Belle Starr claimed that Pearl was the daughter of the outlaw Cole Younger.
13 Facts About Pearl Starr
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Belle Pearl Starr sent her daughter to relatives to have her baby.
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About this time, Pearl Starr married Will Harrison, but the couple were divorced in 1891.
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Pearl Starr became a prostitute in Van Buren, Arkansas ostensibly to make money for the purpose of getting her brother out of prison.
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Pearl Starr eventually put together a defense team that managed to secure a presidential pardon for Edwin in 1893.
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Pearl Starr moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas and established her own bordello.
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Pearl Starr had another illegitimate daughter in 1894 and named her Ruth.
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Pearl Starr married Arthur Erbach in 1897 and had a son with him in 1898.
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The only time Pearl Starr was implicated in a crime was in 1911.
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Pearl Starr was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to a year in the Arkansas State Penitentiary.
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For some time, Pearl Starr's activities were overlooked, but she eventually was arrested.
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The charges were dropped on the understanding that Pearl Starr would leave the community.
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Pearl Starr died there on July 6,1925 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery.