This is our Etherton Family Genealogy. My dad got me started into genealogy when I was a kid and I have been at it ever since (more or less). The tools have changed quite a bit from when I used to visit the National Archives in downtown D.C. and writing actual letters to relatives. In 1995, I started this website with the hope of sharing what I have learned with anyone with an internet connection. I have enjoyed hearing from relatives who have found this effort interesting and informative.
I owe a great debt of graditude to all those who contributed so much to the gathering of the family history. I acknowledge these sources at the bottom of each page in the "Sources/Contributors" section. Without all the time and effort of these, and their gracious sharing of information, what I have collected here would be far less complete.
While great effort has been made to ensure accuracy, there are unintentional errors in this data. Occasionally I will see one and correct it. If you see any, please let me know. Also note that sources are occasionally incorrect, or even in conflict. This represents my best guess at the names, relationships, dates and places. Your own research may lead you to different conclusions. Enjoy!
In short, 7722 of our relatives!
The 28 most common surnames are (click here for the entire list of surnames...):
| Etherton (1352) | Louton (96) | Pirtle (64) | Hanson (52) |
| Hagler (410) | Nausley (93) | Todd (61) | Williams (50) |
| Lipe (299) | Lawson (88) | Swindell (58) | Basden (44) |
| Grammer (139) | Lindsey (86) | Crawshaw (57) | Haltom (43) |
| Ellis (132) | Johnson (75) | Rains (57) | Palmer (41) |
| Wakefield (108) | Allen (68) | Holder (54) | Cherington (38) |
| Hiller (99) | Brewer (65) | Baseden (53) | Hale (38) |
Another place to start, here are a few Outline Descendancy Trees:
| Births | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Mary Woods in 1738 | David Riley Lipe in 1862 |
| Nancy Jane Pirtle in 1844 | Isaac C. Taylor in 1907 |
| Benjamin Franklin Etherton in 1859 | Virgil L. Etherton in 1919 |
James Everett Etherton  in 1889 | Henry B Hammond in 1922 |
| Edward Earl Hagler in 1892 | Sarah R. Davidson in 1922 |
| Ernest McKinley Hiller in 1895 | Eliza Basden in 1928 |
| Delphia L. Hale in 1905 | Elizabeth Ellen Nausley in 1941 |
| Irvy Wellington Etherton in 1914 | Hazel Irene Maples in 1969 |
| Paul Frederick Clover in 1917 | Mae O Etherton in 1975 |
| Mary Elizabeth Hooker in 1999 | |
| Ernest E. Etherton in 1948 | Ann Jessica Sowman in 2015 |
| Marriages | |
| James Hicks & Jane Etherton in 1883 | |
| George Edward Schooler & Carrie Vird Etherton in 1892 | |
| Charles Enoch Braswell & Gertrude Hagler in 1897 | |
| Joseph Beach & Jeanette Ruth Etherton in 1917 | |
| Amzire Jasper Louton & Clara Ethel Robbins in 1928 | |
| John Preston Hale & Eula Pearl Hays in 1935 | |
| -unpublished- in 1998 | |
| Helen Stone, February 18 | Rex Dail Whiteley, February 17 |
| Mary Alice Stone, February 18 | Irvin E. Whiteley, February 17 |
| Nelle Fern Etherton, February 18 | Dana Claie Johnson, February 17 |
| Joseph Melone Stone, February 18 | Maurine Ruth Johnson, February 17 |
| Jean E. Huffine, February 18 | George Ronald Johnson, February 17 |
| Robert E. Huffine, February 18 | Colleen Johnson, February 17 |
| Frances Angennette Lee Smith, February 18 |
Here is something that is interesting... a chart of the distribution of the Etherton surname by state in 1990. It is interesting to note that the states with the highest concentration are Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Nebraska.
For the 3991 people that are in the database that I know both birth and death dates, the average age at death is: 64.54 years. Oldest male lived to: 103.6. Oldest female lived to: 106.6. (More Stats...)
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