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Record for Adrain Sr Varney (11) facts
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Adrain Varney Sr in the Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name Adrain Varney Sr
Gender Male
Race White
Age 64 (63y 11m 28d)
a. farming
b. merchandize
married
Birth 12 Apr 1852 Pike Co, Kentucky, USA
Death 14 Apr 1916 20:00h
Pike, Kentucky, USA
cause: Parylis
signed: J.T. Deskins, MD
Fishtrap, KY
Father John Varney
birth: Pike Co, KY
Mother Annah Romone
birth: Pike Co, KY
inform: Ransom Honaker
Deskins, KY
burial: Apr 14, 1916
Deskins, KY
registrar: G. B. Deskins
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
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Category: Kentucky physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type: Cultural
Class: Post Office
History: 1893-1920
County: Pike County
Latitude: 37.5319073
Longitude: -82.3683691
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Adrain Varney Sr in the Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name Adrain Varney Sr
Gender Male
Race White
Age 64 (63y 11m 28d)
a. farming
b. merchandize
married
Birth 12 Apr 1852 Pike Co, Kentucky, USA
Death 14 Apr 1916 20:00h
Pike, Kentucky, USA
cause: Parylis
signed: J.T. Deskins, MD
Fishtrap, KY
Father John Varney
birth: Pike… |
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Record for Flemmon Varney (11) facts
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Flemmon Varney in the Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name Flemmon Varney
Gender Male
Race White
Age 66y 0m 14d
widowed
farmer
Birth 8 Aug 1845
Pike Co, Kentucky, USA
Death 22 Aug 1911
Pike, Kentucky, USA
Vot. Pct. #19
cause: Tuberculosis Bowel
No Physician in attendance
Father John Varney
birth: Pike Co, KY
Mother Annie Roman
birth: Pike Co, KY
inform: Hut Varney
Canada, KY
burial: 8-23-1911
Canada, KY
registrar: E.B. Blackburn
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
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Flemmon Varney in the Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name Flemmon Varney
Gender Male
Race White
Age 66y 0m 14d
widowed
farmer
Birth 8 Aug 1845
Pike Co, Kentucky, USA
Death 22 Aug 1911
Pike, Kentucky, USA
Vot. Pct. #19
cause: Tuberculosis Bowel
No Physician in attendance
Father John Varney
birth: Pike Co, KY
Mother Annie… |
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Record for John Varney (126) facts
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Record for Nancy Bundy
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Record for Floyd Varney
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Record for William Anderson Varney
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- [S1547] census 1880 USA KY Pike, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Page: 649A; Enumeration District: 100.
Record for Levi Varney (32) facts
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Record for Floyd Varney (12) facts ........ (43)
Record for James Varney (32) facts ...... (74)
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Levi Varney in the 1880 United States Federal Census
date 5 & 7 June 1880
Alice Rattiff?
Name Levi Varney
Age 30
Birth Abt 1850 Kentucky
Home Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Dwelling 37
Race White
Gender Male
Relation Self (Head)
Status Married
Spouse Sarah Varney
Father's Birth Kentucky
Mother's Birth Kentucky
Occupation Farming
Neighbors View others on page
Household
Record for Floyd Varney (12) facts
Floyd Varney 18 Self (Head)
Sarah Varney 22 Wife
Record for James Varney (32) facts
James Varney 31 Self (Head)
Rutha Varney 28 Wife
Ella Varney 10 Daughter
Parlee Varney 8 Daughter
Melvin Vrney 4 Son
not named Varney 1mo Son
Record for Henery Varney (52) facts
Henery Varney 38 Self (Head)
Lida Varney 33 Wife
William Varney 16 Son
Jennie Varney 14 Daughter
James Varney 13 Son
Sarah Varney 11 Daughter
Andrew Varney 9 Son
Elex Varney 7 Son
Bazzil Varney 5 Son
Mollie Varney 1 Daughter
Levi Varney 30 Self (Head)
Sarah Varney 23 Wife
King E. Varney 7 Son
John Varney 5 Son
Dollie Varney 3 Daughter
Victoria Varney 1 Daughter
Record for William Taylor (10) facts
William Taylor 73 Self (Head)
Sallie Taylor 70 Wife
John Taylor 14 Son ?
