Myron Moffitt Starr
1915 - 1997 (82 years)-
Name Myron Moffitt Starr Birth 3 Sep 1915 Alameda, Alameda Co., CA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 30 Dec 1997 Los Angeles Co., CA [2, 3] Burial St. Mary's Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA [4] Person ID I51413 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 7 Sep 2025
Family Margaret Cleo Shumate, b. 14 Jul 1917, Williamson, Mingo Co., WV d. 8 Jul 2002 (Age 84 years) Marriage 26 Feb 1938 Reno, Washoe Co., NV [5] - The Napa Valley Register, Napa, CA, Tuesday, 8 Mar 1938, p. 3, col. 7
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-napa-valley-register-marriage-of-shu/180595994/
Reno Marriage of Miss Margaret Shumate, Former Napan, Told
NEWS of the marriage of Miss Margaret Shumate, former Napa girl, and Mr. Myron Moffitt Star of Oakland is being revealed to friends this week.
The couple were married in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday, February 26th, and are now established in their home in Oakland.
Mrs. Starr is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl K. Shumate, formerly of Napa but for the past year living in Oakland. She attended local schools and graduated from Napa Union High School with the class of '35. Later she attended Healds Business College in San Francisco and the Merritt Business College in Oakland, and was also a student of the Marco School of the Theatre and the Sybil Marion School of Dancing, both in Oakland. The bride is a sister of Mr. Carl Shumate, Jr., of Salinas and Mr. Robert Shumate of Oakland.
Mr. Starr is a son the late Mrs. Vera Moffitt Starr of Oakland and Mr. Robert E. Starr, Jr., of Los Angeles, and a former student at the University of California.
The couple spent a brief wedding trip at Soda Springs near Tahoe.
Children 1. Michael Moffitt Starr 2. Nina Starr Family ID F18102 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Sep 2025
- The Napa Valley Register, Napa, CA, Tuesday, 8 Mar 1938, p. 3, col. 7
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Notes - Son of Robert E. and Vera C. (Moffitt) Starr.
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Sources - [S2216] WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 ['Young Men's Registration'], (Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2011.), (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Sep 2025), card for Myron M. Starr, serial no. 289; Selective Service Local Board No. 64, Oakland, California. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1790] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 2015)), entry for Myron Moffitt Starr, 1997, SS no. 561-24-9659, accessed 7 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
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- [S2411] California. Napa., The Napa Valley Register (Napa, CA), "Reno Marriage of Miss Margaret Shumate, Former Napan, Told," 8 Mar 1938, p. 3, col. 7; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 7 Sep 2025). (Reliability: 3).
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