Delavana Gayle VARNER

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• FamilySearch ID: GCGW-MCX
• _UID: 1FA6348DBA1C49C899861CB2313548949C94
• Residence: 1940, Miller Township, Dallas, Dallas, Missouri

Delavana married Marshall WEST on 20 Jun 1953 in Los Angeles, California. Marshall (son of Denver Arley WEST and Virginia Lorene BARNETT) was born on 25 Jan 1928 in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; died on 16 Mar 2014 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri; was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alice Marie WEST was born on 14 Apr 1956 in California; died on 14 Apr 1956 in Los Angeles, California; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California.
2. Kenneth Marshall WEST was born on 23 Jan 1959 in San Fernando, Los Angeles, California; died on 8 Mar 2004 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell, Missouri.

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• FamilySearch ID: LVJY-PMP
• _UID: 6824D65414514279BF5E462784FE46234B7E
• Residence: 1920, Russell, Camden, Missouri; Census
• Residence: 1930, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Census

Notes:

SS# 486-24-2400

Otto married Mildred Florene BOOTH on 25 Dec 1930 in Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri. Mildred (daughter of Evert Wilson BOOTH and Grace Alma QUISENBERRY) was born on 20 Jun 1912 in Urbana, Dallas, Missouri; died on 22 Feb 1997; was buried in 1997 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KCZZ-KKW
• _UID: 2FCDE296EE6B4B309F74DA9F6341AF7CA3D0
• Residence: 1920, Grant, Dallas, Missouri
• Residence: 1930, Grant, Dallas, Missouri
• Residence: 1940, Miller Township, Dallas, Dallas, Missouri

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• FamilySearch ID: KCBF-358
• _UID: D8AF60C59C1148C29417B65D927921428F3C
• Residence: 1880, Osage City, Miller, Missouri
• Residence: 1900, ED 11 Russell Township (west part), Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1910, Russell Township, Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1910, Russell, Camden, Missouri; Census
• Residence: 1920, Russell, Camden County, Missouri
• Residence: 1930, Russell, Camden County, Missouri

Notes:

Found in 1910 Census.
William O Varner48
Atta Varner24
Walter A Varner5
Elsie O Varner4
Leoro Varner3
Ermie D Varner1 8/12

Found in 1920 Census with wife Alta living in Missouri as William O. Varner, with son Walter A.

Year: 1930; Census Place: Russell, Camden, Missouri; Roll: 1180; Page: ; Enumeration District: 12 with son Walther A. and wife Alta.


Farmer; age 61; born in Missouri, maried to Alta with 4 children.

Name shown on 1930 census as I., but alt facts showed Owen as middle name...

Death Certificate filed, shows he was farmer, and unknown father. Mother shown as Nancy Ann Varner, born Missouri. Died of Stomach Cancer (Carcinoma)

Marriage license says "The father G.R. Williams, of the said Alta Williams, has given his assent to the said marriage."

William married Alta WILLIAMS on 21 Jun 1903 in Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri. Alta (daughter of George Robert Hamilton WILLIAMS and Margaret Elizabeth HOLDAWAY) was born on 4 Aug 1886 in Bolivar, Polk, Missouri; died on 8 Feb 1967 in Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri; was buried in Macks Creek Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K8WW-2FC
• _UID: 0C6D4C09280B49DC8E718C52065CF2338A5B
• Residence: 1900, Russell Township (West Part), Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1910, Russell, Camden, Missouri; Census
• Residence: 1920, Russell, Camden County, Missouri
• Residence: 1930, Russell, Camden County, Missouri
• Residence: 1940, Russell Township, Camden, Camden, Missouri
• Alt. Burial: 1967, Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri

Notes:

Found in 1900 Census living with Father George R. Williams age 45 and
mother Margaret E. Williams age 38.
Also:
Luther Williams age 18
Sameul A. age 15
Alta age 13
Doy age 6
Daniel V. age 4
George R. age 1
Sarah A. Williams age 49 (sister)

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• FamilySearch ID: LJJ7-ZKG
• _UID: CE6AEDFFD073431D9C5C6FE923CC3682BEBC

Evert married Grace Alma QUISENBERRY. Grace was born on 10 Oct 1889 in Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri; died on 7 Apr 1973 in Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri; was buried in 1973 in Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KZ8S-S4V
• _UID: 6D80A46943F44090A072AD775C60A0AC3FC8

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• FamilySearch ID: GC94-2PJ
• _UID: 97BD5FEDBC2F4DBDB8E6F87F26860951B01C
• Alt. Birth: 13 Jan 1819, New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia

Notes:

Found in 1850 Census: Edmund Riggs, age 31, Born 1819 in Virginia, District 13, Miller Missouri, Farmer, real estate value $1000, with Elizabeth Piles age 55, Edmund Riggs age 24, Pherby Piles age 14, Ferdinand Piles age 13, Elizabeth Riggs age 5, Owen Riggs age 2.

