Brief Life History of Melvin
When Melvin Varney was born on 16 May 1876, in United States, his father, James M. Varney, was 28 and his mother, Rutha Canaday, was 25. He married Fannie Smith on 13 May 1909, in Boyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Pond Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States in 1880.
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- Melvin Vrney in household of James Varney, "United States Census, 1880"
- Louis M. Varney, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Melvin Varney in entry for Cleo Varney, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from a French place called Vernay, probably chiefly Saint-Paul-de-Vernay (Calvados). The placename comes from a derivative of Gaulish verno- ‘alder’ + the locative suffix -acum.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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