My 4th Great Grandfather - James Ewing, Jr. (1758)

 James Ewing, Jr was born in 1758 and died in 1810. He and his second wife, Ladovsey Dillard, were the parents of my 3rd great grandfather, William P Ewing. 

James Ewing, Jr. 1758 and his first wife, name unknown.

Son John Buys William P Ewing's Casket

 

Growing Up In Small Town America Part 5

 

JUST A COUNTRY GIRL

Mother lived by proverbial sayings, of which there are many even sprinkled throughout this paper: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, anything worth doing, is worth doing right, etc. The list goes on and on. It was a quick and easy way for Mother to make a point. I continued to use these sayings as they are just part of me. When I went to Baylor and used them in my natural dialogue, some people looked at me as if I had grown a third eye.

Back then, I never dreamed of seeing a guy wear an earring or shave their bodies.

Tattoos were frowned upon and were considered as making someone look like a tramp or cheap. Why would we destroy the natural beautiful skin that God gave us?  They were mostly only seen on military guys and not many of those. Making-out became the term for what mother called sparking.

William P Ewing -Adminstrator's Oath

 Posted on Ancestry 2011 by wmjg3 

Administrator's Oath of John Ewing (William P Ewing's son).  John served as administrator of the estate.  Documents provides a list of William P. Ewing's children.  William P died during the Civil War (1864) and when John Ewing returned home he had to pay back taxes on real estate and put the estate in order. 

William P Ewing Probate Record

 William P Ewing died in 1864, but because of the Civil War, his son John, was not able to settle his estate until 1867. It is fascinating to see these old documents.

Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998
 
Name              William P Ewing
Probate Date   22 Jan 1867
Probate Place  Clark, Arkansas, USA
Inferred Death Year    [1864]
Inferred Death Place   Arkansas, USA
Item Description         Letters of Administration, Vol A-B, 1827-1883
Accessed on Ancestry.com 2015
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I Can Crawl

 February 1957

Sources for William P Ewing

 1830 United States Federal Census. Edwards, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 25; Page: 38; Family History Library Film: 0007650.
 
1840 United States Federal Census. Ripley, Missouri; Roll: 229; Page: 336; Image: 680; Family History Library Film: 0014857.
 
1850 United States Federal Census. Tucker, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: M432_25; Page: 192B; Image: .
 
1860 United States Federal Census. Anderson, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: ; Page: 26; Image: 26.
 
Arkansas Land Records. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - United States, Bureau of Land Management. Arkansas Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1993.
 
Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998. Probate Court (Clark County); Probate Place: Clark, Arkansas. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2015.
 
Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1999.
 
Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016.
 
Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008. Probate Records (Smith County, Tennessee), 1803-1896; Author: Tennessee. Probate Court (Smith County). Ancestry.com 2015.
 
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. “William P Ewing”. Issue Date 1 Mar 1855, Place: Clark, Arkansas, Land Office: Washington; Document Number 6076. Ancestry.com
 
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. “William P Ewing” 10 Aug 1838, Moultrie, Illinois, USA, Land Office Vandalia. Ancestry.com
 
http://o.pcahs.org/pcaolr/database/acdpcd-p/p981.htm#i75590
 
https://www.ewingfamilyassociation.org/documents/Sproul/Sproul_Part_2.html