Richard Vernon Bible

Richard Vernon (1789-1877) was born in Stokes Co., N.C. He came to Jefferson County in 1828 and lived on the East Fork of the Indian-Kentuck Creek, north of Manville.

The Bible was last known to be in the possession of the late Edna Cooney Luther of Madison, who inherited it from her mother, Anna Vernon Cooney, (1879-1975) daughter of Pleasant Vernon, Richard’s son. The transcriptions indicate that there is information on the Todd family that was not copied. (Richard’s daughter Elizabeth Jane married Thomas Todd) In 1959, the Bible was owed by Victor Vernon (1868-1959), who made this particular transcription. Victor was a brother to Mrs. Cooney. - Robert W. Scott.

Marriages
Richard Vernon to Elizabeth David Nov. 23, 1809
Richard Vernon to Nancy Joyce, Sept. 3, 1850

Family Record

Richard Vernon born July 18, 1789
Elizabeth Vernon born Jan. 31, 1791
Ann Vernon Aug, 9, 1810
Agnes  Vernon Sept. 2, 1811
Ensley D. Vernon June 11, 1813
John H. Vernon Jan. 22, 1815
Paulina Vernon Mar. 22, 1818
Mary Vernon Jan. 18, 1820
Pleasant R. Vernon  Feb. 11, 1822
Elizabeth I. Vernon Sept.16, 1824
James L. Vernon Oct. 16, 1825
Caroline H. Vernon Nov. 3, 1827
Eliza H. Vernon May 26, 1829
Lutitia C. Vernon Jan. 13, 1832
Emily F. Vernon Mar. 11, 1834