I am the daughter of John Dee Varner.His parents were Dee Hurd Ryen (d1966) and John Lynn Varner (3/13/1886-4/10/1955).John Lynn was born in Canoe Twp., Indiana Co., PA.The family story is that he was the illegitimate son of Sarah Jane ("Sadie", or "Jane") Varner (b?-1/17/1925).Jane's parents were Samuel T. Varner (1812-1894) and his wife, Emma.My GUESS right now is that Samuel was the brother of John--and these both the sons of Justus Varner (b1802, Cambria Co, PA).Justus was the son of Nicholas, b.1775, Cambria Co.He was the son of Christophel, b.1773 in Frederick Co, Md.And his father was Hans Warner, 1710, of Massanbach, Germany.The birth out of wedlock of my grandfather, John Lynn, is where it is really confusing.But I am hopeful, and grateful, for all the information already aquired.It is said that my great grandmother, Sarah "Jane", later (1893, when John Lynn was 7) married one Alfred Shaffer.I am also investigating my husband's family.His father is Harvey Leith Richardson, from Slippery Rock, PA.Harvey's father was Egbert F. Richardson, 3/23/1886-3/1972.His SS# was 167-03-4437, and he lived at least the last half of his life in Slippery Rock.He married (his second wife) Cora "Peg" Towers.I believe they were originally from NY, where he had his first marriage and children.There is a William Richardson that I found, born in Laurens, Otsego, NY in 1845.I wondered if he may be Egbert's father."Bert" had one brother, Willie, who died as a child, and two sisters, one of whom was Mary.
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