Daniel Vernon

"History Of Dane County" pages 1215-1216 Daniel Vernon, deceased; the subject of the sketch first came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1849 and located at Cross Plains and entered land; he then moved to Middleton in the spring of 1862, where he was in active life until his death, which event occurred Nov. 30, 1879, at the age of 52 years and 10 months; probably he was not only the greatest loss to his family, but to the whole of Dane Co. that could have happened; he was a very active business man, dealing largely in stock, and also dealing with almost every man in the county; he was widely known, loved and respected by all; he raised a large family of fourteen children, who are all living, and every one holding good positions; two being in business at Middleton and other portions of the State, and three in Nevada. Mrs. Vernon's maiden name was Mary Ann Goodwin, and they were married at Cross Plains in the fall of 1852; her native place is Derbyshire, England, and she was born in 1830. Mr. Vernon was a member of the M.E. Church, and Mrs. Vernon is still a member; she lives on the homestead of 197 acres, worth about $10,000, adjoining the village of East Middleton; two of her sons are at home and work the farm; Sec. 23; P.O. East Middleton.