George Mitchell Varnes

Brief Life History of George Mitchell

When George Mitchell Varnes was born on 17 February 1836, in Mifflintown, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Varnes, was 35 and his mother, Jane Arnold, was 32. He married Martha Heikes on 24 December 1863, in Mifflintown, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 23 January 1902, in Milford Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Licking Creek Baptist Cemetery, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Mitchell Varnes
1836–1902
Martha Heikes
1840–1907
Marriage: 24 December 1863
William Grafton Varnes
1865–1917
Varnes
Anna Jane Varnes
1866–1937
Andrew J. Varnes
1868–
Emma F. Varnes
1869–
Sarah Bell Varnes
1870–1925
Mary Louisa Varnes
1872–1946
John Peter Scheets Varnes
1874–1945
George Mitchell Varnes
1878–1950
Rebecca May Varnes
1880–1904
Varnes
1882–

Sources (16)

  • G M Varnes, "United States Census, 1880"
  • M H, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Geo M Varnes, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

English (Sussex): variant of Ferns .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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