William Owen VARNER^[1]

1869 - 1937  (68 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		William and Alta on Wedding Day
  		William and Alta Family in 1914
  		William and Alta Headstone
  		William Owen Varner Death Cert

  
  

• Name	William Owen VARNER
  Birth	8 Feb 1869	Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1880	Osage City, Miller, Missouri   [2]
  Residence	1900	ED 11 Russell Township (west part), Camden, Missouri   [2]
  Residence	1910	Russell Township, Camden, Missouri   [3]
  Residence	1910	Russell, Camden, Missouri   [3]
  	Census
  Residence	1920	Russell, Camden County, Missouri   [2]
  Residence	1930	Russell, Camden County, Missouri   [2]
  _FSFTID	KCBF-358
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCBF-358
  _UID	D8AF60C59C1148C29417B65D927921428F3C
  Death	7 Nov 1937	Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri
  Burial	Macks Creek Cemetery
  Person ID	I22462	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Edmund C. RIGGS,   b. 13 Jan 1819, New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia d. 15 Feb 1876, Miller County, Missouri (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann VARNER,   b. 27 Mar 1841, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri d. 22 Jul 1934, Camden County, Missouri (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Not Married
  Family ID	F7323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alta Olive WILLIAMS,   b. 4 Aug 1886, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri d. 8 Feb 1967, Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1903	Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri
  Children	+ 1. Walter Alva VARNER,   b. 19 Jun 1904, Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri d. 26 Jul 1961, Westwood, Los Angeles County, California (Age 57 years)   2. Elsie Oma VARNER,   b. 15 Dec 1905, Macks Creek, Camden County, Missouri d. 24 Nov 1983, Osage Beach, Camden County, Missouri (Age 77 years) + 3. Lee Oral VARNER,   b. 30 Jan 1907, Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri, United States d. 18 Nov 1976, Macks Creek, Camden Co, Missouri (Age 69 years)   4. Erma Delsa VARNER,   b. 12 Sep 1908, Missouri d. 8 Apr 2016, Boston, Suffok, Massachusetts (Age 107 years) + 5. Otto George VARNER,   b. 25 May 1910, Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri d. 17 Feb 1962, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California (Age 51 years) + 6. Guy Roma VARNER,   b. 14 Sep 1912, Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri d. 4 Jul 1987, Windsor, Henry County, Missouri (Age 74 years) + 7. Erva Ogetha VARNER,   b. 4 Jun 1914, Russell, Camden County, Missouri d. 7 Mar 1956, Camden County, Missouri (Age 41 years)   8. Iva Irene VARNER,   b. 5 Apr 1918, Macks Creek, Camden Co, Missouri d. 16 Jul 1918 (Age 0 years) + 9. Cecil Daniel VARNER,   b. 28 May 1919, Macks Creek, Camden, Missouri d. 11 Jan 2010, Camdenton, Camden, Missouri (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F10410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Biography William was born in 1869. He passed away in 1937. 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, married 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." DNA Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed based on an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Jim Carney and Chris Varner, his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Edmund Riggs and Nancy Varner, the great great grandparents of Jim Carney and great grandparents of Chris Varner. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin 1x removed , based on sharing 133 cM across 5 segments. Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 01:36, 9 October 2024 (UTC) Sources Jim Carney https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/ DNA Match, birth certificates, census, family trees, family photos, family narratives, etc. Marriage: "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002" Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1171 #9339794 (accessed 21 November 2024) William O Varner marriage to Alta Williams on 21 Jun 1903 in Camden, Missouri, USA. *https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1171/images/vrmmo1833_c1219-0177?pid=9339794&backurl=http://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/9339794:1171?tid%3D%26pid%3D%26queryId%3D8e9d3bf4fd02c94fd618bfb6a624f629%26_phsrc%3DxwY8619%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xwY8619&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7602&h=29053379&tid=&pid=&queryId=8e9d3bf4fd02c94fd618bfb6a624f629&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xwY8619&_phstart=successSource https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41938112/william-owen-varner#source Also Obituary Printed in The Reveille, Camdenton, Missouri, Friday, November 12, 1937: CAMDEN CO. MAN MAN PASSES AWAY Wm. Varner Died Sunday, Nov. 7, At The Age of Sixty-Eight Years William Owen Varner, son of the late Nancy Ann Varner, was born in Miller County, Missouri, near the County Seat Town of Tuscumbia, on February 8, 1869, and died at his beautiful Country home near Macks Cree, in Camden County, November 7, 1937, age 68 years 8 months and 29 days. He professed a hope in Christ at an early age and lived the kind of religion down through the years that keeps ones faith in humanity and Christianity alive, and worthwhile things going forward, onward and upward. He was united in marriage to Alta William, June 21, 1903, and to this union were born 9 children. He is survived by his widow, 2 sister, Mrs. Reidy Newton, Ira, Mo., Mrs. Mary Clemmons of Grand Pass, Mo., and a brother, John Varner of Macks Creek Mo., and the following children: Walter Varner, of Macks Creek; Elsie Helms, Duncan, Okla., Lee Varner, Kansas City, Mo.; Erma Moore, Sioux City, Iwoa; Otto Varner, Macks Creek; Guy Varner, Preston; Erva Osborn, Macks Creek; (Iva Varner, who died in infancy); and Cecil Varner, Mack Creek. IN APPRECIATION We very earnestly and sincerely thank one and all for their aid, and sympathy during the illness and death of husband and father, William Owen Varner. Mrs. W.O. Varner and children.

  
  

• Sources

  [SAuth] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Nov 2021), entry for William Owen VARNER, person ID KCBF-358. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 5 Dec 2021), entry for William Owen VARNER, person ID KCBF-358. (Reliability: 3).