CHAPTER XXXXIII
THE EWINGS OF GEORGIA – OUR ANCESTORS
Chapter XXXVIII includes information on JOHN EWING and his family, John being one of the four sons of William Ewing born about 1709. Names of some of John’s children were located on page 41 of the Census of 1788 taken of BIG SPRING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. Most of the names were found in the 1806 will of John Ewing of Pleasant Township, Fairfield Co., Ohio. Two of the younger sons were on the will but not on the 1788 Census. One, “John, Jr.” claimed by a descendant was on neither list. We compare the two lists for your review at this time:
BIG SPRING CENSUS of 1788 NAMED IN 1806 WILL OF JOHN EWING Name Age Birth- Year Name Amount Estate Paid John Ewing 50 1738/9 William Ewing $ 412.48 Sarah Ewing 48 1740 James Duncan (m-Mary) $ 166.24 Jane Ewing 22 1766 Jane Ewing $ 166.24 William Ewing 20 1768 William Herron (m-Rebecca) $ 56.24 Martha Ewing 18 1779 Thomas Ewing Mathew Ewing 16 1772 David Ewing Adm. Jointly $665.18 Mary Ewing 12 1776 Mathew Ewing $ 20.00 James Ewing 10 1778 Joseph VanHorn (m-Martha) $ 2.00 Rebecca Ewing 8 1780
“Our William” who came to Georgia: Martha married Joseph VanHorn 22 Nov 1792; Mary married James Duncan 5 June 1798; James Ewing married Eleanor Gillespie 25 Apr 1809; James Ewing married 2nd sister, Elizabeth Gillespie 21 Oct 1813.
Missing from the will are John Ewing, Jr. and James Ewing. It is believed they already had their inheritances as had Martha VanHorn, probably Mathew and Rebecca. The two younger sons were Thomas “born 1782 in PA Census, OH and David born 20 Oct 1784” (Tombstone).
Chapter XXXVIII does not list all the Deeds of EWING who came to GEORGIA. There were too many but we traced the children of Thomas Ewing died 1800 SC son of William of Prince Edward Co., Va. Chapter XXVII. Also his nephew Samuel Ewing son of William son of William of Prince Edward Co., VA. We also traced Samuel Ewing and Mary Daniel, son of George Ewing of Wythe Co., Va. son of Samuel Ewing died 1758 in Prince Edward Co., VA, Chapter XXVI. Both of those men were half-brothers to Nathaniel Ewing of Cecil Co., MD. We list below indications that four sons of above John Ewing died 1807 in Ohio may have come to Georgia but only William stayed.
1st John Ewing, Jr. is, probably, the John Ewing who was to receive a grant of 450 acres in Franklin Co., GA in 1786. We do not have the date of his Application but in HISTORICAL SKETCHES by Rev. G.H. Cartledge 1960 page 35 states “The first migration from Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania to New Hope in Northeast Georgia, took place in 1786 and Allen Leeper, William Hodge and others started from Pennsylvania to Georgia in 1785.” Franklin Co., GA Deed Book N page 100 John Ewins and wife, Elizabeth purchased of Andrew Erwin about 1784 but no date of actual possession. Wilkes Co., GA Deed Bk UU page 28. John & Elizabeth purchased 200 acres on William Creek in 1791 recorded 5 Aug 1804. John Ewins bought land from John Holmes who had owned land “our William Ewing” purchased. 2nd William Ewing is the next eldest son of John Ewing died 1806. Tho he is ned, first, in the Will, I found William paying tax in 1802 in Jackson Co. GA in Capt. Aaron Woods District. He had 50 acres of 3rd Quality land that had been Granted to FEW on the waters of Beech Creek next to Littleton Riggins. He paid 37 ½¢. The same is true for the years 1803 and 1805. In 1807 he is taxed on 100 acres in Jackson Co., GA in Capt. John W. Shacklefords District. It was 3rd quality land and was purchased from Joseph Campon the 27 May 1807 and paid $400 for it. It had been granted to Spratlin. It was “on Marburys/Marburg's Creek and bordered Evans.” Jackson Co., Georgia was created in 1796 from Franklin Co., GA. (I found no Deeds to this William Ewing in Franklin Co., GA.) A copy of this Deed and others relating to William and Hannah Ewing are in the first few pages of this chapter. See ahead . 