Billy Brooks Varnell

Brief Life History of Billy Brooks

When Billy Brooks Varnell was born on 29 March 1928, in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, his father, Bolden Connie Varnell, was 46 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Varnell, was 37. He married Ruby Estelle Webb on 13 October 1950, in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Township 9 Otter Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Macclesfield, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States in 1974. He died on 24 September 1974, in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Macclesfield, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Billy Brooks Varnell
1928–1974
Ruby Estelle Webb
1924–2015
Marriage: 13 October 1950
Evelyn Grace Varnell
1942–1983

Sources (30)

  • William B Varnelle in household of B C Varnelle, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Billy Brooks Varnell, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Billy Brooks Varnell, „North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994“

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World Events (8)

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Farnell belonging to southwestern England, where the change from f to v arose from the voicing of f that was characteristic of this area in Middle English.

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

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