Single Copy $1 .85 Dec., 1983 (Whole No. 56)

VERNON VIGNETTES QUARTERLY Vol. 13, No. 4 Printed under the auspices o f :

THE VERNON FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

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names, their ancestors and descendants.

JANE V. DROTTS VFAA PRESIDENT

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THE VERNON FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

A nonprofit, nonsectarian, nonpolitical "family association" of people named VERNON, Ni tt-ieir kin.

ORGANIZED AUGUST 2, 1969

OBJECT To assist all VERNONS to know better and appreciate more the considerable contribution made by a ll ancestors toward the growth, success, and freedom of America; and to impress upon them the importance of continuing such contributions.

VERNON CODE OF ETHICS To show honor and respect for our forebears, who through he ages made a lasting contribution to those who should come of their lineage, and left to

us a heritage - not of gold, but of freedom of life in our " promised land," AMERICA, here to support and maintain the cause as GOD intended, and to exercise free agency in plann­ing and in purpose in life. (MKT).

VF AA MOTTO: WE CAN DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE.

EXECUTIVE AND APPOINTIVE OFFICERS PRESIDENT, JANE V. DROTTS, 1011 Sanford, Richland, Washington, 99352. FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT, REV. DR. WALTER N. VERNON, JR. , 4013 Dorcas Drive, Nashville, Tenn. 37215. ,. · SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT, RICHARDT. COLQUETTE, 2616 Leaf Lane, Shreveport, La. 71109. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: WILLIAM A. VERNON, JR., 220 Hunt Club Road, Greensboro, N.C. 27410

BOARD OF COMPILERS - Of Genealogical Records: GROUP ONE: Elizabeth V. Wilkins, Chairman, 70123rd Ave., Bradenton, Fla. 33508.

Lloyd R. Apperson, 7132 Amigo Ave., Reseda, Calif. 91335. Richard T. Colquette, 2616 Leaf Lane, Shreveport, La. 71109. Genevieve Litton, 3618 30th St. , Lubbock, Texas 79410. Eva J. Nidever, P.O. Box 143, Ft. Bidwell, Calif. 96112. Linda Roberson, 1921 Bond Circle, Dodge City, Kansas 67801. Hugh F. Wilkins, Geneva State Bank, Geneva, Neb. 68361.

GROUP TWO: Jane V. Drotts, Chairman, 1011 Sanford, Richland, Wash. 99352. Janice L. Koppenhoefer, 264 Oakridge Dr., Springfield, Ohio. Richard H. Minetree, Jr., 904 Cynthia St., Poplar Bluff, Mo. 63901. Katherine Bell Reynolds, 3417 Montrose, Apt. 407, Houston, Texas 77006. Mary K. Timothy, 383 East 2nd, No., Kaysville, Utah 84037. Melvin W. Vernon, P.O. Box 1, Moyie Springs, Ida . 83805. Malcolm Balmer, Box 35, Gotebo, Okla. 73041.

VERNON VIGNETTES Published under the auspices of the VERNON FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, a Quarterly, by and about people of the VERNON name, their kinsmen or other names, and ancestors and descendants. Usually published quarterly and mailed first class, return postage guaranteed, first ten days of March, June, September and December. Items for inclusion must be received by the 10th of month prior to those listed above. The first issue· of "VV" Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall, 1969 was mailed in early December, 1969. " VV" Editor solicits pictures, biographical sketches, social and news items, ideas, corrections and construc­tive criticism. Also, pioneer stories. and queries. Editor of Vernon Vignettes: W.A. Vernon, Jr., 22D Hunt Club Rd., Greensboro, N.C. 27410. ·

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"LE I I ER FROM EDITOR Greensboro, NC

Dear Cousins: We are especially gratified that VFAA has such a fine

new president. JANE DROTTS of_ Richland, WA, as many of you already know, is extremely gifted. Her ideals and goals in life a~ thos~ we most adrJltre. Her: faif:b in ~is . strong ; her service to the members of her _lDllDediate : family and her devotion to them are admirable; ~r creative ability and leadership in the field of genealogy m-: spires all w~ know her. We"will continue to look to you, ; Jane, for guidance. ·

I find more each day about JOHN J. VERNON's expert- , · ness in exercising his business skills. He also loved hisser- : vice to the memebers of VF AA. I see it clearly in the notes 1 he left the letters he wrote, and the concern he always ex- : . pressed. Fortunately, both John and his wonderful ; daughter, Mary, passed on excellent records to me! and I ' have been able to hold things together here m our Greensboro office. We have the same size organization as : we have had for a number of years. VFAA is still the na­tion's largest (And I like to believe the most successful) family association. There are things that we yet have to ,

.accomplish, goals to meet, and projects we could pursue . . Some like the VFAA Cookbook and the Great 300 Year Celeb~ation we should have had last year in Penn­sylvania, failed from the lack of membership pa~ticipa-. tion. On the other hand, I think that VFAA's contribution • to genealogical needs of individual members has been . successful. We have received many letters of thanks. Fur- · ther more members seem to be corresponding with each othe~. That has been a goal of very high order in VFAA.

Our 2nd vice president, RICHARDT. COLQUETTE of Shreveport, LA (a "double" Vernon descendant) has been ·ll. He will be 84 years old on March 3rd. Not only do !'e .ook forward to his happy birthday, but our special prayers go out for him and his family at this Christmas time. Christ lives among us, Cousin R.T., as you especial­ly know and this is the height of the season to celebrate what H~ has meant to us all ... and will mean to our future. MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to you, Cousin R.T. and Essey Lea ... and to each of you VFAA members.

OBIT

Sincerely, Cousin Bill

No. 637 EDDY, Earl Raymond, 92, at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, 25 Apr 1983. He lived in ' Lakeville, NY all his life. He was the son of FRANK and GERTRUDE <Ward) EDDY. Prior to retirement he had been a banker and lastly worked for the International Salt Co. in Retsof, NY. He was a member of the Lakeville Com­munity Church, the Livonia Masonic Lodge No. 778 for 69

·years, an Exempt Fireman, a Trustee of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery where he was buried, and a Member of The Ed-dy Family Association of America. He was noted for his wit and his dry sense of humor, was an avid reader, Civil War Buff, and a golfer. He was survived by his wife MARGARET, a member of VFAA. <Photo Jun 1980, p.4)

No. __ VERNON, William J . of Noblesville, IN, 84, on 3 Sep 1983. He was born in Shelby Co, IN, the son of JEREMIAH and SARAH (Murman) :vERNON. His wife, EDITH, son JAMES M. al)d sister MABLE GOODWIN survive him. Mable lives in Jackson, MS. The obit was submitted by No. 619, MARY JANE FLANINGAM of Rossville, IN.

No. 49 VERNON, Melvin Wayne, 67, Bonners Ferr~, Ida., Nov. 14th at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane .

. He was born in Caddoa , CO, and was a retired powerhow;e operator for Bonners Ferry Light and Water Company. He was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Kootenai Valley H.E.A.R.T. CB Club, a nd was a former member of VFAA's Board of Compilers. Survivors include his wife, ANNIE MAE MORRELL, two sons, RUSSELL OWEN VERNON a nd CURTIS WAYNE VERNON, both of Bon-

·ners Ferry; two daughters, LOIS PATCHEN of Bonners Ferry and CAROLYN BERGER of Pullman, WA~ one sister, VELMA OSBORN, member of VFAA's Board or Compilers of Sandpoint, Ida.; and eleven grandchildren.

