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Mary Catherine Claybourn
Oldest Child of William Divine Claybourn
17 August 1839 - 13 February 1910
 | | "Aunt Kit" with her second husband, Sam Starnes. |
"Aunt Kit" lived most of her life near Divide, Illinois, east of the town of Texico. It is believed she was born in Tennessee because her parents did not come to Jefferson County, Illinois, until after her birth. She married Joe Boggs in 1857, but he was killed during the Civil War. After the war she married Sam Starnes, the brother of her step-mother Elizabeth Starnes Maxey. Sam was a prosperous farmer who had good painted buildings, a spacious yard with grass and trees, and orchards. Aunt Kit died of cancer. Many of her descendants lived around Centralia and Salem, Illinois.
Descendants
Mary married (1st) Joe Boggs on 17 December 1857. Together they had three children, all before Joe died in the Civil War.
- Harriet M. Boggs was born on 16 November 1858 and died shortly thereafter on on 28 December 1858.
- Joseph M. Boggs died on 2 September 1861.
- Alla L. A. Boggs was born in August of 1863 and died on 2 September 1864.
Mary married (2nd) Samuel J. Starnes. Sam was born on 11 April 1839 and died on 12 November 1925.
- Nettie Starnes was born in 1863 and died on 8 July 1881, aged 18 yrs., 4 mo., 11 days.
- Willie Starnes was born on 16 April 1866 and died roughly a year later on 9 July 1867.
- Sammy Starnes (birthdate unknown) married Rose Hawkins and lived at Salem, Illinois. Many of their descendants and relatives lived there.
- Elvy Starnes (a twin girl nicknamed "Dimmer") married (1st) Elmer Whitlock, and they had one daughter, Leta Whitlock. Leta was born in 1886 and married William Spencer Claybourn, a second cousin. Leta died in 1921. Elvy then married (2nd) William Bush and lived in St. Louis. A daughter lived there.
- Alvy Starnes (a twin girl nicknamed "Bob") married and had a family, but little more is known.
- Catherine (Kate) Starnes married Dave Parker and they had at least three children:
- Daisy - Lived in Texas
- Maudie - Lived in Indiana but owned property in Jefferson County.
- Essie - Married a Hoskins; believed to have lived in Texas.
- Rose Starnes married William (Bill) Howell and they had at least four children: (i) Zetta, (ii) Mary, (iii) Everett, and (iv) Robert
- Morton D. Starns was born on 5 April 1875 and died a couple years later on 13 November 1877. He is buried at Jordan Chapel Cemetery.
- Francois D. Starnes was born on 13 December 1876 and died nearly a year later on 15 November 1877, two days after his brother Morton. He is buried at Jordan Chapel Cemetery.
Pedigree Chart
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