Family History - Mary Elizabeth Austin

1. Mary Elizabeth Austin,¹ born 22 March 1886 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Alfred Ely Austin and Caroline Richardson Converse;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 7 February 1960 in New York, New York.⁵ Mary married, first, 16 June 1910 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Alvin Ford Miller^{4, 7} (born 14 December 1888 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, parents not determined⁶). Mary married, second, 8 October 1919 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, David Swing Starring^{4, 7} (born 18 October 1887 in Calmar, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son of Mason Brayman Starring and Helen Beth Swing;^{1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12} David died 18 April 1973 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut^{9, 13}). David is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York.⁹

+	2	i.	Carolyn May Starring (born Miller), born 5 December 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 26 August 2003. Married John Edward Meyer, Jr..
+	3	ii.	Elizabeth Austin Starring (born Miller), born 21 June 1914 in New York; died 1968. Married Donald Rafferty Fraser.

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David Swing Starring, Jr., born 8 January 1929 in New York, New York.2, 3, 14

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Alvin Ford Miller, born: 14 December 1888 in Richmond, Indiana; French Army, employed by the French Government; married, with wife and two children; corporal, aviation branch, France.
7. 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].
8. 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.
9. 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).
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.

2. Carolyn May Starring (born Miller)² (Mary¹), born 5 December 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} died 26 August 2003.² Carolyn married, 29 June 1934 in Southport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, John Edward Meyer, Jr.⁸ (born 20 January 1911 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, parents not determined;^{6, 7} John died 25 April 1975 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York^{6, 7}). John is buried in All Saints Cemetery, Great Neck, Nassau County, New York.⁶

+	5	i.	John Edward Meyer III, born 15 April 1935 in New York, New York. Married (1) Linda Lowry Married (2) Patricia Ann ‘Patty’ Reese.
+	6	ii.	David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer, born 12 April 1938 in Manhattan, New York City, New York; died 26 September 2016 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. Married Caroline Knowlton Finlay.

3. Elizabeth Austin Starring (born Miller)² (Mary¹), born 21 June 1914 in New York;^{3, 4, 5, 9, 10} died 1968.⁹ Elizabeth married, 22 September 1939 in Southport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Donald Rafferty Fraser¹³ (born ca. 1901 in England, parents not determined;¹⁰ Donald died 26 October 1976 in New York, New York^{11, 12}). Elizabeth and Donald are buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^{11, 9}

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Enid Lawrence Fraser, born July 1945. Married George Wayne Robinson.

1. 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.
2. 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].
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Find a Grave (website). All Saints Cemetery, Great Neck, Nassau County, New York, J. Edward Meyer, Jr., born: 1911; died: 1975 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and sibling).
7. Obituary, The New York Times, 27 April 1975, J. Edward Meyer, Jr., died 25 April 1975 in Bedford, New York. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his grandfather, widow, two sons, a brother and a sister.
8. 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.
9. Find a Grave (website). Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Elizabeth S. Fraser, born: 1914; died: 1968 (from record).
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, New York County, Manhattan Borough, E.D. 31-989, Sheet No. 2B, Donald Fraser, 39, England, agent, travel bureau; wife Elizabeth Fraser, 25, New York.
11. Find a Grave (website). Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Donald R. Fraser, born: unknown; died: 26 October 1976 (from record).
12. Obituary, The New York Times, 28 October 1976, Donald R. Fraser, died: 26 October 1976 in New York City, age 75. The article names his daughter.
13. Wedding Announcement, The New York Times, 23 September 1939, Miss Elizabeth Starring and Donald Rafferty Fraser, married on 22 September 1939 in Southport, Connecticut. The article provides wedding details and the names of family members and wedding party and guests.

5. John Edward Meyer III³ (Carolyn,² Mary¹), born 15 April 1935 in New York, New York.¹ John married, first, 21 June 1957 in Locust Valley, Long Island, Nassau County, New York, Linda Lowry³ (born 22 March 1937, the daughter of David Auld Lowry and Cordelia Eleanor Dominick²). Their marriage ended in divorce. John married, second, 3 March 1979 in Pleasantville, Westchester County, New York, Patricia Ann ‘Patty’ Reese⁵ (born 7 July 1952, parents not determined⁴).

	8	i.	Rev. Daniel D. Meyer, born 3 February 1959.4
	9	ii.	Lisa Meyer, born ca. 1961.4
	10	iii.	Jeffrey Alker Meyer, born 13 April 1963 in North Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York.2
	11	iv.	Dr. Tory Austin Meyer, born 17 June 1964.4

	12	i.	Timothy Lanier Meyer, born 18 January 1981.4
	13	ii.	Andrew Reese Meyer, born 3 November 1982.4

6. David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer³ (Carolyn,² Mary¹), born 12 April 1938 in Manhattan, New York City, New York;^{6, 7} died 26 September 2016 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.⁷ Swing married, 9 May 1965, Caroline Knowlton Finlay^{7, 9} (born 4 November 1941 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, the daughter of Eddie Finlay and Claudia Knowlton;⁸ Caroline died 28 August 2018 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina⁸).

