Re: John Maynard Varner of Glasgow Mountain

Jim::

I have a “separation” between Ralph and Margaret about 1956 which is not a divorce. It’s possible Sonny and Margaret were only living common law sometime after 1956 and up to 1966 when Margaret died in All Saint’s Hospital. Her obit was written as Winters so she hadn’t legally remarried. There were no “Varner” children referenced in Margaret’s obit though.

I have no birth dates yet for Ralph and Margaret’s children, Ralph Jr., Billie or Laurenda but the others were all born between about 1943 and 17 Nov 1956. The School Grading Lists published in the Springhill Record each year was a help with many of the ages.

Ralph and Margaret had DeWenton Hill Winters (b.1956-d.1957) but that doesn’t mean Ralph and Margaret were still together as a couple once she became pregnant with DeWenton.

I have 5 of the 7 “Varner” children born between 1959 and 1963 [2 were twins] with no dates for the 2 who died in infancy.

Many never obtained divorces and remarriages before living with someone else = common law. Many never obtained a divorce but remarried anyway by fibbing the facts = bigamy and most got away with it. Bigamy today is much harder to get away with with better record keeping. Common law and Bigamy are not new terminologies.

In the next couple of years, the N.S.Vitals should have a 1940’s marriage date/location and a 1966 death record for Margaret. Hopefully something new will surface.

Dave

On 17-02-27 5:40 AM, "nscumber" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

The 1956 wedding doesn't fit well as there was a child listed in the
Winter family born in 1956? Is there a better date for them? Thanks.
Jim Welsh

On 2/26/2017 4:26 PM, Tracey De Adder avonriver66@... [nscumber]
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> Hi Dave,
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> I have Margaret Totten as his wife married in 1956. Margaret also
> married Ralph Leon Winter. I'm not positive as to whether she is the
> mother though.
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> Trace
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> On 26 February 2017 at 16:50, David Winter davidwinter@...
> <mailto:davidwinter@...> [nscumber]
> <nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>     Thanks Trace.
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>     At least one of the Varner’s in Springhill [Stanley Kenneth
>     Varner] was also known as aka Sonny Viner. Do you have any info on
>     who the the mother of his children was in the obit below as Varner
>     is one of your research lines?
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>     I was searching Viner on the N.S. vitals and came across John
>     Maynard who’s death record I didn’t have.
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>     Dave
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>     Chronicle Herald, Friday, September 14, 1990, pg. #C8 (34); Reel
>     #6373, NSARM, Halifax, N.S.
>     OBITUARY:
>     Varner, Stanley Kenneth - 59, Albion Street, Amherst, died
>     Wednesday in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born in
>     Parrsboro, he was a son of the late Harold and Eva (Embree)
>     Varner. He was a member of Springhill Corps of the Salvation Army.
>     He is survived by three daughters, Eva (Mrs. Walter MacDonald),
>     Georgina (Mrs. Ronald Venus), both of Amherst; Gail, Pugwash; two
>     sons, Stanley, John, both of Amherst; a sister, Jean (Mrs. Morris
>     Canning), Amherst; a brother, Gerald, Springhill; four
>     grandchildren. He was predeceased by two infant daughters. The
>     body is in A.H. Brown Funeral Home, Springhill, where funeral will
>     be 2 p.m. Today, Lieut. Rudy and Ivy Simmonds officiating. Burial
>     will be in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill.
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>     Source: Dave Winter, 30 Oct 2012
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>     On 17-02-26 2:24 PM, "nscumber" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com
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>         He lived a short time. John Maynard Varner born Sep 1918 at
>         Glasgow Mountain, son of George Thulbert (Fred) and Leah Mabel
>         (Bowden) Varner. Died 12 May 1920, Glasgow Mountain.
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>         Trace
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>         On 26 February 2017 at 14:22, David Winter
>         davidwinter@...
>         <http://davidwinter@...> [nscumber]
>         <nscumber@yahoogroups.com <http://nscumber@yahoogroups.com>>
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>             Varner hiding in the Viner indexing.
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>             Dave
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>             John M Viner, died 1920 in Amherst, Cumberland County
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>             Item can be found in Registration Year: 1920 - Book: 63 -
>             Page: 387
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