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William Palmer Burr Starr

Birth: 17 Apr 1878
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Death: 31 Jan 1968 (aged 89)
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA
Burial: Scranton Cemetery

Scranton, Eastland County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 48409740 View Source

Moved to Jefferson Co., NE in 1880.
Went to Arvada, Jefferson Co., CO to marry Elsie JEFFRYES in 1903. The new couple moved to Eastland Co., TX where W.B. STARR established the Highland Springs Farm in the Dan Horn Community between Scranton and Cisco, TX. Main crops were peanuts and sweet potatoes. The Starr Improved variety of the Spanish peanut is named for W.B. STARR.
Ran for U.S. Senate on the Socialist Party ticket in both 1934 and 19360.

Moved to Jefferson Co., NE in 1880.
Went to Arvada, Jefferson Co., CO to marry Elsie JEFFRYES in 1903. The new couple moved to Eastland Co., TX where W.B. STARR established the Highland Springs Farm in the Dan Horn Community between Scranton and Cisco, TX. Main crops were peanuts and sweet potatoes. The Starr Improved variety of the Spanish peanut is named for W.B. STARR.
Ran for U.S. Senate on the Socialist Party ticket in both 1934 and 19360.

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HE LOVED HIS FELLOW MAN

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Elizabeth Elsie Jeffryes Starr

1883–1977

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Maintained by: Clay Brown
Originally Created by: John Boyd
Added: Feb 20, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48409740/william_palmer_burr-starr: accessed ), memorial page for William Palmer Burr Starr (17 Apr 1878–31 Jan 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48409740, citing Scranton Cemetery, Scranton, Eastland County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Clay Brown (contributor 47354851).

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