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The shooting of Jesse Wharton


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[Jesse Wharton was shot by the 91st while he was imprisoned in the Old Capitol Prison.]


[1840 Maryland census, Washington County, Clear Sp, page 173]
[I have listed possible matches in the 1850 census.]
NAMES OF HEADS OF FAMILIES.John O Wharton
[Note: the index has Whartois, but I think the 'is' is just a sloppy 'n']
Free White Males Under 51[Jesse B Wharton was 15 in 1850]
Free White Males 5 & under 101[J S Th Wharton was 17 in 1850]
Free White Males 15 & under 201
Free White Males 20 & under 302
Free White Males 30 & under 402[John O Wharton was 45 in 1850]
Free White Females Under 52[Elizabeth Wharton was 13 in 1850]
[Sarah W Wharton was 11 in 1850]
Free White Females 10 & under 151[Mary Wharton was 20 in 1850]
Free White Females 15 & under 201
Free White Females 40 & under 501[Elizabeth Wharton was 45 in 1850; the "30 & under 40" column is, unfortunately, blank]
Free Colored Males 36 & under 552
Free Colored Males 55 & under 1002

[1850 United States census, Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown District, pages 140 line 39 to 141 line 8]
[I've summarized all the data; the remaining columns were all blank]

[1850 Maryland census, Montgomery County, Cracklin District, page 318 line 30 to page 319 line 11]
[I've summarized all the data; the remaining columns were all blank.]

[1860 Maryland census, Prince George County, First District, Beltsvill Post Officepage 371, line 32, through page 372, line 5]
[I have summarized all the data, and listed possible matches in the 1850 census]

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