Frederick Starnes III was a son of Frederick Starnes, Jr. (c.1724-1779) and his wife Mary, whose maiden name may have been Carlock. He was born in Old Augusta County, Virginia, came to North Carolina in the early 1780s, and lived and died in the Cane Creek section of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, which became Union County after 1842.

Frederick married Mary Fisher (c.1770-1848, d. Wilcox Co., Alabama). She was a daughter of Charles Fisher, who died c. 1814, and is probably buried here.

Frederick and Mary had eleven children:

1. Barbara (I think) Starnes (c.1787-bef. 1848), m. Mr. Harris, children: Eleanor "Ellen" Harris (9 Aug. 1805-1 March 1875, m. Hugh Baskin McCain), Rev. Zachariah Harris (c. 1806-15 Jan. 1883, Dale Co., Ala.), Calvin J. Harris (9 Aug. 1814-26 Sept. 1839, bur. Tirzah Presbyterian Church),

2. Mary Starnes/Stearns (c.1789-aft. 1850) m. a Mr. Harris, may have had a daughter Celina Harris who m. Dr. George E. Threadgill on 20 Feb. 1848.

3. Rev. Zachariah Starnes (14 Dec. 1790?-14 Dec. 1886, d. Taylor Co., Ga., bur Stearns family cemetery, Prattville, GA.) Zack was a part of the founding of the Pleasant Grove campground in 1829/30, moved to Georgia around 1839. m. Elizabeth Harris (c. 1790-?), Children: Rev. Harris Stearns (c. 1810, founded a church in 1840) Thursey S. Stearns (1813-1894, m. Rev. Samuel Beckett, d. Columbia Co., Ark, bur. Claiborne Parish, La.), William F. Stearns (1818, m. Lorena), Elizabeth Caroline (c. 1827-10 July 1847, m. John C. R. Lockhart), Lydia Sophia Stearns (5 March 1830-30 Dec. 1909, m. Wade H. Helms), John F. Stearns (c.1833-1864?)

4. Charles Starnes (c. 1796-c. 1875/80) lived in Union Co., NC m. Elizabeth Thompson (c. 1789-c.1856) 2nd m. Margaret Starnes (c. 1823) on 25 Nov. 1856

5. Frederick Starnes IV (10 April 1798-aft. 1880, living in Talapoosa Co., Ala, died in Talbot Co. Ga?), m. Martha "Patsy" Thompson (d. bef. 1850).

6. William F. Starnes/Stearns (c. 1800) living in Wilcox Co., Ala. in 1840 & 50.

7. Nancy Starnes/Stearns (c. 1802)

8. Sarah Starnes (c. 1804) m. J. C. Chandler (c. 1808) Children: Mary E. Chandler (c. 1833), Henry Chandler (c. 1835), Emily Chandler (c. 1840), Martha A. Chandler (c. 1842), Nancy M. Chandler (c. 1846).

9. Elizabeth Starnes (c. 1806) m. Jeremiah Pearson, living in Hall Co., GA in 1850. Child: Elizabeth Pearson (c. 1849)

10. Rev. Paul Fisher Starnes (16 Dec. 1807-22 Feb. 1897, d. Frosty Bridge Campground, Mississippi, bur. Isney, Choctaw, Alabama) m. Martha Q. Lane (22 Feb. 1811-22 Aug. 1888) on 6 Sept. 1835.

11. Lilly Starnes/Stearns (c. 1812-1849) m. William C. Stearns (1812-1869), three children, Sarah Ann Stearns (c.1833), Mary Belmont Stearns (1842-1909, m. Alfred Watson), and Robert Ervin Stearns (1849-?)

Many thanks to Ann Price who originally created this memorial, and kindly transferred it to me.