Single Copies: $1.25 March 1973 (Whole No. 14)

VERNON VIGNETTES QUARTERLY (Vol. IV No. J) printed under the auspices of:

THE VERNON FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

By and about people of the VERNON name, and their kinsmen of other

ryames, their 'i'ncestors . and descendants.

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Vernon a la Seine

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THE VERNON FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

A nonprofit. nonsectarian, nonpolitical " family association" of people named VERNON, and their kin.

ORGANIZED AUGUST 2, 1969 OBJECT To assist all VERNONS to know better and appreciate more the considerable contribution made by all 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 the 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)

VFAA MOTTO: WE CAN DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE.

ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE OFFICERS

PRESIDENT WILLIAM A. VERNON, JR. , 189--04 64th Avenue, Apt. 7C, Fresh Meadows, Long Island, N. Y., 1136.5.

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT WALTER N. VERNON, JR. , 4013 Dorcas Drive, Nashville, Tenn. 37215.

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT JANE VERNON DRO'M'S, 1011 Sanford, Richland, Washington 99352. "

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT RICHARDT. COLQUEITE, 2616 Leaf Lane, Shreveport, La. 71109.

BOARD OF COMPILERS-Of Genealogical Records: CO-CHAIRMAN, Eastern Div., Elizabeth V. Wilkins, 701 23td Ave., E ., Bradenton, Fla. 33505.

Ruby T. Absher, 702 Sixth St. , North Wilksboro, N.C. 28659. Richard T. Colquette, 2616 Leaf Lane, Shreveport, La. 71109. Richard H. Minetree, Jr., 904 Cynthia St., Pine Bluff, Mo. 63901. Katherine B. Reynolds, 3417 Montrose, Ap. 4<Y7, Houston, Tex. 77006. Greta V. Ramsay, 1477 East Gate Dr., Apt. AA12, Kissimmee, Fla. 32741. Lila M. Settoon, P . 0 . Box 642, Amite, La. 70422. Russell C. Vernon, Box 114, Baldwin, L. I ., N. Y.11510. Tyrus E . Vernon, R. 3, Box 98, Anniston, Ala. 36201.

CO-CHAIRMAN, Western Div., Jane V. Drotts, 1011 Sanford, Richland, Wash. 99352. Lloyd R. Apperson, 7132 Amigo Ave., Resedo, Calif. 91335. Malcolm V. Balmer, Box 35, Gotebo, Oklahoma 73041. Genevieve E . Litton, 3618 30th St.. Lubbock. Texas 79410. Evelina J. Nidever, Rt. 7, Box 46, Wible Rd., Bakersield, Calif. 93307. RobertW. Scott, 403 N. State St., N. Vernon, Ind. 47265. Myrl A. Swanson, 240 E . 9th St. , Apt. No. 1, San Bernardino, Cal. 92410. Mary K. Timothy, 383 East 2nd No., Kaysville, Utah 84037. Hugh F. Wilkins, Geneva State Bank, Geneva, Nebraska

VERNON VIGNEITES

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, 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. I, No. 1 Fall, 1969 was mailed in early December, 1969. "VV" Editor solicits pictures, biographical sketches, social and new items, idea, corrections and constructive cri~icism - Also pioneer stories and queries. Editor of Vernon Vignettes~ W. A. Vernon, Jr., 189-04 64th Ave., Apt. 7C, Fresh Meadows, L. I ., N. Y. 1136.5.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT DEAR COUSINS:

/'Again we haye been informed of the death, on January 14th, of another of the wonderful sons of Heber and Esther Elizabeth Vernon Timothy of Utah. This time it was Weston, husband of Mary K. We have been in their fine home in Kaysville, Utah, built with their own loving hands, and we have gained great appreci~tion for Weston and his family over the years. We join in the sorrow being endured by Mary, children, and grandchildren, and share Utah's great loss, realizing, at the same time, how fortunate that state is to have the Timothy family.

Weston follows brother Presley, who died last October, and Parley, who died two years ago. Another died three years ago. Life member of VFAA No. 291, Lewis Andrew, No. 5, Telintha Rasmussen, and No. 6, Esther Dye, are surviving children of Heber and Elizabeth. We extend our condolences to them. We also express condolences to the families of the following VF AA members who have passed on rec,ently:

No. 61 Ralph Radley Vernon, Lt. Col. (Ret.) of San Antonio, Texas.

No. 86, Albert E. Vernon of Jacksonville, Ala.

~ No. 281, Lucille D. Fitts of Los Angeles, Calif.

VFAA stands approximately where it did at this date last year, with regards to membership (99). However, with our membership drive well under way, we should increase our rate of growth.

Further, the following members had made con­tributions to apply to our deficit and expenses:

No. 2 Weston and Mary Timothy No. 43. Cecil Vernon, Sr. No. 89. DorothyV. Bettles No.403.JohnJ. Vernon No.140. Geo. W. Vernon No. 15. Clara Timothy No.18. R. T. Colquette No.132. EdwardM. Vernon No. 28. Greta V. Ramsay No. 253. Sara V. Watts No. 274. Richard Minetree, Jr. No. 406 Larry S. Vernon No.66. WalterN. Vernon, Jr. No.13. Stella V. Thacker No. 356. Steve Gallagher

Total

$100.00 25.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 1.00 1.00

$205.00

,,-... The above contributions will go a long way toward assuring the success of VF AA . . With the able assistance of our new Co-Chairman <ladies) of our Board of Compilers, Elizabeth V. Wilkins and Jane V. Drotts, together with various

members of the board, we have initiated a Mem­bership Drive. Several hundred promotion letters were typed and mailed on our new letterhead stationery.

Also assisting in our drive to bring back former members, typing and mailing twenty fine letters each, were Robert L. Shumate, No. 84, of Citrus Heights, Calif. and new member No. 403, John J. Vernon of Santa Anna, Calif. Our special thanks and solid appreciation to these fine members. Their work is beginning to show positive results.

Further, Matt Vernon, our illustrious publisher, took his Louisiana siesta time out to type a couple of dozen VFAA letters to the Vancouver, B. C., Vernon clan. His staff typed the envelopes during their coffee break. This I call "real" teamwork.

Now, if each of you would obtain a couple of new members for VF AA, we would be well on our way to a hugh success with our family organization. Can you do that?

In closing, may we, once again, extend our ap­preciation to R. T. and Essye Lea Colquette for their unexcelled contribution to the success of VF AA, via their editorship of Vernon Vignettes from the inception of the organization. VV is their legacy to all of us. May we never let them down.

Best wishes.

Sincerely, Bill

Chateau des Tourelles a Vernonnet, before its partial destruction during the bombardment in 1944.

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WESTON TIMOTHY

Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 18 at 12 noon in the Kaysville 8th LOS Ward Chapel for Weston Timothv. 76. of 383 East 200 North, Kaysville, who died Sunday: Jan. 14 at his home of natural causes.

Mr. Timothy was born July 1, 1896 at Vernal a son of Heber and Esther Elizabeth Vernon Timothy.

He was married to Mary Jane King, November 12, 1924 in the Salt Lake LOS Temple.

He was employed at Hill Ajr Force Base in electrical maintenance until his retirement June 1, 1965. He had also worked as a sawmill operator and buHder.

He was a veteran of World War I and had lived in Vernal and Roosevelt, before coming to Kaysville in April 1942.

lie attended schools of Vernal and Roosevelt and was a graduate of Coyne Electical and School of Refrigeration in Chicago. Ill.

He was a High Priest in the Kaysville 8th LOS Ward and was an ardent temple worker. He served in the bishopric and also at YMMIA president in the Ballard LOS Ward at Roosevelt.

Surviving are his widow of Kaysville, two sons and three daughters: Laddie W. Timothy, LaMar K. Timothy and Mrs . Walter <Elizabeth) Meacham, all of Kaysville; Mrs. Waldo <Joyce> Miller, <Layton> Mrs. Jack <Luella Joe) White, Provo ; 26 grandchildren and four great­grandchildren.

