MAJ James Henry Darst

MAJ James Henry Darst

Male 1838 - 1906  (68 years)

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  • Name James Henry Darst 
    Title MAJ 
    Birth 25 Jan 1838  Dublin, Montgomery, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Birth date from grave stone.
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Dec 1906  Dublin, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Death date from grave stone.
    Burial Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Dublin Cemetery
      Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA

      Inscription: DARST Margaret Trolinger Sept. 28, 1840 Dec. 29, 1928 James Henry Jan. 25, 1838 Dec. 25, 1906
    Person ID I1005  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2017 

    Father John Chandler Darst,   b. 11 Jun 1811, Rockbridge, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1885, Princeton, Mercer, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Elvira Ann Wysor,   b. 11 Jul 1812, Montgomery County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1869, Ashbrook, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Wesley Trolinger,   b. 28 Sep 1840, Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1928, Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1859  Pleasant Valley, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Select Marriages
      Name: James H . Darst
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Single
      Age: 23
      Birth Date: 1836
      Birth Place: , Pulaski,
      Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1859
      Marriage Place: Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia
      Father: Jno. C. Darst
      Mother: E.A. Darst
      Spouse: W.M. Trollinger
      FHL Film Number: 2048472
      Reference ID: Item 1 P 160 L 19

      Married at father's house at Pleasant Valley, Pulaski, VA
    Children 
    +1. Dr. John Chandler Darst, II,   b. 7 Feb 1861, Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1919, Roanoke, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. Mary Ella Darst,   b. 10 Oct 1862   d. 27 Nov 1887 (Age 25 years)
     3. James Templeton Darst,   b. 28 Feb 1865   d. 3 Nov 1890 (Age 25 years)
     4. Edward Lewis Darst,   b. 11 Jan 1867, Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1935, Pulaski County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. Margaret Elizabeth Darst,   b. 11 Apr 1869, Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1928, Greenville, Greenville, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     6. Claudia Benton Darst,   b. 19 Jul 1871, Pulaski County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1965, Radford, Montgomery, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     7. Aline Grigsby Darst,   b. 18 Jul 1875   d. 3 Sep 1950 (Age 75 years)
     8. Henry Pierce Darst,   b. 21 Mar 1877   d. 18 Sep 1898, Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     9. Lula Durroughs Darst,   b. 3 Jul 1879   d. 4 Jun 1897 (Age 17 years)
     10. Carrie Grayson Darst,   b. 20 Feb 1883, Dublin, Pulaski, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1963, Richmond, Henrico, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Dec 1906 - Dublin, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dublin, Pulaski, VA Link to Google Earth
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    Headstones

    Dubin Cemetery
    Dublin, Pulaski, VA

  • Notes 
    • GRAD: 1856 Montgomery Academy, Christiansburg, VA
      Residence: Oaklands AFT 13 DEC 1866 Dublin, Pulaski Co., VA
      Event: heart attack Illness 1899
      Event: a member of the House of Delegates of the Virginia General Assembly for Pulaski and Giles counties. Elected BET 1883 AND 1887 Pulaski Co., VA

      LIST OF FIELD OFFICERS, REGIMENTS, AND BATTALIONS IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY,
      1861-1865.
      Darst, James H., Major 185th Virginia Militia.

      The Darsts of Virginia, A chronical of Ten Generations in the old Dominion, H. Jackson Darst , Williamsburg VA 1973

      The Darst and Durst Families of America with discussions of some forty related families, Sanford Charles Gladden 1969

      1900 United States Federal Census
      Name: James H Dorst [James H Darst]
      Age: 62
      Birth Date: Jan 1838
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1900: Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia [Pulaski]
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Margaret Dorst
      Marriage Year: 1859
      Years Married: 41
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      James H Dorst 62
      Margaret Dorst 59
      Claudia Dorst 27
      Lena Dorst 24
      Cassie Dorst 17
      Henry Gordon 12 (Jordan) grandson
      Emma Moslin 30 boarder
      Cloyd Glendy 19 boarder
      Button Rugby 40 black servant

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Jas. H. Darst
      Age: 42
      Birth Year: abt 1838
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1880: Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Maugaret W. Darst
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Jas. H. Darst 42
      Maugaret W. Darst 39
      Jno. C. T. Darst 19
      Mary E. Darst 17
      Jas. T. Darst 15
      Edward L. Darst 13
      Maugaret E. Darst 11
      Claudia B. Darst 8
      Aline G. Darst 4
      Henry P. Darst 3
      Lula B. Darst 11m
      Emma Martin 19