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- [S1547] census 1880 USA KY Pike, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Family History Film: 1254439; Page: 651A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0158. Runyon, Wm.
Record for William Runyon (235) facts
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Question of 'William', h of Nancy &/or Marget; this Wm is h of Marget, son of Adron. Moses, Thomas, & Wm: brothers apparently. -jcw
1880 United States Federal Census about Andrew Varney
date: 08 Jun 1880
Alice Ratcliff(?)
Name: Andrew Varney
Home: Pond Creek, Pike, KY
Age: 60
birth: abt 1820
Kentucky
Relation: Self (Head)
Spouse: Nancy Varney
Father's birth: Kentucky
Mother's birth: Kentucky
Occ: Farmer
Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Moses Runyon 28 KY KY KY farming
Eliza Runyon 28 KY KY KY
James Runyon 11 KY KY KY
Mollie Runyon 10 KY KY KY
Thomas Runyon 8 KY KY KY
Octavia Runyon 3 KY KY KY
Rollin Runyon 1 KY KY KY
Jane Runyon 71 KY KY KY
Huldah Hensley 53 F Head
June " 28 dau
Louis " 18 son
Andy " 16 son
Henery " 9 son
Frank Hunt 33 Head
Rebecca " 25 wife
Stephen " 4 son
Martha " 2 dau
Pena? " 8m son (Sept)
Thomas Runyon 37 KY KY KY farmer
Nancy Runyon 36 KY KY KY keeping house
Pricy Runyon 14 KY KY KY
Elizabeth Runyon 11 KY KY KY
Arminda Runyon 10 KY KY KY
Emariar Runyon 7 KY KY KY
Mollie Runyon 4 KY KY KY
John Runyon 1 KY KY KY
John Hensley 24 Head
Mollie " 24 wife
Asa " 4 son
Pricy " 6m dau
William Runyon 36 KY KY KY farmer cannot read/write
Marget Runyon 28 KY KY KY keeping house
Julus Runyon 13 KY KY KY works on farm
Florence Runyon 10 KY KY KY
Tilden Runyon 8 KY KY KY
John Runyon 5 KY KY KY
George Runyon 4 KY KY KY
Adron Runyon 9m KY KY KY
Henry Varney 29 Head KY KY KY
Marget " 28 wife
Julus " 9 son
Florence " 7 dau
Tilden " 3 son
Andrew Varney 60 KY KY KY Head farming
Nancy Varney 56 KY KY KY Wife housekeeping
John Varney 25 KY KY KY son works on farm
Nicholas Varney 22 KY KY KY son works on farm
Nancy Varney 18 KY KY KY daugh at home
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Family History Film: 1254439; Page: 651A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0158.
1880 United States Federal Census about William Runyon
date: 08 Jun 1880
Alice Ratcliff(?)
Name: William Runyon
Home: Pond Creek, Pike, KY
Age: 36
birth: 1844
Kentucky
Relation: Self (Head)
Spouse: Marget Runyon
Father's birth: Kentucky
Mother's birth: Kentucky
Occ: Farmer
Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
William Runyon 36 KY KY KY farmer cannot read/write
Marget Runyon 28 KY KY KY keeping house
Julus Runyon 13 KY KY KY works on farm
Florence Runyon 10 KY KY KY
Tilden Runyon 8 KY KY KY
John Runyon 5 KY KY KY
George Runyon 4 KY KY KY
Adron Runyon 9m KY KY KY
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Family History Film: 1254439; Page: 651A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0158.
census 1880 USA KY Pike Pond Creek 100_651A Runyon
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1880 United States Federal Census about Andrew Varney
date: 08 Jun 1880
Alice Ratcliff(?)
Name: Andrew Varney
Home: Pond Creek, Pike, KY
Age: 60
birth: abt 1820
Kentucky
Relation: Self (Head)
Spouse: Nancy Varney
Father's birth: Kentucky
Mother's birth: Kentucky
Occ: Farmer
Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Varney 60 KY KY KY Head farming
Nancy Varney 56 KY KY KY Wife housekeeping
John Varney 25 KY KY KY son works on farm
Nicholas Varney 22 KY KY KY son works on farm
Nancy Varney 18 KY KY KY daugh at home
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Family History Film: 1254439; Page: 651A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0158.