INEW MEMBERS 741. VERNON, Scott William, age 13, Rt. 4, Bx 561,

,Gloucester, VA 23061 ; grandson of VFAA's Executive .Director - Life Member. : 742. VERNON, Megan Virginia, age 12, same ad·

ldress ; granddaughter of VFAA's Executive Director • .Life Membership. : 743. VERNON, Archie H. Vernon, J r. , 302 Seminole '. Trail, Danville, VA 24540. Archie descends 1rom •EBENEZER VERNON (b. ca. 1767) of Charlotte Co., VA, 'son of JOHNATHAN and REBECCA <Worth> VERNON or

lthe Cub Creek, VA settlement and Stokes Co., NC Johnathan was the son of THOMAS, SR. of Caldwell Set­jtlement Cub Creek, VA. We are awaiting more data from 1Archie, ~ho "dropped in" on us recently on his way ho~e •from vacation. His beautiful daughter, age 14, was ~ 1th I ' him. 1 744. CROOKS, Char les Willis, age 59, 1201 N. Country 'Club, Carlsbad, NM 88220. It seems that Charles descends from JOHATHAN EUSTAS, SON OF JONATHAN, JR and MARY <Cox) VERNON of Jackson Co., OH and

'stokes Co .. NC. At least we have informed him that t~e data in VFAA records indicate this. He informs us that his grandmother was EULALIE, daughter of WILLIA~I A

, (no less - WAV) and LETHE J ANE (Hargreaves) VER­NON of Ohio. He also mentioned that a Lampkins was the

:only other Vernon, age 45, in Jasper Twp., Wayne Co._. Ill !in the 1870 Census. We found Lampkins <or Lumpkins ) 1with his brother William A. with the family of Jonathan E . jvernon in the 1850 Census of Jackson Co. , OH. It 1s m­:teresting to note that the father of J onathan E ., ;JONATHAN, JR., was the only brother of EBENEZER, 'ancestor of No. 743 above. Ebenezer remained on the 'homestead in Virginia when his parents went to NC ca . !1778. He inherited the farm near Cub Creek when hi.:: 'father died in 1803. J onathan, Jr.'s wife, Mar y Cox, had a 'sister named ARMINE , who married THOJ\IAS :BOULDIN 3rd of Henry Co., VA. They were my 'ancestors. 'charles and Archie <No. 743) will be pleased to 1know that both the brothers have a number of descendants in VFAA (I feel sure that they will write to our new

·members and welcome them ... this is wha t VFAA 1s all about). Charles married DOROTHY ANN BROWN of Omaha, DI. Charles is a Dentist in Carlsbad. • 745. VERNON, Ernest Edward, a ge 72, lJ108 Sycamore Rd., Mount Vernon, OH 43050. He is married to LUCILE MAE BLACK of Hunt Station, OH. She is retired from Mount Vernon schools and he is retired from PPG Industries. Ernest informs us that he descends from JAMES EARL a nd ELIZABETH <Hardy> VERNON who

,were· married in Carr oll Co., VA. VFAA records sho\\

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them on the Carroll County Census of 1850 with ISAAC and ELIZAaETH (Spencer) VERNON. James was born ca. 1820 and Isaac was born ca. 1800. Appearing wifh them on the same Census are an older ISAAC VERNON and wife ELIZABETH. VF AA has members who descend from Isaac and Elizabeth <Spencer) Vernon and we feel it safe to assume that tpe older Isaac was his father . Now we think that the younger Isaac is the father of James Earl. In any event, Isaac, the elder Cb. 1779) seems to have been (Acc. Rockingham Co., NC Records) the son of ISSAC, JR., son of LT. ISAAC VERNON of Rockingham County (Will 1787), who was the son of THOMAS, SR. of Cub Creek, VA, and an officer in the Indian Wars of Virginia .during the 174-0's and 1750's. Interesting enough is the fact that Lt. Isaac was a brother of JONATHAN, the ancestor of Nos. 743 and 744.

738. VERNON, Barrie A., Atty., age 40, 275 South Main Street, Tooele, UT. He is married to SANDRA LEE ROBBINS, of Salt Lake City. Born in Bury, Lancashire, Eng., he came with his parents to Utah as a Morman. San­dra is a professional artist. Barrie is the current President of Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. The places he mentions on his application are familiar to those of us who have searched the English Vernon lines, and I trust that he can submit even more material for VF AA records. His great-great grandfather, HENRY VERNON was born in Castle Northwich, Cheshire, ca. 1823. Most likely he descends from WILLIAM VERNON who died in Castle Northwich (Norwich), ca. 1580, leaving wife Margaret and sons William, John and Henry. Barrie did send us a number of items of interest regarding other Vernon members of the Latter Day Saints who pioneered to Utah frOJ'!l England.

746. VERNON, Dr. William J .

No. 321 CANDACE VERNON of Okla. City, Ok.

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No. 454 FREDERICK W. VERNON of Okla. City, Ok.

ANNE LYNCH, dau.-in-law of No. 580, DOROTHY of Tuscon. Anne and family live in Phoenix, where she ran in Nov. for the City Council.

No 736 LINDA MYERS and ALVIN of Madisonville, TX. at a Lions Club function where they handled a concession.

No. 604 LEWIS JOYCE of Madison N.C.

$7.00 REMINDER TO PAY

DUES EACH JAN. 1st. We are most grateful for the interest and loyal support of members who pay dues. $7.00 does not mean much to an individual member, but it means much to the Ass'n, in way of income and expense money. I trust and hope this reminder will bring to attention and cause the member to send in his dues. It costs about 35~ to mail the member an invite to send in dues. Please come to our rescue. It

f°'ivill be appreciated very much. Mail to: fl.A. VERNON, Exe. Dir., VFAA 22 D Hunt Club Rd. Greensboro, N.C. 27410

'NEWS AND VIEWS When we first printed the genealogy of the family of

ROBERT and DEBORAH <Stubbs) VERNON, we were not sure just which of their sons married MARTHA HICKS. Gene Mozena of Sun city, AR and I have been discussing the matter via correspondence. He recently visited the cemetery at Pleasantville, Iowa, and saw that the son ROBERT (d. 1863) did, indeed, marry a MAR­THA. He also reminded me that Robert came with his parents from Ohio to Iowa, and brother Joseph and Mar­tha Hicks followed later. Martha caught the "fever" in Il­linois and was buried on an island in the Mississippi River, since authorities on either side would not let her be buried on their side. She never reached Iowa. Brother Robert, on the other hand, married in Iowa. I informed him that I reviewed the notes of GRETA RAMSAY and found that Greta had penciled in the fact that Robert S., son of Robert and Deborah, had married MARTHA LEWIS, who was born in Iowa in 1820. Also the sister of Robert S. and Joseph married JAMES HICKS.

I am impressed by a recent trip <"spontaneous") made by our President, JANE DROTTS, and CECIL to Washington, D.C. and vacinity. It was their first trip east and they really touched some nice spots: Mount Vernon, Williamsburg, Atlantic City, Wilmington , Del. , Jamestown. Jane was most thrilled to visit Old Swedes Church (now Holy Trinity) at Wilmington, Del. , on the Christiana River. Her ancestor, DR. TYMEN STIDHAM' had the original land patent at Wilmington and was the first doctor there. They were directed to Hendrickson House, where the curator informed them that this was the site of the first church <Old Swedes?) built in America. Perhaps he was not thinking of the churches of early Virginia, Maryland, New York, etc. Quite a few were built before that in Virginia, which was a thriving colony by 1698. The first Catholic Church was built at St. Mary's Maryland, in 1634. Jane and Cecil visited the Wilmington Historical Society Library, where they saw their exten­sive collection of books. She even saw her ancestor's her­bal medicine book. Next time come to Greensboro, Jane and Cecil

On Saturday, October 29th, I visited the HENRY VER­NON home at Bushy Fork near Roxboro in Persons Coun­ty, NC, upon special invitation from VFAA member <No. 253) SARAH ELIZABETH WATTS of Asheboro, NC and husband BILL. The fine pre-Civil War home in which SARAH ELIZABETH and her sisters and brothers, in­cluding VFAA No. 186, JOHN HENRY VERNON, JR., were born, was being certified by lhe National Register of Historic Places as one of the quality historical homes in the area. Upon arrival, l found that I was one of over a hundred persons, all extremely interested in 'the home and its forty acres, which Bill stated that they had chosen to maintain. In addition to great enjoyment of viewing the home, I met many outstanding Vernons and connections, fri ends, and visitors ... nol to mention the good food. I chatted with the sons of Sarah Elizabeth and Bill: VERNON and WILLIAM, JR., their wives and their children. Vernon and William, Jr. a re also VFAA· members. I also met Dr. Charles Vernon of Wilmington, NC, and son Jim. Unfortunately, John Henry, Attorney of Burlington, NC, could not attend due to the serious illness or death of his daughter-in-law's mother. He has dropped the "Jr". I am now wondering if he uses the "John", since his dad was HENRY (John Henry, Sr. >. When Junior was NC St.ate Tennis Champion back in 1935, he was called "John Henry."

