Starry Genealogy
John Thomas Starry Married Bridget Cecelia McGilligan in Clinton Iowa
Jones / Starry (Fred V) General Store
STARRY, FRED was in partnership with Tom Jones in the hardware business from 1916 to 1922. He also operated a grocery and general merchandise store in the 1920’s and 1930’s. This was in the corner store for a while and also in the building on the northeast corner of Jones and Main Streets.
STARRY, RUTH was a piano teacher in Barneveld in the 1930’s.
Fred Starry - Barneveld Fire Department Chief - 1937-1940
June 8th, 1984 – The Tornado
On Friday, June 8th, 1984 (the webmaster was at Rusty’s Bar in Middleton WI that night), an F5 tornado wiped out approximately 90% of Barneveld. Homes, businesses, and the community were forever changed by that life altering event. Nine people died and hundreds more were injured by the tornado that devastated the village in approximately four minutes at 12:50am in the morning. When the dust settled, the community came together and chose to rebuild the town. Our motto was “We’re not giving up!” and we never did. With help from people in neighboring communities and across the state, Barneveld rose from the rubble stronger than before, but to this day, June 8th, 1984 will forever be a defining moment in our community’s history.
Jacob Starry Land 1895
Esch and Starry Family
Jacob Starry Land 1895
Jacob Starry Land 1895
STARY (7 individuals)
STARRY (43 individuals)
STARRY, FRED was in partnership with Tom Jones in the hardware business from 1916 to 1922. He also operated a grocery and general merchandise store in the 1920’s and 1930’s. This was in the corner store for a while and also in the building on the northeast corner of Jones and Main Streets.
STARRY, RUTH was a piano teacher in Barneveld in the 1930’s.
Genealogy (from Greek: γενεαλογία genealogia from γενεά genea, “generation” and λόγος logos, “knowledge”), also known as family history, is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history.