3rd Mathew Ewing is the next son of John Ewing died 1806 and is mentioned in the will of John Ewing. He is also on the 1788 Census of Big Spring Presbyterian Church. He was paid £2.0.0 from the Estate of Allen Leeper on 10 July 1791 by Allen's sons, James Leeper and Charles Leeper. (See Inventory #61; Account #27 Cumberland Co., PA Courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Office of Wills and Orphan's Court Records). In 1793, Mathew Ewing enlisted as a Private in Capt. John Hodge's Company of the Elbert County, Georgia Militia. He enlisted the same day as his cousins William Allen David Ewing and Thomas Ewing (whose Deed he had witnessed the year before.) By 1800, he is back in Franklin Co., PA, Metal twp. which had been taken from Cumberland Co., PA. By 1806, he is in Pleasant twp. Ohio when his father died. He and wife, Mary Maguire, bought the Pleasant twp. Fairfield Co., Ohio land of his father from the others and sold it by 1810. 4th James Ewing is the next son of John Ewing died 1806 and is not mentioned in the 1806 will of John Ewing. He is, however, on the 1788 Census of Big Spring Presbyterian Church. We have mentioned before that he, like his sister
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Martha Ewing VanHorn (wife of Joseph VanHorn) had already received a portion of their father's estate prior to his death. As James Ewing was born in 1778 he would have been 22 years old when he enlisted in Jackson County, Georgia Militia, Volunteer Troops of Dragoons in the 2nd Regiment. His enlistment is dated 15 June 1801. He was called “Gentleman” (a man of means) and was made a 1st Lieutenant. I sincerely believe it was this man and not his cousin James Ewing born 1782 whose father, James Ewing, had died in 1791 leaving him £36. That James did not receive his inheritance until 1804 after he became 21. That James did pay tax on land as “underage” in 1802, but would hardly have been called “Gentleman” in 1801 is my thinking on this.
The Deeds in Georgia are, at times, confusing being recorded in two counties for the same Deed as County lines were changing so fast. Madison Co., Ga was created 5 Dec 1811 from Clarke, Elbert, Franklin Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties! In Madison County Deed Book A page 3 dated 9 Dec 1809, James Ewing purchased of William Allen David Ewing 151 acres for which he paid $1,600. It bordered the South by South Fork of Broad River and North by John Mark's Land. William Allen David Ewing signed the Deed. It was not recorded until 1812. It is my belief that this is the James Ewing above, not the brother of William A. D. Ewing. The above James Ewing had married Eleanor Gillespie in Big Spring Presbyterian Church on 25 April 1809 and brought her to Georgia, is my belief. Proof is in the fact that his younger cousin by the same name was in Bedford Co., TN and witnessed the counter-signing of Deed Book A page 200 Madison Co., GA where William A.D. Ewing sold his last land through his “Lawful Attorney James L. Ewing”, his son, to Stephen Smith on 12 October 1815. All the descendants of James Ewing died 1791 moved to Tennessee with Allen Leeper.
James Ewing's wife, Eleanor Gillespie died prior to 21 October 1813 for that is when he married her younger sister, Elizabeth Gillespie both daughters of George and Sarah (Young) Gillespie of what became Frankford twp. Cumberland Co., Pa. They were married at Big Spring Presbyterian Church. James was not on the 1810 Census of Cumberland Co., PA nor on the 1820. We “assume” he died after 1813. Elizabeth Ewing is buried in Big Spring Cemetery with inscription “Elizabeth Ewing daughter of George Gillespie, born 1790; died Jan 16, 1846.” She is, also, shown as being received into the Church on 13 October 1822. It is my theory that she sold the Madison Co., GA land and moved back to Cumberland Co., PA with her orphans. See page 356 which proved she and the children were living on HER land which they inherited when she died in 1846. She inherited it from her father, George Gillespie when he died. I suppose James Ewing had lost all his money. He had paid an enormous sum of $1,600 for 150 acres in 1809. A few years later, 1815, the 562 ½ acres sold for $1,200 showing the decrease in land values. They thought the land was “worn out”. This sale was recorded in Madison Co. Deed Book A page 200.