Henry Vernon, Sr. was an outstanding citizen in Pers~ns County, as was his dad before him. He was an outs~andmg

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NEWS AND VIEWS (cont.) Attorney m the state and a Church and C1v1c leader, as \\ell as a teacher. His father , CHARLES ROBERTSON VERNON was a teacher-minister who was born in Rock­mgham Co., NC, the son of JAMES ALFRED VERNON, a leader in that county, postmaster, teacher, and mimster ... before and after the Civil War. Four other sons were also teachers andlor ministers. James Alfred was a great.grandson of LT. ISAAC VERNON of Rockingham C<1unty (See photos in VV Dec 1975, p.9 and Mar 1976, p.7).

It was VERNON WATTS who informed me of the recent de..<1lh of BESSIE REID of Stoneville, NC. <See photo and v.riteup in VV Dec' 1976). We can be very proud of her.

No. 690, LUCILLE VERNON, our Board of Compiler Member of Winston-8alem, NC, has a heart problem \\hi ch started four months ago and must still take it easy for a while. She is an exceptionally fine lady who has been the connection in her par t of the Vernon family who kept them up on family history and genealogy. In fact she sub­mitted data to me on one of my father's uncles about whom we knew very little. This was SIDNEY HAMILTON VERNON 0852-1916), a merchant in Winston-8alem who \\a~ buried at Old Salem Cemetery. <See photo of Lucille in VV Mar 1982, p.5. Also please notice the photo on the same page of the Watts family at the wedding of VER­NON, No. 501, and DONA.) JAMES VERNON, dee. , was her husband.

No. 580, DOROTHY LYNCH of Tucson, AR, has been kmd enough to inform us of sQme of the " retirement" travels and activities engaged in by her and husband, AR­THUR, a former civil engineer and a retired Army Col­onel <Photo Dec 1979, p. 5). She also keeps up with other dcsC'endants of the "Muskingham, OH, Vernons. " She gives a great deal of her time and energy helping others. For instance, she works with the Casa de Los Ninos <House of the children), established 10 years ago (first of its kind> by Sr. KATHLEEN CLARK of St. Mary's Hospital for children brought in with serious injuries, in­flicted mostly by their own family members. She is also an active member of the DAR. I was thrilled to learn that their daughter-in-law, ANNE, decided to run for the Phoenix City Council and am anxious to find out if she won Photo this issue). She holds a degree in Math and has

been in management with the Bell System for 19 years, as (oordinalor of Affirmative Action Programs and as District Manager, Automotive Operations. She has been either Chairperson or member of most of the city's com­mumty affairs committees for several years and is thoroughly familiar with the needs of Phoenix. All of our c1t1es need her. VFAA is proud of you, Anne.

No. 698. BEULAH CLOYD of Michigan City, IN, inform­ed me in Sept that her daughter, JO, would soon be return­mg from a trip <group> to the Holy Land, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Trip-Up-The-Nile, etc. Beulah (Photo Jun 1982, p 7 adds that she and EARL have made the trip several times She 1s very active in DAR, etc. and now cor­responds with members like our own KATHERINE BELL REYNOLDS of Houston, No. 196, who is a key member of DAR, a member of VFAA's Board of Compilers, etc. They · \\oultl get along fine with DOROTHY LYNCH, my sister, · LORENE SHUMATE of Norfolk, VA, No. 67, JANE DHOTIS, and other VFAA members active in DAR, Col­onial Dames, and other fine organizations. Lorene has been Chairperson of the Genealogy Committee for the Suf­folk Chapter of Colonial Dames, its President, President of the Federation of Women's Clubs of the The Tidewat.er Area, etc.

Beulah and Earl are now leaving for their winter home m Palm Beach, FL 068 Sunset Ave., Apt. 1, 33480). She \\anted to know ·who WES VERNON is. WES is a PAGE SIX

newscaster for radio in Washington, D.C. Of course Wes is · one of the fine sons of WESTON VERNON, a former President of the New York State Bar Association <Obit:

'Jun 1977, p .5). Another son, also an attorney, is our former Executive Sect.-Treas., ROBERT VERNON, VFAA

'.Charter Life Member of Salt Lake City. . No. 60, LARRY VERNON, CDR, U.S. Navy has com­,pleted his tour of duty aboard the U.S.S. Constallatlon and is now at home : 4257 Conner Ct., San Diego, CA 92117.

:Glad to have you back, Larry, and we are fortunate to have you representing us in the navy (Photo Jun 1980, p. 4).

No. 604, LOUIS JOYCE of Madison, NC, and his son, BARRY, have just sold their fine Joyce Furniture Com­pany in Madison after 31 years. Louis has finally retired and Barry has new business interests <Photo in this issue). Good luck in retirement, Louis. You did a wonder­ful job with your business, and I know that the community has the highest regards for you. Hope to see you again soon.

No. 261, LILA SE'ITOON, 2<Yl Vernon Ave., Amite, LA 70422, writes that she is now President of the newly form-ed TANGIPAHOA PARISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY. She is a former member of VFAA's Board of Compilers, and we hope that she renews her membership with us. The society meets at the Amite Branch of the parish library (This is LA language-WAV). It is a very important group, since most of the citizens of that area of Louisiana des­cend from pioneers from NC, TN, KY, and especially the old Orangeburg District of SC. Quite a few Vernons were included. I hope that all VF AA members in that area will join. Lila writes in articles appearing in the newspaper "Strawberries and Cream" for August 3rd and 4th: " ... As well as having family names in common and a fanatical interest in genealogy, we wish to contribute to our friends~ and neighbors a bit of history and enthusiasm for a gamf • more thrilling than Pac-Man and sometimes almost a vigorous as jogging." I will add, Lila, that it is more rewarding. In fact, it is the second most participative creative hobby in this country (after photography). I started with a side trip to Chester, England, in October, 1942, while my ship (Merchant ship ZoeUa Lykes) was docked in Liverpool awaiting the Corming of the Great Ar­mada for the Invasion of North Africa. I have never really stopped since then ... and have really enjoyed it. Hope your members will too.

No. 290, JAMI.!£ POWERS of Richmond, VA, informs me that her husbanrl, TOM, has just received a pace­

. maker and doing O.K. at home. Our prayers go with both of you Jamie. Tell your cousin in Mt. Airy that I con­

,gratulate him on the fine pedigree charts he has been prjn­'ting in his shop. I hope to receive the address in time for our Mar. issue. Many of our members may want to order from him. I also hope you receive your driver's license without any trouble. My sister , ALMA QUALLS, age 67, recently received hers in Greensboro. She is VF AA Life Member No. 276. Her husband, BILL QUALLS, was hit in the street by a car and killed last Dec. 23rd. Although she has suffered many years with a heart condition (25 times in the hospital during the past 14 years), she is doing quite well now. It is her twin sister , JESSIE CABANISS of Roanoke, VA, Life Member No. 370, who is not. She is now in the hospital with very serious congestive heart failure ... has been in-and-out of the hospital many times with these attacks since J anuary.

No. 447, LINDA VERNON of Stoneville, NC, an outstan­ding member of our Board of Compilers (and owner of the dress shop in the Madison-Mayodan Shopping Plaza) in- '-forms me that she feels that she has found the wife of LT.

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VERNONS OF THE-WILLIAM PENN COLONY OF 1682 . 7'17. JAMES ARTHUR VERNON, b. 14 OCt. 1888, r Decatur Co., KS (James 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m ., 1911, MAR! THA ELLEN, dau. of WILLIAM HORACE and MARGARET SOPHIA <Martin) CLAYTON of Red Willow Co., Neb.

1114. Melvin Wayne Vernon (5 Mar 1916, Bent Co., CO; d. 14 Nov. 1983) m., 1937, ANNIE MAY MORREL; Mel was a member of VFAA's Board of Compilers, and much of the data on his line of Vernons came from he; he lived in Bonners Ferry, Ida.

1115. Velma Pauline (16Oct 1918, Bent Co., CO) m., 1936, WESLEY WARD ORSBORN. Velma has replaced Mel on VFAA's Board of Compilers. She lives in Sandpoint, Ida.

