Verne married Charlotte Etta Markley 9 Apr 1949, Winthrop, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA. Charlotte (daughter of Karl Merkle and Maude Elisabeth Thomasson) was born 17 Nov 1910, Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA; died 7 Mar 1985, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]