http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/ Shakin' the Family Tree - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:56:16 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios dee_burris personal http://www.dreamwidth.org/userpic/856437/913346 http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/ 60 100 http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/123873.html Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:56:16 GMT http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/123873.html Just found a whole passel of my Whortons in Navarro County, TX.<br /><br />For years, I've looked for them as <i>Whartons.</i><br /><br />Apparently, Jeptha Whorton - son of <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=29739464">Thomas Jefferson Wharton (1800-1894)</a> - was the one of the children to change the spelling of the surname in my direct line.<br /><br />So, they've been under my nose for a long time...<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=dee_burris&ditemid=123873" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/123873.html whorton wharton public 2 http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/114048.html Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:17:08 GMT http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/114048.html So I see a Whorton obit in the paper yesterday...<br /><br />One thing leads to another, and...<br /><br />She's not one of mine, but I've done a lot of work this morning on my Wharton/Whortons.<br /><br />Now, I really must get a shower.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=dee_burris&ditemid=114048" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/114048.html whorton wharton genealogy add public 0