Cemetery RecordLot 57.2
Grave Status Occupied
update Date 10/23/1997
Place of Birth Utica, New York
Place of Death Village of Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Age
Occupant Information
Name
Mary Ann Smith
sex
Female
Social Sec. No.
Jonas P. Staring
Date of Birth
6/8/1849
Date of Death
1/20/1936
Interment Date
1/22/1936
Cause of Death
Generalized Arteriosclerosis
Place of Birth Utica, New York
Place of Death Village of Excelsior, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Age
86
Marital Status
Married
Mother
Hannah DeVoc
Father
Jonas P. Staring
Children
Edna, Sampson, Charles
Occupation
Military Status
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Mary Ann Smith
Street
City, State, Zip
Phone
Date Purchased
Amount Fee Paid
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee
0.00
Spouse Information
Name Sherman Stephen Smith
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Next of Kin Information
Name
Relationship
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Lot 57.2 Update Date 10/23/1997
Name Mary Ann (Staring) Smith
Comments/History Mary Ann's father, Jonas Staring, was an Eden Prairie pioneer, coming to the area
in 1854. Jonas and Hanna DeVoc married in 1833. He was Eden Prairie's first
Post Master. Jonas was born in 1809 and died in 1894. Staring (or Starring) Lake
is named after this family. Mary Ann Staring and Sherman Smith were married on
11/29/1870, by Reverend Samuel Pond (Missionary), at the home of Jonas
Staring. The Smith home was located on the corner of present day Highway 5 and
County Road 117. It later became the Kelm Farm.