He appears in the 1932 Chandler (Arizona) City Directory as living at 130 W. Boston, the same address as John J. Allison and his wife Effie L. Allison.
The 1940 Chandler Resident Directory said he was a co-owner of J. J. Allison & Son, a machine shop, with John J. Allison. Vernon and his wife Kathleen lived on the west side of north Washington, beyond Cleveland. Their phone number was 157.