley Startz Sr., Mikey Carroll, was kind enough to provide valuable information he received from his mother, Tessie Bell Startz Carroll, daughter of Charley Startz Sr.

Children of Louis Charles and Mary Jane Holman Startz were likely all born in Cypress Creek, Blanco County TX, although their delayed certificates indicated San Saba:
(1) Wilhelminie "Minnie" C. Startz born 12/19/1879 in Cypress Creek, Blanco County TX; died 1/27/1934 in Burnet TX. Minnie married Henry Hill Harness on 3/14/1901 by M. A. Black, Minister of the Gospel, San Saba County, Texas. Henry born 4/4/1877 in Texas, died 11/15/1945 in Burnet. They lived in Burnet, TX. They are buried in the Harness family cemetery, estimated about 5 miles west of Burnet, TX on FM3509. There were no children from this marriage. (I tried but I need help finding this grave yard!)

(2) Emil Lawrence Startz 4/1/1885-5/9/1937 Memory Lane in Anadarko, OK.(ok per 1900 census)Emil had three sons and one daughter; Son: Clarence Lawrence Startz b.9/26/1911 in San Saba, TX d.4/12/1995 in Chickasha, OK buried Mountain View Cemetery, OK. Son: Thomas Neal Startz b.1/10/14 d.5/5/98 Memory Lane in Anadarko, OK. Son: Carlie Startz b.9/17/1916 d.1/1/1976 in Oklahoma City. Daughter: Vadena Earline (Hickman) b. 3/6/1910 d.1/1/1996 Fair Lawn in Chickasha, OK. The 1910 census lists a potential daughter Vanna E. Startz born around 1910; suggesting this was referring to Vadena Earline Startz. Clarence's only son: Lawrence Eldon b.1932 d.2002 Fair Lawn in Chickasha, OK. Tom's sons: Glen, Tommy, Steve, and infant Debbie LaVaughn Jan.4-5,1955. Emil owned orchards and cotton farms and raised cattle in the Anadarko, OK area. Emil's farms were the center of life for the local Startz clan. Emil died in Albuquerque when a train hit his truck. He had moved from Anadarko, OK to ALB the previous fall to start again after he lost all of his Oklahoma farms during the great depression and the collapse of the cattle market.

(3) Effie Wade Startz Taylor b.July 1886, Married William Elkin Tyler b.10/31/1881 Comanche, TX, d.2/29/1956 Lake Arthur, NM. [Note: I have much more info on this family but I'm running way behind updating, please be patient.] Children of Effie and William:
1st: Effie Taylor born about October 1909 San Saba, TX.
2nd: Travis A. Taylor b.1/29/1907 San Saba, TX.
3rd: Rachel Taylor, born abt 1911
4th Jeff Taylor, born abt 1912
5th Bulah Taylor, born abt 1914
6th Naomi Taylor, born abt 1916
7th Ciepha Taylor, born abt 1918
8th Mary Jane Taylor (see her obituary above November 7 issue, 1999 - Artesia, NM), born: 2/20/1920, in Mountainair, NM married John August Nelson in Roswell on June 1, 1957; died 11/5/1999 - Artesia, NM; Nelson moved from Mountainair to the Cottonwood area in 1926. Their children:
Jay Nelson of Tatum; living as of 1999
Jan Sargent; four granddaughters
Ricky Allen Nelson, passed as of 1999
Jeff August Nelson; passed as of 1999
William Elkin Taylor Jr., born abt 1922-1995
Elizabeth Taylor, born abt 1925

(4) Charley Startz, born April 27, 1888 in San Saba, TX., died December 8, 1953 San Saba, TX, married Winsfred Pope Woods 9/19/1890 San Saba, TX, 2/12/1991 Austin, TX. Children: (1st) Charlie Jr. 11/23/1921-11/3/2004, on 2/9/1946 he married Jerrie Lou Goodman 5/18/1929-7/25/2008, both buried Wallace Creek: (2nd) Cozette Startz Tyler currently in a nursing home in San Saba as of November 2011, and (3) Tessie Bell Startz Carroll b. 9/10/1918 San Saba, d. 6/4/2007 Waco, TX. Tessie married Samuel Nathan Carroll in San Saba about 1933. Samuel was born 9/1/1914, and died 10/7/1990. Both buried Goldthwaite Cemetery, Mills Co., TX. Their children included Teresa, Nancy, and Mikey.

(5) Jefferson Davis Startz b.9/29/1889 d.3/8/1965 Wallace Creek Cemetery. Married Eva Mae Anderson about 1920. Eva born about 1903. Daughter: Ruth Inez Startz, born about 1923. L:ooking for more of Ruth's and Jeff's family.

