Peter L Varner

Brief Life History of Peter L

When Peter L Varner was born on 6 February 1833, in Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Peter Varner, was 31 and his mother, Barbara Leckenton, was 24. He married Rebecca Righter in 1851, in Fayette Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Juniata, Franklin Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Fayette Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 13 March 1902, in Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Juniata, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter L Varner
1833–1902
Rebecca Righter
1826–
Marriage: 1851
Mary Jane Varner
1852–
Ida May Varner
1854–
Sarah Varner
1854–
Adaline Varner
1863–
Anna R Varner
1856–1929
John Varner
1858–
Amanda Varner
1859–1932

Sources (13)

  • P L Varner, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Peter Varner - Government record: Census record: birth: February 1833; Pennsylvania, United States
  • Peter Varner, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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.

Name Meaning

South German: habitational name for someone from Farn near Oberkirch, or Fahrnau near Schopfheim.

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

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