Gazlay Family History
Carolyn May Starring (born Miller)
Parents
| Father | Alvin Ford Miller (14 December 1888 - ) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth Austin (22 March 1886 - 7 February 1960) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 31 October 2020; Last Edited: 5 November 2020 |
| Person ID | 9915 |
| Name | Carolyn May Starring |
| Birthname | Miller |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 5 December 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 29 June 1934 in Southport, Fairfield County, Connecticut to John Edward Meyer, Jr.6 |
| Died | 26 August 20032 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John Edward Meyer, Jr. |
| Born | 20 January 1911 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York |
| Married | 29 June 1934 in Southport, Fairfield County, Connecticut to Carolyn May Starring (born Miller) |
| Died | 25 April 1975 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York |
| Children | of Carolyn May Starring (born Miller) and John Edward Meyer, Jr.: |
| +1. | John Edward Meyer III |
| Born | 15 April 1935 in New York, New York |
| Married | 21 June 1957 in Locust Valley, Long Island, Nassau County, New York to Linda Lowry |
| Married | 3 March 1979 in Pleasantville, Westchester County, New York to Patricia Ann ‘Patty’ Reese |
| +2. | David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer |
| Born | 12 April 1938 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Married | 9 May 1965 to Caroline Knowlton Finlay |
| Died | 26 September 2016 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
Sources
- Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1871-1940, Carolyn May Miller, born: 5 December 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; father: Alfred Ford Miller, 23, born in Richmond, Indiana; mother: Elizabeth C. Austin, 25, born in Norwich, Connecticut.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Carolyn S. Meyer Jr. [sic, the Jr. is erroneous], born: 5 December 1911; died: 26 August 2003; residence zip code: 29169 [corresponding to West Columbia, South Carolina].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Norwalk, E.D. 138, Sheet No. 28A, Alfred E. Austin, 71, Massachusetts, widow, lawyer, patent attorney; son-in-law David S. Starring, 33, Michigan, broker; daughter Elizabeth A. Starring, 33, Connecticut; daughter [of David and Elizabeth] Carolyn M. Starring, 8, Michigan; daughter [of David and Elizabeth] Elizabeth A. Starring, 5, New York; servant Elizabeth McDonald, 32, New Jersey, cook, house; servant Clementine B. Rory, 41, France, nurse, family.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Westport, E.D. 1-224, Sheet No. 13A, David S. Starring, 42, Iowa, manufacturer; wife Elizabeth Starring, 43, Connecticut; daughter Carolyn M. Starring, 18, Illinois; daughter Elizabeth Starring, 15, New York; son David S. Starring, Jr., 1 4/12, New York; and four servants.
- Report. Decennial Report, Class of 1909, Harvard University. Published at Boston, 1909 (available at archive.org). Autobiographies and Addresses, Page 331, David Swing Starring. Provides his address, residence, occupation, marriage, two daughters with birth dates (and indicates “by marriage” for both daughters), and a brief synopsis of his employment history.
- Wedding Announcement, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York (available at newspapers.com), 30 June 1934, Miss Carolyn May Starring and Edward Meyer, Jr., married on 29 June 1934 in Southport, Connecticut. The article provides wedding and biographical details and the names of their parents, other relatives, and wedding party and guests.