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[Jesse Wharton was shot by the 91st while he was imprisoned in the Old Capitol Prison.]- 1840 US census, Maryland, Washington County, Clear Sp, page 173, John O Wharton. [This may be Jesse Wharton's family.]
- 1850 US census, Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown, pages 140 line 39 to 141 line 8, John O Wharton. [This may be Jesse Wharton's family.]
- 1850 US census, Maryland, Montgomery County, Cracklin County, p.319 line 9 (Jesse B Wharton) (household extends from page 318 line 30 to page 319 line 11).
- 1860 US census, Maryland, Prince George County, Beltsville District, page 371, line 32, to page 372, line 5 (John O Wharton)
[1840 Maryland census, Washington County, Clear Sp, page 173]
[I have listed possible matches in the 1850 census.]
| NAMES OF HEADS OF FAMILIES. | John O Wharton | |
| [Note: the index has Whartois, but I think the 'is' is just a sloppy 'n'] | ||
| Free White Males Under 5 | 1 | [Jesse B Wharton was 15 in 1850] |
| Free White Males 5 & under 10 | 1 | [J S Th Wharton was 17 in 1850] |
| Free White Males 15 & under 20 | 1 | |
| Free White Males 20 & under 30 | 2 | |
| Free White Males 30 & under 40 | 2 | [John O Wharton was 45 in 1850] |
| Free White Females Under 5 | 2 | [Elizabeth Wharton was 13 in 1850]
[Sarah W Wharton was 11 in 1850] |
| Free White Females 10 & under 15 | 1 | [Mary Wharton was 20 in 1850] |
| Free White Females 15 & under 20 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 40 & under 50 | 1 | [Elizabeth Wharton was 45 in 1850; the "30 & under 40" column is, unfortunately, blank] |
| Free Colored Males 36 & under 55 | 2 | |
| Free Colored Males 55 & under 100 | 2 | |
[1850 United States census, Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown District, pages 140 line 39 to 141 line 8]
[I've summarized all the data; the remaining columns were all blank]
[this census is available on FamilySearch]
- Jno O Wharton, 45 [years old], M[ale], [occupation] Gallery Comer [??], [value of real estate owned:] 1600, [born] Tenn
- Elizabeth Wharton, 45, F[emale], [born] DC
- Mary Wharton, 20, F[emale], [born] Tenn
- J. S Th. Wharton, 17, M[ale], [occupation:] Student, [born] Md, Attended School within the year
- Elizabeth Wharton, 13, F[emale], [born] Md, Attended School within the year
- Sarah W Wharton, 11, F[emale], [born] Md, Attended School within the year
- Wm T Wharton, 7, M[ale], [born] Md
- Julia Brown, 17, F[emale], B[lack], [born] Md
- Lani [?] Randle, 41, F[emale], [born] Md
- Maria Randle, 18, F[emale], [born] Md
- Clara Randle, 17, F[emale], [born] Md, Attended School within the year
- Mary Mason, 19, F[emale], B[lack], [born] Md
[1850 Maryland census, Montgomery County, Cracklin District, page 318 line 30 to page 319 line 11]
[I've summarized all the data; the remaining columns were all blank.]
- Elisha J. Hall, 32 [years old], M[ale], Teacher, [value of real estate:] 12.000, [born] Md
- Mary B. Hall, 40, F[emale], [born] Md
- M. C. Hall, 10, F, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Louisa P. Hall, 9, F, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Margaret Hall, 5 F, [born] Md
- James W. Hall, 23 M, Farmer, [born] Md
- Elizabeth Hall, 26, F, [born] Md
- William F. Cunningham, 16 M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- John J. Estes, 19 M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Perrie Eversfield, 17, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Tilghman Hilleary [?], 17, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- John W Hall, 16, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- John M. Hebbard, 13 M, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Robert M. Hewit, 14, M, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- John T. Janney, 14, Male, [born] Va, Attended School Within Year
- James H. Owings, 18, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Lewis O'Donnell, 13, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Elliott O'Donnell, 12, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Charles K. Sherman, 18, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- William S. Snowden, 17, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Richard P Snowden, 15, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Lewis M. Warfield, 13, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- Jesse B. Wharton, 15, M, Student, [born] Md, Attended School Within Year
- William H. Johnson, 19, M[ale], M[ulatto], Laborer, [born] Md
[1860 Maryland census, Prince George County, First District, Beltsvill Post Officepage 371, line 32, through page 372, line 5]
[I have summarized all the data, and listed possible matches in the 1850 census]
[see FamilySearch]