Also surviving are two brother and two sisters: Lewis A. Timothy, Vernal ; Lynn Timothy and Mrs. Ollie CTelintha) Rasmussen, Roosevelt; and Mrs. Ben <Esther) Dye of Salt Lake City.

Bishop F . Burton Winters officated at the funeral ser-vices.

JESSE VERNON J esse Hiran Vernon, 87, died Wednesday at Morehead

Memorial hospital. The body is at Fair Funeral Home pending completion

of funeral plans. Vernon was a retiree weaver for Fieldcrest Mills, a

member of Spray Baptist Church and a member of Red Men and the Junior Order.

Survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Luther Harris, of route 2, Eden ; three sons, Dallas W. Vernon, of Hollywood, Fla., Jesse H. Vernon, Jr., of Fairfield, Ohio, and James R. Vernon, of route 2, Eden; and two brothers, Hauley Vernon, of Orlando, Fla., and John Vernon, of Washington.

<EDITOR'S NOTE - Jesse Vernon died in Eden Rock, Rockingham County, N. C. He informed me i~ Febru~ry, 1971 that he was born in Henry Country, Va. His son, Jim, rented a home from my brother, Homer. He was buried in the Overlook Creek ~metery in Eden with his wife, Effie, next to my parents' plot. WV>.

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Roy Harvey (1890-1959) and Vica Simpson (1896-1961) Vern<

PARENTS OF VIOLET <VERNON) COX, VFAA No. 312 AND HELEN MAXINE (VERNON) BRIZANDINE, VFAA No. 313

Roy Harvey and Vica <Simpson) Vernon were not only the parents of Violet Cox and Helen Brizandine, but Roy was the brother of EDNA D6SHA MALCOR, VFAA No. 316, and first cousin of DEAN CURTIS VERNON, VFAA No. 150, son of GEORGE WASHINGTON VERNON (1864-1940); by his third wife, MAUDE FRANCES ADCOCK, who was born in 1918.

There are actually several authorities on this outstanding Vernon line who are now serving on our Board of Com­pilers. Among these are EV ALINA NIDEVER, JANE DRO'ITS, and MARY K.TIMOTHY. Most of my infor­mation on the various branches of this line, then, comes from these three great compilers, and VERNON RE• CORDS are endebted to them . ·

Furthermore, various letters from descendents of this li!'le have been directed to me over the past few years, m­cluding some from our wonderful former board member , now desceased, V. EARLINE ROBINSON <See VV, March, 1970) formerly of Daly City, Califorrua, daughter of Dollie F . <Vernon) Buchanan, VFAA No. 219, of Sonoma, California.

ROY HARVEY VERNON was the tenth child of JAMES HARVEY VERNON (1853-1941) and his second wif• RACHEL SELINA COX, by whom he fathered twenty ( 2()

children. James Harvey was the son of WlLBERN OR WILBURN Cb. 1827), son of JEREMIAH Cb. 1805), son of NEHEMIAH, son of JAMES AND ELEANOR VERNON of Abbeyville Co., S. C. This James, we know, was the son

of THOMAS VERNON, SR . of Caldwell Settlement, Cub Creek, Virginia. He was listed on the Tithables there in Old Lunenburg County as a younger son as early as 1749 <See Old Chul'ches of Virginia, Vol. 2, by Judge Landis).

~He was also listed on the Tithables of that county by William Caldwell in 1751, as a younger brother of Lt. Isaac Vernon. Both fought throughout the Indian Wars <French and Indian ) in Virginia.

We were informed several years ago by our veteran compiler EVALINA J . NIDEVER that her husband, descended from this branch of the Thomas Vernon, Sr. line, via MOLLY "POLLY" KING VERNON, daughter of NEHEMIAH AND MARH CHARITY <KING) VERNON, who married JOHN MARION NIDEVER. John Marion removed from Missouri to Texas in· 1838 and became a Minuteman and a Texas Ranger, and grandfather of Evelina's husband, VERNON NIDEVER.

Molly's father , NEHEMIAH VERNON, settled in Ten­nessee, but died on his way home from the Battle of New Orleans of camp fever. This battle was fought in January, 1815. Actually, we do not know that he was one of the youngest sons of JAMES AND ELEANOR, along with JOSEPH . His other brothers, ISAAC, ROBERT, and perhaps THOMAS, fought in the Revolutionary War in Company of their brother, CAPTAIN RICHARD C. VERNON , 1st Regiment, N. C. Militia (See Rev. War Soldiers in the N. C. Militia, National Archives, Washington, D. C., micrafilmed). Isaac, the oldest known son in this family, was born in 1757 at Cub Creek, Va. Many searchers feel that a Thomas was killed in .the Revolution, leaving a wife Mary and a son JOHN VER­NON <of the wills of both James and Eleanor).

/'"" We learned from the sources already mentioned that MARY CHARITY <KING> VERNON, soon after her husband's death in 1815, joined the party to Cole County Missouri (1816); afterwards, she married the Rev. JOHNATHAN MULKAY (Mulky) of Monitean Co., Mo.

The two known sons of NEHEMIAH AND MARY CHARITY <KING) VERNON were JEREMIAH Cb. 1805) and EBENEZER "NAZAR" (b. 1808). Both presumedly lost their lives " in the Gold Rush." JEREMIAH married ELIZABETH AND REBECCA ST ARK, daughters of GENERAL JOHN STARK, hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill in the Revolutionary War. EBENEZER married NANCY OR SUSIE COLE, granddaughter of Col. ROBERT COLE, who was "one-half Choctaw Indian."

E BENEZER AND NANCY VERNON were the organization meeting of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, at the home of JOHN MULKY near Mt. Pleasant in Miller Co., Mo., on Feb. 27, 1841...also 1846. NEHEMIAH AND NANCY C1'RACY> VERNON, son and daughter-in-law of EBENEZER AND NANCY, were received at this same church on 6 July 1849 and NEHEMIAH received his Jiscense to preach there in February, 1854.

VffiGINIA V. HOWETH, VFAA No. 345, of Tonkawa, Okla., is a great granddaughter of Rev. NEHEMIAH "NAZAR" and NANCY (TRACY) VERNON. She states that Rev. Nazar was born in Missouri in 1826 and died in 1907 in Sulpher, Murray Co., Okla. She, like thousands of others, wants to know more. Only through unity will we

_,.........._ expand and enrich our knowledge of genealogy. It all connects. We must work together to this end.

VIRGINIA states, in a ietter to me, " We visited the grave <of REV. NEHEMIAH VERNON> with my grandparents

CHARLES STEWART AND NANCY <HUTCHINSON ) VERNON ... along with my parents AMOS AND MABLE LUCILLE <COOKE> VERNON. VIRGINIA also states that they are looking for REV. NEHEMIAH'S 4th son, FRANCIS MARION "UNCLE MARION" VERNON Cb. 2 July 1853; d. 25--, 1926, father of ALICE, EURNICE, AND JOHN.

FRANCIS MARION was one of fifteen children. His grandparents had at least fourteen children, the youngest of whom was MILES VERNON 0847-1867), who married SARAH HUTCHINSON. One of their children was GEORGE VERNON Cb. 1870), who married ELLA MAY McDANIEL. Nine grandchildren of this couple now live in Huntington, Oregon, although they were born in Lake Co., Calif. GEORGE WESTLEY VERNON (b. 1903), VFAA No. 184, of Woodard, Oregon, is their son.

VERNONS IN WHO'S WHO

JACKSON V. VERNON , business executive ; b. Chesbrough, La., Apr. 28, 1899, the son of F. M. and Lilly Jane <Bond> Vernon. B. S., Miss. State College, 1920; md. ALICE CORTINA ALDEN, Dec. 22, 1927; child: JACK HOWARD VERNON, JAMES KENNETH VERNON; Insp. St. Plant Board, 1920-1 ; Jr. entomologist, Dept. Agri 1921-3; Salesman, Niagara, Sprayer Co., 1923-33; dist. Sales Mgr., 1933-37; Asst ' Sales Mgr. 1937-47; V.P. Sales Mgr., Niagara Chem. Div., Food Machines and Chem Corp., Middleport, N. Y. 1947-52; Pres.-gen. mgr., 1952-58, Dir., Electro Quimica , FMA International; Pres.-Dir. of FMCMC of Canada; advisory bd., Marine Trust Co. Mem., Nat. Agri. Chems. Assn <Pres.-Dir.), Presby, Mason (Shriner). Clubs: Park County, Buffalo; Winged Foot Golf. Home: 12 Beekman Pl., NYC. Office, 161 E. 42nd St., NYC.

