Kate Williamson Wharton
The Williamson family ancestors settled in Virginia from England prior to the Revolutionary war. The Williamson's ancestors came to America in the 1650s and fought in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and traveled with Daniel Boon into Tennessee.
Kate's mother, Susan Quesenbury, is the granddaughter of Jesse Bean who fought in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and was the first settlers at Bean Station. Her great grandfather, William Bean, and Daniel Boone were the first white men known to have viewed the land around what is now Bean Station. There are many stories about the Bean family and their escapades as a frontier family.
Kate's father, John Laurens Williamson, was President of the Legislative Council in Arkansas, laid the cornerstone of the Old State House in 1833. He was President of the Senate and served as acting Governor for seven months during the absence of Governor Thomas Drew. He was a colonel in the Confederate Army and was discharged because of a disability in 1862. Soon after his return from the army, he passed away. He was known to his friends and relatives as "Uncle Jack". John L. Williamson was a farmer.
Kate, a southern girl, was born in Arkansas. In 1871, she married Dr. John Thomas Wharton, a northern boy who served in the Union Army.
John bought land in Pope County, Arkansas, where he and Kate started their family. All of their children survived into their 70s or later. The family lived in Arkansas until 1889. Then, following the pioneer spirit of their ancestors, Kate and John moved to Oklahoma Indian Territory, Duncan, Stephen County. John and Kate came to Oklahoma in a covered wagon and settled 7 miles SW of Duncan. They initially lived on a farm in a log cabin with a dirt floor that was later planked over. There was a ladder going up to a loft type area where the boys slept. Later they moved into the town of Duncan.
It was noted that Kate and her daughters were good cooks. They had a shelf on one side wall of the kitchen that was always full of pies made on Saturday for Sunday dinner. Their Children brought their friends home after church for dinner. One of those dinners is where my grandmother met my grandfather, Cloyd Wharton. She said the dinners were lively with political discussions and arguments on politics and views of the times. It was a vivacious and happy household.
After losing her husband, Kate lived with her daughter Susan. She died at 75.
The Williamson family ancestors settled in Virginia from England prior to the Revolutionary war. The Williamson's ancestors came to America in the 1650s and fought in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and traveled with Daniel Boon into Tennessee.
Kate's mother, Susan Quesenbury, is the granddaughter of Jesse Bean who fought in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and was the first settlers at Bean Station. Her great grandfather, William Bean, and Daniel Boone were the first white men known to have viewed the land around what is now Bean Station. There are many stories about the Bean family and their escapades as a frontier family.
Kate's father, John Laurens Williamson, was President of the Legislative Council in Arkansas, laid the cornerstone of the Old State House in 1833. He was President of the Senate and served as acting Governor for seven months during the absence of Governor Thomas Drew. He was a colonel in the Confederate Army and was discharged because of a disability in 1862. Soon after his return from the army, he passed away. He was known to his friends and relatives as "Uncle Jack". John L. Williamson was a farmer.
Kate, a southern girl, was born in Arkansas. In 1871, she married Dr. John Thomas Wharton, a northern boy who served in the Union Army.
John bought land in Pope County, Arkansas, where he and Kate started their family. All of their children survived into their 70s or later. The family lived in Arkansas until 1889. Then, following the pioneer spirit of their ancestors, Kate and John moved to Oklahoma Indian Territory, Duncan, Stephen County. John and Kate came to Oklahoma in a covered wagon and settled 7 miles SW of Duncan. They initially lived on a farm in a log cabin with a dirt floor that was later planked over. There was a ladder going up to a loft type area where the boys slept. Later they moved into the town of Duncan.
It was noted that Kate and her daughters were good cooks. They had a shelf on one side wall of the kitchen that was always full of pies made on Saturday for Sunday dinner. Their Children brought their friends home after church for dinner. One of those dinners is where my grandmother met my grandfather, Cloyd Wharton. She said the dinners were lively with political discussions and arguments on politics and views of the times. It was a vivacious and happy household.
After losing her husband, Kate lived with her daughter Susan. She died at 75.
