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Starke, Bradford County, Florida

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  • Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55812262/melvin-henley
    Eddie W. Henley (1876 - 1944)
    Son of:Calvin H Henley1848–after 1885 in Cedar Key, Florida Sarah Ann Walker1847–1927Husband of Charity PadgettMarried Mrs. Charity Rosier, 18 January 1918 • Bradford, Florida, USANote Charity Padgett'...
  • Wesley R. Rosier (1897 - 1926)
    Son of Charity Padgett and John J Rosier Wesley R Rosier married Annie Posey : 5 May 1920 Bradford, Florida, USA Name: Wesley Rosier Event Date: 26 Apr 1926 Event Place: Starke, Bradford, Florida Gend...
  • Madison S. Perry, Governor (1814 - 1865)
    Starke Perry (1814–March 1865) was the fourth Governor of Florida.Early lifeMadison Starke Perry was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina, the youngest child of Benjamin Perry and his wife Mary Sta...

This project is for those that were born, lived or died in Starke, Bradford County, Florida.

Starke may have been named in honor of developer George W. Cole's fiancée or in honor of Madison Starke Perry, fourth governor of Florida and a Confederate States Army colonel. The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, adds that the city may have been named after "Thomas Starke, a slaveholder who once owned much land around the area."

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