Based on AncestryDNA, it is believed that Vernon's father was a son of John Joseph Shaner and Sarah Ann Love. Emma, Vernon's mother, was married to one of their sons named George Martin Shaner. However, George died a year before Vernon was born. Most likely Daniel W. Shaner, George's brother and son of John and Sarah Shaner, was Vernon's father. Relatives of Emma have stated that Vernon was fostered by a couple with the last name of Smith in Ohio before rejoining his mother Emma in Missouri.
Based on AncestryDNA, it is believed that Vernon's father was a son of John Joseph Shaner and Sarah Ann Love. Emma, Vernon's mother, was married to one of their sons named George Martin Shaner. However, George died a year before Vernon was born. Most likely Daniel W. Shaner, George's brother and son of John and Sarah Shaner, was Vernon's father. Relatives of Emma have stated that Vernon was fostered by a couple with the last name of Smith in Ohio before rejoining his mother Emma in Missouri.
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