None of the daughters of John Ewing came to Georgia unless Jane Ewing the elder sister of our William Ewing came here to help him with the children. There is another semi-elderly woman in the household of Green Berry Ewing in 1820 who may be Jane. We have no proof of course but she is not; shown in Pleasant Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio Census as being a part of the household of any of the other brothers and sisters.
This Chapter Outlines ALL references in Georgia to William Ewing of Jackson, Gwinnett, Walton and Newton County. We show he is separate from William Allen David Ewing, his cousin, and William D. Ewing one of the sons of Samuel Ewing and Mary (Daniel) Ewing of Clarke Co., GA. See Chapter XXVI pages 217 George Ewing son of Samuel Ewing was father to Samuel Ewing who married Mary Daniel and moved to Georgia. Also, see page 219 for that Samuel Ewing and his children.
MILITARY SERVICE - GEORGIA ( Taken from Cards and Microfilm in the Georgia Archives.) EWING only searched.
DATE NAME RANK COUNTY COMPANY 1793 EWING, William A. David* Pvt. ELBERT Capt. Jno Hodges 1793 EWING, Thomas* Pvt. ELBERT Capt. Jno Hodges 1793 EWING, Mathew** Pvt ELBERT Capt. Jno Hodges 1801, June 15 EWING, James** 1st Lt. JACKSON Volunteer Troops “Gentleman” of Dragoons- 2nd Regiment Militia *(brothers, cousins to ** also brothers) See Chapter XXXVIII 1803, Oct 5-13 EWING, James D.* Pvt. ELBERT Capt. Jack Cokes 1813, 0ct- 5-13 EWING, Thomas M. Pvt ELBERT Capt. Jack Cokes 1813-1814 EWING, Joseph* Lt. CLARK 217th District (brothers, see Chapter XXVI) 1834, July 16- 1836, July 6 EWING, William 1st Lt. HANCOCK ? Military Roll [We are not sure who he is] 1829- 1841 page 67. 1835, June 1- 1836, Nov 15 EWIN(g), James C. Capt. HABERSHAM ? Military Roll 1829-41 page 79.
[We are not sure who he is. Habersham was created 1819. James C. Ewing sold land there in 1829, 1833, 1837. He bought in 1835]
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From ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF GEORGIA 1861 -1865 by Lillian Henderson about 1960 Longino & Porter, Inc., Hapeville, Georgia. “Compiled for the State of Georgia by Lillian Henderson Director Confederate Pension Record Dept, GEORGIA ARCHIVES.” VOLUME III
• p49 “Muster Roll Co. G; 24th Regiment -GA Volunteer Infantry Army Northern Virginia - C.S.A. Gwinnett Co., GA Independent Blues”
“EWING, Joseph - Private Aug 24, 1861. Discharged, Disability at Richmond, VA July 25, 1862 (Born Newton County, GA in 1842) son of Isaac Ewing.”
“EWING, Miles E. - Private Aug 24, 1861. Appointed 1st Sergeant in 1863. Captured at Cold Harbor, VA June 1, 1864. Released at Elmira, N.Y., June 21, 1865.” (Born in Newton Co., GA in 1845) He walked home back to Lawrenceville, Georgia in Gwinnett County. He is my grandfather!! son of Jones Henderson Ewing.)
• p829 “Muster Roll Co, F, 35th Regiment - GA Volunteer Infantry Army Northern Virginia -C.S.A.” Gwinnett Co., Ga.
“EWING, Samuel J. (Jones) - Private Sept 23, 1861 (age 22) Appointed 2nd Corporal in 1864. Paroled at Farmville, VA April 11-21 1865 (?).” Born Gwinnett Co., GA 1836. [He is the son of Thomas Ewing and Elizabeth (Patillo) Ewing of Walton/Newton/Gwinnett Co., GA.] He, too, walked all the way to Gwinnett Co., GA
• p? [Obtained from Microfilm] Company I -13 Georgia Cavalry -C.S.A.
“EWING, Jones H. - Private enlisted Feb 10,1864 at Bethany, GA. Listed as 'Regimental Return' AWOL since Feb 10, 1864 [His date of 'enlistment' ] Never Called.”
“Enlisted 15 May, 1864; Gwinnett Co. GA Discharged Oct 1864. ‘Age 43’. ”
He was born 1821 so 53 and was exempt from service. This is my great grandfather Ewing, son of William and Hannah Ewing and father of Miles Elmore Ewing.
• p314 “Muster Roll Company E; 27th Regiment. Army of Tennessee Campbell and Fayette Co. GA ‘Bethsaida Rifle Guards’.”
EWING, R.D. - Private -Sept 9, 1861.
EWING, William S. - Private -Sept 9, 186l. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865.
They are believed to be sons of Joseph Ewing of Fayette Co., GA, 1860- but living in DeKalb Co., GA in 1850. He had sons, William born 1838 and Robert D. born 1844.
William S. Ewing is on the 1860 Census, Fayette Co., GA page 121, age 21 is a “track raiser”. Robert D. Ewing is still in the home of Joseph Ewing in 1860. I do not locate him again.
VOLUME IV “Muster Roll Company E; 42 Regiment. Army of Tennessee. Newton Co. Ga Harper Guards
EWING(S), Joseph - Private - March 4, 1862. Died in Service. EWING(S), Thomas - Private - March 4, 1862. Died in hospital.
We have been unable to find who these two were. As they were Newton Co., GA men we felt sure they were “kin” to others.
VOLUME VI Muster Roll of Company E. 64th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of Northern Virginia. Fulton & Meriwether Counties Georgia. Warren Akin Guards.
• p 530 Whitworth, Richard A. - Private - Mar 1, 1863. Appointed Corporal. Wounded and captured at Deep Bottom, VA. August 16, 1864. Died in Fortress Monroe, VA., hospital from exhaustion following amputation of right hip, Sept 7, 1864. [This is my great grandfather Whitworth, father of Antoinette Virginia Whitworth who married Miles Elmore Ewing and had 17 children one of whom was my father, Lucius Grant Ewing.]
We know there are others who served whose names seemed not to get on lists. However, we have done our best to bring those we found. We looked through thousands of unindexed pages to find these.
My search here in Georgia Archives began with 3 bits of information. I knew only: 1. Miles Elmore Ewing, my grandfather, ran away to the Civil War with a cousin. 2. Jones Henderson Ewing and Eliza (Chapman) Ewing were the parents of Miles Elmore Ewing. 3. Miles Elmore Ewing married Antoinette Virginia Whitworth in Gwinnett Co., Ga. Their 17 children were born and raised there. They were identified in a Family BIBLE. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 401
My first search was in the Roster of Confederate Soldiers, Volume II, page 49 where I found the names of Miles E. Ewing and Joseph Ewing who had enlisted the same day! Both were “born in Newton Co., GA.” I had not known THAT! I searched the Census Records of Newton and Gwinnett Co., GA, the Deeds in Newton Co., GA and Tax Records in both places. Some Deeds in Gwinnett Co., GA had been destroyed by fire. We were able to find enough to help find which EWING lived there early. The birth date in the Roster was almost correct for Miles E. Ewing!
