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Jesse brought his wife Marien to their third homestead located half a mile from the clear. They spent over thirty years here and this was the site of the Starnes' trapline.
Although the work was hard and plentiful, Marien loved it. She not only helped Jesse operate the trapline but also picked fruit and gardened. There was also meat to dry and a cow to milk. Their sons', Arley and Alvin, correspondence courses were also supervised by Marien.During the Great Depression, with the low price of furs and poor farm yield, the Starnes' began gold-panning to supplement their income. They finally settled in Taylor where Marien was involved with civic affairs and Girl Guides. Both continued to gold-pan, winning the Panathon in 1972.