Kate Williamson Wharton
The Williamson family ancestors settled in Virginia from England prior to the Revolutionary war. The Williamson's ancestors came to America in the 1650s and fought in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and traveled with Daniel Boon into Tennessee.
Kate's mother, Susan Quesenbury, is the granddaughter of Jesse Bean who fought in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and was the first settlers at Bean Station. Her great grandfather, William Bean, and Daniel Boone were the first white men known to have viewed the land around what is now Bean Station. There are many stories about the Bean family and their escapades as a frontier family.
Kate's father, John Laurens Williamson, was President of the Legislative Council in Arkansas, laid the cornerstone of the Old State House in 1833. He was President of the Senate and served as acting Governor for seven months during the absence of Governor Thomas Drew. He was a colonel in the Confederate Army and was discharged because of a disability in 1862. Soon after his return from the army, he passed away. He was known to his friends and relatives as "Uncle Jack". John L. Williamson was a farmer.
Kate, a southern girl, was born in Arkansas. In 1871, she married Dr. John Thomas Wharton, a northern boy who served in the Union Army.
John bought land in Pope County, Arkansas, where he and Kate started their family. All of their children survived into their 70s or later. The family lived in Arkansas until 1889. Then, following the pioneer spirit of their ancestors, Kate and John moved to Oklahoma Indian Territory, Duncan, Stephen County. John and Kate came to Oklahoma in a covered wagon and settled 7 miles SW of Duncan. They initially lived on a farm in a log cabin with a dirt floor that was later planked over. There was a ladder going up to a loft type area where the boys slept. Later they moved into the town of Duncan.
It was noted that Kate and her daughters were good cooks. They had a shelf on one side wall of the kitchen that was always full of pies made on Saturday for Sunday dinner. Their Children brought their friends home after church for dinner. One of those dinners is where my grandmother met my grandfather, Cloyd Wharton. She said the dinners were lively with political discussions and arguments on politics and views of the times. It was a vivacious and happy household.
After losing her husband, Kate lived with her daughter Susan. She died at 75.
The Williamson family ancestors settled in Virginia from England prior to the Revolutionary war. The Williamson's ancestors came to America in the 1650s and fought in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and traveled with Daniel Boon into Tennessee.
Kate's mother, Susan Quesenbury, is the granddaughter of Jesse Bean who fought in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and was the first settlers at Bean Station. Her great grandfather, William Bean, and Daniel Boone were the first white men known to have viewed the land around what is now Bean Station. There are many stories about the Bean family and their escapades as a frontier family.
Kate's father, John Laurens Williamson, was President of the Legislative Council in Arkansas, laid the cornerstone of the Old State House in 1833. He was President of the Senate and served as acting Governor for seven months during the absence of Governor Thomas Drew. He was a colonel in the Confederate Army and was discharged because of a disability in 1862. Soon after his return from the army, he passed away. He was known to his friends and relatives as "Uncle Jack". John L. Williamson was a farmer.
Kate, a southern girl, was born in Arkansas. In 1871, she married Dr. John Thomas Wharton, a northern boy who served in the Union Army.
John bought land in Pope County, Arkansas, where he and Kate started their family. All of their children survived into their 70s or later. The family lived in Arkansas until 1889. Then, following the pioneer spirit of their ancestors, Kate and John moved to Oklahoma Indian Territory, Duncan, Stephen County. John and Kate came to Oklahoma in a covered wagon and settled 7 miles SW of Duncan. They initially lived on a farm in a log cabin with a dirt floor that was later planked over. There was a ladder going up to a loft type area where the boys slept. Later they moved into the town of Duncan.
It was noted that Kate and her daughters were good cooks. They had a shelf on one side wall of the kitchen that was always full of pies made on Saturday for Sunday dinner. Their Children brought their friends home after church for dinner. One of those dinners is where my grandmother met my grandfather, Cloyd Wharton. She said the dinners were lively with political discussions and arguments on politics and views of the times. It was a vivacious and happy household.
After losing her husband, Kate lived with her daughter Susan. She died at 75.
Inscription
John T. Wharton
1840 - 1911;
Kate Wharton
1851 - 1926
Family Members
Siblings
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