Brief Life History of Benjamin Schooler
Benjamin Schooler Wharton was born on 24 June 1802, in Virginia, United States. He married Sarah Lear on 2 January 1822, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, United States in 1865 and Wayne Township, Doniphan, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 July 1890, in Frazier, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in New Harmony Cemetery, Tremont Township, Buchanan, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Wharton, "Kansas State Census, 1865"
- B S Wharton, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Benjamin Wharton, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from any of various places called Wharton, in Westmorland, Cheshire, and Lincolnshire, or from Warton in Lancashire, Northumberland, and Warwickshire. The Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Northumberland placenames probably derive from Old English weard ‘watch’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The Cheshire and Warwickshire placenames derive from Old English wæfre ‘swamp, marshy ground’ + tūn. The Westmorland placename may derive from Old English hwearf ‘embankment, shore, wharf’ + tūn.
perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Wiverton in Nottinghamshire, derived from the Old English personal name Wīgfrith + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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