Jane Taylor 12 Dau ?
Emery Taylor 7 Son ?
Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Page: 649A; Enumeration District: 100
Name Birth Residence
Moses Trout Abt 1855 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Trout Abt 1860 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Loyd Trout Abt 1876 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Lillie J. Trout Abt 1877 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Nellie Trout Abt 1879 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Columb Blackburn Abt 1874 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Floyd Varney Abt 1862 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Varney Abt 1858 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
James Varney Abt 1849 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Rutha Varney Abt 1852 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Ella Varney Abt 1870 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Parlee Varney Abt 1872 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Melvin Vrney Abt 1876 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Varney Abt 1880 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Levi Varney Abt 1850 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Varney Abt 1857 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
King E. Varney Abt 1873 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
John Varney Abt 1875 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Dollie Varney Abt 1877 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Victoria Varney Abt 1879 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Henery Varney Abt 1842 Virginia 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Lida Varney Abt 1847 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
William Varney Abt 1864 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Jennie Varney Abt 1866 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
James Varney Abt 1867 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Varney Abt 1869 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Andrew Varney Abt 1871 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Elex Varney Abt 1873 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Bazzil Varney Abt 1875 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Mollie Varney Abt 1879 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
John Blackburn Abt 1853 Virginia 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Bettie Blackburn Abt 1846 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Martha Blackburn Abt 1869 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Katie Blackburn Abt 1870 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Jacob Blackburn Abt 1871 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pricy Blackburn Abt 1873 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
James Blackburn Abt 1875 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
William Blackburn Abt 1877 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
John Blackburn Abt 1879 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Jane Blackburn Abt 1865 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
William Taylor Abt 1807 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Sallie Taylor Abt 1810 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
John Taylor Abt 1866 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Jane Taylor Abt 1868 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Emery Taylor Abt 1873 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Blackburn Abt 1813 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Marget Blackburn Abt 1825 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
John Oliver Abt 1856 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Matilda Oliver Abt 1859 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Rosa Belle Oliver Abt 1879 Kentucky 1880 Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
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Levi Varney in the 1880 United States Federal Census
date 5 & 7 June 1880
Alice Rattiff?
Name Levi Varney
Age 30
Birth Abt 1850 Kentucky
Home Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Dwelling 37
Race White
Gender Male
Relation Self (Head)
Status Married
Spouse Sarah Varney
Father's Birth Kentucky
Mother's… |
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Record for Levi Varney (11) facts
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Levi Varney in the Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name Levi Varney
Gender Male
Race White
Age 68y 2m 23d
widowed
farming
Birth 6 Apr 1850
Pike, Kentucky, USA
Death 29 Jul 1918
Vot. Pct #17
Pike, Kentucky, USA
cause Bowel trouble
signed Dr. J.G. Deskins MD
Fishtrap, KY
Father John Varney
b Pike Co, KY
Mother Anna Romans
b Pike Co, KY
inform John Varney
Deskins
burial July 30, 1918
Deskins, KY
registrar Geo. B. Deskins
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
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Levi Varney in the Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name Levi Varney
Gender Male
Race White
Age 68y 2m 23d
widowed
farming
Birth 6 Apr 1850
Pike, Kentucky, USA
Death 29 Jul 1918
Vot. Pct #17
Pike, Kentucky, USA
cause Bowel trouble
signed Dr. J.G. Deskins MD
Fishtrap, KY
Father John Varney
b Pike Co, KY
Mother Anna… |
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Record for William Romans
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Record for John Varna (6) facts
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John & Anna Roman Varna in the Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Name John Varna
Gender Male
Marriage 5 Sep 1833
Pike, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Anna Roman
Film 000839494
by: Ferrell Evans, JPC
J. Varna & A. Roman
Pike County State of Kentucky to wit I Ferrell (Fenner?) Evans J.P.C to hereby certify by the thority of my office this 5 day of September 1833 I joined John Varna and Anna Roman given under my hand
Ferrell Evans J.P.C
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John & Anna Roman Varna in the Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Name John Varna
Gender Male
Marriage 5 Sep 1833
Pike, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Anna Roman
Film 000839494
by: Ferrell Evans, JPC
J. Varna & A. Roman
Pike County State of Kentucky to wit I Ferrell (Fenner?) Evans J.P.C to hereby certify by the thority of my… |
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Alex Varney (268) facts
Source Medium: Manuscript- (267) facts
received by Express mail 21 April 2000
Source Medium: Manuscript- received by Express mail 21 April 2000;
and website: http://generations-past.net/varney/varney-history.html
[20180808 re-worked on bus, Passau to MUC]
Generations Past
There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors and no slave who has not had a king among his.
----Helen Keller
A History of the Varney's in Pike and Mingo Counties and Elsewhere as told me by my father, Alex Varney, and from other authentic sources.
by Nancy Jane Varney
September, 1936
The information I shall attempt to give in regard to the VARNEY family was given me by my father, the late Alex VARNEY, and is not of written record, but was handed down from generation to generation.
Some of the information, such as records of the families of my father's uncles and aunts has been given me by members of the families, and some by grand-children.
The first VARNEY of whom we have any history, was my great-great-grand-father, John VARNEY, who married Betsy HUNTER and lived in Bedford County, Virginia.
To that union were born three sons and two daughters that we know of.
The sons were: - Alex, - Andrew and
- Daniel.
The daughters were: - Mary and
- Nancy.
While the said John VARNEY was gathering salt-peter in a cave in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Bedford County, Virginia, a slide came and entombed his body, which was never recovered.
Alex, Andrew, Mary and Nancy migrated to this country and settled in what is now Pike County, Kentucky, and Mingo County, West Virginia.
I do not know whether the mother came to what is now West Virginia, with her four children, or came later. However, she came, as (since) we have always been informed that her body was buried at the mouth of Peach Creek, in Logan County, West Virginia.
Alex VARNEY, as I understand, the oldest son of John and Betsy Hunter, married Susie RUNYON and reared a family of
seven sons and five daughters, namely,
- John, - Sally
- Henry, - Jennie
- Frand (Frank), - Celia
- Andrew, - Matilda
- Adron, - Hulda Jane.
- Asa,
- Madison.
1. John married Annie ROMANS, settled about where the little town of Belfry now is, and later moved further up Pond Creek, as I understand, near where Stone, Kentucky now is.
The children of John and Annie VARNEY are as follows:
- W. A. (Anderson) VARNEY, married Jennie BLACKBURN,
- Henry married Lydia BLACKBURN,
- Flem married Sallie BLACKBURN,
- James married Ruth CANADA,
- Levi married Sarah Ann COLLINS,
- Adron married Lousia COLLINS,
- Floyd married Mary COLLINS,
- Lewis married Lucinda May, parents of Keenis VARNEY, of McAndrews, Kentucky,
- Vicy married Martin COLLINS,
- Celia married Moses CHAPMAN,
- Sally married Nathan COCHRAN, and
- Alex married Lousia PINSON, parents of the late Joe VARNEY, of Road Fork of Big Creek.
Lewis is the only surviving member.
2. Frank married Polly WILLIAMSON and settled on Brushy Creek; they reared a family of three sons and nine daughters.
The sons were: Mitchell, Lark and Henry.
- Mitchell married Susie SMITH,
- Lark, who was a Baptist preacher, married Delilah FRANCIS, the parents of Mrs. J. G. HARRISON, of Pikeville, Kentucky, and
- Henry first married Bell SESCO and his second or last wife was Lizzie WALTERS.
The daughters were
- Annie, who married Jack CANADA;
- Nancy married Elisa FIELDS,
- Susie who married Lee SCALF,
- Lishie married John FRANCES,
- Luemma married Ran HARRISON,
- Mary married Green CANADA,
- Vicy married Avery STATON,
- Easter married Joe FIELDS and
- Jane married Lark LOWE, Sr.
