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George Thomas VARNER

George Thomas VARNER

Male 1789 - 1861  (72 years)


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  • Name George Thomas VARNER 
    Birth 1789  Oglethorpe, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GJZL-KDB 
    Residence 1850  Pettis County, Pettis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1850  Pettis Township, Platte, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1860  Jim Henry Township, Miller, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    _UID C14A844B952A48A5808B414F89454B0B4546 
    Death 1861  Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29466  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 

    Father Frederick VARNER,   b. 1756, Germany Township, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1826, Oglethorpe, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Judah "Juda" PFAUTZ,   b. Abt 1764, York, Pennslyvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1800, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1782  York, Pennslyvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F536727844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Nancy OWENS,   b. Abt 1811, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1861, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1832  Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas J. VARNER,   b. 8 Feb 1836, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1906, Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. George Washington VARNER,   b. 3 Jun 1837, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1899, Johnson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     3. Edward D. "Ned" VARNER,   b. 20 Feb 1839, Pettis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1916, Pottsboro, Grayson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Nancy Ann VARNER,   b. 27 Mar 1841, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1934, Camden County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     5. Elisabeth VARNER,   b. Nov 1842, Millar County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1929, Camden County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 87 years)
     6. Samuel Philip VARNER,   b. 1846, Pettis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1896, Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     7. Francis Marion VARNER,   b. Jan 1847, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1904, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years)
     8. Glenn Marion VARNER,   b. 29 Aug 1852, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1929, Denison, Grayson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     9. John D. VARNER,   b. 29 Aug 1854, Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1929, Denison, Grayson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     10. Cyntha Elizabeth VARNER,   b. 10 Feb 1856, Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1929, Denison, Grayson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F7322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2022 

  • Notes 
    • Killed by Night Riders trying to secure horses for war early in Civil War with his wife Harriet.

      Military

      Feb 1810:Five year enlistment in Capt. Sevier's Company, 2nd Regiment of the Regular United States Infantry at Highwasse (Hiwassee Garrison) Tennessee.

      Private, 5'10", Blue eyes, Fair hair and complexion, age 20-21 years. Occupation of farmer. Born Oglethorpe County, Georgia.[1]

      26 Feb 1810: – Enlist in 2nd US Infantry at Hiwassee Camp, Tennessee under Capt. Sevier's US Rifles Co. (Locations Unknown)
      2 Feb 1812 to Mar1813 – Under Capt. Wm. R. Boote's Infantry Co. (Locations Unknown)
      Mar 1813 to16 Feb 1815 – Under Capt. William Lawrence's Co. (Assumed at Ft. Bowyer under Co. John Bowyer [Construction Apr. 1813 to Jun. 1813 & until abandoned in Jun. 1814. Assumed reoccupied in Aug. 1814 under now Major William Lawrence. Lawrence commanded for both the 1st battle of Ft. Bowyer on 9/12/1814 & 2nd Battle on 2/12/1815.)
      16 Mar1815 to 28 Feb 1815 – Under Capt. Bradley (Discharged at New Orleans)

      George later received a land warrant for this service in Missouri[2].

      After expiration of regular Army enlistment in 1815, George was drafted in 1818 as a private in Capt. Reynolds Company of the Georgia Militia in support of the 1st Seminole War. George later received two land warrants in Missouri for this additional war service.[3].

      George is found in Franklin Missouri in 1819. George and a person named Owen placed an ad in the Columbia Missouri Intelligencer about a horse they had found in Rock Fork Township of Boone County.

      Record of owning land in 1834 South West of Sedalia. On 5/14/1835 George Varner was granted the patent for the following described property: "SW Quarter of the NW Quarter, Section 12 of Township 49, Range 14 West" This land was sold in 1853 and they came to Miller County, near Tuscumba.

      Need Proof of Name/Birthplace. 1880 Census with Nancy Ann says parents born in Tenessee - conflict in memory? Death Certificate filled out by Nancy Ann Varner son Otto, states her father was Thomas Varner. First two sons were Thomas and George... is father possibly Thomas George Varner or George Thomas Varner?

      Found in 1850 Census with Nancy as 8 year old child. Occupation - Farmer.
      Harriet, wife age 39; Thomas T. son age 14; George W. son age 12; Edward son age 10; Nancy age 8 - daughter; Elizabeth Daughter age 6; Samuel son age 4; Francis son age 2.

      Found again in 1860 Tuscumbia Census. Aged 78, with wife Harriet aged 49. Son George W. aged 23, son Samuel aged 15, Son Francis aged 12, son Glenn aged 8, son John aged 5 and Cynthia aged 3... WOW! What an active guy in bed right to the end at age 74 !!

      1850 United States Federal Census about George Varner
      Name:George Varner
      Age:64
      Estimated birth year:abt 1786
      Birth Place:Virginia
      Gender:Male
      Home in 1850 (City,County,State):District 68, Pettis, Missouri
      Family Number:551
      Household Members:
      NameAge
      George Varner64
      Hariet Varner33
      Thomas J Varner14
      Geo W Varner12
      Edward Varner10
      Nancy Varner8
      Elizabeth Varner6
      Samuel Varner4
      Francis M Varner2

      1860 United States Federal Census about George Varner
      Name:George Varner
      Age in 1860:78
      Birth Year:abt 1782
      Birthplace:Georgia
      Home in 1860:Jim Henry, Miller, Missouri
      Gender:Male
      Post Office:Tuscumbia
      Value of real estate:View image
      Household Members:
      NameAge
      George Varner78
      Harriett M Varner49
      George W Varner23
      Samuel Varner15
      Francis M Varner12
      Glenn Varner8
      John Varner5
      Cynthia Varner3

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Nov 2022), entry for George Thomas VARNER, person ID GJZL-KDB. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Dec 2024), entry for George Thomas VARNER, person ID GJZL-KDB. (Reliability: 3).