- J O Wharton, 55, male, [occupation may be 'D.M.', but the first letter doesn't look like the D's or any other letter on the page], owned real estate worth $30,000, born Bavaria [sic] [45 in 1850]
- Elizabeth Wharton, 21, female, born Maryland [13 in 1850]
- Sarah Wharton, 20, female, born Maryland [11 in 1850]
- William Wharton, 16, male, born Maryland, attended school within year [7 in 1850]
- Lewis Evans, 42 male, farmer, born Maryland
- Elizabeth Evans, 40, female, born Maryland
- Amanda Evans, 17, female, born Maryland
- George Evans, 15, male, born Maryland, attended school within year
- [illegible] Evans, 14, male, born Maryland, attended school within year
- Fannie [???] Evans, 10, female, born Maryland
- John Evans, 6, male, born Maryland
- Jesse Evans, 4, male, born Maryland
- Louis Evans, 2, male, born Maryland
- Sara [?] Evans, 6 months, female, born Maryland
1860
[1860 US census, Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown, microfilm series M653, film 483, page 597 = 57 handwritten]- Richard H Alvey, 34, born Maryland, Lawyer, real estate $3000, personal property $4000
- Mary Alvey, 28, born Maryland, real estate $5000
- Elizabeth Aleey, 3, born Maryland
- Ann Hanson, 25, born Maryland, servant
(According to the Gunston Hall website (accessed 14 August 2014), she died in June 1860; their child Elizabeth Wharton Alvey was born 29 July 1856; Richard, who supported secession, was arrested; he died on 14 September 1906, in Hagerstown.)
1870
[1870 US census, Mississippi, Hinds, Township 4, microfilm series M593, film 730, page 491 verso = 30 handwritten, family 229, household 235]- John O Warton, 68, planter, no real estate, personal estate of $1000, born Tennessee
- Elizabeth Warton, 27, keeping house, no real estate, personal estate of $4750, born Maryland
- [two domestic servants]
1880
[1880 US census, Louisiana, Orleans, New Orleans, enumeration district 70, microfilm series T9, film 463, page 387 = 21 A handwritten]- Jack Wharton, 47, born Maryland, single, US Marshall
- Jesse Wharton, 27, born Miss, BROTHER, Dep US Marshall
- Julia Wharton, 48, born Tenn, keep house, AUNT
- Bertha A Crane, 42, born Maryland, at home, SISTER
- [and a cook and a servant]
Find a grave
[Beside the entry for Jessie Wharton, Find a grave has the following entries (all accessed 14 August 2014), which suggests many of the other children should be accessible in later census records:]- Dr John O Wharton, died 8 May 1875, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, buried Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Hagerstown, memorial 49771719, created by Dee E, added 15 March 2010
- Elizabeth Mason Wharton, died 20 January 1857, Hagerstown, buried Saint John Episcopal Churchyard, Hagerstown, memorial 49771601, created by Dee E, added 15 March 2010
- William H Wharton, died in Baltimore 27 October 1889, buried Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Hagerstown, memorial 49771444, created by Dee E, added 15 March 2010
- Mary Wharton Alvey, died 29 June 1860, buried Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Hagerstown, memorial 49754558, created by Dee E, added 15 March 2010
- Sarah Wharton Fitzhugh, died 13 November 1869, buried Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Hagerstown, memorial 49754217, created by Dee E, added 15 March 2010
- Jack Wharton, born 1833, Hagerstown, died 7 April 1882, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, buried Saint Johns Episcopal Churchyard, Hagerstown, memorial 49771287, created by Dee E, added 15 March 2010
According to Find a grave:
- Colonel Jack Wharton commanded the 6th Regiment of Texas Cavalry, CSA (no spouse listed)
- Bettie Wharton's husband was Rev Heber O Crane (who died before she died)
- William H Wharton's memorial does not list a spouse
- Mary Wharton's husband's family name was 'Alvey'; Eliza beth W Alvey died on 19 August 1872, and Virginia Alvey died on 15 March 1859 (born daughters of RH and Mary Alvey)
- Sarah Wharton's husband Claggett Dorsey Fitzhugh was a captain in company K of the 1st Virginia Cavalry (and acted as a guide for Longstreet but was arrested; he was refused in an exchange because no record of his enlistment could be found, and he was thought to be a private citizen); he died on 30 July 1917 (and was buried in the same cemetery as she)
note the following death notice, from the Sun (Baltimore Md) of 28 October 1889, page 2 (from GenealogyBank, accessed 14 August 2014):
WHARTON.--On 27th October, WILLIAM FITZHUGH WHARTON, in the 47th year of his age, son of the late Dr. John O. Wharton, formerly of Washington county, Md. [Hagerstown (Md.) papers please copy.]
Funeral services will be held at St. John's P.E. Church, Hagerstown, Md., on Tuesday, 29th instant, at 12 M.