Lorandis James Varner 
Lorandis James was born on August 29th, 1866 in Carl, Adams County, Iowa.1 Lorandis James' father was William Henry Varner and his mother was Nancy Emily Fitzgarrald. His paternal grandparents were John "Johnny" Varner Jr and Irena Emma Andrews; his maternal grandparents were Davis Fitzgarrald and Elnor Henry. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Ancil Davis, Frank Arthur, Clarence Elze, Jesse Addison, Ollie Ray, Charlotte Irena, Nellie Alice, Ora Elvin and Lena May. He was the oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 69 on July 15th, 1936.1 General Notes
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Lorandis and Elsie were married in 1894. Eight years later, the young couple moved to Melbourne, Australia, where Lorandis was engaged in seeing after the interest of International Harvester Company. Elsie's health was poor, and she often fought against the depression and melancholy that is so often produced by invalidism. The Varners remained in Melbourne until Elsie had a relapse of illness, causing them to return to the US. They moved to Seattle, WA and lived there until Elsie's death in 1916. Lorandis remained a single widower for the next t welve years, when he married a second time.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1730
- b.02 Sep 1772 in Green County, Pennsylvania d.~ 1846 in Belmont County, Oho
- d.> 1850
- b.01 Sep 1806 in Green County, Pennsylvania d.04 Oct 1880 in Linn County Iowa
- b.~ 1785 in Green County, Pennsylvania d.~ 1855
- b.26 Aug 1845 in Barnesville, Belmont County Ohio d.11 Aug 1924 in Los Angeles, LA County, California
- b.06 Jun 1810 in Sussex County Virginia d.27 Jul 1868 in Linn County Iowa
- b.29 Aug 1866 in Carl, Adams County, Iowa d.15 Jul 1936
- b.03 Jul 1849 d.28 May 1906 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
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‌Lorandis James and Marion E were married in a religious ceremony on April 25th, 1928 in Grace Congregational Church.1
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