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1880 United States Federal Census about Andrew Varney et al Pond Creek, Pike Co, KY
Moses Runyon Eliza Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1852 Kentucky Self (Head)
Eliza Runyon Moses Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1852 Kentucky Wife
James Runyon Moses, Eliza Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1869 Kentucky Son
Mollie Runyon Moses, Eliza Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1870 Kentucky Dau (Daughter)
Thomas Runyon Moses, Eliza Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1872 Kentucky Son
Octavia Runyon Moses, Eliza Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1877 Kentucky Dau (Daughter)
Rollin Runyon Moses, Eliza Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1879 Kentucky Son
Jane Runyon Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1809 Kentucky Dau
Huldah Hensley Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1827 Kentucky Self (Head)
Jane Hensley Huldah Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1852 Kentucky Dau (Daughter)
Louis Hensley Huldah Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1862 Kentucky Son
Andy Hensley Huldah Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1864 Kentucky Son
Henery Hensley Huldah Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1871 Kentucky Son
Frank Hunt Rebecca Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1847 Kentucky Self (Head)
Rebecca Hunt Frank Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1855 Kentucky Wife
Stephen Hunt Frank, Rebecca Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1876 Kentucky Son
Martha Hunt Frank, Rebecca Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1878 Kentucky Dau (Daughter)
Pera Hunt Frank, Rebecca Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1879 Kentucky Son
Thomas Runyon Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1843 Kentucky Self (Head)
Nancy Runyon Thomas Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1844 Kentucky Wife
Pricy Runyon Thomas, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1866 Kentucky Dau
Elizabeth Runyon Thomas, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1869 Kentucky Dau
Arminda Runyon Thomas, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1870 Kentucky Dau
Emariar Runyon Thomas, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1873 Kentucky Dau
Mollie Runyon Thomas, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1876 Kentucky Dau
John Runyon Thomas, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1879 Kentucky Son
John Hensley Mollie Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1856 Kentucky Self (Head)
Mollie Hensley John Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1856 Kentucky Wife
Aca Hensley John, Mollie Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1876 Kentucky Son
Pricy Hensley John, Mollie Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1879 Kentucky Dau (Daughter)
William Runyon Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1844 Kentucky Self (Head)
Marget Runyon William Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1852 Kentucky Wife
Julus Runyon William, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1867 Kentucky Son
Florence Runyon William, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1870 Kentucky Dau
Tilden Runyon William, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1872 Kentucky Son
John Runyon William, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1875 Kentucky Son
George Runyon William, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1876 Kentucky Son
Adron Runyon William, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1879 Kentucky Son
Henery Varney Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1851 Kentucky Self (Head)
Marget Varney Henery Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1852 Kentucky Wife
Julus Varney Henery, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1871 Kentucky Son
Tilden Varney Henery, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1877 Kentucky Son
Florence Varney Henery, Marget Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1873 Kentucky Dau (Daughter)
Andrew Varney Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1820 Kentucky Self (Head)
Nancy Varney Andrew Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1824 Kentucky Wife
John Varney Andrew, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1855 Kentucky Son
Nicholas Varney Andrew, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1858 Kentucky Son
Nancy Varney Andrew, Nancy Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky abt 1862 Kentucky Dau (Daughter)
1880 United States Federal Census about Moses Runyon
Name: Moses Runyon
Home in 1880: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: 1852
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Eliza Runyon
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Moses Runyon 28 KY KY KY farming
Eliza Runyon 28 KY KY KY
James Runyon 11 KY KY KY
Mollie Runyon 10 KY KY KY
Thomas Runyon 8 KY KY KY
Octavia Runyon 3 KY KY KY
Rollin Runyon 1 KY KY KY
Jane Runyon 71 KY KY KY
1880 United States Federal Census about Thomas Runyon
Name: Thomas Runyon
Home in 1880: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: 1843
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Nancy Runyon
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Runyon 37 KY KY KY farmer
Nancy Runyon 36 KY KY KY keeping house
Pricy Runyon 14 KY KY KY
Elizabeth Runyon 11 KY KY KY
Arminda Runyon 10 KY KY KY
Emariar Runyon 7 KY KY KY
Mollie Runyon 4 KY KY KY
John Runyon 1 KY KY KY
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Family History Film: 1254439; Page: 651A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0158.
Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Question of 'William', h of Nancy &/or Marget; this Wm is h of Marget, son of Adron. Moses, Thomas, & Wm: brothers apparently. -jcw
1880 United States Federal Census about Andrew Varney
date: 08 Jun 1880
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- [S1324] Varney, Nancy Jane, History of the Varney's in Pike & Mingo Counties, & Elsewhere- 1936, (Name: Sent by Lisa Johnson-Nelsen, 4417 Hidden La., Lanexa, VA 23089 (804) 966-9378; Date: 1936;), cf Notes, and Source, for full text, lifted from website- jcw 30.06.2013 consolidated 20190307HAv- 4 citations... (271) links.
Alex Varney (268) facts
Source Medium: Manuscript- (267) facts
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Source Medium: Manuscript- received by Express mail 21 April 2000;
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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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