From Bruce Varner's work:
Nancy Ann Varner (1841-1934) had four children, all of whom grew up with Nancy's maiden name Varner. Family members never openly spoke of why this was the case, and none of the long dead early descendants passed on any clues.
Therefore everyone who descends from any one of Nancy's four children falls into the same category. Nancy's four children were:
John Lawrence Varner (1866-1951)
William Owen Varner (1869-1937)
Eurelda Varner Newton (1871-1959)
Mary Varner Clemons Cove (1877-1956)
Y-DNA tests were conducted in 2012 by Bruce T. Varner (1951-), father Edwin Dale Varner, grandfather Bert Lonzo Varner, great-grandfather John Lawrence Varner, son of Nancy Ann Varner. This test revealed that genetically, John Lawrence Varner was fathered by a Riggs. Therefore all direct male to male descendants from John Lawrence carry Riggs Y-DNA.
Y-DNA tests were conducted in in 2013 by William Ray Varner (1943-), father Otto George Varner, grandfather William Owen Varner, son of Nancy Ann Varner. This second Y-DNA test revealed that genetically, William Owen Varner was also fathered by a Riggs.
Bruce T. Varner and William Ray Varner are a zero deviation Y-DNA match to each other.
Subsequent research into the Riggs families of Miller County, Missouri revealed that three brothers lived in Miller County during the same timeframe as Nancy.
Calvin Riggs (1810-1863)
Owen Riggs (1813-1875)
Edmund Riggs (1819-1877)
Since the completion of testing, evidence has proven that John Lawrence and William Owen were both fathered by a Riggs, one might assume that the two girls (Eurelda & Mary) could have been fathered by a Riggs also.
Since both Calvin and Owen Riggs were dead by the time the final daughter Mary was born, that leaves Edmund Riggs as the most likely father of the four.
Estate documents for Edmund Riggs proved that Nancy Varner worked for Edmund Riggs up until Edmund's time of death.
Antidotal evidence from family lore has long stated that Nancy Ann's parents, George and Harriet Varner were living "on the old Riggs place" when they were killed around the start of the Civil War.
Additional Y-DNA results surfaced from four descendants of James Riggs (1662-1744). These four James Riggs descendants showed close Y-DNA matches to Bruce & William Varner. The four Riggs descendants are:
Fredrick L. Riggs (1937-) [1 deviation]
Charles L. Riggs (1954-) [2 deviation]
Lawrence B. Riggs (1932-) [1 deviation]
Michael D. Riggs (1958-) [0 deviation]
Fredrick and Charles Riggs MRCA (Most Recent Common Ancestor) is William Riggs (1750-1833).
Lawrence and Michael, along with our Edmund Riggs MRCA is James Riggs (1742-1815).
Both William Riggs and James Riggs are two generations descended from the Riggs family patriarch James Riggs (1662-1744).
Edmund Riggs first marriage to Mary Ann Elizabeth Piles produced 11 Children, and then they seperated, which led to the Varner children out of wedlock.

Edmund married Nancy Ann VARNER in Not Married. Nancy (daughter of George Thomas VARNER and Harriet Nancy OWENS) was born on 27 Mar 1841 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri; died on 22 Jul 1934 in Camden County, Missouri; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemt., Camden Co., Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LCMK-S61
• Occupation: ; Day Labor
• _UID: 578B89100808499E8435A95408C79451DC1E
• Residence: 1850, Pettis, Missouri
• Residence: 1860, Jim Henry Township, Miller, Missouri
• Residence: 1880, Osage City, Miller, Missouri
• Residence: 1900, ED 11 Russell Township (west part), Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1910, Russell, , Missouri
• Residence: 1920, Russell, Camden County, Missouri

Notes:

Unwed mother (with own fathers name)? Shows widowed in 1910 and 1920 census. Fathers Birthplace in North Carolina, Mothers in Georgia.

1880 Census in Osage, Missouri
Household:

Nancy VARNOR, female,white, age 40, born in Missouri, occup: Day labor, father born in Tennessee, Mother born in Tennessee
John L. VARNOR, Son, Single, Male, White, age 13, born in Missouri, Occup Day Labor, Father born - Unk, Mother born in Missouri
William VARNOR Son, Single, Male, White, age 8, born in Missouri, Occup --, Father born - Unk, Mother born in Missouri
Mary VARNOR Daughter, Single, Female, White, age 6, born in Missouri, Occup --, Father born - Unk, Mother born in Missouri
Urilda VARNOR Daughter, Single, Female, White, age 4, born in Missouri, Occup --, Father born - Unk, Mother born in Missouri

Source Information:
Census PlaceOsage, Miller, Missouri

in 1920 Census was age 78 living with daughter Eurelda and William A. Newton (husband)

Death Certificate filled out by grandson Otto, states father of deceased was Thomas Varner... This was disputed by family and further documentation has proved otherwise.

