17 Joseph Tenth

Joseph Tenth "J. T."

 

As the name implies, Joseph Tenth (born December 25, 1869 or 1870) was the tenth son of John Henry Starr. He married Georgia Marie Barnes (born January 7, 1887) August 4, 1910 at Douglas, Georgia. Their children, according to J. T. himself in Joseph 10th.pdf were:

            Robert Arlee (Arless) b. July 30th 1911

            J. T. Jr. b. March 26th, 1914

            John Bernard b. January 30th, 1918

            Ruth Adeline b. February 2, 1921

            Sarah Ellen b. March 3, 1925

Joseph was mentioned as still alive in a letter dated 1926 from Willie to Minnie Wilson of Lookout Mountain, TN (she was a descendant of Elijah Starr (1780-1832). They Followed the Sun gives Joseph's death as December 20, 1940 with burial at Gumill, Georgia.