Born October 23, 1845 in Philadelphia William Fishbourne Wharton graduated from the University of Pennsylvnia in 1865. The 1890 NYC Directory shows him as a broker, with an office at 30 Broad, and a home at Islip, L. I.
On October 10, 1871 he married Frances Fisher the daughter of William Fisher and Julia Palmer.
The three children from this marriage where: