Clementina Starr

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Perez and Thomas Starr came in the year 1810, from Connecticut, in a one horse wagon to Cleveland. Perez Starr came on. to Berlin in July of that year and worked at his trade, that of a mill wright, with a Mr. Seymour, on what was afterwards called Thompson's mill. It was built on land now owned by H. L. Hill, near the center of the township. Thos. Starr came on from Cleveland to Berlin with Judge John Walworth, of Cleveland, in September, of the same year. At which time he says there was but one settler in the eastern part of the township, viz: John Dunbar, before mentioned. Thos. Starr worked some some on the mill which he says was fitted for running in the fall of that year.

Mr. Starr built a house in November of that year, and got his help to raise it from Florence, Huron and Milan. On the morning of sixth of November, the day of his raising, the snow was six inches deep; it had fallen tho night previous. He was fearful his hands would not be on hand. But in the morning soon after sunrise, he heard a kind of Indian whoop which he answered, and soon "old Mr. Burdue," as he has often since been called, made his appearance on horseback with four gallons of whiskey, which he had brought with him from Milan for the raising. The hands came, the house was raised, and they had a good time of it in spite of the gloomy forebodings of the morning. It was built on the farm now owned by J. S. Lowry. Mr. Starr for sometime kept "batchelor's hall" in this house with his brother Perez. In 1812 he was drafted into the military service. After, being discharged he was married to Clementina Clark, of Florence, in February, 1814. In 1815 he traded his farm with Samuel Reed, (who moved in that year from Connecticut,) for the one on which he has since lived for about forty years, and where E. P. Hill now lives, in the Eastern part of the township.

Mr. Starr was a black-smith by trade, and used to follow the business of ironing vessels for the Lake. He did the iron work for the first decked vessel that was built this side of Erie. It was owned by Capt. Austin, of Vermillion. Two were built for Hiram Russell, at Huron, and one for Capt. Ransom, at Black River. He used to work and trade at Huron in 1811, and has often come from there in the night by torch light, with the wolves howling around him. Capt . Hiram Russell traded at Huron then. About that time, and some considerable time after this—down as late as 1815, $40 per bbl. was paid for pork, and often damaged at that. For flour over $20 per bbl., salt $15 per bbl. For a black tea-pot, $2. Tea-cups and saucers, $2 per sett, and the same for plates. Mr. Starr has had eight children, four of whom are now living. The oldest son, William Eldridge, is supposed to be the first male child, if not the first child born in the township. He was born in January, 1815, and is now the only son living. He lives in Marietta, Marshal county, Iowa. The remaining children live in this part of the State. Mr. Starr has nineteen grandchildren, and now lives with his wife in Rochester, Lorain county, and is 73 years of age.

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William Starr, 34, a brother of John, 27, had four sons who came to Ohio and lived on the Firelands, Thomas, Perez, William and Jared. Thomas was born at Groton, Ct., Sept. 3, 1784. He settled in Berlin township. See Firelands Pioneer, Nov. 1858. He came in 1810 and lived in Berlin for many years. He was married to Clementina Clark Feb. 5, 1814. She was a daughter of the widow Clark, who came from Pompey, N. Y., to Florence in 1811 and lived in the old "block house" south of Florence, near the Sprague brick house. Two of the widow Clark's sons, Town and Upton, lived in Greenwich and Clarksfield. Mr. Starr's eldest son, William Eldridge, was the first white male child born in Berlin township, his birth occurring Jan. 25, 1815. He moved to Indiana and then to Iowa. The other son, Horace, settled in Oberlin and died there. Thomas Starr's eldest daughter, Julia, married Alexander Jones, of Berlinville. and they moved to Clarksfield and lived for many years. She died in Rochester, 0., a short time ago. Another daughter, Jane, married Horace W. Minard, of Birmingham, and after her death, Mr. Minard married her sister, Jennette. After the death of Mr. Minard, she married David Ward, of Oberlin. Thomas Starr died at Rochester, 0., Aug. 14, 1868, and his wife, who was born April 9. 1791. died in 1873.

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HISTORY OF CLARKSFIELD. pages 135-136

Alexander Jones was a son of Jesse and Polly Jones and was born at Attica, N. Y. in 1821. His father died when he was a lad and he came to Ohio with his invalid mother and found employment in various ways. In 1842 he married Julia Starr, of Ber- lin. She was a daughter of Thomas Starr and Clementina Clark. Mr Starr was a relative of Smith Starr and came to Berlin in 1810 and did the iron work on the first vessel built on Lake Brie, west of Erie. In 1814 he married Clementina Clark of Florence, a sister of Upton Clark and this was the first wedding in Florence. Mr. and Mrs. Jones lived at Berlinville about eighteen months while he was engaged in the business of making potash. In 1844 he obtained by purchase or exchange, fifty acres of land in Clarksfleld, of Anson L. Crawford, who had obtained the land of John D. Jones, a brother of Alexander. This was on the Butler road, about a mile south of Whitefox Corners, where Aaron G. Rowland now lives. He moved to this place and carried on quite an extensive business in making potash as well as farming. He kept a small stock of goods which he bartered to ibe farmers for their ashes. In 1855 he sold out here and moved to Rochester, Ohio, where he carried on a store, ashery and cooper shop. In 1875 he moved to Cleveland and bought the American House and kept hotel until his death in 1888. His wife died January 4, 1902. She was born Dec. 5, 1821. Their children are Lizzie, Jennette, Alice, Almeda and Elnora their two boys dying young.

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"The first marriage was that of Thomas Starr and Clementina Clark. They were married in the Spring of 1814, by Esquire Abijah Comstock. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's mother, in the old block-house. It is said that everybody in the township attended, and the house was not crowded either."

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2101. David Miller Ward, 7 born December 23, 1801, in Sangerfield, N. Y., died December 25, 1875, in Oberlin, O. He married (1) December 1822, Phebe •. She died in Oberlin about 1857.

He married (2) July 2, 1859, in Oberlin, Jeanette (Starr) Minard, born October 30, 1823, in Berlin Heights, 0., died August 27, 1874, in Oberlin, daughter of Thomas and Clementina (Clark) Starr, and widow of Horace W. Minard.
Shortly after his first marriage he moved to Ohio and settled in Oberlin, purchasing a farm on the outskirts and opening a meat-market in the town itself.
Children, second marriage, born in Oberlin
- 3653. Mary Jane, 8 born March 22, 1860.
- 3654. David Dermott, born December 16, 1861.
- 3655. Louisa Jeanette, born March 30, 1866.