From Bruce Varner's work:
Nancy Ann Varner (1841-1934) had four children, all of whom grew up with Nancy's maiden name Varner. Family members never openly spoke of why this was the case, and none of the long dead early descendants passed on any clues.
Therefore everyone who descends from any one of Nancy's four children falls into the same category. Nancy's four children were:
John Lawrence Varner (1866-1951)
William Owen Varner (1869-1937)
Eurelda Varner Newton (1871-1959)
Mary Varner Clemons Cove (1877-1956)
Y-DNA tests were conducted in 2012 by Bruce T. Varner (1951-), father Edwin Dale Varner, grandfather Bert Lonzo Varner, great-grandfather John Lawrence Varner, son of Nancy Ann Varner. This test revealed that genetically, John Lawrence Varner was fathered by a Riggs. Therefore all direct male to male descendants from John Lawrence carry Riggs Y-DNA.
Y-DNA tests were conducted in in 2013 by William Ray Varner (1943-), father Otto George Varner, grandfather William Owen Varner, son of Nancy Ann Varner. This second Y-DNA test revealed that genetically, William Owen Varner was also fathered by a Riggs.
Bruce T. Varner and William Ray Varner are a zero deviation Y-DNA match to each other.
Subsequent research into the Riggs families of Miller County, Missouri revealed that three brothers lived in Miller County during the same timeframe as Nancy.
Calvin Riggs (1810-1863)
Owen Riggs (1813-1875)
Edmund Riggs (1819-1877)
Since the completion of testing, evidence has proven that John Lawrence and William Owen were both fathered by a Riggs, one might assume that the two girls (Eurelda & Mary) could have been fathered by a Riggs also.
Since both Calvin and Owen Riggs were dead by the time the final daughter Mary was born, that leaves Edmund Riggs as the most likely father of the four.
Estate documents for Edmund Riggs proved that Nancy Varner worked for Edmund Riggs up until Edmund's time of death.
Antidotal evidence from family lore has long stated that Nancy Ann's parents, George and Harriet Varner were living "on the old Riggs place" when they were killed around the start of the Civil War.
Additional Y-DNA results surfaced from four descendants of James Riggs (1662-1744). These four James Riggs descendants showed close Y-DNA matches to Bruce & William Varner. The four Riggs descendants are:
Fredrick L. Riggs (1937-) [1 deviation]
Charles L. Riggs (1954-) [2 deviation]
Lawrence B. Riggs (1932-) [1 deviation]
Michael D. Riggs (1958-) [0 deviation]
Fredrick and Charles Riggs MRCA (Most Recent Common Ancestor) is William Riggs (1750-1833).
Lawrence and Michael, along with our Edmund Riggs MRCA is James Riggs (1742-1815).
Both William Riggs and James Riggs are two generations descended from the Riggs family patriarch James Riggs (1662-1744).

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• FamilySearch ID: LWXS-NKJ
• Name: George Robert Williams
• _UID: EB0ED28666054EA6B4EDF946158519034614
• Residence: 1860, Johnson Township, Polk, Missouri; Census
• Residence: 1870, Benton Township, Polk, Missouri; Census
• Residence: 1880, Marion, Polk, Missouri
• Residence: 1900, Russell Township (West Part), Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1910, Russell, Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1920, Russell, Camden, Missouri
• Alt. Death: 2 Dec 1931, Russell Township, Camden, Missouri

Notes:

Found in 1900 Census living with Wife Margaret E. Williams age 38.
Also:
Luther Williams age 18
Sameul A. age 15
Alta age 13
Doy age 6
Daniel V. age 4
George R. age 1
Sarah A. Williams age 49 (sister)

Also in 1920 Census at age 65, Margaret at age 56.

Daniel V age 23 and George R age 20 still living at home...

George married Margaret Elizabeth HOLDAWAY on 15 Aug 1880 in Hermitage, Hickory Co., Missouri. Margaret (daughter of William Carrol HOLDAWAY and Berthenia (Burthena) Margaret KENNEDY) was born on 17 Aug 1861 in Marshfield, Webster County, Missouri; died on 3 Jan 1958 in Macks Creek, Camden County, Missouri; was buried in Jan 1958 in Macks Creek Cemetery, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LWXS-F57
• _UID: 0CA887484F864A50A4A3224CD7BEFC043C3B
• Residence: 1870, Missouri
• Residence: 1880, Green, Hickory, Missouri
• Residence: 1900, Russell Township (West Part), Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1910, Russell, Camden, Missouri
• Residence: 1920, Russell, Camden, Missouri