William Cleveland Varner (1885 - 1968)

Born 3 Mar 1885 in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Frances (Miller) Varner — married about 1913 (to 1957) in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Died 8 Apr 1968 at age 83 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

Biography

William was born in 1885. ^[1] He was the son of John Varner and Diana Nottingham. The 1900 census shows him living with his parents and siblings in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. ^[2] The 1910 census shows him as head of household, with immediate family members living with him in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. ^[3]In about 1913 he married Elizabeth Miller. The 1920, 1930, and 1940 census information shows him living with his wife and children in Augusta County, Virginia. ^{[4] [5] [6]} He was a farmer. William passed away in 1968. ^{[7] [8]}

Research Notes

There is a picture of his tombstone on Find A Grave with complete birth and death dates. Long-14382 20:04, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5PL-XWL : 12 December 2019), Willis C. Varner, 1885.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z4-3L9 : accessed 2 January 2022), Willie C Varner in household of John P Varner, Green Bank district (south side), Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 8A, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,769.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJC-QSR : accessed 2 January 2022), William C Varner, Green Bank, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 6B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1694; FHL microfilm 1,375,707.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJ2-4YM : accessed 2 January 2022), William C Varner, Augusta, Virginia, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C8CV-B6Z : accessed 2 January 2022), Willial C Varner, North River, Augusta, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 1A, line 15, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2435; FHL microfilm 2,342,169.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRYH-T6H : 4 January 2021), William C Varnes, North River Magisterial District, Augusta, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-12, sheet 12A, line 30, family 202, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4247.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-SHPL : 16 August 2019), William Cleveland Varner, 08 Apr 1968; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50509325/william-c-varner : accessed 02 January 2022), memorial page for William C Varner (3 Mar 1885–8 Apr 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #50509325, citing Summit Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Centerville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Marlin Diehl (contributor 47001193) .