PLACES CALLED VERNON Perhaps no other family bas lent it's name to as many

places. May we search the history behind them? Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, 11,423 pop. Vernon, Prince Edward Island, Canada (and Vernon

River >. Vernon, Onterio, Canada pop. 216. Vernon, Alabama, County Seat, 2,190 pop. Vernon, Colorado, 30 pop. Vernon, Arizona, 75 pop. Vernon, Conneticut, 27,237 pop. Vernon, Florida, 691 pop. Vernon, In~iana, North Vernon, and "Vernon Ridge." Vernon Parish, Louisiana, 53,797 pop. Vernon, Michigan, 818 pop. Vernon Center, Minn., 347 pop. Vernon County, Missouri , 19,065 pop. Vernon, Vermont, 1,024 pop. · Ve,rnon Township, also Vernon Valley, and Ski resort,

and South Vernon, N.J. Vernon, Oklahoma, 84 pop. Vernon, Tennessee <History Marker to ruins of frontier

village> and Vernon Hollow. Vernon, Utah, 541 pop. Vernon County, Wisconsin, 24,557 pop. Vernon, California. Vernon, Kentucky. Vernon, and Vernon Lake, Louisiana. Vernon, New York. Vernon, Texas. Vernon Township, Vermont. Vernon Center, Conn. Vernon Fork <Creek), Indiana. Vernon Hill , Virginia. Vernon Valley, New York.

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Harold M. Vernon HAROLD MARK VERNON, JR. AIRMAN lST CLASS U.S.A.R., WAS THE SON OF HAROLD MARK VERNON, VFAA 185 AND ALICE C. VERNON, PITTSBURGH, PA.

Airman Vernon was born in Pittsburgh March 30, 1933. He enlisted in the U .S.A.F. in May 1951. He was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious service 7 August - 12 September 1952.

He was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal 15 September - 30 October 1952, and for distinguished service on 'the night of 28 November 1952 he was cited for the Distinguished Flying Cross. On the night of December 9 1952 while on his fiftieth mission his plane was missing in action over battle lineS- in Korea.

His plane was in touch with the base by both radio and radar. They had·:.dropped their bombs on target, and reported that the flak was bad and they were heading for the base when contact stopped. It is believed that their plane received a direct hit, a plane in the general neighborhood reported an aerial explosion and about the time the contact was broken. Since the plane was. over the battle lines a ground search could n.ot be made, and air search revealed no sign of tbe'plane. After a year and a day Airman Vernon .: and his companions were presumed dead.

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ELIZABETH VERNON First Lady of Virginia

ELIZABETH VERNON, daughter of John Vernon~ of Hodnet, had a long heritage of honorable service to the Crown of England. An ancestor, Sir Henry Vernon of Norton, Lord Haddon, etc. (1441-1515), was Governor and Treasurer of Prince Arthur, oldest son of King Henry VII (The Prince spent much time at Haddon Hall, where rooms were maintained for him); Sir Henry's father, Sir William Cb. 1416-d. 1467; of Haddon and Harleston, was Knight Constable of England, the last to hold this position for life, and Sir William's father, Sir Richard Vernon of Pembruge 0394-5-1451), was the Speaker of The House of Commons in 1427, as well as the Treasurer of Calias. Now Elizabeth found herself the most beautiful and the most popular of the Maids-In-Waiting in the Court of Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen. Her brother, Sir Robert Vernon of Hodnet, was created Knight Baron by Queen Elizabeth and became Controller of the Household of Her Majesty. Sir Robert was Lord of the manors of Hodnet, Hopton, Epsteg, Bolas, Popton, Preston Langford, and Marton Say. This was in the 1590's and Elizabeth Vernon was taken for the Queen on many occasions, particularly with regards to the many confusing courtships of the two Elizabetbs. First there were the Raleigh Brothers, Gilbert and Walter. Then there was the Earl of Essex. And then came the dapper Earl of Southampton. All wooed the queen; all seemed to have wooed the Maids-in-waiting, particularly, again, Elizabeth Vernon. Some were knighted; some lost their heads. Southampton fell in love with Elizabeth Vernon, and when the queen learned of this, she had him thrown into the Tower of London ... right after the young couple married.

At age 19, Earl of Soutlmmpton was described as the handsomest man in England. Elizabeth was a cousin of the Earl of Essex. The queen never forgave Southampton; yet, soon after her death, he became the President of the Virginia Company of London, the top Merchant Adventurer. His lady thus became the "first lady of Virginia," since there would have been no Virginia, at the time, without the company and it's top leader.

The family name of the Earl of Southampton was Henry Wriothesley (pronounced R-o-t-s-k-y). He was born Oct. 6, 1573, son of the 2nd Earl Southampton. This third Earl did more to eatablish the British in America than any other man who ever lived (Ace : Norfolk In By Gone Days by Rev. W. H. T. Squires, D. D., Chapter XCV-Jan. 7, 1937). He died Nov. 10, 1624 and was also styled Henry of Southampton.

When Lord Delaware arrived at Jamestown on June 7, 1610, saving the colony, he named Hampton Roads "The Earl of Southampton's Roadstream." Shakespeare dedicated his famous poem "Venus and Adonis" to him. This is . perhaps his finest tribute. He was "The father of Anglo-Saxon America." His wife was no less it's mother.

PLATE LXIV - VUE DE LA VILLE DE VERNON

MONUMENTS OF THE TOWN OF VERNON Department of Eure, France

Vernon is a small town located in a beautiful valley, on the banks of the Seine.

The general view, engraving no. LXIV, is taken from the outside of the town, on the road to Mantes. The tower that appears to the left, is all that remains of the old chateau where sixteen knights were lodged for its defense and which seems to have been a very strong place. It was built of stone, and is well known for its height and the thickness of its walls. It is engraved separately, plate LXV, fig. 1.

Beside it rise the walls of the Collegiate Church surrounding some canonical houses. Close to the bridge one can see a Capuchin convent. To the right is the bridge composed of arches whose piles are of stone, and the center of wood. It is said that crossing this bridge is dangerous and difficult. The catch from the great arch had been granted to the Prioress of la Fountaine-Notre-Dame, under Henry v.

At the end of this bridge is a large building that serves for storage of flour, and that is called the "warehouse;" one notices, then, Vemonet which will be discussed later. This large building at the end of the bridge is composed of two old towers that belonged to an old chateau. The towers that attest to the existence of this old chateau, have in the

,,,........_ interior, a stone medallion which bears the in­scription of Julius Ceasar; this medallion leads to the belief that Vernon was an important crossing, occupied by Caesar during the wars of old Gaul.

One sees on a high point near the town some remains that are said to be those of an old en­campment of Caesar.

There were in Vernon many churches, a collegiate church, a convent of Ursulines, one of Daughters of the Congregation of Our Lady, and one of St. Louis, founded by this prince.

The hospital of Vernon, governed by these religious women, was a verv old establishment. Henry V gave to it in 1419 a measure called "Havage" as a perpetual charity (dole).

The church of St. Genevieve was very old: the choir was decorated in the same manner as that of St. Genevieve of Paris. One saw, in the saint's chapel, a rather pretty painting by LeTellier. This chapel was decorated with beautiful stained glass windows representing the s tory of St. Genevieve. One saw there the saint, dislodging the devil from a bottle which had the form of a phial of medicine. In a chapel, to the left of the choir, was a black marble tomb on which one saw a lovely form in white marble. It was Marie Maiguard, wife of Alphonse Imbert of Arcquency, president of the Court of Aides of Normandy. She is presented kneeling before an altar and with a cryptogram, plate LXIV, fig. 4; her hair is looped; she has on a long dress so well sculptured that one might believe it to be silk, fig. 2 and 3.

