Matthew VarnerAge: 78 years1804–1882
- Name
- Matthew Varner
- Given names
- Matthew
- Surname
- Varner
 Birth | 1804 |
 Marriage | Nancy Carroll — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 8 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 28 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 31 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Birth of a son#1 | Eli C Varner 1837 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Rebecca Eleanor Varner October 14, 1844 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 42 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | September 24, 1850 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Franklin Varner 1855 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 53 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 57 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 63 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 63 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 65 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | July 29, 1870 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Marcus Aurelius Burkhead February 15, 1874 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Edgar McCauley Burkhead November 7, 1875 (Age 71 years) |
| Will | 1876 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 74 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | 1882 (Age 78 years) |
| Family with Nancy Carroll |
| himself |
Matthew Varner Birth: 1804 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1882 — North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Carroll Birth: 1809 23 20 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Eli C Varner Birth: 1837 33 28 Death: |
| daughter |
Catherine Varner Death: |
| daughter |
Rebecca Eleanor Varner Birth: October 14, 1844 40 35 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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11 years son |
Franklin Varner Birth: 1855 51 46 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Varner - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Matthew Varner - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Linnaeus Scipio Burkhead - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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