1900 U.S. Census, Dallas TWP, Dallas, Marion County, Iowa:
occupation: coal miner

parents: Joseph Vernon and Martha Hicks Vernon

Martha Hicks
birth: November 10, 1825 Belmont County, Ohio
death: unknown
burial: unknown
marriage: November 27, 1845 Captina, Belmont County, Ohio
children:
1. John Townsend Vernon ("J.T.")
birth: October 15, 1846 Belmont County, Ohio
death: April 16, 1923 Marion County, Iowa
burial: Dallas Cemetery, Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
2. William Vernon
birth: March 3, 1849 Belmont County, Ohio
death: August 13, 1939 Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
burial: Dallas Cemetery, Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa

Joseph Vernon's second wife was Mary M. Richardson Vernon. Their children will be half brothers and sisters to those of Martha and Joseph.
children:
1. Lindley E. Vernon ("Dick")
birth: August 1858 Pleasant Grove TWP, Marion County, Iowa
death: July 6, 1918 Upton, Weston County, Wyoming
burial: Inyan Kara Cemetery, Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
2. Thomas Winfield Vernon
birth: August 12, 1860 Pleasant Grove TWP, Marion County, Iowa
death: May 21, 1925 Southeast TWP, Orange County, Indiana
burial: Bluff Springs Cemetery, Valeene, Orange County, Indiana
3. James Hicks Vernon ("Hicks")
birth: August 14, 1862 near Donnelley, Marion County, Iowa
death: March 1, 1923 Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa
burial: Olive Chapel Cemetery, Attica, Marion County, Iowa
4. J.O. Vernon
birth: ca. 1865 Marion County, Iowa
death: unknown
burial: unknown
5. Milton Shivers Vernon
birth: April 15, 1868 Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa
death: September 1, 1947 Valeene, Orange County, Indiana
burial: Bluff Springs Cemetery, Valeene, Orange County, Indiana
6. F.M. Vernon
birth: May 1870 Marion County, Iowa
death: unknown
burial: unknown
7. Emory Myrth Vernon
birth: December 28, 1874 Southeast TWP, Orange County, Indiana
death: January 31, 1954 Indiana
burial: Marengo Cemetery, Marengo, Crawford County, Indiana
8. Mary Marthena Vernon Strother ("Marthena")
birth: October 14, 1878 Valeene, Orange County, Indiana
death: January 2, 1955 Orange County, Indiana
burial: Concord Cemetery, Southeast TWP, Orange County, Indiana
9. Mildred Elzira Vernon Kemple ("Ella")
birth: June 12, 1880 Valeene, Orange County, Indiana
death: July 6, 1916 Orange County, Indiana
burial: Danners Chapel Cemetery, Orange County, Indiana


spouse 1:
Rebecca Edwards
birth: circa 1859 Pennsylvania
death: unknown
burial: unknown
marriage: October 14, 1877 Marion County, Iowa

known children:
1. Joseph Dempsey Vernon
birth: October 23, 1879 Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
death: August 2, 1945 Miami-Dade County, Florida
burial: Miami City Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

spouse 2:
Prudence Mae ("Prudie") Willis
birth: June 1869
death: 1929
burial: Dallas Cemetery, Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
marriage: February 22, 1893 Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa

known children:
1. Offa Denman Vernon
birth: January 1, 1895 Franklin TWP, Marion County, Iowa
death: July 1963 Marion County, Iowa
burial: Dallas Cemetery, Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
2. Nytha Low Vernon Phillips
birth: August 2, 1897 Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
death: unknown
burial: unknown
3. Slade Roscoe Vernon
birth: September 19, 1899 Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
death: July 29, 1958 Marion County, Iowa
burial: Dallas Cemetery, Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
4. Ralph Clayton Vernon
birth: September 22, 1904 Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
death: January 23, 1987 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
burial: Sunny Lane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
5. Gerald Townsend Vernon
birth: February 12, 1907 Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
death: May 2, 1970 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
burial: Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma