Jacob Varner (abt. 1798 - 1861)

Biography

Jacob Varner was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.

Jacob Varner lived in Appalachia, in Ohio.

Birth

Jacob Varner was born March 3, 1798 in Monongalia County, Virginia, the son of Martin Varner and Catherine Margaret Greiner. The date is undocumented. It is presented as calculated based on his tombstone inscription. The general date is further confirmed by the 1850 Census.^[1]

United States Census 1810

1810.^[2]

Marriage

Jacob Varner married Peggy Bounds March 23, 1820 in Muskingum County, Ohio.^[3]

United States Census 1830

1830.^[4]

United States Census 1840

1840.^[5]

United States Census 1850

1850.^[6]

United States Census 1860

1860.^[7]

Death

Jacob Varner passed away May 26, 1861 most likely in Hanover Township, Licking County, Ohio. The date is reported on his tombstone.

Grave Location

Jacob Varner is buried at Beulah Cemetery located in Muskingum County, Ohio.^[8]

Research Notes

As of November, 2002, Jacob Varner's tombstone was broken free from its base and found leaning against the fence in the back corner of Beulah Cemetery along with several other broken stones. The Varner graves are situated in the rear of the cemetery near the left corner. As of June 2023 the stone is no longer in evidence. There are some buried along the fence line.

The names of Jacob Varner's parents are not well documented. Some researchers offer the first name Wesley though that presentation is undocumented by any source other than the publication Varner, Verner, Werner families of America.^[9] In the publication History of Muskingum County, he is named only Martin.^[10] His official will uses only Martin.

Jacob Varner is named as the son of Martin Varner in his will.^[11]

Jacob Varner is mentioned in the publication The Boundless Bounds Family.^[12]

Some list Roxanna Sterling as another wife. There is zero evidence to support the assertion. The other marriage is undocumented. Jacob Varner's wife Rebecca Margaret Bounds lived until 1886. They had 12 children. All were born in Muskingum or Licking County, Ohio beginning in 1821 through 1844.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Estimate 1798 - Familysearch United States Census 1850.
2. ↑ United States Census 1810 - Familysearch United States Census 1810.
3. ↑ Marriage 1820 - Familysearch Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1830 - Familysearch United States Census, 1830.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1840 - Familysearch United States Census, 1840.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1850 - Familysearch United States Census, 1850.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1860 - Ancestry United States Census, 1860.
8. ↑ Gravesite - Findagrave Beulah Cemetery.
9. ↑ Janice B Palmer. Varner, Verner, Werner families of America. Pensacola, FL. Kissing Cousins, ©1995.
10. ↑ Everhart, J. F; Graham, A. A. 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. J.F. Everhart & Co. Columbus, OH. 1882. Page 599
11. ↑ Will 1847 - Ancestry Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998.
12. ↑ Ruth T. Dryden. The Boundless Bounds Family. San Diego, CA. R.T. Dryden, 1989.