Dr. Vernita H. Marr

Dr. Vernita H. Marr, age 92 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died on August 27, 1995 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ on June 25, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Hugo Kayser and Freda B. Kayser. She was the first female chiropractor in the United States. Dr. Marr was predeceased by her first husband, William A. Brown, and her second husband, John G. Marr, who died in 1974. Interment in Moravian Cemetery, 2205 Richmond Rd, Staten Island, NY. *Dr. Marr was mentioned in Notable WOMEN Throughout the History of Hunterdon County (featured below)* VERNITA KAYSER MARR Vernita Kayser was born in Newark, NJ on June 25, 1903, and attended local schools. It was uncommon in the early twentieth century for women to pursue higher education, but Vernita was different. She desired a better education associated with a profession she could utilize her whole life. Vernita went on to the highly respected Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, where she -- the only woman in her class -- graduated in 1926. At the tender age of 23, Vernita Kayser was the first woman chiropractor in the United States! Marriage to John Marr and a family of three daughters only served to encourage her to continue in her chosen profession. She ran a private practice in Somerville until 1975 when she retired. A former resident of Glen Gardner, Dr. Marr lived the last four years of her life in Readington Twp., where she succumbed on August 27, 1995 at the venerable age of 92.