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Note: Jesse Stark was the father of the wives of John and George Kuykendall, who went from Wisconsin to Oregon in 1852. Reverend Abraham Stark, father of Jesse, went from Vermont to Virginia, and from there to Kentucky, about the same time Daniel Boone settled in that state. After living there a number of years he moved to Indiana. He served in the Blackhawk war and other wars with the Indians. While the family lived in Kentucky, his son, Jesse, and others of the family were born, Jesse being born in 1802. At about the age of thirteen, Jesse went with his father and the family to Indiana and settled. There he married Sarah Bates, and they had a large family.
From "History of the Kuykendall Family" by [son] George Benson Kuykendall [Jesse, the authors grandfather, began the trip on the Oregon trail with the Kuykendalls and Starks]:
"The Mississippi was crossed at Dubuque, and our way was made on to near where Iowa Center now is. Here some of the party decided to stop and locate. Grandfather Stark and family were much attracted by the fine appearance of the country, and he was feeling adverse to trying the hardships of the long journey to the Pacific Coast. One of his sons, James R. Stark, accompanied the Kuykendalls on the remaining part of the pilgrimage. "
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