Starr House - Marshall, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

James Franklin Starr was the son of Dr. James Harper Starr and Harriet J. Starr. He was born in Nacogdoches, Texas in 1844. Following the Civil War, James Starr completed education at the University of Virginia and married Clara Thomas Fry in 1868. He hi s joined Dr. Starr land themselves. in the land business in Nacogdoches. Not only did they buy and sell but they advertised Texas to prospective settlers from all parts of the U. S. The business continued in Nacogdoches until early 1870, when they both decided that Marshall, Texas, would be a more desirable location as both rail and telegraph services were located there. James H. and James F. Starr jointly established Marshall's first bank in 1872. This father-son association continued until 1873 when James H. Starr retired.

James F. and Clara Starr occupied the house together from the time it was built until his death in 1902. Mrs. Starr continued to occupy the house until her death in 1925. Their daughter Ruth Starr Blake lived in the house from 1925 until her death in 1969.