Rebecca Jane (Thompson) Varnado (1813 - 1855)

Born 10 Jul 1813 in St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Pearl Varnado — married 1830 in Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA

Descendants

Died May 1855 at age 41 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Rebecca was born in 1813 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. She passed away in 1855 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA. She was the daughter of William Thompson and Nancy Ward.

Her father, William received a land grant in 1813 in what is today Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
Taking this known fact into consideration it is questionable about Rebecca's place of birth. Her father is listed on the 1800 Territorial Census for Mississippi. Since the land grant was dated 1813 it is most likely that her siblings from William Thompson were born in Mississippi Territory and she could have been born in what is today Tangipahoa, Louisiana. Keep in mind the shifting lines of the parishes as they formed and it is also possible that she was indeed born in what is today Washington Parish, Louisiana.

Washington Parish, Louisiana was created on March 6, 1819 from St. Tammy Parish.
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana was created on October 27, 1810 from Feliciana County and Spanish West Florida Territory.

The 1820 Census shows Will Thompson as living in Feliciana, Louisiana thus proving that at least by the age of 7 she was living in Louisiana. She was most likely born there also.

MOSES VARNADO BIBLE Bible is in possession of Mr. Odom McDaniel, 609 Ave. G., Bogalusa, Louisiana shows the following information on Rebecca, her parents, and siblings:
Nancy Ward married first William Thompson who had received a grant in what is today Tangipahoa Parish before 1813, Section 45.
They had the following children:
Terrell Thompson born Nov. 22, 1804 married Elizabeth -- June 10, 1830
Maria Thompson, born Dec. 25, 1805, married John Roberts March 1821
Hannah Thompson born July 4, 1806 married Joseph Cutrer, Aug. 1825
Balaam Thompson born Sept. 16, 1807
William Thompson born Oct. 29, 1809
James Thompson born Feb. 22, 1812
Rebecca Thompson born July 10, 1813 married Wm. Pearl Varnado, date not legible.
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Both Rebecca and her husband, William Pearl Varnado died in a measles epidemic in 1855.^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ MOSES VARNADO BIBLE: Bible is in possession of Mr. Odom McDaniel, 609 Ave. G., Bogalusa, Louisiana.
2. ↑ Moses Bible Pages Varnado Genealogist Summer 1981 Page 3
3. ↑ "(Oral Interview) Mr. Junie Ricks, resident of Heritage Manor Nursing Home located in Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana 1995.
4. ↑ "Doris Varnado Study William Pearl Varnado [[1]]

• "MOSES VARNADO BIBLE: Bible is in possession of Mr. Odom McDaniel, 609 Ave. G., Bogalusa, Louisiana."

• "E-mail correspondence 2008 with Tony Fox, Bogalusa, Louisiana."

• "The Local History Collection of Mrs. J. P. Morris, Jr., Kentwood, Louisiana."

• "Doris Varnado Study William Pearl Varnado[ http://www.msgw.org/walthall/pikevert.html]"

• "(Oral Interview) Mr. Junie Ricks, resident of Heritage Manor Nursing Home located in Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana 1995