1910 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District, Dwelling 369, Family 378
Road below Dunnsville
Verlander, James H., 58, second marriage, this marriage 12 years, farmer on general farm, rents, farm schedule 355
Verlander, Susie E., 48, second marriage, has had 9 children, 6 of whom are alive
Verlander, James, 23, sailor
Verlander, Edward, 21, hauler at a lumber mill
Verlander, Joseph, 13, in school
Verlander, Charley L., 11, in school
Verlander, Robert F., 9
Verlander, Susie, 6

On 5 June 1917, Richard Edward Verlander registered for the World War I draft, giving his full name as Richard Edward Verlander; age 28; residing at Dunnsville, Virginia; born 16 September 1888; natural born citizen; born at Dunnsville, Virginia, U.S.A.; captain of schooner, self employed in Chesapeake Bay & Tributarys; 2 children; single; Caucasian; no exemptions; short height, stout build; gray eyes, brown hair, slightly bald; no disabilities. [World War I Draft Registration Card, Roll 1984712.]

On 12 April 1965, Richard Edward Verlander, Sr. died. He was 76; white; died in Dunnsville, Essex County, Virginia; was a resident of Dunnsville, Essex County, Virginia; father was James Henry Verlander; mother was Ada Saunders; widowed; wife was Bessie Clark Verlander; born 16 September 1888 in Virginia; occuption farmer; informant Henry Verlander; cause of death coronary sclerotic heart disease (8-10 years) due to arteriosclerosis and hypertension; burial at Ephesus Baptist Church, Dunnsville, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 11722.]

Middle name and occupation from Catherine Jeannette Verlander Wright, 22 August 1999. She said he was known as “Captain Eddie”. After 1930, her farmed near Dunnsville.

Location of birth (Dunnsville) from Maxine Verlander Singly, 7 November 2007.