OBIT: Jane (BARR) RAY VARNER WORK, 1890, Huntingdon County, PA

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Death Record

  Mrs. Jane Work, who lived in Warriorsmark township, about one mile 
from this place, died Sunday morning at 10:47 o'clock of dysentery, at 
the advanced age of 84 years, four months and five days, and was buried 
Tuesday morning in Tyrone Cemetery at 10 o'clock, the funeral services 
being held at the house and conducted Rev. G. B. McKee assisted by Rev. 
J. R. Davies.  She was the aunt of Mrs. J. M. Harper, and S. W. Barr of 
this place, and Rev. J. C. Barr of Dillsburg, York Co.  Newell Varner 
of this place is a son of the deceased.  Mrs. Work made her home with 
her step-daughter Mrs. Hannah Callen, and it was at the latter lady's 
home that she passed away Sunday morning.  
  The deceased was married three times, her husbands having been John 
Ray, David Varner, and Alexander Work, all of whom are dead.  She was 
the mother of thirteen children, three of whom are living.  They are:  
Newell Varner of Tyrone, Mrs. N. A. Griffin (?) of Butler county, and 
Mrs. Tamer Varner of Armstrong county.  She became a member of the 
Presbyterian church at the age of eighteen while living in Clarion 
county, and since had been an exemplary Christian woman.  She was 
afterwards connected with the Protestant Methodist church, and since 
removing to Warriorsmark valley twenty-five years ago she had been a 
member of the United Brethren church.

The Tyrone Herald, Tyrone, Pa., July 31 1890 

  Note: checking all the censuses from 1830 to her death, there are 
only 6 children (3 with John Ray/Wray, 3 with David Varner and none 
with Alexander Work.  I suspect that the 13 children mentioned in the 
obituary are children from the first wives of David Varner and 
Alexander Work.

1880 Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County census -
Alexander Work, 79 
Jane Work, 75 
Hannah Callan, 37 
Josiah Callan, 17 

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