Ellison Starnes

Abt 1835 - 1865  (~ 30 years)

• Name	Ellison Starnes
  Born	Abt 1835	Union County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Sep 1850	Union County, North Carolina   [1]
  Census	29 Aug 1860	Union County, North Carolina   [2]
  Name	Ellison Cagle
  	Ellison Starnes name at birth appears to be Ellison Cagle. Ellison is listed as Ellison Cagle in the 1850 census and as Ellison Starnes in the 1860 census. He is possibly the grandson of Esther Starnes.
  _UID	5D4BA412CBBF461CA7FA9091951E43EBEDEA
  Died	25 Mar 1865	Delaware
  	Cause: while being held as a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware
  	Address: Fort Delaware
  Person ID	I4199	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2015

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Keziah,   b. Abt 1833, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [2, 3]
  Married	4 Feb 1857	Union County, North Carolina
  Children	1. Margaret J. Starnes,   b. Abt 1856, Union County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rachel C. Starnes,   b. Abt 1859, Union County, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Esther A Starnes,   b. Jul 1859, Union County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Roxanne E. Starnes,   b. Jul 1859, Union County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elias Leander Starnes,   b. 16 Jun 1863, Union County, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Oct 1930, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina  (Age 67 years) Married: Mattie Keziah (1884)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ellison Starnes and Ellison Cagle are apparently the same person. In the 1850 census in Union Co., NC, 15 year old Ellison L. Cagle is living in the household of Esther Starnes. A marriage record in Union Co., NC shows that E.L. Cagle married Sarah Ann Keziah in 1857. He is listed in the 1860 census in Union Co. as Ellison Starnes. They have 4 children: Margaret J. (4), Rachel C. (1) and twin daughters Roxanna E. (1m) and Esther A (1m). Ellison Starnes enlisted in the Confederate Army on 26 March 1862. He was present or accounted for through October 1864. He was captured near Savannah, Ga., December 21, 1864 and confined at Fort Delaware, Del., where he died March 24, 1865 of chronic diarrhea. His son Elias Leander Starnes was born 16 June 1863; 15 months after Ellison enlisted. From the North Carolina Troops Books Volume 1, Co. C, 10th Battalion N.C. Heavy Artillery p. 540 Starnes, Ellison, Private Born in Union County where he resided as a farmer and enlisted at age 26, March 8, 1862 for the war. Present or accounted for through October 1864. Captured near Savannah, Ga., December 21, 1864 and confined at Fort Delaware, Del., where he died March 24, 1865 of chronic diarrhea and was buried in National Cemetery, Finn's Point (Salem), N.J.

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] Union County, North Carolina, 1850 U.S. Census, 38A; 500; 500; Esther Starnes; 21 April 2015 (Reliability: 3). Esther Starnes-72-F-North Carolina Rachel-51-F-North Carolina Catherine-48-F-North Carolina Margaret-35-F-North Carolina Lydia-26-F-North Carolina Joseph W.-24-M-North Carolina Ellison L. Cagle-15-M-North Carolina [S31] Union County, North Carolina, 1860 U.S. Census, 444; 717; 717; Elleson Starnes; 23 April 2015 (Reliability: 3). Elleson Starnes-26-M-North Carolina-day laborer Sarah A-26-F-North Carolina-domestic Margaret J.-4-F-North Carolina Rachel C.-1-North Carolina Roxanna E-1m-North Carolina Esther A-1m-North Carolina [S38] North Carolina, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Elias Leander Starnes; 8; 1930 (Reliability: 2).