(6) Lucinda "Cinda" Startz, b. 1/19/1891 d.5/5/1969 Beaumont, TX, married David Pike Smith on 2/20/1910 in San Saba County by Reverend W. O. Slaughter, noted as a Missionary of the San Saba Association. David Pike Smith b.8/19/1882 in Comanche County, TX d.11/1/1938. Both buried Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont, TX. The 1930 census in Jefferson County, Beaumont,TX:
David Pike Smith 45
Cinda Smith 40
Fred Smith 19
Eugean "Gene" Victor Smith 17
Clarice Lavada Smith 11

Clarice Lavada Smith b.1/13/1919 possibly in San Baba, TX; d.11/3/1938 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX death #51268. David Pike Smith b.8/19/1882 in Comanche County, TX and died 11/1/1938 in Beaumont per record # 51267. Daughter Clarice and her father David died within two days of each other after a religious fasting went too far. After the deaths, Cinda and her two sons moved to Austin, TX, later they moved to Beaumont where Cinda died in the home of her son Eugean Victor Smith on 5/5/1969, buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont, TX. Some family members blamed Cinda's religious fervor and extremism for the deaths of Clarice and David, and isolated themselves from her. More coming soon.

Per WW1 draft registration card; David was a fireman that worked at the Magnolia Pot. Refinery in Beaumont, TX. The family lived at 522 Sherman, Beaumont, TX. He died 11/1/1938 in Beaumont, Texas.

(7) George Christopher Startz b.11/10/1894 San Saba, d.4/15/1961 Carnegie Cemetery, OK, Married Lena Lee Hector 9/3/1913. Parents of (1st) Avis Startz 2/27/1915-6/10/2000; on 5/3/1937 in Anadarko, OK, Avis married George B. Brewster, buried Stigler Cemetery, Haskell, OK. (2nd) Alton L. Startz b.12/30/1916 in San Saba, d.7/27/2003, (3rd) Idell Richardson, (4th) Lila Mae Startz Thomas b.4/2/1921 in San Saba, d.1/24/2007 Ponca City, OK, on 10/6/1941 she married Norman Edmond Thomas d.2002, first lived in Carnegie then Ponca City in 1950, buried Resthaven Memorial Park Ponca City.OK. Thomas children: Donald Gene Thomas d.1955; Ron Thomas d.2005; Lewis Thomas/wife Sylvia of Ponca City; Rita Jackson/husband Tom of Spicewood, TX: Marie Rogers/husband Jim of Ponca City: and Patricia Long/husband Ron of Sparta, MO. (5th) Georgia Lee Startz b.10/171923 Beaumont, TX, d.5/20/2009 Carney Cemetery, OK. (6th) Mr. W. Eldridge Startz b. 8 AUG 1927 d. 11 NOV 2015 in Amarillo, Texas,

(7) Rozella P. Kenedy b. 3 SEP 1934 in Fort Cobb, OK; d. 7 FEB 2014 in Amarillo, Texas.

(8) Louis Christopher Startz "LC Jr" (19 yo son) b.11/13/1898, d.10/9/1918. Buried second plot to the right of his parents Louis and Mary in the Wallace Creek Cemetery. His dark gray-green stone is lightly engraved and best viewed at sunrise. Louis Christopher died during the 1918 flu pandemic. The 1918 flu pandemic (the Spanish Flu) was an unusually severe and deadly influenza pandemic that spread across the world. Most victims of the Spanish flu were healthy young adults, in contrast to most influenza outbreaks which predominantly affect juvenile, elderly, or weakened patients. The pandemic lasted from June 1917 to December 1920, spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific islands. Between 50 and 100 million died, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. An estimated 50 million people, about 3% of the world's population (1.8 billion at the time), died of the disease. Some 500 million, or 28% were infected.

Louis Charles and Mary Jane Startz are buried together in Wallace Creek Cemetery, San Saba County, TX. The cemetery is several miles north of their farm. Mary's obituary was listed in the San Antonio Express on 11/25/1925. Mary Jane Holman Startz died in Beaumont, TX on Friday 11/20/1925; with final interment in Wallace Creek Cemetery, TX. Louis' grave is next to her. Their sons Jefferson Davis Startz and Louis Christopher Startz are buried immediately to the right of Louis and Mary. Wallace Creek Cemetery is located about 7 miles southwest of San Saba, TX.


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I'm running way behind on revisions due to research. Thanks so much for everyone's information and help, P. Startz [email protected] Revised 11/11/2015, added death of Eldridge Startz. Misc corrections 12/17/2020.