Wetherill Families
- Garcia
History of the Garcia family in New Mexico
- Johnson
History of the Johnson family
- Harvey Leake Great Grandson of John Wetherill
and one of two Wetherill family Historians
- Richard Lilley Grandson of
Anna Wetherill Mason. Mason and Wetherill family
Historian.
- Palmer

The history of the Palmer family including the discovery of
Palmerland near Antarctica.
- Sanchez
The Sanchez de Inigo puzzle. New genealogical considerations.
- James Shaffner
Grandson of Richard Wetherill
- William Richard Shaffner
Grandson of Richard Wetherill
- Robert Wetherill
Eminent industrialist and banker founded the Robert Wetherill &
Company.
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Richard Wetherill
Richard Wetherill, of Chester, Pennsylvania and President of the Chester National
Bank, is one of the pioneers who made possible this great
industrial center of Chester Pennsylvania
- Richard Wetherill
II
Richard Wetherill II was the first child born from the marriage
in 1896 of Richard Wetherill and Marietta Palmer. Young
Richard's father was a member of the Wetherill family of the
Alamo ranch. Not simply ranchers, Richard, his brothers and
brother-in-law are credited with the discovery in 1888 of Mesa
Verde's ancient cliff dwellings. Together they pioneered in
Southwestern archaeology and exploration of the Four Corners
region.
- William Wetherill
Biography of William "Bill" Wetherill. Grandson of
John Wetherill
Other Links of Interest
- Music for the Wetherill web site provided by
Cameron Taylor.
Listen to the entire version of Arches at Twilight
click here. The composition
is played on a High Spirits Native American Flute, in E. This
track is from the album "Flute Open Heart".
- Fred Blackburn
Fred Blackburn is an independent guide, author, and contractor
responsible for organizing the donation of Wetherill family
collections to the Anasazi Heritage Center.
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Andrew Gulliford
Andrew Gulliford is a photographer and historian who researches,
writes, and photographs the American West.
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Ute Mountain Tribal
Park and
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde
The Wetherill family gathered at the Ute Mountain Tribal Park
June 30, 2006 to view sites visited by the Wetherills between
1888 and 1890. A small group visited Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
to watch a re- enactment of the discovery of Cliff Palace.
- History of The Tome Spanish
Land Grant
In 1739 125,000 acres were granted to 30 Town of Tome families
by the Spanish Crown
- Photos of Historic Tome, New Mexico
Photos around Tome, New Mexico
- Anasazi Heritage
Center
is a federal
museum, research center, and curation facility that introduces
visitors to Four Corners prehistory and the curation facility for
the Wetherill family archives.
- What became of the collection
made in Tsegi Canyon in the spring of 1895? It is the one major
collection Richard Wetherill made which has not been traced.
- Wetherill History by
Richard Lilley, grandson of Anna Wetherill Mason
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Wetherills.net
The family of Robert Wetherill 1847-present
- Wetherill Corliss
Steam Engine Manufactured by Robert Wetherill & Co.,
Pa. in 1888 and still running today at the Rough and
Tumble Museum in Pa.
- East meets West,
A reunion of Wetherill families.
- Old Chester,
PA: Robert Wetherill & Company. The company was founded by
Robert Wetherill, Sr., in 1871 as "Wetherill, Keesey and Whildey."
The following year Robert formed a partnership with his brother
Richard Wetherill and the name of the firm was changed to Robert
Wetherill & Co
- Birds of New Mexico
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George D. Wetherill & Co., a paint manufacturer. This
link contains photos of labels in an album. The original
album is owned by Sidney Wetherill of Cape May, NJ.
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Wetherill Seminar of 1998,
The Wetherill family meet in Cortez, Colorado to establish the
Wetherill Archives.
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Marietta Wetherill home site in
the Jemez Mountains. It was here that she moved after
Richard Wetherill was killed at Chaco Canyon in 1910.

Robert Wetherill Home
Chester Pennsylvania
Robert Henvis Wetherill
1848
Richard Wethereld

1788-1869
The Henry Wetherill Letters of 1865

The Henry Letters were written in the mid 1800's by the brothers and sister
of Henry Wetherill and some other relatives. You may click
here for the history of the letters
how they were found and the first transcription. These files may
take more than a minute to download so be patient.
The following links are the balance of transcribed versions.
Transcription 1
Transcription 2
Transcription 3