Robert Arthur "Bob" Varney

1924 - 2014  (89 years)

• Name	Robert Arthur "Bob" Varney
  Nickname	Bob
  Born	5 Aug 1924	Robert Burns Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [1]
  Christened	15 Oct 1924	Portage Park Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Census	11 Apr 1930	1130 South Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois   [2]
  Census	1940	1130 South Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois   [3]
  Military Service	From 20 Oct 1942 to 9 Jan 1946	Pacific Theatre   [4]
  	Army World War II
  Died	16 Mar 2014	Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois
  Buried	5 Aug 2014	Ellison Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I382	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Lester Richard Varney,   b. 18 Apr 1895, Hastings Street & Robey Road, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 21 Aug 1948, 1130 South Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Ruth Lillian Jauch,   b. 19 May 1898, 1717 Wrightwood Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 22 May 1993, Scandia Village, Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin  (Age 95 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1917	Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois   [5]
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	MaryElisabeth Leslie "Beth" Gardner,   b. 29 Oct 1924, Chicago Osteopathic Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 101 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1950	St. Johns Methodist Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [6]
  Children	1. Jed Scott Varney,   b. 8 Mar 1955, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 71 years) + 2. Lisa Beth Varney,   b. 17 Nov 1956, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 69 years) + 3. Jody Kim Varney,   b. 4 Apr 1959, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Aug 1924 - Robert Burns Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Christened - 15 Oct 1924 - Portage Park Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Census - 11 Apr 1930 - 1130 South Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois Census - 1940 - 1130 South Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois Married - 15 Apr 1950 - St. Johns Methodist Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Died - 16 Mar 2014 - Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois Buried - 5 Aug 2014 - Ellison Bay, Door County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show
  		b0000382.jpg Fall 1942 - Robert Arthur "Bob" Varney, Esther Emma Jauch, Ruth Lillian (Jauch) Varney
  		c0000388.jpg Easter 1925 - Howard Lester Varney and Robert Arthur Varney. Chair upstairs in Ellison Bay farm house (2011)
  		d0000388.jpg Howard Lester Varney, Ruth Lillian (Jauch) Varney and Robert Arthur "Bob" Varney

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Birth Certificate. 7 lbs 12 oz 21" Doctor Boland Miss Browning Nurse [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Robert A Varney Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Oak Park, Cook, Illinois Gender: Male Age: 5 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Illinois Estimated Birth Year: 1925 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Enumeration District Number: 2282 Family Number: 310 Sheet Number and Letter: 11B Line Number: 79 NARA Publication: T626, roll 505 Film Number: 2340240 Digital Folder Number: 4584586 Image Number: 00742 Household Gender Age Parent Lester R Varney M 34 Parent Ruth L Varney F 32 Howard L Varney M 8 Robert A Varney M 5 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Robert Varney Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Oak Park, Oak Park Township, Cook, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son Birthplace: Illinois Estimated Birth Year: 1925 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 16-388 Family Number: 413 Sheet Number and Letter: 15A Line Number: 12 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 786 Digital Folder Number: 005459527 Image Number: 00174 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Lester Varney M 44 Illinois Wife Ruth Varney F 41 Illinois Son Howard Varney M 18 Illinois Son Robert Varney M 15 Illinois Sister-in-law Esther Jauch F 37 Illinois [S136] Millitary Record. Served in Army in World War II. Battle and campaigns New Guinea. 4 overseas service bars, 1 service stripe, Asiatic-Pacific theatre ribbon with 1 bronze star, good conduct medal, meritorious unit award company 212 HQ AFWES 6 Oct 1945 World War II Victory medal, Philippine liberation ribbon. Date of enlistment 20 October 1942; Honorable discharge 9 January 1946. Among first troops to land at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom Lester R. Varney Groom's Titles & Terms (Original) Groom's Race (Original) Groom's Race (Standardized) Groom's Age 22 Groom's Estimated Birth Year 1895 Groom's Birth Date 1895 Groom's Birthplace Bride Ruth L. Jauch Bride's Titles & Original) Bride's Race (Original) Bride's Race (Standardized) Bride's Age 19 Bride's Estimated Birth Year 1898 Bride's Birth Date 1898 Bride's Birthplace Marriage Type Marriage Marriage Date 12 Jun 1917 Marriage Place Oak Park, Cook, Illinois Intended Marriage Date Intended Marriage Place Groom's Father Groom's Father's Titles & Terms (Original) Groom's Mother Groom's Mother's Titles & Terms (Original) Bride's Father Bride's Father's Titles & Terms (Original) Bride's Mother Bride's Mother's Titles & Terms (Original) Groom's Marital Status Groom's Previous Wife Bride's Marital Status Bride's Previous Husband Groom's Paternal Grandfather Groom's Paternal Grandmother Groom's Maternal Grandfather Groom's Maternal Grandmother Bride's Paternal Grandfather Bride's Paternal Grandmother Bride's Maternal Grandfather Bride's Maternal Grandmother Additional Relatives Film Number 1030651 Frame Number Digital Film Number 4272651 Image Number 644 Reference Number 768047 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Full Name Married To Record Type File Number Event Date VARNEY, ROBERT A. GARDNER, MARY ELISABETH Marriage 2125512 4/8/1950