Mary Jane Stark Family

Descendants of Mary Jane Stark

Mary Jane lived in Dade County, MO during the 1850 and 1860 census.

Generation No. 1

1. Levi⁴ Stark (Walter W.³, Thomas², James¹) was born ABT 1805 in Robertson County, Tennessee. He married (1) Unknown ABT 1828. He married (2) Selina L. Unknown ABT 1840. Selina was born ABT 1824 in Tennessee. Levi Stark, Selina, and their children, lived in Dade County, MO during the 1850 and 1860 census.

Children of Levi Stark and Unknown are:

+ 2 i. Mary Jane⁵ Stark, born 8 Jan 1829 in Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1897 in Fannin County, Texas.

3 ii. William Stark, born ABT 1832.

4 iii. James R. Stark, born ABT 1834.

5 iv. Thomas Stark, born ABT 1836.

6 v. Unknown Stark, born ABT 1838.

Children of Levi Stark and Selina Unknown are:

7 i. Riley⁵ Stark, born ABT 1841 in Missouri.

8 ii. John Stark, born ABT 1843 in Missouri.

9 iii. Elizabeth Stark, born ABT 1846 in Missouri.

10 iv. William Stark, born ABT 1849 in Missouri.

11 v. William Henry Stark, born ABT 1850 in Missouri.

12 vi. Mary A. Stark, born ABT 1852.

13 vii. Leander Monroe Stark, born ABT 1854.

14 viii. Lewis Levi Stark, born Jun 1857.

15 ix. Amanda Stark, born ABT 1859.

Generation No. 2

2. Mary Jane⁵ Stark (Levi⁴, Walter W.³, Thomas², James¹) was born 8 Jan 1829 in Tennessee, and died 10 Sep 1897 in Fannin County, Texas. She married (1) Pleasant Kirk. Pleasant was born 1829 in Tennessee. Pleasant Kirk and his wife, Mary Jane Stark, lived next door to her father, Levi Stark and his family in Dade County MO during the 1850 census. Pleasant and Mary's son William, is listed with the Levi Stark household in the census. Mary Jane Stark Kirk then married (2) John C. H. Menees 7 Dec 1854 in Missouri, son of Thomas Menees and Catherine Binkley. John was born 23 Nov 1826 in Tennessee, and died 19 Jan 1893 in Fannin County, Texas. John Menees, Mary Jane Stark Kirk Menees, and their children, including William Thomas Kirk, lived in Dade County during the 1860 census.

Child of Mary Stark and Pleasant Kirk is:

+ 16 i. William Thomas⁶ Kirk, born 5 Sep 1849 in Dade County, Missouri; died 6 Feb 1924 in Randolph, Texas.

Children of Mary Stark and John Menees are:

+ 17 i. Nancy Catherine⁶ Menees, born 6 Nov 1855; died 29 Dec 1879.

18 ii. Elizabeth Winifred Menees, born 28 Feb 1860; died 27 Dec 1860.

19 iii. James Thomas Menees, born 9 Feb 1862; died 4 Jul 1913.

Generation No. 3

16. William Thomas⁶ Kirk (Mary Jane⁵ Stark, Levi⁴, Walter W.³, Thomas², James¹) was born 5 Sep 1849 in Dade County, Missouri, and died 6 Feb 1924 in Randolph, Texas. He married Martha Maria Patton 4 Jun 1873, daughter of John M. Patton and Sarah Jane Hampton. Martha Maria was born 30 Dec 1851 in Texas, and died 14 May 1932 in Randolph, Texas.

Children of William Kirk and Martha Patton are:

+ 20 i. Charles Levi⁷ Kirk, born 23 Aug 1875 in Fannin County, Texas; died 1942 in Causey, New Mexico.

+ 21 ii. Effie Jane Kirk, born 23 Jul 1878 in Randolph, Texas; died 2 Mar 1949 in Sherman, Texas.

22 iii. William Pleasant Kirk, born 19 Nov 1880; died 4 Aug 1899 in Randolph, Texas.

23 iv. Nannie Ola Kirk, born 11 Apr 1883; died 4 Nov 1974. She married Mr. Cox.

24 v. Rosa Etta Kirk, born 16 Aug 1886; died 16 Jan 1972.

17. Nancy Catherine⁶ Menees (Mary Jane⁵ Stark, Levi⁴, Walter W.³, Thomas², James¹) was born 6 Nov 1855, and died 29 Dec 1879. She married John W. Groves 2 Dec 1874. He was born 24 Jun 1851.

Children of Nancy Menees and John Groves are:

25 i. Eldorado⁷ Groves, born 16 Mar 1876; died 6 Nov 1876.

26 ii. Mary Lula Groves, born 6 Oct 1877; died 10 Nov 1879.

27 iii. Calvin Groves, born 26 Nov 1879; died 28 Dec 1879.

Generation No. 4

20. Charles Levi⁷ Kirk (William Thomas⁶, Mary Jane⁵ Stark, Levi⁴, Walter W.³, Thomas², James¹) was born 23 Aug 1875 in Fannin County, Texas, and died 1942 in Causey, New Mexico. He married Effie Rogers. She was born 14 Oct 1885 in Lometa, Texas.

Children of Charles Kirk and Effie Rogers are:

28 i. Mattie Lee⁸ Kirk, born 24 Sep 1911 in Texas. She married C. M. Howard.

29 ii. Robert Stanley Kirk, born 8 Aug 1913 in Lometa, Texas; died 1993. He married Eloise Howard; born 2 Jan 1922 in Dallas, Texas.

21. Effie Jane⁷ Kirk (William Thomas⁶, Mary Jane⁵ Stark, Levi⁴, Walter W.³, Thomas², James¹) was born 23 Jul 1878 in Randolph, Texas, and died 2 Mar 1949 in Sherman, Texas. She married Daniel Crawford Watson 14 Jul 1901 in Fannin County, Texas, son of Andrew Watson and Martha Hicks. He was born 16 Jun 1876 in Madisonville, Tennessee, and died 1 Jul 1939 in Whitewright, Texas.

Children of Effie Kirk and Daniel Watson are:

30 i. Ocie Mae⁸ Watson, born 17 Jun 1902; died 18 Dec 1933 in Whitewright, Texas. She married Clarence L. Martin 18 Oct 1924; born 10 Dec 1892 in Kentucky; died 12 Sep 1969 in Texas.

31 ii. Ruby Lee Watson, born 16 Feb 1904; died in Dallas, Texas. She married Fitzhugh O. Mangrum 4 Jul 1926; born 13 Mar 1999; died 4 Jul 1985 in Sherman, Texas.

32 iii. Lowell Clifton Watson, born 12 Feb 1906; died 21 Jun 1967 in Whitewright, Texas. He married Carolyn Simmons 17 Sep 1933; born 21 Sep 1909.

33 iv. Kelous William Watson, born 9 Sep 1909 in Randolph, Texas; died 13 May 1982 in Sherman, Texas. He married Clevis Destine Gates 9 Apr 1931 in Durant, Oklahoma; born 14 Jan 1914 in Edgewood, Texas; died 24 Nov 1981 in Dallas, Texas.

Submitted by: Paul Watson

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