The robed magistrate, fig. 5, painted on the glass of the same chapel is probably Charles Maiguard, father of Marie.

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The collegiate church is the largest building in the town of Vernon: it is under the blessing of Our Lady. It was founded around the year 1052, by William of Vernon, first of this name, for a Dean' and some secular canons, to whom he gave, at the time of that consecration by Gilbert, bishop of Eureux, the lands called the "Scar of the Meadow of Giverny" with a fourth of the forest of Vernon in Norman Vexis. The establishment was confirmed in 1186 by Richard o~ Vernon for the good of his soul, and the canons enJoyed it up to the time when the lands became property of the state.

Richard of Vernon had wanted, also, that the canons, besides the fourth part of the forest, take, in all the remainder, what was necessary for their needs, as <did) his vassals and the knights who guarded his chateau. The portal to this church that one sees in the general view, plate LXIV, beside the tower with steeples in the shape of pyramids. In the courtyard are four very modern statues, in stone, which represent the four evangelists. The interior of the church is of a daring loftiness; the columns are ornate with figures and figures of saints, that the good people of the town say are the wives and children of William of Vernon. In the middle of the nave is a flat tomb, represented in plate LXVI, fig.

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1. One sees there a· knight; it is William of Vernon he has short hair and is dressed in a coat of man' over which he has a complete armour and a sur: coat: He wears on the right

1 the dagger of mercy;

on his left, a long sword; his feet are resting on a ~ greyhound, and his head on a cushion; on the side of the dagger are his gloves of thin plates of movable iron like his shoe-horns; on the side of the sword one sees his helmet shaded by a plume.

The Gothis arch under which he is standing, has for supports two column sustained by some griffins up to half of their height where other griffins support a second column. On both sides of the curve of the arch are his shields.

This tomb bears eight shields: 1. Pen:ibruge, gold, with three blue fesses. ~· Pypis, blue, laden with two masses of gold, fixed m bends and bars accompanied by six small silver crosses, three in chief point and three in chief point and three in base point. 3. Pierre of Sancerlis, silver, checkered with bold and blue, decorated all over with florets of black 4. Vernon, silver, crossed and interlaced bars of black. \ 5 .. Lu di.ow, black, with a rampant squirrel, crowned with silver. 6: Camville, red, laden with three passant silver ..-. hons. r ...

7. Vernon and Pypis. 8. Unknown, of black.

Beside this tomb there was another, raised on a Gothic block. This tomb was destroyed; it is engraved, plate LXVII, fig. 1, in the style of the workmanship of Ducarel.

This monument was erected in memory of William of Vernon, High Constable of England, and of Marguerite, his wife. One sees in the middle the picture of William dressed in a surcoat; his helmet is surmounted by a plume that the sculptor has rendered ridiculous by giving to it the form of a horse.

Beside William is his wife, Marguerite, underneath are their children, that Ducarel says to be num­bered as seven sons and two daughters; but the picture faithfully copied offers twelve of them. The first three are joined.

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On the stained-glass window of the chapels along the aisles of the church are seen figures 2, 3, and 4 of plate LXVI. It is not known who the personages are that they represent.

The tomb of Beautiful Island, plate LXVIIl, is on a pillar at the left, near the steps of the high altar: it is in a frame of white marble, surmounted by a winged skull from which eminate death veils. The medallion of the general is attached to a palm tree above which are some military trophies. The centotaph is laden with the shield divided by four escutcheons: the first and fourth of silver with the rampant squirret:i,n red, armorial bearings of the house of Fouquet; the second and the third of gold laden with three shields of black.

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The sacristy is to the right side of the choir. It locks up many pieces of gold and silver ware of which two are engraved plate LXVIII. Figure 2 is a cross somewhat old, in vermillion and in enamel; figure 3, a shrine representing a kneeling queen. It is said to be the queen Blanche: she is in front of an image of the Virgin who has a crown of France.

The place that is seen on plate LXIV, beyond the bridge and the chateau, must be regarded as a suburb of the town of Vernon which is separated only by the Seine River. It is named Vernonet.

There is near Vernon a source of mineral water-the forest of Vernon is ten miles in circumference. The armorial bearings of this town were three bunches of blue cress on a field of gold, with this motto: " Vernon semper viret."

The climate of Vernon is one of the most pleasant in Normandy: one sees there usually many old people. This town serves as a retreat for many old people, and no one remembers having seen reign there any disastrous disease. ·

(Pub)isher's Note : All the foregoing, copy and illustrations, for this article and the one entitled "History of Vernon" is found in two booklets on Vernon, France, sent me as a courtesy by a new­found friend in Vernon and Paris, Suchet Due D'Albufera, who owns LeChateau De Bizy, a beautiful place just outside Vernon which I visited

' in September, 1971. MV)

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HISTORY OF VER~ON Located to the east of the department of Eure, in the pleasant valley of the Seine, and located on both sides of the river, Vernon formerly formed part of the country of Madrie.

The time of its founding ca nnot up to now be precisely defined, but if we recall Albert Dauzat, in his book The Names of Places, it would take its own from that of the "alder trees, 11 whose Gaellic root is "vern, 11 signifying trees which in primitive times covered the banks of the streams of water which watered them.

As far as one can climb one can scarcely miss stumbling across archeological remains preserved in the immediate vicinity of Vernon.

The discovery of a shelter under rock at Saint­Pierre d' Autils, by Mr. A. - G. Poulain, former curator of the Museum; the presence of a Menhir, called "gravel of Garguantua" at Port-Mort, of a Dolman at Giverny, as well as the findings of o~ jects in cut and polished stone made on the land of the town are sufficient to prove that the valley of the Seine was inhabited during the prehistoric period.

Nearer to our time, the iron utensils reclaimed along its sides, are also souvenirs of our ancestors, the Gauls.

Then came the Roman occupation and the place· called "Mortagne" situated on the St. Michael hill in Vernonnet, also called "Camp of Ceasar," identified by its etymology that an army outpost or a location of Moorish colonists in the pay of the Empire, was located on this spot to watch the valley as well as the trial connecting Breteuil-on-Noye <Oise) with Eureux.

Moreover, the discovery of sarcophagi in the im­mediate surroundings of the present avenue of the Ardeche, · proves the existence of Vernon during Gallo-Roman times.

Then came the invasions of the Alans and of the Franks which must have erased from the map what was able to exist of the build-up area. Its revival seems to have been a long wait, for one does not find it again until the moment when the Normans, by the treaty of St.-Clair-on-the-Epte in 911, received the territory which formed Normandy.

Being only four kilometers from the boundary with France, the site, by its geographic position, formed a point of defense very much mentioned against neighboring incursions and the new dukes never missed making it a place of resistance.

After having, since 943, formed part of the jointure of the duchess Leutgat.de, widow of William-Long­sword, who entrusted the management to Osinond­the-Dane, also called, " from Centvilles," it is near PAGE 10

the beginning of the XI century that the first for­tifications which encircle the town must have been built.

Around 1045, William-the-Bastard gave Vernon to his cousin, Guy of Bourgonge; but the latter having decided to dispute the Norman Dukedom, rein­forced the defenses of the town to support his revolt. Elsewhere, the duke having appealed to the king of France, undertook a punitive expedition against his vassal ; he fought him at Valley-of-the-Dunes in 1947, but the place which was beseiged defended itself still until the year 1050.

Following his victory, William gave Vernon to one of his faithful knights, Richard of Reviers, known under the name of his new land. Then, having participated in the conquest of England with the Norman duke, he received in recompense im­portant territories in the conquered country, and became thus the founder of one of the large English families whose descendents are still found today.

In 1052, one of successors of Richard, William I, had the church raised again which, located almost on the ramparts, had had to sustain very serious damages in the course of the preceeding seige; but it is only in 1099 that Gislebert, son of Osbern, bishop of Evreux, came to dedicate it to the Holy­Mother-of-God

In 1086, the town fell for some time into the power of the king of France, then toward 1123, Henry I of England changed the tortifications and had the donjon built as well as the Towers of Vernonnet.

