Person:Martin Varner (2)

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Martin Varner, Jr.
b.3 Mar 1785 Fayette County, Pennsylvania
d.14 Feb 1844 Wood County, Texas
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m. Bef 1785
  1. Martin Varner, Jr.1785 - 1844
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m. 26 Sep 1818
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Facts and Events
Name Martin Varner, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Mar 1785 Fayette County, Pennsylvania(same sources say "4 Mar 1787")
Military[2] Dec 1816 Grayson County, TexasMartin Varner & Henry Jones engaged in a battle with the Osage on the Red River near the present site of Denison. Varner was wounded.
Residence[2] From 1816 to 1821 Moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio, then moved to Arkansas Territory, then to the Red River, where he was a hunter from 1816 on.
Marriage 26 Sep 1818 Jonesboro, Red River County, Texasto Elizabeth Eveline English
Residence[2] Abt Feb 1822 Independence, Washington County, TexasJoined Austin's colony in company with Henry Jones and his family.
Occupation[2] 1829 West Columbia, Brazoria County, TexasEstablished the first rum distillery in Texas near his cabin at the present site of Varner-Hogg Plantation State Park.
Military[2] 25 Jun 1832 Brazoria County, TexasFought as a volunteer at Battle of Velasco.
Military[2] 21 Apr 1836 Buffalo Bayou, Harris County, TexasIn charge of the baggage train at Battle of San Jacinto and cared for the sick & wounded. For his service, he received land grants in present-day Wood County.
Military[2] From Apr 1836 to Jul 1836 TexasServed under Houston in the Army of the Republic of Texas.
Residence[2] Abt Apr 1840 Van Zandt County, TexasRegarded as the first white settler in the part of Van Zandt County that became Wood County in 1850.
Death[1] 14 Feb 1844 Wood County, Texas(killed by Simon Gonzales in a fight over a debt owed him by Gonzales)
Burial? Varner Family Cemetery, Wood County, Texas
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grave marker, Varner Family Cemetery, Hainesville, Wood, Texas, United States.

    Cemetery located on the Martin Varner family farm, not in Hainesville, as Find-a-Grave says.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Wood County Historical Society (Texas); Herman F Benthul; and T. Roy Hodson. Wood County, 1850-1900. (Quitman, Texas: The Society, c1976)
    p. 155.
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