1116. Calvin Henry Vernon (9 Aug. 1926; ca. 1976), a VFAA member, m., 1948, BETTY JEAN MILLER, and (2) ANN MALONE.

EDITOR'S Note: The family of JAMES ARTHUR and MARTHA ELLEN (Clayton) VERNON, VFAA No. 304, was shown in the last issue (Sept. ). James died in February of 1974 at the age of 85, and an obituary for him was presented in the Sept. issue of that year, as well as a

. photo of him at his Sandpoint, Ida. home. RICHARD T. · COLQUETTE, the first editor and the originator of VER­NON VIGNETTES, presented a fine writeup about this family in the Mar 1971 issue, pages 24-25, as well as a photo on page 21 of four generations (male). It shows James A., son, MELVIN W. of Moyie Springs, Ida., grand­son RUSSELL OWEN, and Great-grandson. Martha Ellen passed away in 1965. James Arthur was the son of JAMES and SARAH STIRES (Lambert) VERNON of Athens Co., ~. This latter James was one of the "Six Who Came To

.rnsas." The next family listed in this genealogy (This issue) is that of MORDECAI, the brother who remained in Ohio. He served in Co. E of the 193rd Ohio volunteer In­frantry and was probably wounded, according to VELMA ORSBORN, who recently replaced her brother, MEL, on our Board of Compilers.

To continue, I might add that there has been some discreptancy in spelling of names, etc. among the descenants of MORDECAI (or Mordica), whose obituary appears in Henshaw's Quaker Enclypedia, Vol. 4, p. 1139. The children are listed as CYNTHA, ALLEN (Booze), and ALONZA ( Lonnie). The GRETA RAMSAY MANUSCRIPT lists them as SYNTHIA, ALLEN, and the third child was evidentally unlisted by Greta, who stated that her source was JANE V. DROTTS, who, in turn, received data on this family from compiler MEL VER­NON. The HADEN MANUSCRIPT gives SYNTHA, ALLEN CBooge), and ALONZO. I call this fine manuscript "The Haden M,anuscript" since it was distributed to members of the family and friends by VF AA member MARLYS (Mrs. H. Dean) HADEN of Bridgeport, Neb. Other VF AA members, now deceased, LEWIS EDWIN VERNON and his nephew, HAROLD CATHCART, eviden­tally did most of the compiling for this memeographed genealogy, mostly of the family of DAVID VERNON, one of the "Six Who Came To Kansas." GLADYS C. HADEN, VFAA member and sister of Harold Cathcart, of Bridgeport, Neb., has also submitted considerable data. Many thanks to all of these fine folks.

r" One other thing before continuing, VF AA No. 529, THELMA V. HOLCOMBE of Newark, OH, submitted

-./ more data to me on the family of MORDECAI CMordica) in 1980. She has a different spelling of his name. Eviden­tally be was called " Mordica". His wife was EBECCA J .

METCALF Collier sources spell it Midcaff and MedkiffL Cousin Thelma gives the children as CYNTHIA, ALVANUS (Not Allen), and ALONZO.

739. ALVANUS (Allen ) VERNON, b 24-5l\Iar1870; d. 19 Aug. 1942 (Mordecai 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m., 1895, LELA (or Lila ), dau. of ALONZO and LYDIA <Bailey or Baily) WHITE. Lela died in 1971.

ll15. Fred Willis Vernon 00 Jul 1897; 24 Jul 1963) m. 'MYRLE, dau. of BURKE and MARY (Moore> LINSCOTT

1116. Darrel Alonzo Vernon (7 Jun 1906; 15 Jun 1970> m. DOROTHY, dau. of HILLBORN and CONNIE .(McWilliams) DIXON.

1117. Thelma Norene Cb. 24 Oct. 1908) m. (1 > HARRY A. ·HARRIS <Divorced, 1948) and C2> RUSSELL B. HOLCOMBE, son of MILTON and FLEETA CPettiO HOLCOMBE. These VFAA members live in Newark, OH.

740. ALONZO VERNON, b. 11 Sep. 1875 d. __ (Mordecai 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, James, SR. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert ll m., 1897. SA~IANTHA TAYLOR.

1118. Fay Cb. 28 Apr 1898) 1119. Freda Cb. 9 Jan 1900) 1120. Fern Cb. 11 Nov. 1902) 1121. Matison Taylor Vernon Cb. 3 Jun 1909> 1122. Wanda Cb. 23 Aug. 1911 )

741. LAURRA EVALENE VERNON, .b. 1 Dec 1868, Bartlett, Wash. Co., OH; d. 23 Apr 1946, Denver, CO

·(William 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. .3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m. FRANKLAND WILFRED HADEN of Burks ville, KY. They were married in Oberlin .KS. ·

1123. Mabel Clare (7 Aug 1888; 3 Jul 1889) 1124. Harry Ernest Haden (27 Oct 1890, Norcatur, KS;

1943) m ., 1910, Washington, KS, (1) EULA JACKSON (divorced); and (2), 1939, Kansas City, MO, IDA RATIFF

1125. Irma Lillian (30 Jul 1904, Rexford, KS> m. (1),

'Blue Hill, Neb., CHESTER C. SHIRLEY, and (2), . HOW ARD DAVID ANDREWS

742. RUTH (Etta) LUTECIA VERNON, b. 21 Dec 1869; d. 12 Sep 1938 (William 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, James, ~r. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1l m EVAN CALEB SWAYNE

1126. Venna Mae (22 Jan 1899; 1978) m. O > LENNIE WORKMAN (divorced); (2) AL GROUSMAN <divorced >

1127. Glen Everett Swayne Cb. 8 Sep 1904, Hexford, KS> m. ALTA HELEN HALLEY of Stockville, Neb.

746. LEOTA MAY VERNON, b. 7 Aug 1875, Washington Co., OH; d. l Sep 1959, Norcatur, KS (William 7, Amos 6, James. Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr 3 Isan , Sr. 2, Robert 1) m., 1917, ORA D. WOOD. Leola taught school for 25 years.

1128. Ronald Rex Wood (b. & d. 14 Mar 1922) 747. RUTHERFORD BENJAMIN VER~ON b. lOS p

1877, Cutler, Wash. Co., OH; d. 11Aug1941, NOr\·atur, KS (William 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m., 1901. DELLA 1\11\UDE SORICK, of Missouri Valley, Iowa.

1129. Howard Victor Vernon (5 Aug 1902, Norcatur, KS; 3 May 1972, Admire, KS> m., 1935 \'I: ' ILE E CRISPIN of Webber, KS.

1130. Nola E llen (24 Sep 1924, Norcatur KS> rn., 19.28, Colby, KS, LESTER EDISON MORTON of Oberlin, KS.

748. BESSIE PEARL VERNON, b. 25 Mar 1881, Io a Co., ~o\Ya i d. 18Mar1969, Denver, CO. (William 7, Amo::. 6,

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VERNONS OF THE WILLIAM PENN COLONY OF 1682 James, Jr, 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m., 1898, Dexatur, KS, CLARENCE ARTUS Mc­Carty of Mommoth, Iowa, and )2) DANIEL WEBSTER (divorced}, 1915.

1131. Ferneve Florence (6 Jun 1899, Decatur, KS> m., 1920, Wray, CO, HOWARD DAVIS ANDREWS (divorced, 1947).

1132. Kenneth Estol McCarty Cb. 15 Nov. 1909, Oberlin, KS> m., 1928, CLARE YHOONE PAUL of Omaha, Neb.

749. MARY OLIVE VERNON, b. 21 Jan 1883; d. 11 May 1958 <William 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, J ames, Sr . 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert l) m., 1903, CLYDE A. THRASHER and C2), 1914, FRANK ROBINSON, who died in 1963.

1133. Warren Harvey Thrasher (b. 28 Aug 1904) 1134. William Clyde Thrasher Cb. 10 Apr 1907) 1135. Irven Frank Robinson Cb. 4 Oct 1916; d. Oct 1916)

751. ROSCOE DELL VERNON, b. 6Jan 1888; d . 6 Apr 1958 <William 7, Amos 6, J ames, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, I!>aac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m., 1918, MABEL E. HOLBEN.

1136. Christine Beth <b. & d. 9 Jar! 1922) 1137. Clara Maxine Cb. 3 Mar 1923) m. , 1949, JOHN

RICHARD HILL 1138. Eileen May Cb. 22 Apr 1924> m., 1949, GEORGE

EUGENE MORGAN 1139. Russell Dean Vernon (b. 10 Mar 1926) m., 1946,

FRANCES G. CAPPS 752. ZELLA BLANCH VERNON, b. 24 Nov. 1890

(William 7, Amos 6, J ames, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m., 1914, WILLIAM ORVlLLE PENNINGTON, who died in 1958.

1140. Gwendelyn Ruth Cb. 19 Nov. 1915) m., 1938, HARVE Y D. MEALEY

1141. Minerva Florice Cb. 7 Dec 1917) m. C 1) WOODROW FRICKEY, divorced, and <2> HARRY OVER, 1942.

753. CORA ALICE SWAYNE, b. 18 Jan 1874, Linn Co., MO; d. 3 Jan 1961, Grand Junction, CO <Elizabeth 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, J ames, Sr 4, Isaac. Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1 > m., 1896, Norcatur, KS, Herman Richards Cd. 1949l. Cora died of a stroke.

1142. Eleanor Fay Richards <b. 21 Oct 1897) 1143. Russell Dale Richards <19 Jul 1901; 1944)

754. MYRTLE EVA SWAYNE. 16Oct 1897, Poweshiek Co., Iowa <Elizabeth 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac; Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr . 2, Robert 1) m ., 1903, J OHN REUBEN. son of DAVID M. and DIANNA A. (Nee)) MOORE.

1144. Violet <Died before 1948> 1145. Elma 1146. Warren Marin Moore (22 Mar 1914; 2 Nov 1946)

755. FLORA CLARl SSA SWAYNE, b. 8 May 1881, Grinnell, Iowa <Elizabeth 7, Amos 6, J ames, Jr. 5, James, Sr . 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m ., 1901, Beaver City, Neb. , OREN B SWAYNE, son of BENNETT JOSEPH and FANNIE <Pittman> SWAYNE. Oren was half-brother of Flora's father.

1147. Edith Carrie <b. 19 Jul 1906) 1148. Edgar Leo Swayne < 10 Jan 1910; 9 Nov 1910) 1149. Twin not named of Edgar died 10 Jan 1910 1150. Emmel S. Swayne Cb. 6 Jan 1912) 1151. Roy Everell Swayne <b. 10 Jan 1917) 1152. Ida Leona Cb. 29 Jun 1919) 1153. Virgil Joseph Swayne <b. 6 May 1921 )

759. DELPillA JlJLIA VERNON, b. 1887, Millersburg,

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Iowa <Benjamin W. 7, Amos 6, James, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2. Robert 1) m ., 1910, Norcatur, KS. HOWARD MERL, son of HARVEY and RACHEL KIOUS of Norcatur, KS. He and Delphia spent several years on the farm at Norcatur before moving to Seibert, CO. They later moved to a farm near Fowler, CO, and moved into town in 1924. He retired abt. 1959 and died soon after­wards. Delphia was a music teacher and they were Bap­tist.

1154. Laura La Vita Cb. 25 Jul 1911 ) 1155. J essee Adadah Cb. 31 Mar 1913)

760. LESTER RAY VERNON, b. 5 Oct 1885, Millersburg, Iowa ; d. 5 Feb 1969, Denver , CO <Benjamin W. 7, Amos 6, J ames, Jr. 5, James, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m ., 1917, Norcatur, KS, LAURA ALICE SWICKARD, dau. of a Methodist Preacher. They farmed at Norcatur, KS until moving to Denver in 1944. There Ray operated a shoe repair shop for 20 years at West 38th Ave. and Clay St, until he retired in 1966; he died soon afterwards and was buried at the Crown Hill Cemetary in Denver.

760. MARY ELIZA HODGINS (Tamar 7, Eli 6, James, ·Jr. 5, J ames, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr . 2, Robert 1) m . THOMAS THOMASON.

1156. Jesse Thomason m . ALTHEA THOMAS 1157. Walter Thomason 1158. Ellwood Thomason

762. RACHEL ELIZA HODGINS <Tamar 7, Eli 6, J ames, Jr. 5, James, Sr . 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr . 2, Robert 1) m . BARTON D. or "C" COPPOCK.

1159. Florence L. m . DEAN HAWORTH ll60. Ada J . m. ANDREW BOWLES 1161. Alfred Coppock

765. EDGAR HODGINS <Tamar 7, Eli 6, J ames, Jr. 5, - ,, J ames, Sr. 4, Isaac, Jr. 3, Isaac, Sr. 2, Robert 1) m . MARY MAQUERTER.

1159. Helen 1160. John Hodgins 1161. Edgar Hodgins, Jr.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The above data on the Hodgins fami­ly was taken from Our Ancestors The Stantons by William H. Stanton, 1922. It is inadequate and we hope to find more. A correction may be in order for the family of DEBORAH H., third child of ELI and ELIZA <Hanson) VERNON. In the Dec. issue, 1982, we have her married <page 6) to an ISAAC MOORE Ost). Data received by JANE V. DROTTS on the Ancestry of ROBERT HALL VERNON, a new member of VFAA in 1975, has her mar­ried to a MONROE. Her 2nd husband we listed as STEPHEN BALLIETTE; the Robert H. Vernon data has him a BALETT. They live in Albany, Ore.

CORRECTIONS Referring to the fine picture on page 8 of the Sep issue of

VV, Col. 2, No. 522, GENE MOZENA of Sun City, AR wrote to say that the statement made in the caption to the effect that the children were all living is incorrect.. .None are liv­ing. Thanks Gene. Thanks, also, for telling us about your trip lo the Pleasantville Cemetery a t Pleasantville, Iowa, for the pictures of the stones of ROBERT VERNON (d . 1859) and wife DEBORAH STUBBS Cd. 1859) and the stones of ROBERT VERNON (d . 1863) and his wife MAR­THA HICKS (d . 1888). I hope to use them in this and following issues.

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'NEWS AND VIEWS (cont.) ISAAC VERNON's CWill of 1787) son THOMAS, who did not survive his father . Linda gives us MARY, the daughter of RICHARD and ELIZABETH SHARP of Rock­

.ingham Co., NC. Richard was the son of J OHN SHARP (Sharp's Corners· at the meeting of the Dan and Mayo Rivers. WAY), whose will is recorded in Old Guilford ·County in 1778. Linda adds that "Old John" is also her ancestor. I might add that Linda is the best authority on Rockingham and Stokes County Families and has written 'many articles <!ailed "Finding Your Roots" for The Madison Messenger. She was also instrumental in the writing and publishing of two outstanding books by the DAR: Rockingham County Cemetery Records and The Rockingham County Heritage Book. Her address is on our organizational page. I might point out that the MARY SHARP she has in mind was one of the two VERNON HEADS OF FAMILY listed in the 1790 Census for Rock­ingham County. The other was CAPT. RICHARD, leader of the county militia in the Revolutionary War and ancestor of so many of our members, including our belov­ed JOHN J. VERNON, who passed on in July, our V.P., R.T. COLQUETI'E CWho has also been in the hospital recently for Cobalt therapy, etc. at age 84 on March 3rd ... God Bless him ), ELIZABETH WILKINS, our Cochairperson, Board of Compilers, et. al.

I would remind Linda that JAMES and ELEANOR VERNON had a son whose wife was Mary. His names was probably THOMAS. This Mary had a son, JOHN, who was in his grandfather's will of Abbeyville, Co., SC, in 1802-3. However, when this family moved to SC in 1787, I think

that the widow Mary went with them. Also remember that Ll. Isaac's parents, THOMAS, SR. and MARY, lived with Isaac and his firs t wife ELIZABETH AUSTIN, in the homeplace at Caldwell Settlement, Cub Creek, VA, in 1757. If Mary was his second wife, she could have survived him and moved with the family to NC around 1777, later to

•become the Head of Family in 1790. However, chances are you are correct and we are grateful as always for your wonderful work in genealogy and family history.

We wish vou a year fu ll of good t imes. good friPnds and success!

Family of JOHN ALVERY and Phebe (ROGERS) VERNON, grandparents of JOHN VERNON W INTERTON, No. 705, of Orillia Ontario, Canada.

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THE ORIGIN OF THE HOUSE OF.REVIER$·_. VERNON AND. THE ENGLISH - NORMAN· VERNON LINt=S by William A. Vernon, Jr.

The Hanbury Hall Vernons, one of the finest of the modern English families, claimed descent from the Whatcroft Vernons. It is also possible that other cadet Vernon lines emerged from the Whatcroft line, although some. English antiquarians or historians claim that this line ended during the 15th Century.

In my own search I found them most fascinating. I also feel that they merged with the Middlewich Vernons. Both groups belonged to the Shipbrook barony of ancient times. Vernon, Venables, Malbanc, and Malpas were the most important · families in the ancient Chester-Cheshire­Lanceshire area of England. They held baronies of the earl of Chester and, over the years, they inter­married and held much of the land of that area. They also became connected with most of the other important families .

