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VARNADOE Thomas - Brooksville, Florida

Contribution — 2014-12-22 05:53:28Z

Thomas Varnadoe obit - Tampa Bay Times on Nov. 16, 2014.

VARNADOE, Thomas — age 13, of Brooksville, Florida died on Oct. 26, 1934, in Marianna, FL.
He died under suspicious circumstances after 34 days of incarceration at the now closed Florida Industrial School for Boys, aka The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys.
With aid from the University of South Florida, his family recently recovered his unmarked remains on the school grounds.
Thomas is survived by his brother, Joseph Richard Varnadoe of Salt Springs, Florida; nephews, Gene Varnadoe of Faber, VA, Glen Varnadoe of Lakeland, Florida, Randy C. Varnadoe of Brooksville, and Rudolph A. Varnadoe Jr. of Belleview; nieces, Pam Varnadoe Reed of Telford, TN, Marsha Varnadoe Patterson of Brooksville, Brenda Varnadoe Allman of Asheville, NC, Jeannie Varnadoe Littleton of Jacksonville, and Becky Varnadoe Schwarz of Plant City, FL.
His parents Thomas H. Sr; and Josephine Folks Varnadoe; and siblings, Hubert E. Varnadoe, Rudolf A. Varnadoe, and Ethel Varnadoe Tankersley, have since joined him in eternal rest.

A private graveside service of remembrance will be held on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at Hopewell Memorial Gardens, in Plant City, Florida.
Thomas will be laid into eternal rest next to his brother Hubert, who was incarcerated at the school alongside Thomas, and endured the same tortuous environment of the failed school.

Re: Thomas Varnadoe d age 13 in 1934 at boys' school in Florida

dmichaelelkins — 2012-12-11 15:42:56Z

Thanks for the info!

Thomas Varnadoe d age 13 in 1934 at boys' school in Florida

maryabernathymeyer — 2012-12-11 09:05:52Z

I do not know if the following is relevant to your research. If not, maybe you will have an opportunity to pass it along to someone looking for

Thomas Varnadoe, white, died at age 13 (of lobar pneumonia)
on October 26, 1934 at a reform school in Florida (panhandle town of Marianna, with a branch at Okeechobee)
p. 52
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/NEWS/AJDocs/20121...
Kimmerle EH, Estabrook R, Wells EC, Jackson AT, 2012. Documentation of the Boot Hill Cemebery (8JA1860) at the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Interim Report, Division of Historical Resources
Permit No. 1112.032, December 10, 2012
see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozier_School
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(I am not related.)

Nancy Ann Varnadoe - Billington Ragan - GA/FL

dmichaelelkins — 2011-07-17 03:23:36Z

I am seeking info on my 3rd great grandfather, Billington Ragan b. 1835 and who was listed as an overseer on the Wm. G. Ponder plantation north of Tallahassee in Leon County, FL in 1860. At the time he was married to Zilpha Emily Braswell.

I have seen a couple of unsourced reports claiming that he was murdered by a slave and there was a post back in 1997 with a notation from a family Bible showing a date of death of 25 Dec 1860.

As of time of the 1870 census, his daughter, Caroline Ragan, was residing with her maternal grandparents in Thomas County, Georgia, which is adjacent to Leon County, Florida. I presume from this that both of her parents had died at some point subsequent to the 1860 census; nevertheless there are other posted trees showing a subsequent marriage by a Billington Ragan to Nancy Ann Varnadoe in 1866 and this marriage produced three children. There are also Civil War records showing a Billington Ragan in a Georgia unit who apparently survived the war.

Either the Billington Ragan who married Zilpha Emily Braswell lost his life subsequent to the 1860 census, either by murder or otherwise, or else he survived past that time and allowed his only daughter to reside with his in-laws for some reason even after his re-marriage to another woman, with whom he had three other children.

I am also wondering whether anyone has any information as to the death of Zilpha Emily Braswell subsequent to the 1860 census.

Any information that anyone has will be greatly appreciated!

Re: Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

dREALjymvee — 2009-08-29 16:42:06Z

I'm trying to get information for you. I need as many dates as you can provide, as most of my stuff is sorted by date. It makes things easier to find if I have dates.

The fact that your people still live in SC indicates that we're probably fairly closely related.

Please send as many names and birth, marriage, death dates as you have to jymvee@yahoo.com

Re: Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

lizboone1 — 2009-08-27 22:30:22Z

Please someone respond to this message. Sarah Hazel Varnadoe was my Aunt. Annie and Rufus were my grandparents.
My father and James Ernest Varnadoe Jr were cousins raised as brothers.

Mamie Varnedoe m. William Franklin Strickland

azbirdgirl — 2008-11-09 04:43:06Z

I have recently received a copy of my grandfather's SSN application, on which he lists he father as William Franklin STRICKLAND (DOB about 1871) and mother Mamie VARNEDOE. I am having a hard time finding much of anything for Mamie...not even sure if that was her true first name or not.

Is there a Varnedoe (Vernadeau) descendant who has her in their tree?

