Vernon Clarence Sears was born on February 17, 1908, in Texas County, Missouri. His parents were Oliver Lawrence Sears & Cordelia Belle Jones.
The 1920 census of Piney, Texas County, Missouri, shows their family:
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Oliver L Sears Head M 43 Missouri
Cordelia B Sears Wife F 33 Missouri
Veril B Sears Daughter F 13 Missouri
Clarence V Sears Son M 11 Missouri
Alva W Sears Son M 9 Missouri
Roscoe L Sears Son M 6 Missouri
Lonzo F Sears Son M 3 Missouri
The "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006" records his marriage to Bertha Caroline Coyle on December 5, 1925, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
Their son, Aubrey Leon Sears was born November 27, 1926, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Their daughter, Imogene B Sears was born in 1929, in Colorado.
Vernon isn't with the family in the 1930 census - where his wife and 2 children are found living in Piney, Texas County, Missouri.
The 1940 census of Houstonia Township, Pettis, Pettis County, Missouri shows:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Vernon C Sears M 32 Missouri
wife Bertha C Sears F 31 Missouri
son Aubrey L Sears M 13 Colorado
daughter Emogene E Sears F 10 Colorado
sister Virginia L Sears F 16 Missouri
Vernon died February 22, 1970, in St Louis County, Missouri. He is buried at the Emery Chapel Cemetery, Bucyrus, Texas, Missouri, USA.
Sources
www.findagrave.com
US Census, 1920, 1940
Social Security Death Index
Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006
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