Whatcroft is in the Parish of Devenham and was in Nantwich Hundred owned by the Shipbrook Ver­nons (Baron De Shipbrook). It was also part of Stan­thorne Manor. Ormerod, the famous early historian and best authority on the area (The History of Cheshire and the City of Chester, Vol. 3), states: "Wertcroft (Ovatcroft in Old English. W:A.V.) was the farming part of the ville of Parva Stanthirle <Old English for Little Stanthorne W.A.V.)." The name "Whatcroft-Ovatcroft" is derived from and was sometimes written as "Wheatcroft." It was owned by Sir Ralph De Vernon, "The Old Liver," Baron De Shipbrook (among many other land and manors-one-half of the original barony), in 1272. He used "three garbs of wheat or" on his coat-of­arms, as did the Earl of Chester, since much wheat was grown in the area.

Ormerod continues: "The Mesne Manor (of Whatcroft.. .W.A.V.) is identified with the estate of Dones of Crowton, which is stated by inquisitions 8Hen Vl and 24 Hen Vlll to be held from the SAVAGES as of their barony of Shipbrook." This barony was awarded to SIR JOHN SAVAGE by SIR JAMES VERNON of Haslington, Baron of Ship-

, brook, in 1429. Sir James married (2) Sir John's sister Alice. Further, Sir John had married Dorothy, the daughter of Sffi RALPH VERNON, a fifth generation descendant from "The Old Liver" . This Sir Ralph had been heir to the barony before it was transferred in court to the line of "The Old Liver's" first wife ... to which Sir James belonged. The transfer had occured in 1404.

The town of Whatcroft was held by the WILLIAM OLDFIELD family of Leftwich by knight service in 1626. Soon thereafter, WILLIAM VERNON of Mid­dlewich and Hulme became connected with this family by his marriage to MARGERY, daughter of P HILLIP OLDFIELD and widow of HUGH SHAKERLEY.

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The Chetham Society Publications, Vol. 190, p. 26,, refers to the Chester Country Court Records: "Nicholas, son of HUGH DE VERNON, was in the court at Chester against JOHN DE PARVE OVR.E (Over-W.A.V.) in 1266 <Or 1260-W.A.V.) regarding ownership of manors and land in Whatcroft. " In his third volume, Ormerod, on the other hand, states (p. 252) that Nicholas, son of Warrin De Vernon, Baron De Shipbrook (and grandson of Hugh-W.A.V.) was the father of Nicholas and .ancestor of the Whatcroft Vernons.

From the records of The Court of Common Pleas of Chester : Nicholas, son of Nicholas, sued for land in 1.2.87. He died that year and his widow, Felicia, represented him in court. She stood for her son, RALPH, a minor who came of age in 12.88 and stood for himself against his father-in-law, ROBE.RT CROSSLEIGH (Crossley) relating to lands in do~er .for his wife, MARGERY. He won this case in 1289. The point here is that the first Nicholas, progenitor of the Whatcroft Vernons, may have been the son of Hugh De Vernon. In fact, the Public Record Office of Great Britian (In Chronicles and Memorials of 'Staffordshire No. 99 by Hubert Hall, London, 1896, Part4) gives a Nicholas De Vernon of 1201-1212. He' also occurred in Staffordshire records in 1207-1222. The name was also spelled "Verdum" and included names such as BERTRUM VERDUM, etc.

The Norman- English Nobility often took the names of their stations or lands, as well as the names of their mothers, in order to improve their positions. The most striking example of this is RICHARD DE FRANCOIS (b. ca. 1263; d. ca. 1292) who took his mother's name of VERNON in order to become the Lord of Haddon, Harleston, etc. At an earlier time in Normandy, the names REVIERS and VERNON were synonymous in many cases and continued as such in Norman England ... much to the consternation of genealogists. I have deferred to these things several times in my articles, since I think it important enough to do so. If Nicholas De Vernon, Sr. was, indeed, the son of Hugh, Hugh may have passed by many genealogists with the use of another name. Frankly I did not find him.

Although RICHARD DE RADAPONT "Of Ship­brook," "of Osbroke," "Sheriff of Lancaster," etc. was heir to the Shipbrook barony, it evidfntally passed over him to his oldest son, Warrin. Rl<iliard was wealthy and powerful in his own right and became Lord Haddon, etc. upon his marriage to AVICE DE AVENEL. It seems that .Richard had also been styled "of Harleston" and could have in­herited lands from a WALTER DE VERNON of Harleston (occ. 1146-1158), who, in turn, was record­ed in Cheshire as the grandson of an earlier WALTER DE VERNON (brother of the first Baron De Shipbrook?).

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T.HE ORIGIN OF-THE HOUSE OF REVIERS AND TH_E ENGLIS.H-NORMAN, VERNON LINES · At the risk of becoming even more vague in my f De Shipbrook at the time, a grandson of "The Old a ttempt to sift out all the Richard De Vernons of an- :Liver. '' 'cient Norman-English history, I found that . Sir Nicholas De Vernon of Whatcroft, Sheriff of RICHARD DE VERNON, the first Lord of Haddon ·Chester, married JOAN, daughter of HAMO FIT-.of the Vernon family (if he was also styled "Of ;TON and wife, ELIZABETH, daughter of SIR Osbroke") hadason, amongseveralothers, named ;PETER DE THOR NTON-LE-MOORS, co . =ADAM DE NAPTON of co. Warwick, who became ·Cheshire. Joan's first husband was RICHARD, the the progenitor of the Broughton family (Ace: 1be 'younger son of SIR HUGH DE VENABLES, JR., .New England Historical Magazine, Vol. 44, p. 388). ;Baron De Kinderton, who married AVICE (or The source referred to claimed that Richard "of ,Agnes), daughter of SIR RALPH DE VERNON, . Os broke" had only one son. My search leads me to "The Old Liver." 1believe that the ~chard "of Shipbrook" who mar- The manor of Bolyn was seized (or owned) by the 'ried Avice during the same period and in the same father of Joan, Homo Fitton (d. 1374). SIR RALPH 'area of Norman England married at least twice and ,DE VERNON of Bullin (Bolyn) Hall took oath at 1had a number of sons. One of these may have been Chester Court in 1391. He and his brother RICHARD (I dislike having to resort to resumptions.) a Hugh. made recognizance to the King as a fine for marry-IIn the time of King John <1197-1216), Richard De ing (Richard did) ALICE, widow of SIR WILLIAM 1Vernon of Shipbrook (Ace : Ormerod) granted land DE BUCKELEGH of Chester, son of SIR RICHARD in Cavleveley or Calveley (now spelled Caveley) to ' DE BUCKELEGH. In those days such a "fine" was one HUGH DE CALVELEY. A descendant of the equivalent to purchasing a marriage license. It was same name and a MATI'HEW DE HOULGROVE, also a way of elevatin~ ones J)OSition in society. descendant of the first, Matthew De Houlgrove, held Richard was a younger son ; Alice was the widow of the ville of Middlewich " ... with its appartenses and one of the wealthiest men in the area. The sons of issues at from the present thirty years (from the late Sheriff were already benefiting from their 1301-2)." In other words, they owned the Mid- mother's property. Alice died in 1385. An earlier dlewich area together since 1279, when they pro- Richard, perhaps the father of Nicholas, began to bably inherited it. 'appear on the records around 1330-1. He was a

To continue in the same vain, the first Matthew witness to a deed in court in 1339 and again in 1353. De Houlgrove was really the brother of Richard De The Richard who married Alice appeared in court Vernon of Shipbrook, the first Lord Haddon, etc. at Chester in 1383. Most searchers accept them as twins, born in 1121, Another Nicholas De Vernon was recorded as 'sons of Sir Hugh De Vernon, Baron De Shipbrook, Sheriff of Chester for 1416-17. I believe this to have .and his wife, the daughter of the Dulce of Houlgrove been the son of Richard and Joan. A THOMAS FIT-(Who was presumed to have descended from Royal- TON (brother of Joan? ) died in 1417. JOHN LE ty). A grandson of the first Matthew took the name VERNON of Hulme was a witness at his inquest. of Erdeswick. The records show that he stated that This Vernon, of course, was a member of still his ancestor was Sir Hugh De Vernon. The elusive another fine Norman-English line. Another witness Hugh De Vernon, " Father of Nicholas De Vernon of at this inquest was a RONDLE VERNON. He Whatcroft" could have been the first Hugh De represented the Middlewich Vernons. A RICHARD Caveley. VERNON was the son of a HUGH VERNON of Mid-

