Clackamas-Polk County OR Archives Obituaries.....Vernon, Serepta Jane Byerly March 1, 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Eellitta Stone russetred@msn.com February 1, 2010, 1:18 am The Oregonian march 7, 1920 page 7 MOLALLA, Or. March 6 Mrs. Serepta Jane Vernon died March 1 at her home in Independence, Or. She was born in Indiana in 1835. She accompanied her father, Martin Byerly, across the plains with ox teams in 1852. She was married to John Vernon in 1858 and lived in Polk county on the home ranch for over a half century. Her husband died in 1903. Mrs. Vernon was the mother of eight children, all of whom survive her. They are Nancy V. Allen of Independence, Louisa Allen of Corvallis, Emma J. Buster of Alsea, Elizabeth C. Young of Independence, Alice Boyles of Warrenton, Alton M. Vernon of Dayton, Alfred W. Vernon of Independence and John Vernon of Molalla. One sister, Mrs. Fender, of Dallas, also survives her. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/clackamas/obits/v/vernon4116gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb