Son of Rice Wharton and Nancy McKee.
Ira and his brother, John, both relocated to Henry County, where they died a month apart.

m1: Lilly M McKee (1843–1881), 1868 Miami IN
No known children

m2: Eva Duke (1864–1955/CA), 1882, Henry Co MO.
ch inc:
-John Arthur 1884–1947
-Nellie 1887–1898
-Frank Leslie 1891–1962

1900 Speedwell St. Clair MO: WHARTON Ira L/IN-OH-KY, Eva, John A, Frank L. Married 17 yrs, Eva had 2 of 3 children living.

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name Ira Wharton
Spouse Name Lilly McKee
Marriage Date 26 May 1868
Marriage County Miami

Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name Fred Wharton
Marriage Date 24 Dec 1882
Marriage Place Henry, Missouri, USA
Spouse Eva Duke
{Unknown why name shown as "Fred"}

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name Ira Wharton
Residence Indiana
Enlistment Date 5 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment Private
State Served Indiana
Survived the War? Yes
Service Record Enlisted in Company D, Indiana 8th Infantry Regiment on 05 Sep 1861.Mustered out on 28 Aug 1865 at Savannah, GA.
Sources Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name Ira L Wharton
Place Filed Missouri, USA
Relation to Head Soldier
Spouse Eva Wharton
Widows pension filed July 17 1900

Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904 : lower right corner
Ira L Wharton, Date of Death 28 Jun 1900, Burial Place St Clair, Missouri, USA, Rank Pvt, Regiment 8, Company D, Unit Ind Inf (delivered to Pleasant Grove Cemetery, St. Clair MO.)

Note: Ira's widow, Eve (who was dau of John Grafton Duke and Isadora Trotter) remarried to Herbert Hicks Parcell in 1905 . She and the two sons died in California.

The Cambridge City Tribune, Cambridge City, Indiana, Dec 20, 1900
News has been received here of the death of John Wharton and Ira Wharton, in Henry county, Missouri. The former died June 26 and the latter July 28. John Wharton lived at Montrose and his brother some 20 miles distant. They were children of Rice Wharton and were born on the farm now owned by J.V. Kauffman, south of Pennville. Their father was a native of Kentucky and entered the farm spoken of 1815. John Wharton was a soldier in the Eighth Indiana and served four years. During this time he became infatuated with that portion of Missouri where he long resided, and went there after the war closed. His brother, Ira, did not go until some years later. We are sorry to hear of their death. They were honorable, industrious gentlemen, and the world was better for the influence of their lives. A sister, Mrs Mary Smith, of Iowa, is the surviving member of the family.
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Note: Records show burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, St. Clair Co MO, which appears to be an aka for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Taberville, St. Clair County, Missouri.