None of this family survive, Elder Lark VARNEY, being the last, died in June 1935.
3. Henry C., the third son of Alex VARNEY was born September 15, 1817, and died April 16, 1896.
He married Jane Yantas Mcneely settled on Rockhouse Fork of Pigeon Creek, and to them were born three sons and eight daughters.
The sons were
- Lewis, married to Elizabeth FARLEY, the parents of
- Sidney L., and
- Wallace VARNEY, of Williamson,
- T. B. VARNEY, of Matewan,
- Henry VARNEY of Chauncey,
- James and
- Dow VARNEY of Ragland,
- Mrs. Edna ESTEPP and
- Mrs. Jane FILLINGER of Ragland, and
- Mrs. Ida STEELE of Logan.
- E. D. (Dow) married Roxie CHAFIN,
- Alex deceased, either in child-hood or early manhood.
The daughters were
- Tilda, married Lewis FARLEY,
- Emily married Add RUNYON,
- Sara Ann married Ned CHAFIN,
- Polly married Alex OOTEN,
- Hulda married Lewis CHAFIN (parents of the late John CHAFIN),
- Nancy married Nathan CHAFIN,
- Vicy married John P. JUSTICE and
- Celia died in childhood or early womanhood.
Lewis and L. D. are the only surviving members of this family; they reside at Ragland, West Virginia.
4. Andrew, the fourth son of Alex VARNEY, and who was my grandfather was born July 28, 1819, deceased May 27, 18$6.
He was married to Nancy RUTHERFORD, March 1, 1838, settled and lived all his married life just below where Toler, Kentucky, now is.
To that union were born twelve children; seven sons and five daughters.
- Reuben the oldest, died at the age of three years.
- Alex, who was my father, was born July 12,1840, deceased March 19, 1919, was married to Pricy A. BEVINS, November 18, 1875.
They lived on Road Fork of Pond Creek.
To this union was born one daughter Nancy Jane, who has three children,
- Lucy Ellen,
- Wade and
- Pricy.
- Mary Ann, the third child of Andrew, born September 9, 1842, married Samuel G. FARLEY and lived on Buffalo Creek.
She deceased August 18, 1916.
To that union were born eight children-namely:
- Caroline, - Rebecca,
- Andy, - Vicy,
- Alex, - Leauder,
- Thomas and - Nancy Jane
Rebecca, Andy and Alex survive.
- Lewis, the fourth child, born April 23, 1844-died March 14, 1906, and lived on Road Fork of Pond Creek.
He married Samantha MAYNARD, to them were born ten children;
Pricy, Bell, Ida, Fanny, Melvin, John B., Rebecca, Ella, Roland and Julius.
After the death of his first wife Lewis married Mary RATCLIFF; to them were born two children:
- Clyde and Bertha.
Of all the children, Ella and Bertha survive.
- Caroline, the fifth child, born February 5, 1846, (still living) married Alvin HATFIELD;
reared four children:
- Elbert, - Emma,
- Howard and - John.
She lives near east end of the Hatfield tunnel.
- Harrison, the sixth child, born May 27, 1848, died March 3, 1924, and lived on Road Fork of Pond Creek,
married Pricy WEST; to them were born
- Mary, Martha, Matilda, Parlee, Mintie, John, Birdie and Nancy Jane.
Martha, Matilda and Birdie deceased.
After the death of the first wife, Harrison married Jane BALL, and after her death,
he married Anjaline Weddington BALL, who survives.
- Henry, the seventh child, born July 11, 1850, died March 31, 1919-lived at Lynn, West Virginia.
Married Peggy Christian FERRELL; reared three children;
- Tilden, Sink and Elsie; Sink deceased.
- Sallie, the eighth child, born July 7, 1852, still living, married Ulysses HATFIELD. She lived on Big Blackberry Creek.
To them were born six children;
- Wayne, Lydia, Fanny, Tilda, Bertha and Zettie. The latter four survive.
- John, the ninth child, born January 5, 1855, deceased February 21, 1926-lived near Toler, on Pond Creek and married Parlee WEST, and to them were born eight children- Alfred, Cora, Myrtie, Esta, Truman, Bessie, Marie, Tom and Marvin. Cora, Esta, Truman and Marvin survive.
- Nicholas, the tenth child, born March 23, 1857, married Matilda WILLIAMSON and lives on the farm where he was born.
They reared two children-Ira and Ida, a small son, Freddie and an infant daughter passed on.
- Matilda, born March 24, 1859, lives in East Williamson married John T. OLIVER and reared the following children. Rosa, Delia, Texie, Sherman, Alphia, John, Willie, Homer and Walker; one son, Filmore, died in early childhood.
- Nancy Jane, the youngest, born November 25, 1862, lives at Logan, West Virginia-married Alford BUSKIRK; to that union were born three children: Elsie, May and Richard A., who are all living.
After Andrew, whose family history I have just given, the next brother was
5. Adron, commonly known as "Uncle Add." He was born in the year of 1821. He married Lucy WEBB and settled at the mouth of Sycamore Creek, later lived around the mouth of Pond Creek, about twenty-eight years after his marriage moved to what is now the town of Kermit, West Virginia, and two years later moved to the mouth of Jennies Creek, there he lived until the time of his death, in February, 1906.
His family consisted of two sons:
- Thomas and Samuel;
the daughters were
- Sarah Ann, Francis, Nancy and Hulda.
- Thomas married Polly PARSLEY, settled near the town of Crum, West Virginia.
Their family consisted of five sons and three daughters;
the sons are - S. M. VARNEY of Sciotaville, Ohio,
- A. J. VARNEY of Williamson,
- J. H. VARNEY of Delbarton, West Virginia,
- John B., and W. J. VARNEY, both of Crum, West Virginia.
The daughters are - Francis FARLEY,
- Laura SAMMONS and
- Virginia SAMMONS, all of Crum.
Samuel married Cloah PARSLEY and lived near Crum.
Their sons are - Tom and A. C. VARNEY of Crum,
- Alex VARNEY of Kermit,
- Nicholas VARNEY of Nolan and
- Don VARNEY of Chattaroy, West Virginia.
The girls are - Lena, of Crum,
- Tennie of Kermit,
- Rebecca of East Williamson,
- Sara, Sallie, Mary and Polly-addresses unknown-also names of husbands unknown.
- Sara Ann, oldest daughter of Adron VARNEY, married William ETTER,
- Francis married Sylvester MCCOY,
- Nancy married James HENSLEY and lived in Martin County, Kentucky.
- Hulda was never married. She lived with her father and died in 1889.
- Melvin, a son of Adron VARNEY, died 1863 while a prisoner of war. He was not married.
6. Asa, another brother of Adron, first married Vicy RUTHERFORD and never settled at all. Their family consisted of two sons and two daughters -namely; - Matt married Mary MAY and lived in Roane County, West Virginia;
- Millie married a GRIFFY, also of Roane County;
- Floyd married Jane TROUT and
- Polly Jane married Harvey MAY, the last two named resided on Pond Creek.
Mrs. MAY still survives and lives on Ball Fork of Pond Creek.
After the death of his first wife, Asa married Basha MURPHY and to them were born nine children:
- Will, Wade, Charlie, Asa, Laune, Columbia and Nancy are living;
- one son, Ira and two daughters are dead.
The youngest brother of Adron VARNEY, etc., was
7. Madison, born in the year of 1830. He married Piata STATON and settled on Road Fork of Pond Creek, spent his life there and died at the old home place in January, 1908.
Madison's family consisted of one son and seven daughters.
- The son was Asa H. VARNEY, born December 4, 1854; married Nancy WEST, and to them were born five sons and seven daughters. The surviving sons are - K. L., - A. M.,
- W. P. T. and - C. B. VARNEY;
surviving daughters are - Martha, Pauley and Agnes BLACKBURN of Road Fork, Kentucky,
- Alice LIGON of Appomattox, Virginia and
- Bertha WILSON of Stone, Kentucky.
One son, Greene and three daughters-Laura Jane, Gertrude and Joyce died in infancy.
Asa H. VARNEY, was probably one of the most widely known of any of the VARNEYs. He was a great educator; taught in the public schools for forty-seven years-a Christian gentleman, a teacher of morals and manners, was a great lecturer and always held out the very best of encouragement and advice for the up-building of the young people and the country at large. I can not say enough to do justice to the great man. I started to school to him, as a teacher, and if my memory serves me right, went to him seven school terms. He was like a father, sympathetic and kind, always trying to help in every way possible.
He passed to his reward October 21, 1921.
The daughters of Madison VARNEY were as follows:
- Nancy married Thomas JOHNSON, resided near Catlettsburg, Kentucky, deceased.
- Pricey married Henry LOCKARD, deceased in May 1921.
- Juda married J.M. Hensley, lived on Road Fork of Pond Creek; deceased January 12. 1932.
- Jane married Joshua WEST and resides at Canada, Ky.
- Arminda married J.B. (Bud) Smith, resides near Hardy, Kentucky.
- Vicy married Johnson MCCOY and resides on Turkey Creek, Kentucky.
- Sally, another daughter of Madison and Piata VARNEY, died in childhood.
Sally, daughter of Alex VARNEY,.Sr., married John WHITE, moved to what is now Braxton County, West Virginia. I can not give much information in regard to her family, about all I know is that
- Arter WHITE was her oldest son and
- Mary was the name of her youngest daughter.
Jennie, another daughter of the said Alex VARNEY, married Calahan RUNYON and lived on Trace Fork of Pigeon Creek.
Her sons are - Alex,
- Albert and
- Green Runyon-all living;
daughters - Sara married Rush FLOYD, Sr., and
- Vicy (last name unknown.)
Both daughters deceased.
Celia, another VARNEY sister, married James WHITE, lived on Elk Fork of Pigeon Creek.
Their sons were
-Thomas White, deceased; - Allen White, deceased;
- Henry White married Victoria MAYNARD, now deceased and
- Comfort WHITE, married Anjaline EVANS and resides on Elk Fork of Pigeon Creek.
Daughters - Susan married Jonathan ESTEPP,
- Lucindia married W. B. ESTEPP,
- Betty married Sam GILMAN, after his death she married John L. HICKS.
- Nancy married Lee HALL and is the only surviving daughter.
- Matilda VARNEY married Thomas HUNT, lived only a few years after her marriage, leaving two children
-Alex and Nancy HUNT.
- Hulda, the youngest of the Alex VARNEY family, married Andy HENSLEY and reared a family of six sons and one daughter.
The sons were - James M., married Juda VARNEY, deceased in October 1935,
- Compton married Polly BLACKBURN,
- Asa married Nancy STEELE,
- Andy married Nellie HUNT,
- Lewis married Missouri SMITH,
- Henry married Mariah, and
- the daughter, Jane was never married.
Cumpton and Henry are the surviving members of this family.
The body of Alex VARNEY, Sr., was interred on Elk Fork of Pigeon Creek.
Andrew, second son of John VARNEY, married Sallie TAYLOR and reared, as I understand, seven children, namely,
- Sam, - Alex Henderson,
- Alvis, - James,
- Vicy & - Matilda.
I can not give a thorough history of the said Andrew VARNEY's family as they were reared and many still live, in the head of Pigeon Creek, and I am not very familiar with them as a whole, but shall proceed to tell what I do understand in regard to them.
Sam VARNEY was the father of
- Mrs. Sara MUSIC, also
- Mrs. Jane MURPHY, wife of Johnson MURPHY, Sr., and mother of N. V. MURPHY of Rawl, West Virginia.
- Alex was a Christian preacher.
I know very little of the family of Henderson VARNEY, except that he was the grandfather of Hank VARNEY of Red Jacket.
- Alvis married a Sansom; they were the
- parents of Mrs. Floyd Hatfield and the
- grand-parents of Richard Ferrell of Williamson.
- James was the father of Andy VARNEY of VARNEY, West Virginia, and the grand-father of Riley VARNEY.
- Vicy married Moses MAYNARD and resides on Johns Creek; she was the
- mother of Mrs. Matilda WILLIAMS and the
- grandmother of
- Bob WILLIAMS,
- Mrs. Sally HATFIELD and
- Mrs. Zettie AKERS, all of Pikeville.
- Matilda married Nathan CHAFIN; of their family four daughters are as follows:
- 1 Vicy, wife of "Devil" Anse HATFIELD, whose son was the late Cap HATFIELD,
- 2 Betty, wife of Elias HATFIELD, Sr., the mother of
- Greenway HATFIELD of Williamson and
- Dr. H. D. HATFIELD of Huntington,
- 3 Mary wife of John Wallace WEBB, the mother of W. V. WEBB, of Williamson.
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Mary, daughter of John VARNEY, married John TAYLOR. They were the parents of the following children:
- Peggie TAYLOR married Daniel Mccoy, whose son was Randall Mccoy, whose son was "Sheriff" Jim MCCOY,
- Jinnie TAYLOR married Elder John FERRELL,
whose son was Anderson FERRELL and
also a daughter, Martha HATFIELD, wife of Tolbert HATFIELD.
- William A. TAYLOR married Sallie MAYNARD, whose son was Alvis TAYLOR, the father of John TAYLOR of Stone, Kentucky.
- Harriette TAYLOR married Alvis MAYNARD, Sr., whose children were Alvis, Jr., and Billy MAYNARD;
- Alvis, Jr., being the father of Pierce MAYNARD and Mrs. Belle PINSON, and
- Billy the father of Mrs. Jane BISHOP and Mrs. Ann SHUMATE.
- John Taylor was never married.
- Matilda TAYLOR married Sam FARLEY, whose son was Ali, whose sons are R. T. FARLEY and J. B. FARLEY.
- Azandra TAYLOR, married Roseanne RATCLIFF, whose son was Calvin TAYLOR, whose daughter is Virgie MAYNARD.
- Sallie TAYLOR married Ali SMITH, whose son was Henry SMITH, whose sons are Tom and Ken.
- Cyrus Taylor married Louisa SLATER-no children. He was killed by a man named GUNNOE, during the Civil War.
As I am in possession of more history of William A. TAYLOR's family - I shall give it too.
- In addition to Alvis TAYLOR, before mentioned, there was
- another son, John TAYLOR married Jane PHILLIPS.
- The oldest daughter Margaret married Mitchell RUNYON.
- Next was Lydia married Fount LOWE, Sr.-grand-parents of Mrs. Amos RUNYON of Belfry, Kentucky.
- Vicy TAYLOR married Ransom HATFIELD, the parents of the late Mrs. Ester RUTHERFORD, whose son is W. T. RUTHERFORD of Hardy, Kentucky.
- Pricy TAYLOR Married Jacob SMITH, the parents of Will M. SMITH.
- Jennie TAYLOR married K. F. LESLIE, the parents of Mrs. Ollie Auxier MAYNARD of Pikeville.
- Sarah Ann TAYLOR married Dallas BEVINS, whose son is Mont BEVINS of Heisey, Kentucky.
- Harriette TAYLOR married Allen WILLIAMSON, whose son was Emsy B. WILLIAMSON of Fort Gay, West Virginia.
- Parlee TAYLOR married Ben D. WILLIAMSON whose son was the late John B. WILLIAMSON.
- Nancy another daughter of John VARNEY was the mother of the late Ambrose MORRIS, the grand-mother of John B. MORRIS of Road Fork of Big Creek.
Daniel, the youngest of John VARNEY'S family was reared by foster parents of great wealth. He remained and died in Virginia, and we have been informed that he was never married and he inherited a vast estate left him by his foster parents.
We have been informed, but do not know how authentic this information is, that there was
- another daughter of John and Betsy Hunter VARNEY, who married a STRATTON and remained in Virginia.
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