Then was the time when men undertook the Crusades to the Holy Land and Adjutor, as well as his brother Richard, son of John of Vernon, lord of the place, participated. Adjutor was taken prisoner there at Tambire near Antioche. See: "The cock who, a t the skewer (spit), begins to sing. 11

In 1136 Louis VII, king of France, burned the out­skirts in the course of a first attack, then returning with more numerous troops, he beseiged the town again, but had to retire at the end of a fortnight after repeated assaults. He returned again the following year and, more successful, obtained its capitulation.

Elsewhere, it is around 1145 that William II of Vernon instituted a college of cannons in the church of Notre-Dame which then conferred the title of "Collegiate Church" to the building. This lord died in 1160 and was buried there in the middle of the nave.

In 1190, Philippe-Auguste made himself master of Vernon which, five years afterwards, was reat­tached to the domains of the crown by an agreement entered between the king and Richard­the-Lion-Hearted, so that Richard of Vernon, who was then the Lord, had to abandon this town for other lands.

VERNON'S GRANDEST HOURS Vernon, which owes its name to its geographic location in the pleasant valley of the Seine River, proves its antiquity by the discoveries of the different remains preserved on its territory, especially by Mr. A. G. Poulain, who was curator of the City Museum for many years.

Thus it is that vestiges from the Stone Age as well as to the time of the Gauls are uncovered there. The Roman legions located on the slope called St. Michael, at the place called " Mortange," held there an important lookout point which dominated the right bank of the river and which also overlooked the left bank,upstream toward the fields called Ceasar's and downstream toward the fields called Goulet 's , which gave them, thereby, control of the entire valley. Finally some preserved sarcophagi confirm ·the existence of Vernon during the Gallo-Roman era.

At the treaty of St. Clair-<>n-the-Epte in 911, the town located on the left bank did not fall within the limits of the territories attributed to the Normans and it is only at the moment when the land of Madrie was granted to them in 923, that Rollo was able to include it among the possessions that he personally had kept.

Its location four kilometers from the boundary of the De­de-France gave to it an impoi;tant position in the defense of Normandy, and 943, Osmond-<>f-Centvilles was in charge of governing it for the Dutchess Leutgarde, widow of the Duke William-Long-Sword, who had had it ascribed to her jointure.

It rendered the ducal domaine, and William-the-Bastard, son of Robert-the-Devil, made a gift of it, for friendship's sake, to his cousin Guy-<>r-Bourgogne, but the latter being in revolt against his lord, the duke William, with the aid of the king of France, was obliged to undertake its sub­jection. Beaten at Valdes-Dunes in 1047, Guy continued to res ist until that time.

It was conferred then to Richard of Reviers as recom­pense for services rendered. This new lord having distributed the rights and revenues to his followers en­trusted the care of Vernon to his brother, Hugues. The latter, surnamed " the Monk," having after the death of his wife retired from the world, put it again in the hands of his son William , who undertook in 1052 the reconstruction of the church near the ramparts, badly damaged by the preceeding seige.

But William of Vernon died without heirs, according to the register of deaths of the church of Notre Dame, around 1060, and the town returned to his uncle, Richard of Reviers, who entrusted it to his son, Richard of Vernon.

Then came the conquest of England in 1066; and Richard of Reviers, his son, as well as many other members of their family , participated in this undertaking which succeeded beyond all expectations.

'I:hey received in the conquered country numerous manors and important lands as recompense for their services. They located in Great Britain and formed the early beginnings of the English branch of the Vernon family , which emmigrated then to Canada, to the United States, and even to New Zealand.

On departing for the conquest, Richard of Vernon again placed the town in the hands of bis son Jean, of the same name, who having married Rosamonde of Blaru, had many children: Adjutor, Richard, Matthew, Anzeray, and

a daughter. He had to defend Vernon in 1086 against the king of France, then died in 1094, leaving his domaines to his oldest son Adjutor.

Robert Courte-Heuze, departing on a crusade, his vassels to accompany him, and Adjutor as well as bis brother Richard, departing for the Holy Land in 1095, left to their brother Matthew the responsibility of governing our village. Adjutor was taken prisoner at Tambire, and according to the legend only returned miraculously to Normandy after seventeen years of absence.

He abandoned then, after a vow, the wealth which remained to him in the region of the Abbey of Tyron au Perche , reserving forever one hunting lodge, "Madeleine," near Vernon. He had a chapel built there in honor of this saint in recognition of his deliverance, and took the vows of the order of the St. Benoit and died on April 30, 1131.

Meanwhile, the sons of William the Conqueror had quarrelled over the succession of their father. Robert Court~Heuze had been disposed of Normandy in 1106 by his third brother, Henry I, who became king of England at the death of William-the-Red, so that this duke-king, wanting to reinforce his defense against the king of France, doubled the power of Vernon by enlarging its circumference. It is then around 1123 that the walls of the town were pushed back from the side opposite the river ; the chateau was transformed, the dungeon, today named the "Tower of the Archives," and earlier, "Tower of the Archives," and earlier, "Tower of the Sixteen Knights," as well as the "Turrets," situated on the right bank of the Seine to defend the entrance to the bridge, were built.

Matthew of Vernon died in 1150 without heirs; his rights over the town returned to the Reviers-Vernon represented by William II, son of Richard who stayed in England and became the first baron of Shipbrooke, who died in 1136.

Dating from 1145, William had inaugurated in the church of Notre-Dame a Colfege of Canons, which made the building worthy of the title of " Collegiate Church." He then sent off for the Plantagenets, but the king, taking a repressive action, beseiged Vernon which capitulated.

The town thus bad again become French when in 1154, the duke of Normandy, knowing the financial needs of Louis VII, had returned against receipts a sum of two thousand silver mares. William II having somewhat regained his wealth was able to live there a few more years; he died in 1160 and was buried in the Middle of the nave of the church of Notre-Dame.

His successor was his son, Richard II (second of this. name> of Vernon. This lord participated actively in the military affairs of his time and departed on a Crusade in 1189 with his son, the duke, Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, and the king of France, Philip~Augustus . The latter, however, who was back as early as 1191, profited from the absence of the Normans by occupying Vernon which was definitely given to him on January 15, 1196, by the treaty of Goulet.

Richard of Vernon found himself stripped on his castle and its lands, but he received in compensation other lands in Normandy and in England. So the family of Vernon­Reviers disappeared from the history of the town. At his death, Richard II was buri~ in the Abbey of the Vaux-de­Cernay.

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ORIGIN OF THE VERNON FAMILY By Wll.l.IAM A. VERNON, JR.

The foregoing articles concerning Vernon in Normandy result from Matt Vernon's diligence and financial investment to search out the origins of his ancestors. They are good ... and quite valuable, and I trust that Matt does not mind us presenting them herein. I am able, through my own research to add a few items here-and-there, having been aware of some of the contents of the foregoing and having searched over a long period most of the available sources.

Following the death of William Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy and son of Marching Rollo, his wife Leutgarde was invested with the arran­disement of Vernon, an area withheld from Rollo in the treaty with Charles The Simple, King of France, held just a few miles upstream from the village of Vernon in 911 a.d. It did not take Rollo long, however, to take over this beautiful area and in­clude it in his vast domain of Normandy. The first Viscount De Vernon, holding for Dutchess Leutgarde, was Osmond De Centvilles in 943 a.d.

OSMOND DE CENTVILLES OR COMTISVILLA was the grandson of BA THEL (BASET), DUKE OF NORMANS. He married WEINA, daughter of HERFAST THE VIKING and sister of Gunnor, wife of Richard The Terrible, 3rd Duke of Normandy and son of William Longsword. From here the next few generations are rather confused, but I have spent enough years studying the sources to draw some rather pointed conclusions.

First, it has been established that one son of Osmond de Centivillis was the 1st Fulk of Aneio. Another son has been established as HUGH DE BASSET!' OF CHATEAU BASSET!' (one fine source states that Hugh De Bassett was "joined with the family of RE VIERS, ancient and honored family of France.").

Taylor's wace simply states that Osmond The Dane De Centumvillus (Latin Spelling) was Viscount of Vernon until about 1026, when conflict arose bet­ween Duke Robert (father of William The Conqueror) and his brother Count William of Argues, sometimes styled "Duke William," over the control of Normandy. The first Castle of Vernon was built prior to 1026 ... on the left or south bank of the Seine, then. The present single tower remaining on this site may or may not be part of the original castle. I ·choose to think it is.

Erdeswick, in his Staffordshire manuscripts: " ROGER DE VERNON was baron of Vernon Castle in 1030." Also (See Gall. Christ. xi, 70. Instr.) Roger's daughter, who granted Vernon lands to Trinity with the consent of William De Ver:non, Lord of Vernon in 1082.: She stated that she had a nephew named William De Vernon, who had two sons in England who had been granted vast lands, . PAGE 12

Richard and Walter. A significant point is that she stated, further, that the Richard in England was of " Castle Hill." She did not state that the William De Vernon, Lord of Vernon in 1082, was her nephew. In fact, many have mistaken him as such, thereby perpetuating a serious genealogical error.

Ordericus, Vitalis, v. 2, p. 498, also refers to the above problem, not having any specific con­clusions, other than to suggest that the Reviers and Vernon families were the same in their origin. In Feudal England by Round, however, we find better leads: In a charter signed at Holy Trinity near Rouen, we find that the William De Vernon who married Emma, daughter of William Fitz Osbern, and who was the longer liver of the two con­troversal contemporary Williams, was the son of Hugh De Vernon, the Monk of Bee (who became a monk following the death of his young wife).

Now, we saw from the articles Matt Vernon, let us print, that William The Conqueror, returned the lands and castle of Vernon to Sir Richard De Reviers, faithful follower and counsellor. This Richard De Reviers, in fact, was an elder of two contemporary Richard De Reviers, the younger being his son. It is stated that Richard De Reviers first turned Vernon over to his brother Hugh De Reviers-Vernon, The Monk, who almost im­mediately turned it over to his son William De Vernon.

Ducaret states in his History of Normandy that William The Conqueror gave Vernon in 1047 to his friend Sir Richard De Reviers, who gave it to his son Sir William De Vernon, who built St. Mary's near Rouen in 1050, and in 1060, was buried there in a white marble tomb. Actually, the Conqueror was simply returning to the Reviers-Vernon family that which was their prior to the takeover by the Conqueror's first cousin, Guy De Burgandy in 1045.

What we have here is the fine genealogical puzzle that has baffled antiquarians and genealogists for centuries: Which William De Vernon retained Vernon during the Conquest of England and which had the sons Richard and Walter in England?

My contention, through simple logic and arithmatic is that both Ducaret and Round were correct. The Conqueror did give Vernon to his faithful follower and counsellor, Richard De Reviers (the 1st), who first gave it to his son, Sir William De Vernon, who did have sons Richard and Walter who later went with The Conqueror to The Battle of Hastings. Yet, when William died in 1060, Richard De Reviers, 1st, turned Vernon over to his brother Hugh De Reviers. As soon as Hugh became a Monk, he turned Vernon over to his son, Sir William De Vernon, who lived on past 1082 but died childless, as all proper sources state.

Now, when we look back into the articles con­tributed by Matt Vernon, we find that Sir Richar~ .

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4De Reviers, 1st, turned the lands and castle of Vernon over to his son Richard De Reviers-Vernon, when Sir William De Vernon, son of Hugh died. The story starts making sense. The younger Sir Richard De Reviers went to live in Vernon Castle briefly, but, like his father before him, he became one of the wealthiest and most influential men in the world. Not only did he inherit the Normandy estates of his father, that is, his share, but he became the top counsellor of King Henry 1st and a Commander of one of Henry's largest and finest Armies. He, like his father, was with the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings, and then became the favorite of Henry 1st of England and Normandy. So he gave up Vernon in Normandy; he received 159 vast estates in England, including the lands and Castle of Oakhampton; he was styled "Sheriff of Devon and The Isle of Wight." He was called " Earl of Devon," although he really was not. What happened to the other sons of Sir Richard De· Reviers? Jean De Vernon was given Vernon after the conquest. William De Vernon died in 1060, but his sons lived on in England. Both are registered in Domesday Book in 1086-'7. Both held vast lands. Walter, according to most, died without male issue, his estates going to his older brottier, Sir Richard De Vernon, 1st Baron De Shipbrook, whose lineage lasted longest...and is still with us today. The lineage of Sir Richard De Reviers, 2nd, became that of the Earls of Devon and the Isle of Wight. In English history the name is Reviers or Redvers-Vernon. The lineage of Sir Richard De Vernon, Baron De Shipbrook, became that of The Haslington Vernons, The Vernons of Haddon Hall of Hilton Park, and the Vernons who descent fro~ Sir Ralph De Vernon, Baron De Shipbrook, "The Old Liver," who lived to the ripe old age of 150 years. As far as any of us know, we all descend from the lineage of Sir Richard De Vernon, Baron De Shipbrook "Of Castle Hill", the grand nephew of Blithildis, daughter of Roger De Vernon, Lord of Vernon Castle in 1030. I believe this Roger to have been a son of Osmond De Centumvillus, Viscount De Vernon or his son Hugh De Bassett. Any questions?

Vernon Reunion There is to be a Vernon reunion, picnic style on June 30 -July 1 in Eagleville, Cal. for Southern Oregon, Western Nevada and Northern California Vernons. Plans are not in the final stages yet, so anyone interested should contact Mervel R. Vernon, 406 South E . Street, Alturas, Cal. 96101.

Mrs. Lois M. Griener (Mrs. J . N. Griener) of Adel, Oregon 97620 writes :

"Eagleville is a sleepy little village in north eastern Cal. that has a lot of charm and a nice picnic ground. There are overnight facilties at Cedarville and Alturas and Vernon and Vernon-kin homes will be open to out-of-towners. Please write Mervel if you are making definite plans to attend.

" Oh yes! pot luck for the localand close 'Kin. ' A collection will be made to help defray other food expense. Hopefully more information for your June issue."

Vernons in the Newspaper Business

JOHN R. VERNON

John R. Vernon of Williamstown, New Jersey, and his son, Randall, are third and fourth generation newspaper people, now publishing The Plain Dealer of that city. Let John tell the story in his own words:

VERNONS-PRINTERS ALL! !!!

Back around 1870, Dr. David Vernon of Media, Pa. joined with Thomas V. Cooper (a cousin) and bought the Blue Hens Chicken, a weekly newspaper printed in that town- the County .seat.

Tliey changed the name to the Delaware County Advertiser and later to the American.

Dr. Vernon's son, Thomas Rufus Vernon, learned the trade and was a printer and publisher on that paper for many years. A Fred Cooper (another cousin) ran the first Linotype machine in that part of the country.

Thomas Rufus Vernon sired W. Knight Vernon who learned the printing trade on the Chester Pa. Times; in later years he worked on the Brooklyn Eagle and the New York Times and Herald. (He died 2 years ago) the next son was Thomas R. Vernon, Jr. he learned the trade on the newspaper shop in Mechanicsburg, Pa. and later had his own shop in Lemoyne, Steelton and later in Collingswood, <N.J .)

The youngest son, John A. Vernon (A. is for Ash­bridge) served in WW I in France for a year and arriving home with no job to go to, learned the printing trade in my brother's shop and later established the Collingswood American-a weekly newspaper in a Camden N. J . suburb.)

I ran this paper for four years and finally sold it to my local competitor and then went to work as a

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rei>orter for the Patriot in Harrisburg, Pa. where I got some real training in newspaper work.

In 1926 I learned that a small town in South Jersey had no newspaper <That was Williamstown) In the summer of that year, I set up a job printing plant in the basement of the local hotel and started in business as a commercial printer.

