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Family HistoryFamily History - David Swing Starring


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features David Swing Starring and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. David Swing Starring,1 born 18 October 1887 in Calmar, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son of Mason Brayman Starring and Helen Beth Swing;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 died 18 April 1973 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.2, 9 David married, first, 8 October 1919 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mary Elizabeth Miller (née Austin) 10, 12 (born 22 March 1886 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Alfred Ely Austin and Caroline Richardson Converse;5, 6, 7, 10 Mary died 7 February 1960 in New York, New York11). David married, second, 6 October 1962 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Ysabel Adams Ingram (née Muecke) 13 (born 7 June 1907 in Camaguey, Cuba, the daughter of Charles Muecke and Florence I. Adams;13, 14, 15 Ysabel died 2 March 200516). David is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York.2

Child of David Swing Starring and Mary Elizabeth Miller (née Austin) :

 2i. David Swing Starring, Jr., born 8 January 1929 in New York, New York.6, 7, 17

  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, David Swing Starring, born: 18 October 1887 in Calmar, Iowa; bond salesman for D. S. Starring and Co.; single.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, David Swing Starring, born; 18 October 1887 in Illinois [sic, census records show he was born in Iowa]; died: 18 April 1975 [sic, the Connecticut death index lists the year as 1973] in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 662, Sheet No. 1B, M. E. Starring, 41, Illinois, May 1859, lawyer; wife of 14 years Helen Starring, 36, Ohio, January 1864, 2 children, 2 living; son Swing Starring, 12, Iowa, October 1887; son Mason Starring, 10, Illinois, August 1889; mother Mrs. Henry Starring, 64, New Jersey, September 1835; servant Berta Hillger, 36, Germany, November 1863, housemaid; servant Emma Samuelson, 38, Sweden, January 1862, cook.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 912, Sheet No. 7A, Mason B. Starring, 50, Illinois, lawyer, law office; wife of 23 years Helen Starring, 48, Ohio; son David Starring, 22, Iowa, broker, investment securities; son Mason Starring, Jr., 20, Illinois; mother Alida M. Starring, 74, New Jersey; servant Bertha Hillger, 40, Germany, housemaid; servant Barry Scully, 29, Wisconsin, cook.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Westport, E.D. 11-223, Sheet No. 64B, David S. Starring, 52, Iowa, executive, wire factory; wife Elizabeth Starring, 53, Connecticut; son David Starring, 11, New York; servant Elizabeth Garaham, 38, England, servant, private home; butler Enoch Franklin, 47, Sweden, butler, private home; maid Janet Nedville, 42, England, maid, private home.
  8. The First Five Generations of the Swing Family in America, compiled by Albert H. Swing and Harry P. Swing, April 1961. Available at Heritage Quest Online. This document provides numerous biographical and vital details, but there are few references cited for any of the information.
  9. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, David S. Starring, died: 18 April 1973 in Fairfield [County], Connecticut; age 85; spouse: Ysab.
  10. The Ancestors and Descendants of Dr. David Rogers, by Edward Francis Fremaux de Beixedon, Jr. 1921. Available at archive.org. Family of Mary Elizabeth Converse Austin. The paragraph provides her birth date and place, the names of her two husbands with their marriage dates and places, and the names of her two children by her first marriage. Page 80 provides the names and approximate birth dates and places of the two daughters.
  11. Obituary, The Bridgeport Post, Bridgeport, Connecticut (available at newspapers.com, and newspaperarchive.com), 9 February 1960, Mrs. Elizabeth Austin Starring, died 7 February 1960 in New York City. The article provides the names of her husband and three children.
  12. Obituary Record, Bulletin of Yale University, Obituary Record of Yale Graduates, 1920-1921. New Haven, Published by the University, Seventeenth Series, August 1, 1921, Number Twenty-Two. Pages 59-60, obituary of Alfred Ely Austin, B.A., 1869. The article provides extensive vital and biographical details and the names of his parents (with brief details about the ancestry of both of his parents), wife and her parents, and their only daughter, Mary Elizabeth Converse Austin, and her two marriages, first to Alvin Ford Miller, and second to David Swing Starring on 8 October 1919. The article mentions two grandchildren are living [these are children of Mary and her first husband Alvin].
  13. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, David S. Starring, age 74, and Ysabe M. Ingram, age 55, married on 6 October 1962 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  14. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Ysabel M. Starring, born: 7 June 1907 in Camaguey, Cuba; father: Charles Muecke; mother: Florence I. Adams; other name: Ysabel Adams Muecke.
  15. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  16. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Ysabel M. Starring, born: 7 June 1907; died: 2 March 2005; residence zip code: 19436 [corresponding to Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania].
  17. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, David Swing Starring, Jr., born: 8 January 1929 in New York, New York; father: David S. Starring; mother: Mary E. Austin.