A photo of my great-great-grandfather, Ralph Charles Vernon (1859-1903), who was born in Middleton, WI. He had several occupations, including the Sheriff of Dane County and the State Treasurer of Wisconsin. He was married twice: first to Emma Ethel Gordon (1858-1890), producing one daughter, Jennie Elizabeth (1885-1963); and second to Amy Gertrude Rand (1872-1954), producing one son, Joseph Rexford (1895-1944).
Ralph Charles Vernon was born in 1859, and died at age 44 years old in 1903. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ralph Charles Vernon.
Antique photos showing men's grooming habits - their beards, mustaches, and other types of facial hair.
Did you know that at times in which there are more women than men - that is, when there is a smaller chance that a man will find a mate - beards become more fashionable? It's not that women prefer fac...
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...