In October of that year I decided to start a local newspaper and established an office and started selling advertising space at 35c an inch, based on a

. circulation C??) of 1500 copies (or was it 600). Five years later (1928) we bought one of the

oldest houses in town, but on Main St. (We still live there). ·

This was at the start of the great depression, but I borrowed money and bought a 2-page cylinder press and a re-built Linotype machine and set them up on the first floor of our house.

< 1928 was the year I met Leola von der Tann and we were married in her home by a Luthern minister.

We outgrew this place and bought a factory building around the corner and moved in there about 1938. 10 years later, we bought the garage building of Leola's father and built an addition to it, giving us one apartment and a ground floor of 30 x 90 feet.

About that time, we bought another used Linotype machine and a Ludlow and a No. 2 Miehle cylinder press, plus an Omaha folder.

By this time we were printing 6000 papers run­ning from 8 to 12 pages a week.

On Oct. 14, 1972, Randall's birthday, we turned the business over to him, lock, stock and barrel. In a few months, he changed to offset and had an outside printer do the presswork.

The paper continues to grow and business is pretty good, but collections are poor. Legal business is good, as we get it from both our town­ship and the Borough of Glassboro, our next door neighbor.

So I go to the shop several days a week to help out with proof reading and butting in to certain procedures and getting buck looks for it.

I still go to Rotary. Am Senior Active and had a Perfect Attendance record of 38 years. I served two terms as President.

I am a charter member of the local V.F.W. Post and a Past Commander; also a member of the American Legion.

THE TURRETS Several meters from the Seine and from the

Old Mill below the bridge is an old chalet called "The Turrets." ·

It is a structure flanked by three round towers capped by corner turrets.

The fourth, on ~e west, was destroyed by the Germans in the month of June 1940.

In the Middle Ages existed, at the site of the present turrets, some notched parapets.

It was a construction .designed to protect the entrance to the bridge. · ·

The interior arrangement was greatly modified in the course of time. ~ PAGE 14

DODD VERNON

Dodd Vernon, 2484-C McDowell St., Augusta, Georgia, 30904, is associate editor of The Augusta Chronicle, the oldest newspaper in the South. He turns out tlie editorial page of this paper daily, and a number of his edi:.orials have won state prizes. He is a co-winner of a national award in 1969 from the National Newspaper Association for the best editorials on democracy.

He formerly was a staff member of the San Angelo Standard, the Edinburg Review and the Parish News in Texas; and the St. Petersburg Times in Florida; also was on the journalism faculty first at Southern Illinois University, then at Texas Tech; was an Infantry officer in World War II, leaving active duty in the rank of major.

Born Nov. 18, 1905, at Foss, Oklahoma Territory; son of Walter N. Vernon Sr., a Methodist minister, and Mrs. Fannie Dodd Vernon whose family had been well known educators in Virginia and Ken­tucky. Was graduated from Paris, Texas, High School; B. J. , University of Missouri; M. A. and ful_'ther graduate study, University of New Mexico. Married Miss Zeleam McCaslan of Chicota, Texas; they have one son, Walter McCaslan Vernon, an associate professor of psychology at Illinois State University.

Dodd Vernon is a descendant of Robert Vernon, one of three Quaker Vernons who moved from Cheshire, England, to Pennsylvania at the time Pen_n started his colony. His own ancestors moved from Pennsylvania successively to North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. He is the brother of Dr. Walter N. Vernon, Jr., vice president of our association.

WALLACE G. VERNON

(President Missoui-i Press Association)

WallaceG. Vernon, born Nov. 23, 1926 at Eldon, Mo.

Son of Chester and Lois (Smith) Vernon. Father retired engineer for C.R.I. & P. Railroad. One brother, John, an insurance agent in Eldon.

Married to former Marjorie Ann Thompkins of Eldon, Have 3 children: Greg, 20, a sophomore at South-:. west Missouri State at Springfield .. an art major, also holds commercial pilots license, multi-engine and instrument and instructors ratings. Dane, 15, a H.S. Sophomore. B team basketball starter. Patricia, 13, an eighth grade cheerleader. W.G.V. started working as printer's devil at newspaper during jr. year at H.S. (Graduated 1944)

Army Air Corps April 1945 till Nov. 1946 CS-Sgt. Personnel Sgt.-Major of European Air Depot, Germany) Studied at Oklahoma State and University of Colorado Jan. 1947 till Jan. 1948-Returned to Eldon to accept pai:tnership in The Eldon Advertiser. Became sole owner in 1953. Purchased and consolidated other newspapers in Miller and Morgan Counties. Now own The Eldon Advertiser, The Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, and the Versailles Leader-Statesman. (weeklies­circulations 4,500, 2,000 and 3,100). Also contract print four other weeklies in our offset plant in Eldon. (Singer-Compugraphic-3 units Goss Com­munity)

Advertiser is No. 1 Missouri Weekly in its class (Ranked in top five in State for 15 years) All papers Missouri Blue Ribbon •

W.G.V. '73 Pt~. Mo. Press Assn. Past President Central Mo. Press Assn., Eldon Lions Club. State Chairman for NNA 5 years ... now vice-chairman of NNA Key Man Committee.

MATI' VERNON <Biography omitted from lack of space.)

1973 MEMBERSHIP-MORE IN NEXT ISSUE CLife Members in bold face type)

1. Clinton D. Vernon <Evelyn I.) , 1044 Oakhill Way, Salt Lake City, Utah.

2. Mary K. Timothy (Mrs. Weston), 383 East 2nd. No., Kaysville, Utah 84037 .

. 3. William A. Vernon, Jr. <Myrtle R.), 189-04 64th Ave., Apt. 7C, Fresh Meadows, N. Y. 11365.

4. Robert G. Vernon (Katheryn B.), 1782 S. 25 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108.

6. Ester T. Dye <Mrs. Ben G.), 653 Springview Dr., Salt Lake City, Utah 84106.

11. La Mar K. Timothy <Anita R. ), 663 Oak Lan~, Kaysville, Utah 84037.

13. Stella V. Thacker, 280 W. 2nd. No., Vernal, Utah &40'18. 14. Roseltha Vernon (Mrs. William), 755 W. Center St.,

Orem, Utah 84057. 15. Clara Timothy <Mrs. Presley), Box 156, Rosevelt , Utah

84066. 16. William A. Vernon, 111 <Colette M. ), 239 Sesca Dr.

<Hampton Meadows), Hampton, Va. 23364. 18. Richard T. Colquette CEssye Lea), 2616 Leaf Lane,

Shreveport, La. 71109. 19. Matthew Vernon (Sarah), P . 0 . Box 989, Eunice, La.

70535. 22. Edna V. Judd <Mrs. Melvin F .), RFD Box 76, Coalville,

Utah 84017. 24. Robert A. Vernon, 313 W. loth St. , Plainview, Texas

79072. 25. William B. Vernon, 111 Russell Blvd., Bradford, Pa.

16701. 26. Catherine Vernon <Mrs. Norman D.), 80 So. 36th St.,

Camp Hill, Pa. 17011. 27. Malcolm V. Balmer, Box 35, Gotebo, Okla. 73041. 28. Greta V. Ramsay, 1477 East Gate Dr., Apt. AA 12,

Kissimmee, Fla. 32741. 30. Jane V. Drotts, 1011 Sanford, Richland, Wash. 99352.

