Ruth Wharton
1896–
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
The Life of Ruth
When Ruth Wharton was born in 1896, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, her father, Elijah Wharton, was 53 and her mother, Esther Delinda Stewart, was 44. She had at least 2 daughters. She lived in South Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1910.
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Family Time Line
Elijah Wharton
1843–1919
Esther Delinda Stewart
1852–1941
Rebecca Wharton
1878–1960
Sampson Wharton
1880–
Temperess Wharton
1882–1959
Emma Wharton
1885–1957
Cornele Wharton
1887–
John G Wharton
1888–1965
Ruth Wharton
1896–
Parents and Siblings
1843–1919Male
1852–1941Female
siblings
(7)
1878–1960Female
1880–Male
1882–1959Female
1885–1957Female
Cornele Wharton
1887–Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 0
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1913 · Women's Suffrage Demonstration
Age 17
A demonstration for women's suffrage takes place on March 3, 1913. This is the first suffrage parade in Washington D.C. One of the notable women in attendance is Ida B. Wells.
1927
Age 31
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Wharton. Examples in Cheshire and Herefordshire are from an Old English river name Wæfer (derived from wæfre ‘wandering’, ‘winding’) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’; another in Lincolnshire has as its first element Old English wearde ‘beacon’ or waroð ‘shore’, ‘bank’; one in the former county of Westmorland (now part of Cumbria) is from Old English hwearf ‘wharf’, ‘embankment’ + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Ruth Wharton in household of Elise Wharton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ruth Dyball in household of Thomas W Dyball, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ruth Warton, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
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