+	14	i.	Austin Edward Meyer, born 20 August 1969. Married Melanie Sigmon Gentry.
	15	ii.	Kirkman Finlay Starring Meyer, born 8 October 1970 in South Carolina;4, 10 died 9 August 1995 in Kingston, Jamaica.10, 11
	16	iii.	Edward Finlay Meyer, born 27 December 1977.4

7. Enid Lawrence Fraser³ (Elizabeth,² Mary¹), born July 1945.⁴ Enid married, 29 September 1968 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, George Wayne Robinson¹² (born February 1941, parents not determined⁴).

+	17	i.	Fraser Aldan Robinson, born December 1972. Married Alexandra M. ‘Alex’ _____.
+	18	ii.	George Lauder Robinson, born 30 September 1977. Married Tava Michelle Smiley.

1. wikipedia.org, J. Edward Meyer, III, born: 15 April 1935 in New York, New York. The article provides biographical details including various political offices he has held, and the names of his parents, wife, and children.
2. wikipedia.org, Jeffrey A. Meyer, born: 13 April 1963 in North Tarrytown, New York (now Sleepy Hollow). The article provides biographical details including his position as a district judge, and the name of his father, J. Edward Meyer.
3. Wedding Announcement, The New York Times, 21 June 1957, Miss Linda Lowry and Mr. J. Edward Meyer 3d., married on 21 June 1957 in Locust Valley, Long Island. The article provides wedding details and the names of their parents.
4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
5. Wedding Announcement, The New York Times, 4 March 1979, Patricia Ann Reese and J. Edward Meyer, 3d, married on 3 March 1979 in Pleasantville, New York. The article gives wedding details and the names of their parents and two of Edward’s children.
6. Birth Announcement, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, David Swing Starring Meyer, born: 12 April 1938 at Leroy Sanitorium [a hospital located in Manhattan, New York, New York].
7. Find a Grave (website). (No cemetery indicated); David Starring “Swing” Meyer, born: 12 April 1938; died: 26 September 2016 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (from record, which includes the text of his obituary that includes vital and biographical details and the names of his wife, brother, three sons, one daughter-in-law, and one granddaughter.
8. Obituary, DignityMemorial.com, Caroline Finlay Meyer, born: 4 November 1941; died: 28 August 2018. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, brother, husband, sons, and grandchild.
9. Wedding Announcement, The New York Times, 9 May 1965, Caroline K. Finlay and David Swing Starring Meyer, married on 9 May 1965.
10. Find a Grave (website). Saint Francis Chapel Memorial Garden, Kanuga Episcopal Center, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, Kirkman Finlay Starring Meyer, born: 1971; died: 1995 in Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica (from record, which provides the name and link for his father).
11. Deaths, The Index-Journal, Greenwood, South Carolina. 10 August 1995, Kirkman Finlay Starring Meyer, died: 9 August 1995 in Kingston, Jamaica, of head injuries as a result of an attach on him and Katherine Shoener in their hotel room.
12. Wedding Announcement, The Bridgeport Post, Bridgeport, Connecticut. 29 September 1968, Enid Lawrence Fraser and George W. Robinson, married on 21 September 1968 in Greenwich, Connecticut. The article provides biographical and wedding details and the names of their parents and wedding guests.

14. Austin Edward Meyer⁴ (David ‘Swing’,³ Carolyn,² Mary¹), born 20 August 1969.¹ Austin married Melanie Sigmon Gentry (born 16 October 1973, parents not determined¹).

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Ava Lane Meyer, born xxxx.

17. Fraser Aldan Robinson⁴ (Enid,³ Elizabeth,² Mary¹), born December 1972.¹ Fraser married Alexandra M. ‘Alex’ _____ (born May 1984, parents not determined¹).

	20	i.	Alexander Rafferty ‘Xander’ Robinson, born xxxx.
	21	ii.	Eliza Robinson, born xxxx.
	22	iii.	Raef William Robinson, born xxxx.

18. George Lauder Robinson⁴ (Enid,³ Elizabeth,² Mary¹), born 30 September 1977.¹ George married Tava Michelle Smiley (born 19 October 1971 in Theodosia, Ozark County, Missouri, parents not determined²).

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George Lochlan Robinson, born xxxx.

1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
2. wikipedia.org, Tava Smiley, born: 19 October 1971 in Theodosia, Missouri. The article provides vital and biographical details and a summary of her career as an actress and TV host.