<Mrs. Cecil) 31. Elizabeth V. Wilkins (Mrs. James), 70123rd Ave. East,

Bradenton, Fla. 33505. 32. Miles Macon Elder, Mjr., U. S. A., Ret. , 66 Spruce St.,

Millbrae, Ga. 94030. 35. Evalina J. Nidever, Rt. 7 Box 46, Wible Rd., Baker­

sfield, Calif. 93307 <now had different address}. 39. Howard P. Vernon, 214 Chamberlain St., Nashville,

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Tenn. 37209. 43. Cecil \'ernon. Sr .. 4910 Desert Fairways Dr., Scotts-

dale. Ariz. 85253. . fiO. Larry J . Vernon. Lt. CDR. NAS. Lemore, Calif. 93245. 63. l\larie S. Dyke. Adel. Oregon 97620. ll4. Lois l\I. Griener l Mrs. J . N.), Adel. Oregon 97620. IIB. Walter N. Vernon. Jr. <Ruth), 4013 Dorcas Dr., Nash­

ville. Tenn. 37215. 67. Lorene V. Shumate <Mrs. Otis L .>. 117 So. Ridgely Rd.,

Norfolk. Va. 23505. 68. Florence M. Cooper, .1463 Alcazar Ave., Haywood,

Calif. 94544. 79. Faye V. Koeford, 1216 N. Second St., Lakeview, Oregon

97630. 84. Rober t L. Shumate <Linda B.>, 6373 Wexford Circle,

Citrus Heights. Calif. 95610. 87. llal'eourt ('. Vernon, 103 Havermill Lane, Centerville,

Wilmington. Del. 19800. 89. Dorothy V. Bettles <Mrs. Noel), P . 0. Box 1603,

Brownsville, Tex. 78520. 95. ('art Atlee Vernon. Sr ., 1320 West 27th St., Apt. A-3,

Topeka, Kans. 66611. 96. William H. Vernon, Lt., U. S. N., 10306 Fa weett St.,

Kensington, Md. 20795. 97. Howard Wayne Timothy, S. W., 1010 Viento Dr.,

Pullman. Wash. 99163. 98. Presley Val Timothy, 4500 So. 3600 W., Salt Lake City,

Utah 84109. , 99. Clara K. T. Burgess, 325 E. Kearney, Bend, Oregon

97701. 101. Connie Mae T. Rollins, 4444 W. 4695 So., Salt Lake

City. Utah 84120. 100. Charles Richard Timothy, 216 Univ. Ave., Missoula,

Mont. 59801. 102. Linda Iorg, Box 156, Roosevelt , Utah 84066. 103. Lyle Dennis Timothy, Box 156, Roosevelt, Utah 84066. 104. Le Ann T. Richens, Box 156, Roosevelt, utah 84066. 110.Mendel D. Vernon, 5488 Meadowbrook, Fort Worth,

Tex. 76112. 120. Norman H. Vernon, 1012 13th St., Bismark, No.

Dakota 58501. 122. Larry Max Vernon, 6318 Ridgecrest 229, Dallas, Tex.

75231. 124. Robert A. Vernon, 1710 Short Southwest Ave., El

Dorado, Ark. 71730. 126. Gladys Vernon, 4525 Broadway, Kansas City Mo.

64111. 132. Edward M. Vernon, 2845 Sixth Ave., Ft. Worth, Tex.

76110. 135. Donald E. Vernon, 647 Dale Dr., Slidell, La. 70458. 140. George W. Vernon CGay), 200 Countryside Dr.,

Bakersined, Calif. 93308. 143. David A. Vernon, RFD 1, Mercer, Pa. 16137. 144. John Vernon, 1250 N. E. 4th St., Pompano Beach Fla.

33060. . ' 145. Mrs. Roy Crain, Rt. 3, Ripley, Tenn. 38063. 155. Hannah V. Patterson, 703 Manley St., Eden, N. C.

27288. 159. Pa ul H. Vernon (Jeannie>, P. · 0 . Box 22524, Ft.

Lauderdale, Fla. 33315. · 162. William Everett Vernon, 1910 W. 28th, Bryon Texas

nSQi. ' 166. Tony L. Vernon , Rt. 4, Box 19C, Kernersville N. c.

27284. •

184. George Wesley Vernon, Second East Box 315 Hun-tington, Oregon 97907. ' '

185. Harold M. Vernon, 515 Hamilton Rd., Thornburg, Pittsburg, Pa. 15205.

193. Orval M. Vernon, -659 Chesnut Walla Walla Wash 99362. ' ' .

219. Doll!e F. Buchannan, 439 4th East, Sonoma, Calif. PAGE 16

95476. 221. Frances M. Vernon, 62 Woodlawn Ave., Bromall, Pa.

19008. 223. Elva U. Gatherum, 1320E. 5th So., Friendship Manor,

Apt. 1009, Salt 'Lake City, Utah 84102. 235. Fern Andrews, 1020So. Sheridon, Denver, Colo. 80226. 239. Richard C. Vernon, 2613 Clark, Parsons , Kansas

67357. 244. Penrose V. Ferg (Katherine), 414 Kings Highway,

Moorestown, N. J . 08057. 248. John F. Vernon, 505 Boquest Blvd., Paradise, Calif.

95969. 253. Sarah E . Vernon Watts, P . 0 . Box 549, Ashboro, N. C.

27203. 254. Mrs. Richard A. Sherburne, 10588 Goodwood Blvd.,

Baton Rouge, La . 70815. 259. Laverna M. Boling <Mrs. Clyde), 205 W. Cherry St. ,

Enid, Okla. 73701. 260. Olive Lowndes Rue <Mrs. Clarence), P . 0 . 913,

Casper, Wyo. 82601. 268. Abner C. Vernon, 28 Harris Ave., Albany, N. Y. 12208. 274. Richard H. Minetree, Jr., 904 Cynthia St. , Popular

Bluff, Mo. 63901. 276. Alma V. Qualls CMrs. William ), 208 Wilson St.,

Greensboro, 1N. C. 27401. 278. Hazel M. Moore <Mrs. Gerald), Rt. 3, Weisner, Idaho

83672. 283;..Llloyd R. Apperson, 7132 Amigo Ave. , Reseda, Calif.

91335. 291. Lewis Andrew Timothy, P . 0 . Box 149, Vernal, Utah

84078. 294. Willis L. Vernon, 6107 Johnniecake Road, Baltimore,

Md. 21207. 299. Pamela M. Vance, 22110 Linda Dr., Torrence, Calif . .

90503. 300. J~ce C. Eagle, 22110 Linda Dr., Torrence, Calif.

90503. 305. Lyde Summers B. Jones <Mrs. Felix H., Jr. ), 444

Rising Hill Dr., Fairborn, Ohio 45324. 327. Mary Frances "Mollie" Boyles (Mrs. Gaston), 201

Hubbard St., Reidsville, N. C. 27320. 335. Joy V. Knight <Mrs. Orien>, Durant St., Madison, N.

c. 27035. 345. Virginia Howeth, 409 N. Ma in St., Tonkowa, Okla.

74653. 349. Col. Wesley H. Vernon, USAF, Ret., 11815 Hagen Dr.,

Sun City, Ariz. 85351. 351. Sgt. V. R. Carter, 241-46-3233, Hdq. and H. Bat., l st­

loth Art. A. P . 0. 09033, New York, N. Y. 356. Steve Gallagher, RFD 2, Eldon, Mo. 65026. 358. Ruby T. Absher (Mrs. W. 0 .), 702 Sixth St., North

WHksboro, N. C. 286.'i9. 359. Mildred Glenn, 4403 Rawlins St., Dallas, Texas 75219. 370. Jessie V. Cabaniss CMrs. Morton), 3205 Brandywine

Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va. 24018. 383. Aldytb V. Morris <Mrs. Ray L. ), 1028 15th Ave.,

Honolulu, Hawaii 96816. 387. L. H. Vernon, 988 Baxter St. , Eugene, Oregon 97402. 396. Mrs. Jeannie Deyne, 15332lh Gundry Ave. ,

Paramount, Calif. 911723. 398. Florence H. Elliott <Mrs. J. Lell> , 930 West Ebony

Dr., Edinburg, Tex. 78539. 401. Ruth V. Nyfeler (Mrs. Geo. L.), Rt. 1, Box 839,

· Brownsville, Tex. 78250. 403. John J. Vernon, 2522 Poinsetta St., Santa Ana, Calif.

92706. 404. Richard R. Vernon, 509 Amboy, Anaheim, Calif.

92802. 405. Viola May V. VanHoorebleke, 821 Gretchen Way,

Anaheim, Calif. 92805. 406. Larry S. Vernon, 918 W. 24th St. , Apt. 2, Lawrence,

Kans. 66044 . .

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