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Early Origins of the Vers family

The surname Vers was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Vers family

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Vers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Veirs, Vers, Veires, Fers, Fehrs, Feirs, Vehrs, Viers, Veirz, Feirz, Verz, Vair, Vairs, Veurs, Vayers, Vayres, Feuers, Veirz, Veurz and many more.

Early Notables of the Vers family

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United States Vers migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vers Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Christoph Vers, who settled in America in 1785
  • Christoph Vers, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1785 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Vers (post 1700) +

  • Julia Vers, American politician, Member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953; Socialist Labor Candidate for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 6th District, 1961 2
  • Joseph Vers, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Michigan State Treasurer, 1928; Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1938 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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