John James Ewing (1826 - 1894)

Born 24 Mar 1826 in Mecklenburg, Virginia

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Died 15 Nov 1894 at age 68 in Keytesville, Chariton, Missouri

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Biography

John Ewing has Scottish Ancestors.

John James Ewing, son of John J. Ewing (1802 - 1838) and Tabitha Ann Price Edgar Clarkson (1806 - 1855), was born on 24 March 1826 in Mecklenburg county, Virginia.

John wed Martha A. Fuqua before 1846. John and Martha had at least the following children, all born in Missouri:

1. Leonora Ewing, born in 1846;
2. Roxana Ewing, b. in 1848;
3. Agnes Ewing, born in 1850;
4. Mary E. Ewing, born in 1852;
5. Anna Ewing, b. in April 1855;
6. James Ella Ewing, daughter, b. in 1857;
7. John J. Ewing, b. in 1860.

John J. Ewing is listed in the 1850, ^[1] 1860, ^[2] 1870, ^[3] and 1880 ^[4] Censuses of Keytesville, Bowling Green, Chariton county, Missouri. He was a slaveholder.

John James Ewing died on 15 November 1894 in Keytesville, and was buried at Keytesville City Cemetery, Keytesville Township, Chariton County, Missouri. ^[5]

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1. ↑ 1850 Federal Census of Keytesville, Bowling Green Township, Chariton County, Missouri. Text: "Name: John J. Ewing; Gender Male; Age 24; Race White; Birth Year (Estimated) 1826; Birthplace Virginia; House Number 616.

   HOUSEHOLD GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

   1. John J. Ewing M 24 Virginia
   2. Martha Ewing F 27 Virginia
   3. Leonora Ewing M 4 Missouri
   4. Roxana Ewing F 2 Missouri
   5. Agness Ewing F 0 Missouri"
2. ↑ 1860 Federal Census of Keytesville, Bowling Green Township, Chariton County, Missouri. Text: "Name: John J. Ewing; Gender Male; Age 34; Race White; Birth Year (Estimated) 1826; Birthplace Virginia.

   HOUSEHOLD GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

   1. John J. Ewing M 34 Virginia
   2. Martha Ewing F 37 Virginia
   3. Leonora Ewing F 14 Missouri
   4. Rox A Ewing F 12 Missouri
   5. Agness H Ewing F 10 Missouri
   6. Mary E Ewing F 8 Missouri
   7. Anna Ewing F 5 Missouri
   8. James Ella Ewing M 2 Missouri
   9. John J Ewing M 1 Missouri
   10. William N Ewing M 17 Missouri (son of William Ewing)"
3. ↑ 1870 Federal Census of Keytesville, Bowling Green Township, Chariton County, Missouri. Text: "Name: John J. Ewing; Gender Male; Age 44; Race White; Birth Year (Estimated) 1825-1826; Birthplace Virginia.

   HOUSEHOLD GENDER RACE AGE BIRTHPLACE

   1. John J. Ewing M W 44 Virginia
   2. Martha Ewing F W 47 Virginia
   3. Agnes Ewing F W 19 Missouri
   4. Mary Ewing F W 16 Missouri
   5. Anna Ewing F W 14 Missouri
   6. James E Ewing F W 13 Missouri
   7. John J Ewing M B 9 Missouri
   8. Edmund Moore M B 14 Missouri
   9. Adolphus Scroggins M B 10 Missouri"

   Note - Edmund and Adolphus are ex-slaves still living with their former master.

4. ↑ United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66G-QW7 : accessed 29 September 2015), John J Ewing, Bowling Green, Chariton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district 166, sheet 484D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0680; FHL microfilm 1,254,680. Text: "Name: John J. Ewing; Event Type Census; Event Year 1880; Event Place Bowling Green, Chariton, Missouri; Gender Male; Age 54; Marital Status Married; Race: White; Occupation Farmer; Relationship to Head of Household Self; Birth Year (Estimated) 1826; Birthplace Virginia; Father's Birthplace Virginia; Mother's Birthplace Virginia.

   HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

   1. John J. Ewing Self M 54 Virginia
   2. John J Ewing Son M 20 Missouri
   3. Martha A Ewing Wife F 58 Virginia
   4. Annie Ewing Daughter F 25 Missouri
   5. J E Ewing Daughter F 23 Missouri
   6. Mary E Ewing Daughter F 28 Missouri"
5. ↑ Find A Grave [on-line] John Ewing Text:" JOHN J. EWING - Birth: Mar. 24, 1826 Mecklenburg County, Virginia; Death: Nov. 15, 1894 Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri. Family links: Parents: John J Ewing (1802 - 1838); Tabitha Ann Price Edgar Clarkson (1806 - 1855); Spouse: Martha A Fuqua Ewing (1821 - 1897); Children: Lenora Ewing Finnell (1846 - 1889); Agness Ewing Tisdale (1850 - 1883); James Ella Ewing (1857 - 1931); John James Ewing (1860 - 1933); Siblings: Tabitha Roxanna Ewing Woodson (1824 - 1843); John J Ewing (1826 - 1894); Angelina G. P. Ewing (1829 - 1835); Bertheia B. M. Ewing (1831 - 1849); Burial: Keytesville City Cemetery, Keytesville Township, Chariton County, Missouri."

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fuller-5187 for creating WikiTree profile John J. Ewing on 29 Sep 2015.