Ruth Wharton

1896–
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

The Life Summary 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 with Thomas William Dyball. She lived in South Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1910.

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Family Time Line

Thomas William Dyball
–
Ruth Wharton
1896–
Violet Dyball
1913–
Emma Cordell Dyball
1914–

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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.

Possible Related Names

Warton

Sources (13)

  • Ruth Wharton in household of Elise Wharton, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Ruth Dyball in household of Thomas W Dyball, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Rusth Wharton in entry for Helen Laverne Dyball, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"

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