Granddad Daniel Grant Varner

Granddad Daniel Grant Varner
Daniel Grant Varner (front, far right) and siblings with spouses

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Ada Florence (Smith) Varner

The Ancestor Spotlight is on my paternal grandmother Ada Florence Smith Varner.

Ada Florence Smith was born on 4 Jan 1880 in Henry County, Missouri the daughter of John Franklin Smith of Allen County Indiana and Mary Francis Smethers of Madison County, Indiana. John and Mary moved to Fairview Township, Henry County, Missouri in 1877.

Ada was a member of the Church of the Brethren in Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri

Ada Florence Smith and Daniel Grant Varner were married on 20 Dec 1899. Daniel Grant Varner, son of Daniel Grant Varner and Mary Leckenton, was born on 17 Jun 1870 in Covington, Miami County, Ohio

Ada appeared in the following US censuses:
11 Jun 1880 in Fairview Township, Henry County, Missouri
13 Jun 1900 in Fairview Township, Henry County, Missouri
20 Apr 1910 in Fairview Township, Henry County, Missouri
6 Jan 1920 in Fairview Township, Henry County, Missouri
9 Apr 1930 in Fairview Township, Henry County, Missouri
14 May 1940 in Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri

The Daniel and Ada Varner family farm was located in Fairview Township. on the west half of the northwest fractional quarter of section 18 (eighteen) in township 40 (forty) and in range 26 (twenty six).  The farm contained 73 63/100 (seventy three) acres.

Daniel Grant Varner and Ada Florence Smith had the following children:

Earl Franklin Varner, was born 8 Oct 1900, in Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri and died 20 Jun 1941, in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

William Harrison Varner, was born 30 Mar 1902, in Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri. He married Ruby Phillips, on 22 Dec 1930, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. William died on 29 Dec 1954, in Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, United States. 

Elvie Grant Varner was born 12 Mar 1906, in Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri,. He married Zula Marie Cobb on 20 May 1933. Elvie died 10 Mar 1981, in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri.

James Hadley "Jim" Varner, was born 31 Oct 1908 in Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri. He married Zelma Mae Cobb on 3 Jul 1936 in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri. Jim died 9 Nov 1996, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States.

Henry Wallis "Doc" VARNER, born 15 Apr 1914 in Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri. He married Erma Lucille ARGABRIGHT on 26 Jun 1937. Henry died on 14 Nov 2006 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.

Daniel died on 8 Aug 1916 at the age of 46 in Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri leaving Ada to raise their five boys on her own.

Ada died on 26 Nov 1962 at the age of 82 at Wetzel Hospital in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri. She was buried on 29 Nov 1962 at Teays Chapel Cemetery in Henry, Missouri. Rev Herbert Zeiler, her former pastor, (Bethany Brethern Church Stet, MO) assisted by Ira Gibbel (Messiah Church of the Brethern, Kansas City, MO) officiated at the service. Pallbearers were nephews: James and Ray Martin; John Wagner; Herbert Dickey; George Pumphrey and Sam Briggs.

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