Re: Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

lizsboone — 2007-06-23 03:08:31Z

I sent a message several years back with no response, I am Catherine Elizabeth Varnadoe Boone. My Father was Marion Thomas Varnadoe the brother to Hazel Varnadoe and the uncle to James Ernest as we called him JE. My grandparents John Rufus and Annie Eliza Varnadoe raised him after his Mother Hazel Died.. Please email me... lizboone@earthlink.net..

Varnedoe or Varnadoe

jvnowell — 2007-06-05 16:53:03Z

I am trying to find information on Warren Varnedoe. He was my great aunt's son. My aunt was Mary Frances Griffin Varnedoe Ray. Nothing is known about Warren's father but Mary's second husband was Raiford Ray. Warren was born in Lowndes Co., GA and moved to Jacksonville, FL before June 1917. That is the date on a WWI Draft Reg. Card (WWI DRC) for Milton Warren Varnedoe. I have his death certificate and also a copy of the original application for a social security number. The names on these two documents are Warren W. Varnedoe and Warren William Varnedoe. He may have been married but I cannot find anything to prove that except that this Milton Warren marked his WWI DRC that he was married. If anyone knows anything about this person, please contact me.

more info on elizabeth.

2006-10-07 18:25:19Z

elizabeth jane turner (maiden name is VARNADOE)

need info on william & elizabeth turner in jeff davis co ga.

2006-10-07 18:12:59Z

i would like to have info on death & buriel on william turner & elizabeth jane varnadoe. she was liveing in 1900 because she was 65 years old. and she was dead before 1942 not much to go on but thats all i got.

need info on turners in berrien & irwin co. georgia in 1850 & 1860.

w_turnerjr — 2006-08-22 18:38:19Z

need info on a james & julia turner in irwin & berrien co. ga.

Re: need info on elizabeth varnadoe in georgia

2006-07-28 15:47:33Z

1860 Irwin Co Ga Census #142 Varnadoe,Joseph 85 S/C, Elizabeth 50 N/C (Hughnett); Elias 21 Ga, Elizabeth J (Jane) 8 Ga.

need info on elizabeth varnadoe in georgia

wlturner_1 — 2006-06-07 23:20:26Z

need info on elizabeth varnadoe married william turner in irwin co. georgia. in 1869.

Re: Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

2005-11-30 03:40:59Z

My father Thomas Marion Varndoe was Sarah Hazel Varnadoe's brother. Her child James Ernest (we called J.E.) was his nephew but raised as his brother. My Grandparents raised him Annie Eliza Fletcher Varnadoe and John Rufus Varnadoe.. Please email me back.. Thanks

Re: Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

2005-11-30 03:37:17Z

My Father Thomas Marion Varndoe and Grandfather
John Rufus Varnadoe , Grandmother Annie Eliza Flether Varndoe were from Walterboro, S.C. Colleton county.

Re: Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

2004-10-21 15:31:13Z

I'm not the guy you're trying to contact, but my given name is James Varnadore, Jr. There is speculation that the spelling was changed from Varnado, possibly as late as 1903 when my G'father was moved to an orphanage due to both parents dying in the flu epidemic in Charleston. I still have kin in Colleton County. I'll have to drag out my gen. info to see if anything fits.

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2001-03-11 19:21:33Z

My E-Mail is varnadoejm@lowcountry.com. Thanks for your help.

Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

2001-02-23 21:35:15Z

Would like to find my ancesters. My grandfather is from Colleton County in South Carolina. His name is Dewey Hobson Varnadoe, his wifes name is Fannie Mae Bassett. Please E-Mail with any information. Thanks

Dewey Hobson Varnadoe Fannie Mae Bassett

charlesrvarnado — 2005-04-10 15:38:23Z

I think I can help. Need your e-mail address.

Re: Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

LisaVarn — 2004-10-21 17:10:25Z

My Father-in-law was actually a double Varnadoe, he was born to James Earnest Varnadoe Sr. and Sarah Hazel Varnadoe, Sarah Hazel died either when he was born or not to long after. He was then raised by Sarah Hazel's parents, John Rufus and Anne (Fletcher) Varnadoe. James Earnest Varnadoe Sr.'s mother I believe was Mabelle Varnadoe and I am waiting from another family member to find out what his dad's name was. If you have any information, or could direct me to find some information, please let me know. Thanks So Much!

Re: Research family of Dewey Hobson Varnadoe

LisaVarn — 2004-10-20 01:43:22Z

It has been over 3 years since you posted on this site, hope you still check it frequently. My father-in-law was from Colleton County, South Carolina. He was born James Earnest Varnadoe Jr. I would imagine we are related some where in the tree.

Unknown Varnadoe

judyw63 — 2003-03-28 15:32:41Z

I am looking for info on my gg-gmother. She was from MS & eloped with the overseer on her father's plantation. Her family disowned her & they moved to Bayou Teche, LA, where they lived with his family. When my g-gmother was about 2 & had an infant sister, her mother rode horseback back to MS to see her sick brother. She was in a rainstorm, caught pneumonia & died. She was married to John Elliot Beck & my g-gmother was named Mary Jane Beck. The younger sister died shortly after their mother. I'm not sure if her name was Varnadoe or Varnadore & don't know where she lived in MS. Does this story sound familiar to anyone?