Ralph De Vernon of Whatcroft, son of Nicholas , dlewich by 1434. Middlewich, a larger town nearby Jr., was born in 1268. He probably had a brother (A different parish), was in the Nantwich Hundred Nicholas. Ralph and Margery had at least one son, (Vernon territory). Richard was a Burgess of Mid-RICHARDDE VERNON ofWhatcroft (b. 1293). The dlewich by 1486. deed of 1289, by which this family acquired their In 1548 a SIR RICHARD BUCKERLEY died seiz-Crossley properties, was witnessed by "Ralph de .ed of the Manor of Whatcroft. He was probably the Vernon, an older." Richard had a son named son of Sir William and Alice. A witness at his in-Nicholas (b. 1327-8) who became famous. I found quest, of course, was a Vernon ... WILLIAM of Mid-that Sir Ralph De Vernon, Baron De Shipbrook dlewich. By this time, these two places were as one ("The Old Liver") and his oldest son, Sir Ralph, Jr. as far as Vernons were concerned. The Vernons of (b. 1279) were witnesses in the Chester Court of Shakerley-Hulme were also involved in many of the Pleas to a deed to a Nicholas De Vernon of Eton in important transactions around Northwich (Nor-1327. wich?) ; so were the Venables at Kinder ton adjacent

Nicholas De Vernon (b. ca. 1327-8) was knighted to Middlewich. The Haslington Vernons were a few and became Sheriff of Chester, with residence in miles away in Nantwich (Nanwich?) Hundred. Chester Castle. Evidentally he was caought up in Middlewich derived its name from the fact that it one of the many conflicts of the period. Ormerod was almost halfway between Vernon's Northwich gives an account of this Nicholas: " ... that he should and Malbanc's Nantwich. Acton and Stoke were in not escape from the castle." This was in 1363. He did Nantwich hundred and Stanthorne and Marston escape and remained sheriff until 1387, when he was were in Nantwich Hundred. Another Marston was in succeeded by Sir Ralph De Vernon who was Baron

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THE ORIGIN (cont.) . .

· Lanceshire and another Stoke was in the Werall (Wirral)-Chester Hundred during the 1600's, accor­ding to Daniel King in hie:: Vale Royal of England. :

More specifically, Middlewich, co. Cheshire, is 6 miles north of Nantwich (Nanwich) and 4 miles from Northwich; Little Budworth is on the south side of Delamar Forest. The Weever River winds ·through the area some 14 miles from Chester, an an­cient Roman military center still encircled by a Roman wall built ca. 200: The town of Shipbrook in the Nantwich Hundred area was the caput of the barony of the Vernons for over 350 years. Castle Hill.

· towe_rs over the town and_t;!le river, commanding a_ very strategic position. A sign still directs the tourist to where the castle once stood to protect that area of Norman England. Its foundation could be seen until around 1750.

I may also mention that the Vale Royal Abbey· was established in the Vernon territory described above. It was founded by King Edward 1st in 1283. just a mile from Over on the Weever. It was on the Manor of a Mr. Holcroft by 1656. Here are seen the shields of the Norman noblemen who fought with · William The Conqueror. They are the elongated shields of the Normen and they bear the family coat-of-arms. Of course the College of Heraldry was : not established until around 1150 ... ninety years after the battle. Reviers and Vernon men were at Hastings. Shields for both families display the same. armour ... argent, a fret sable. VFAA also uses it on·

· the cover of Vernon Vignettes. This and the or, a fezz azure (also on the cover of VV) are two of the first coat-of-arms awarded in Englanq.

Sir Nicholas De Vernon <"The De") should have been dropped by 1350) of Whatcroft and Sheriff of Chester was Commissioner in Court for Sffi RICHARD LE SCOPE in 1386 against SIR ROBERT GROSVENOR. This case bad reference to bearing the armour: Azure, a bend azure. Grosvenour pro­duced SIR RALPH VERNON. This Sir Ralph was the grandson of "The Old Liver," by his second wife, MAUDE DE GROSVENOR, widow of JACK HATTON, Lord of Hatton. He was also the reigning Baron De Shipbrook. According to The Chetham Society PubUcati~ns, V. 96, Sir Ralph was also Sheriff of Chester by 1387. Sir Nicholas died in 1388. This case suggests a conflict between the area's most powerful men; Grosvenor must have won for this family displayed the arms in question for many years thereafter. Needless to say, it was closely related to the Vernon coat-of-arms for the Ship­brook barony. In fact the armour displayed by SIR OLIVER VERNON of the Vernons of Middlewich at the Visitation of 1634 was the or, a bend azure. The same was awarded to WILLIAM VERNON of War­wickshire, the author of the great Middlewich Char­tulary ca. 1661.

According to Sidney Grazenbrook in his The Heraldry of Worchester (p. 75), Sir Nicholas De Vernon of Whatcroft bore the armour Ermine, a fez-z azure, three garbs, of wheat or, indicating a

. cadet branch of the Shipbrook Vernons. In heraldry

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ermine represents a relationship to Royalty. I touched upon this in my last article. This coat-of­arms was used by EDWARD VERNON of Hanbury · in the Visitation of 1634 (He purchased the Hanbury Manor in 1631). However, his grandson, SIR THOMAS VERNON (1654-1721) of Hanbury (He built the beautiful Hanbury Hall ... see cover picture , for VV, Sep 1979) chose the Or, a fezz azure, three garbs of wheat or, with a crosslet fichy gules (red cross) in the chief. This Sir Thomas was a famous Member of Parliament and a celebrated lawyer. He handled the estates of famous people like Lord

. Baltimore. When one Lord Baltimore died around 1700, Thomas Vernon was his executor and guar­dian of his wife's jewels, etc. Like his father, he owned many fine horses. His father RICHARD was also a wealthy lawyer.

RECOLLECTIONS OF INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF C.D. VERNON

I being then eighteen years old Father told me if I wanted an education he would give me my time till I was of age to get it myself so I went to Brookfield rented a room and made a deal to get milk from a farmer at the edge of town to deliver to customers for half of the price and on Saturdays I sawed wood and so earned enough to pay my way and started to high school, and at the end of the term passed the examination and secured a third grade certificate and had between $4.00 and $5.00 cash to the good. That fall I went with a haymaking outfit to the Grand River bottoms and earned enough money to start me to the State University at Columbia, Mo. I succeeded in finding a place to board for my help evenings, morn- · ings, and Saturdays. The professor remitted my tuition so it seemed everything was in perfect shape but on my se­cond days attendance I took with an ague chill, doubtless from my exposures on the Grand River Bottoms. This blocked all my calculations. A new found friend took pity on me and went around and secured enough money to but me a ticket home. I made a remark that if I only could have an operation with my fathers resuscitator it would · stop my chills and my friend said a neighbor of his had one of them things so I had him get it and give me a treatment which he did, but I took the next train home. I never had another chill afterwards so if I had stayed I would have succeeded all right, and no doubt my entire life would have been a different story, but I again went to work on the old mill Father paying me wages the same as the other hired men. I bought a second hand melodion and learned , to play it quite well and that winter cousin JOHN VER· · NON from Le Compton, Kansas came canvassing for books and when he saw I could play the mandolin he told me he intended to take the agency for musical in­struments that summer and move to Lawrence, Kansas and he wanted me to come out there and demonstrate the organs for him so that spring I went to Lawrence, but I had only enough money to get me there so had to wait till he could find some one with a team to go with me. While waiting I made two or three Humbolt washers and sold them to pay the fisherman with whom I stayed for my

RECOLLECTIONS (cont.) board so at last Cousin John got a Mr. Dobbins with a team to carry me around. Then Cousin John let me have ~organ and we went to Wanrusha twenty miles south of Lawrence but I had got so discouraged with my long wait and earning nothing and found it so hard to find a buyer, I did succeed in trading the samp1e organ for a pony so I discharged Dobbins stradled the pony and lit out back to my Mo. home, stopping over night with a farmer about twenty miles east of Kansas city. I found he wanted some rails split so I hired out fro him for a week or so. That week the Kansas City fair was on. He took us to the fair and we saw Gold Smith maid do a trotting heat. At last I got back home and went to work again on the old mill. I borrowed a turning lathe, cut down a walnut tree, sawed out bed posts and lumber to make a table and a kitchen safe, and that winter I made a deal with J.C. Gardner to teach me the photo business and gave him $25.00 fee for six months in· struction. I traded lumber to R.D. Lenhurt for his portable photo car. This was the coldest winter Missouri has seen for many years more snow than usual and the therm· mometer registering from zero to thirty below for about 10 days and when spring began Mr. Morgan Barnes who ws working for Lenhart proposed that I enter into partner· ship with him and he would furnish my instructions for half the proceeds of our business. I had then been with Gartner three months and when I told him our plans he said he would not give me up as I would be worth another $25.00 to him for the help I could be to him so rather than lose out on the Barnes proposition I paid Gardner another $25.00 to let me off. Then Barnes and I moved my car to Rothville 10 miles south of Brookfield, but we discovered that there was a vacant gallery in Brunswick so we rented it and left the car in Rothville. Barnes proved to be a toper and he made me do all the work which was really best for me as it learned me the art sooner and more thorough, but I soon got tired of him so as soon as spring came I left him and went back to my car at Rothville to go it alone. I stayed there for a week or so then moved it to Sumner and did a good business. Then moved to La Clede where I trad­ed the car for a tent moved it to 'Meedville and did an extra good business there as they had a local fair while I was there. I then moved everything back to my fathers, built a little operating room in his yard and every Friday <grin· ding day> I did picture work and worked on the mill the rest of the time.

