The Cole/ Tanner Family Tree

The Genealogy of the Cole and Tanner Families

1817 - 1897 (80 years)

Has 11 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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Name Abraham VARNER

Birth 1817 [1]

Gender Male

Death 1897 [1]

Age 80 years

Siblings 4 brothers and 7 sisters

	1. William VARNER b. 1806 d. 1896 (Age 90 years)
>	2. Rebecca VARNER b. Mon 9 Jul 1810, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. 1900, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 89 years) ▻ John M. MOORE, m. Thu 7 Feb 1828
>	3. Elsie VARNER ▻ Leven EDDY, m. Fri 17 Jan 1845
>	4. Jacob VARNER ▻ Christenia HAUGHT
	5. Martina VARNER
>	6. Mary VARNER ▻ William DARRAH, m. Sun 3 Aug 1845
>	7. Cassandra VARNER b. Mon 24 May 1819 d. Thu 22 Jul 1897, Marion Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) ▻ Joseph EDDY, m. Mon 25 Oct 1841
	8. Sarah VARNER b. 1820
>	9. Daniel VARNER b. 1825 ▻ Narcissus GARRISON
	10. Margaret VARNER b. 1827
>	11. Joseph VARNER, Jr. b. 1828, Marion Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. 1896 (Age 68 years) ▻ Elizabeth KENNEDY

Person ID P17121 Cole/Tanner Families

Last Modified Sat 15 Jul 2000

Father Joseph VARNER, Sr.
b. 1785, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA
d. Fri 13 Nov 1863, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)

Mother Margaret Ann TENNANT
b. 1788, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
d. Fri 24 Jul 1857, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA (Age 69 years)

Marriage Abt 1806 Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA [2]

Age at Marriage Joseph : ~ 21 years old - Margaret : ~ 18 years old.

Children 12 children

	1. William VARNER b. 1806 d. 1896 (Age 90 years)
	2. Rebecca VARNER b. Mon 9 Jul 1810, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. 1900, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 89 years)
	3. Elsie VARNER
	4. Jacob VARNER
	5. Martina VARNER
	6. Mary VARNER
	7. Abraham VARNER b. 1817 d. 1897 (Age 80 years)
	8. Cassandra VARNER b. Mon 24 May 1819 d. Thu 22 Jul 1897, Marion Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)
	9. Sarah VARNER b. 1820
	10. Daniel VARNER b. 1825
	11. Margaret VARNER b. 1827
	12. Joseph VARNER, Jr. b. 1828, Marion Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. 1896 (Age 68 years)

Family ID F5610 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family	Louisa PARK [1]
Family ID	F9026	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	Wed 29 Jul 2026

Pedigree

1 Abraham VARNER(1817 – 1897)	2 Joseph VARNER, Sr.(1785 – 1863)	4 John VARNER	8	16
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			9	18
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		5	10	20
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			11	22
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	3 Margaret Ann TENNANT(1788 – 1857)	6 Richard D. TENNANT, I(1744 – 1822)	12 Richard TENNANT, Sr.(1712 – 1759)	24 Robert TENNANT
				25 Mary GEISLER
			13 Janet WARK(Abt 1725 – Abt 1780)	26
				27
		7 Elizabeth HAUGHT(1748 – 1830)	14 Peter HAUGHT(1720 – Bef 1785)	28
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			15 Elizabeth {unknown}(1739 – Aft 1800)	30
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Reference David L. Cole. " Abraham VARNER". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P17121&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).

Sources

[S64] Sharon Annora Smith, Descendants of Richard Tennant, (Sharon Annora Smith Home Page [http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/m/i/Sharon-Annora-Smith/]), none.
[S65] William Martin, Descendants of Richard Tennant Sr., (William Martin Genealogy [http://www.cbplanet.com/bill/index.htm]), none. (Reliability: 2).