VARO, Edwin (1890-1974)

VARO, LARSON, JOHNSON, KNUDTSON, THORSON, THOMPSON, VERBRUGGE, LONNING

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 3/29/2016 at 08:42:34

Edwin Varo was born February 6, 1890 at Wright County, Iowa to Elias Eliason Varo and Hellen Larson, the oldest of their three children. His two younger sisters were Anna E and Judith.

Found in the 1895 census living at Pleasant, Wright, Iowa: Edwin Varo age 5.

Found in the 1900 - 1915 censuses living on a farm at Norway, Wright, Iowa:
1900: Elias E Varo 48, Helen Varo 41, Edwin Varo 10, Annie Varo 9, Judith Varo 1 mo, Elias Knudtson 21.

1905: Edwin Varo age 14.

1910: Elias E Varo 58, Hellon Varo 52, Edvin Varo 20, Annie Varo 19, Judith Varo 10.

1915: Edwin Varo age 25.

Edwin married Marie Johnson (b September 22, 1888 McCallsburg, Story, Iowa, d August 23, 1978 Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa) on February 26, 1913 at Clarion, Wright, Iowa.

The couple had 3 daughters:
Helen Gay (b October 18, 1915 Wright, Iowa, married Oren Buryl Thorson 1935, d June 19, 2003 Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa);
Ruth Evelyn (b July 9, 1918 Wright, Iowa, married Lester Joel Johnson 1942, d January 11, 2004 Banning, Riverside, California) and
Lois Maxine (b July 10, 1923 Kanawha, Iowa, married Abe Martin Thompson 1946, d September 26, 1985 Arapahoe, Colorado).

Found in the 1920 census living at Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, renting a farm: Edwin Varo 30, Marie Varo 31, Helen G Varo 4 yrs 2 mos, Ruth E Varo 1 yr, 5 mos.

Found in the 1925 - 1940 censuses living on a farm at Norway, Wright, Iowa:
1925: Edwin Varo 35, Marie Varo 36, Helen Gay Varo 9, Ruth E Varo 6, Lois Varo 1.

1930: Edwin Varo 40, Marie Varo 41, Helen J Varo 14, Ruth E Varo 11, Lois M Varo 6, Anna Varo 39, Adrian Verbrugge 24.

1940: Edwin Varo 50, Marie Varo 51, Lois M Varo 16, Ruth E Varo 21, Laurence S Lonning 33.

Edwin Varo died October 3, 1974 at Wright, Iowa. He is buried at the Amsterdam Township Cemetery, Kanawha, Hancock, Iowa.

There is a memorial for him at Find a Grave # 110485513 with a photo of his gravestone.