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Phillip Ikerd b. bef 1848 probably Lawrence Co, Indiana

Re: Phillip Ikerd b. bef 1848 probably Lawrence Co, Indiana

Posted: 22 May 2007 12:09AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Barb,

I'm not sure who George W. Starr is. Perhaps you could refresh my memory.

I'll explain James Logan Starr's ancestry. But, it seems like we should move this discussion to the Starr board, so I will respond there.

-vicki

Re: Phillip Ikerd b. bef 1848 probably Lawrence Co, Indiana

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 7:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Starr
James Freeland Starr was my grandfather. The story on his name goes something like this. While my great grandmother was pregnant with James Freeland, her doctor (John T. Freeland, M.D.)told her if it was a boy and she named it after him he would buy a set of clothes for him. Well, the good doctor reneged on the deal, and when my grandfather learned about it, it made him angry. So when he got old enough to legally change his name he changed it to "James Freed Starr, Sr.", my father was Jr..
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