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Vernon Family History
Vernon Genealogy & Family TreeVernon is an English name from Cheshire, England, where the family held lands. It referred to those from Vernon Castle in Normandy. In recent years, it is often used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor--Richard de Vernon--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. The family motto is Vernon semper viret which means "Vernon always flourishes."
Other spellings of the name include "Vernin" and "Vernen." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Mickey Vernon (Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), English Olympic athlete Annie Vernon (rowing), and American science fiction writer Robert Lee Vernon (The Space Frontiers, Robot Hunt, The Fall of the American Empire). The first Vernon to come to America was Daniel Vernon in Rhode Island in 1630.
Vernon Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Judy Vernon -- --, 1795 September 9, 1879 North Carolina
- Marietta Vernon -- --, 1844 May 27, 1891 Ohio
- Nathan Vernon -- --, 1731 December 0, 1770 Pennsylvania
- Henry Samuel Vernon -- --, 1871 January 2, 1946 Louisiana
- Carolyn Phyllis Vernon -- --, 1938 November 24, 1938 Utah
Vernon Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- WarinDe Vernon
- Mordecai Vernon -- --, 1842 October 16, 1917 Ohio
- Clinton Dewitt Vernon -- --, 1907 September 16, 1987 Utah
- James Vernon -- --, 1932 February 6, 1987 District of Columbia
- Vance Vernon -- --, 1921 January 11, 1999 Alabama
