Finding Aid for the Wharton Family History Papers, 1902-1930
MS-2295University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 29, 2006.
Summary Information
Wharton Family History Papers
Date/Date Range : 1902-1930
1.0 linear feet
Abstract: This collection features information obtained by Thomas B. Paxton, Jr. (between 1902-1930) while researching the John and Rhoda (Morris) Wharton family of Tennessee. Included is material related to Tennessee Senator Jesse Wharton.
MS-2295
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
The Special Collections Library purchased this collection in February of 2000.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Wharton Family History Papers, MS-2295. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of ten folders.
Biography / History
The family Thomas B. Paxton, Jr. was researching was the descendents of John and Rhoda (Morris) Wharton, including their son Jesse, a Senator from Tennessee. The family produced a large number of doctors, lawyers, authors, soldiers, and planters since coming over from England in the mid-18th century. Paxton was an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio in the early 20th century whose great-grandfather was a Wharton.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection features information obtained by Thomas B. Paxton, Jr. (between 1902-1930) while researching the Wharton family. The information appears mostly as letters sent by Paxton to family, lawyers, and counties, in response to his inquiries. In addition to the Whartons, the collection has research on connected families (notably the Swanns, Galts, Farrars, and Lesters, all of whom appear in the research), and a few images.
Subject Terms
- Paxton, Thomas B. Jr.
- Genealogy.
- Wharton family.
Contents List
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A brief abstract of the collection and two photocopied biographical sketches of Senator Jesse Wharton, undated
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Photograph, possibly of Jesse Wharton, undated
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Copy of photograph, unidentified male, undated
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Copy of photograph, unidentified male, undated
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Copy of drawing, unidentified home, undated
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Notes on the Wharton Family by Senator Kenneth McKellar (biographer of the Whartons in Tennessee Senators ), undated
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Notes on the Wharton Family, writer unidentified, undated
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Letters to Thomas B. Paxton, Jr. regarding his Wharton Family research, 1902-1903
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Letters to Thomas B. Paxton, Jr. regarding his Wharton Family research, 1915-1930
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Postcards to Thomas B. Paxton, Jr. regarding his Wharton Family research, 1902-1930
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Handwritten notes on the Wharton Family; obituary of Lula Edgar Wharton; typescript biographical sketch of Dr. Richard Wharton, undated
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8
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Elizabeth (Swann) Spencer family sketch, undated
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Handwritten Swann family sketch, undated
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8
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Handwritten Galt family sketch, undated
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Swann family tree, undated
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"Publications on the Virginia Historical Society" including an index to Genealogical Articles, undated
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Unidentified newspaper article, undated
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10
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Cumberland School of Law/Samford University card, undated
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