here are some items I found on Varney in W.Va. Englin E. Varney (from USGENWEB) Misc Birth & Deaths from the Tri-State Area - Ky, WV, Oh CHAFIN, Edward abt 1843 Sarah VARNEY Pleasant CHAFIN Polly CHAPMAN CHAFIN, John L abt 1854 Mahulda VARNEY Pleasant CHAFIN Polly CHAPMAN CHAFIN, Nathan abt 1820 Matilda VARNEY Christopher CHAFIN Mary ROBERTS Pisgah Church 1813 Surname Name born died spouse parents misc. Varney Edna P. Mar. 17, 1903 June 11, 1971 Ralph E. Varney Varney Ralph E. Feb. 1, 1902 Sep. 21, 1969 Edna P. Varney Englin E. Varney, 75, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999, in a Beckley care center following a long illness. Born Dec. 23, 1923, he was the son of the late Henry Varney and Nancy Adkins Varney. Mr. Varney was a retired coal miner, member of the Masonic Lodge in Logan and a superintendent of New River Coal Co. and Ranger Fuel Coal Co. He was a member of Light House Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Dale Varney. Survivors include two sons, Junior Varney of Beckley and Clarence Varney of St. Louis; a stepdaughter, Mary Lou Allen of Charlottesville, Va.; three brothers, Elmer Varney of Tennessee, J.D. Varney of Virginia and Donald Ray Varney of Georgia; a sister, Margie Hammons of Tennessee; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Paul Blizard officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call one hour before services Friday at the funeral home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. Submitted by Karen Monk **************************************************************** RECORD OF MARRIAGE Date of Marriage: April 6,1881 Place of Marriage: Logan Co.WV. GROOM: William J.Murphy Age: 25 Marital Status: (single) Place of Birth: (Logan Co.) Names of Parents: (Andrew Murphy & Judith Rutherford) BRIDE: Cozbi J.Varney Age: 21 Marital status: (Single) Place of Birth: (Logan Co.WV.) Names of Parents: (Samuel F.Varney & Mary Shannon) Source: Marriage Certificate Location of Record: Marriage Book 1, page 42, Logan Co.WV. In November, 1886, in Mingo County, Mr. Hatfield was united in marriage with Miss America Hatfield, who, al- though of the same name and living but eight miles up Pigeon Creek, belonged to another family, a daughter of Madison and Nancy (Ferrell) Hatfield. Mr. Hatfield was an agriculturist and a Confederate veteran of a Virginia regiment. Eight children were born to this union: Madi- son, who died May 4, 1906; Joe, an attorney of Williamson, who married Betta Damron; James Elva, a physician, who married Helda Fola; Matilda, who married Lon Mahon, a general merchant of Rockhouse; E. Couse, who married Pearl Gary; Verdie, who married Thomas Varney, a car- penter of England, West Virginia; Sarah, who married G. U. Curry, a carpenter of Burch; and Edna, who married Charles Osborn, a civil engineer with the United Thacker Coal Company. Mr. Hatfield, while not being a seeker after public honors, has been willing to discharge his respon- sibilities as a citizen, and has served as a justice of the peace and as a member of the Mingo County Court. He has an excellent record as a official, a business man and a citizen, and is held in high esteem by his fellow citizens. Semper Fi. Mary in Mich Researching surnames: Hajduk, Welch, Litton, Collins, Merritts, Meier, Staples and Szela Proud member of the WOMEN MARINES ASSOCIATION, MOTOR CITY CHAPTER