1811, February 6 – Inventory of the accounts of Jacob Brown decd. May 1808 Jacob Brown held a note from Fed Starn and Henry Salts for 2 pounds 89 schilling (Washington County, TN Will Book 00 – 1779-1821)

1830 - Washington County, TN (June 1, 1830)
Fredrick Starnes [was transcribed as Fid a Starner- correction made]
1 male under 5 [Samuel Salts, would be 4 if born 1826]
2 males 5-10 [Hiram & William]
1 male 10-15 [Abraham]
1 male 40-50 [Fredrick Starnes] 2 females 10-15 [Margaret 15- one could be Catherine Salts Howern]
1 female 20-30 [probably too old to be their child – Samuel Salts’ Mother?]
1 female 30-40 [Elizabeth Salts ~36-37]

They have been married 20 years.

Isaac Starnes is two houses away; living next door to Jacob Seabolt. Isaac Starnes married Elizabeth Seebolt on 1 Apr, 1830. I think Isaac is a child of Fredrick Starnes and Elizabeth Salts. I could not find Isaac in later census. Isaac Starnes
1 male 15-20
1 female 15-20

1840 - Washington County, TN, (June 1, 1840)
Fredrick Starnes
1 male 5-10 [Henry-named after his grandfather]
2 males 10-15 [Hiram & Samuel?- is Samuel counted twice??]
1 male 15-20 [William]
1 male 50-60 [Fredrick]
1 female 15-20 [unknown daughter – other one is gone]
Elizabeth was not marked. See next entry.

Abraham Starnes is next door to Fredrick Starnes
1 male 20-30 [Abraham]
2 females under 5
1 female 20-30
1 female 50-60 [Is this Elizabeth? Perhaps there was a new baby?]

1850 - District 4, Washington County, Tennessee (Fredrick has not been indexed and Family 1239
Elizabeth has been indexed under the name Harmes)136
STARNES, Frederick 60 m laborer NC can not read
STARNES, Elizabeth 57 f NC can not read
STARNES, William 26 m laborer TN
STARNES, Henry 18 m laborer TN
STARNES, William 8 m laborer TN
STARNES, Jane 10 f TN
STARNES, Sarah 8 f TN
[Hiram Starnes’ family is living next door on the 1850 census]
Family 1240
STARNES, Hiram 23 M Ore digger TN [b. 1827]
STARNES, Elizabeth 19 F TN
STARNES, Catherine C. 1 F TN
STARNES, Mary J. 3/12 F TN

1860 - Washington County, Tennessee Census (listed under Starn), 27 June 1860 
Family 625137
STARN, Frederick 70 NC
STARN, Elizabeth 58 TN
STARN, William 18 TN
[Hiram Starnes’ family is living two houses away on the 1860 census]

1870 - Greene County, Tennessee Census138
STARNES, William 49 TN [b. 1821]
STARNES, Elizabeth 49 TN
STARNES, Frederick 85 NC
STARNES, Elizabeth 75 NC
LOUGHLIN, Stephen TN

1880 - Greene County, Tennessee Census139
STARNES, William 57 dry goods merchant TN VA NC
STANES, Elizabeth 50 wife keeping house TN TN TN
SALTS, Elizabeth 88 mother TN NC NC
WHITE, Edwin 20 nephew clerk in store TN TN TN
SMITH, Alice 17 niece TN TN TN
POWELL, Daniel other s m w 40 dry goods merchant TN TN TN
[In the 1880 census Elizabeth Salts Starnes is actually listed as "mother" Elizabeth Salts, not as Starnes. Elizabeth and her husband Frederick Starnes were first cousins. Their mother's were sisters.]

Elizabeth is listed as Soltz in the Washington County, Tennessee marriage index, not Salts.