I became acquainted with Miss Lizzie Moss and that fall we were married. The next spring I moved to Bucklin, built an addition to Dr. Cantwell's office for an operating room and while there March 31, 1888 my son Walter was born. I learned that Stouts gallery in Unionville, Mo. was for sale so in the spring of 1881 I bought it for $300.00 $25.00 down and $25.00 per month till paid. I stayed there two years then sold it to Jap Ryley moved to Lucas, Iowa and bought a gallery there, paid part down and gave a mor· tgage for the bala nce. Lucas being a coal mining town the miners went on strike so the owners shipped in southern negroes. This made my business rather poor so the former owner foreclosed the mortgage which let me out so I rented a vacant gallery in Croston Iowa and moved up there till the next summer then moved to Valisca, Iowa and was doing nicely but a photo ma n who had been runn­ing a railroad ·photo car came to me and told me I must leave the town as he intended to build a gallery there and he woµld not divide the business with any other photographer and when I refused to leave he said "all

right I will run you out for I have plenty of money and I will put the price down so low that you can't possibly com­pete With me" so I saw at once I would be beated.

My father had gone to North Dakota two years before .(ca.1882 WAV) this so I wrote to him for advice. He knew I was short of money so he sent me $50.00 with advice to come there as that was a good place for a newcomer but my wife refused to go until she could go back and visit her parents in Missouri, so she went there and I took the boy and went to Minto, North Dakota expecting to start a

·business there but found a Mr. Ball already there with a portable gallery. Father had a half section farm rented from J .P . Major sewed to wheat so I helped him harvest and threst it and that fall I filed on a preemption two miles west of his homestead. That was thirty five miles west of Minto and fifteen miles north of Michigan City. Fa ther moved to his home that fall and my brother ·John and I with two sons of Alex Dean rented a log cabin a half mile from Minto and batched it there and in February father came and said it was about time I was establishing my residence on my claim so I went home with him a nd the

, thermometer showed 30 below zero when we started so we got only as far as Praha six miles from his home a nd put up with Mr. Rositski the postmaster arriving home the next day.

I had built a shack the fall before with a trap door in the roof so I could use it as a photo gallery and I veneered it with blocks of snow and made a point of sleeping there at least once a week then in the spring had 20 acres broke up. I bought an old horse froi:n Eli Turnpenny and while hun· ting plovers I accidentally shot and crippled it so bad I had to kill it. The citizens of that neighborhood gathered together and organized the township naming it Perth and I was elected clerk and a post office was established at father's house called Lambert and my father appointed postmaster. My brothers and I gathered several loads of Buffalo bones off the prairie and sold them to Michigan Ci· ty. That fall 1885 I proved up on my claim mortaged it for $300.00 so I could pay $200.00 to the U.S. for the land and $25.00 expense for proving up so I had $75.00 left which I took to Minto. As Mr. Ball had located in Grafton I built a small 12 x 24 and moved my operating room up to it mak­ing a gallery and residence combined.

COAT-OF-ARMS (Notice)

The size of the coats-of-arms by WILLIAM E. DRYDEN JR. of 714 Shirley Ave. Norfolk, VA (done on a white matte back· ground ready for framing) is

11 " x 14", not the size pre­viously stated by me $40.00. Excellent W.A.V.

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HOW VERNON GOT ITS NAME

By E. T. Hansen

Vernon, Tooele County, Utah, was the address needed in the early days to make sure that a letter would be delivered to the little town nes tled by the meadows at the confluence of the canyon streams from the Sheeprock Mountains that circled around the south end of Rush Valley .

In the days before the coming of the white man, this stream grew in volume as it meandered through the meadows and was fed by the meadow springs . It continued on down the valley until it was shut off by a hug~ gravel ba r that sepa rated this one from the Tooele "valley. At this point a small lake formed. Because of the tremendous growth of hull rushes, 1 t was called Rush Lake, thereby giving the name to the va lley -- Rush Valley .

Soon a f ter the settling of the Salt Lake Valley, mineral deposits were discovered and ~ining began in the hills around Rush Lake . The s t ockmen were a ttracted by the beautiful growth of grass in this pretty val ley . The meandering s tream, with its furbearinp, animals, as well as the sly coyo t e , at t r acted the trappers.

A man, whose real name was J ohn Vernon,l but who was called Joe by Id s two compan ions , ven t ured up into the south part of the valley. 'fh(·re , by a large gr owth of willows, they set up their camp. It was not long untll t hey bccnmc friendl y with some Indians, one of whom called hi 111:a' lf Tabby Wcepup . It seems that s omething went wrong with Tabby's rirle . He br ought it to "Joe" to have it fixed . After Joe had fixed it he gave i t back to Tabby in exchange for some hides. Some argument tot)k place in regard to the amount to satisfy the r epair work. Tabby, appnrently feeling he was being overcharged, up and shot John Vernon wi t h the rifle he had repaired. His companions, being frightened by the assaul t, f l ed, leaving Vernon there to die (or already dead). They moun ted and r ode down t o the north end of the valley and told the tragedy Lo Lhe peopl e t here .

The next day they went back and retri eved the body and buried it, thinking his name was J oseph Vernon. Later when ranchers came in and ~cttled the area where he was killed, they named the community in honor of this man who gave his life i n the conquest of the West.

Noc~ : 1. See l e tter f r om Mrs. Henrichsen on the fo llowing page .

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EDITOR'S NOTE: JOSEPH VENABLES VERNON was an early Morman Pioneer who came to Utah w ith one of the leaders who had gone to England for machinery. Vernon was from Cheshire and they sailed together out of Liverpool (More about this in the next issue). Thanks to New Member, BARRIE VERNON of Tooele, UT, for these items.

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JOHN VENABLES VERNON

February 6, 1982

Eunis T. Hansen 14645 South 141 Place Gi~bert, Arizona 85234

Dear Mr. Hansen,

As you requested in our telephone conversation of this evening, I am sending you the information we have for your book on Vernon, Utah.

Joseph V~ables Vernon had seven children by his first wife in England. One of the daughters was my great grandmother . Her son, my grandfather, Joseph Vernon Smith, wrote the following paragraph to the youngest son of Joseph Venables Vernon, Horatio Venablts Vernon (his uncle) , in March of 1921. The paragraph concerns another son of Joseph Venables Vernon-­John Venables Vernon:

"It is true Uncle John came into and left this country years before I was born and even before mother came to America . However, up to the very r ecent time there were some living who knew him and appreciated the perils of his undertaking, that of crossing the western wilds, including the Great Ameri can desert with hut A ~ing l c

companion and with traveling equipment to serve only as a temptation to the red man and the outlaw frontiersman. From here Uncle traveled westward, his intention being to embark on the Pacific and return to England by Cape Horn, but no trace of him and his doctor companion could be found beyond the little town that has ever since borne his name, Vernon, located on the edge of the Utah desert."

On our genealogical records, John Venables Vernon is listed-­disappeared in 1854.

Joseph Venables Vernon, the father , died in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 17, 1873. I have there visited his grave.

Best wishes for success in your project.

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(signed) Helen Beth Henrichsen 1874 South 2500 East Salt Lake City , Utah 84108

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Gravestones of Quaker Pioneers to Iowa from Ohio. Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville, Iowa. Photos by No. 522 GENE MOZENA of Sun City, AZ.