I found two men named EWING on the 1820 Census Record of Gwinnett Co., GA one - a William Ewin. He was listed as head of Household with “4 males under 10 years; 1 male 10-16; 1 male 16-26; 1 male over 45; 1 female under 10 years of age; 1 female age 10- 16; 1 female 24-45.” So, it looks as if this man had a family consisting of 6 males plus himself and 3 females one of which was, surely, his wife. As counties were being formed so very rapidly in Georgia it was necessary to find the parent county of Gwinnett. I searched the Deeds of Jackson Co., GA and of Franklin, Co., GA until I found a William Ewing who purchased land there. I had also searched Tax Records of all three counties as well as the other Ewing, Robert, of the 1820 Census]:
“William Ewing paid tax in 1802-1807 on 50 acres of land adjoining Littleton Riggins on Beech Creek in Jackson Co and had originally been granted to one named Few.” There were numerous Few grants of land. I was unable to find if William Ewing had purchased this land or if he were only renting.
1807, 27 May - JACKSON CO. GA DEED BOOK E page 569 reads: “This indenture made this 27 Day of May in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven and in the thirty-first year of American Independence, between Joseph Camp of one part and William Ewing of the other part witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollar paid by the said Ewing to said Camp the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged that I have this day bargained, sold and confirmed unto the said William Ewing and do by these presents bargain sell and confirm unto the said William Ewing one hundred acres of land be the same more or less it being part of a tract of land granted to Spratlin joining Thos. Camp's and beginning on a maple on the creek running north 45 E to a pine on Evans line thence N45W to a post oak thence S45W to a pine thence N70W to Benjamin Camp's fence thence along said fence to a black gum on the creek from the __?__on the creek to the beginning corner. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land together with all and singular the rights and titles and all appurtenances appertaining thereto unto said William Ewing his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Joseph Camp do warrant and forever defend the said land from all other claims, titles, or persons forever unto the aforesaid Ewing, his heirs and assigns forever as witness my hand the day and year above mentioned.” Signed and Sealed /Signed/ JOSEPH CAMP [SEAL] and delivered in presence of us; A. McLeod Andw. Camp F. Thompson, J.P. “Recorded 12 March 1812” Edward Adams Clerk Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 402
Jackson County, Georgia Deed Book E, page 569 May 27, 1807
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Walton County, Georgia Deed Book E, page 44 7 May 1823
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William Ewing signed his name and though not HIS original signature he could write as could all of his sons. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 404
Newton County, Georgia Deed Book A, page 236 October 6, 1823
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Newton County, Georgia Court of Ordinary Administrators and Guardians Bond, 1822-1851 Recorded 11 Oct 1827, pages 41-42
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Samuel Patillo is the Minister father of Elizabeth who married Thomas Ewing. Hannah Ewing is the widow of William Ewing. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 406
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Newton County, Georgia Estate Papers of William Ewing 12 March 1827
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Walton County, Georgia Deed Book D, page 248 20 April 1837
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John Pepper’s lived next door. Eli Whaley had a son Thomas Jefferson Whaley who had a son, Alford Whaley. Is that his signature? Marburg Creek could be Marberry? Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 409
This land in the 1809 Tax Digest of Jackson Co. was listed as being on Marburg's Creek next to Evans, granted originally to James Spratlin, 24 May 1781. Franklin Co. GA Deed Book C page 70, “James and wife Winnifred Spratlin”. In 1809 William Ewing paid taxes of 37 ½ cents on his land. James Spratlin and Winnifred had sold it to John Holmes for 100 English Pounds. John Holmes then sold it to Thomas Camp who sold it November 28, 1803 to Joseph Camp. William Ewing had received $414.48 from his father's estate.
1823, 7 May -WALTON Co. GEORGIA DEED BOOK E page 44 reads:
“This indenture made this 7th day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Three between William Ewens (sic) of the one part and Eli Wha1ey of the other part, both of the same place, witnesseth that the said Ewens (sic) for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars the receipt whereof is here by acknowledged have granted bargained sold and convey unto the said Eli Whaley his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in st. and Cty [State and County] aforesaid and on the waters of Marberg's (sic) Creek and on the NE side containing one hundred acres more or less being a part of a survey granted to Spratling (sic) beginning on a maple on said creek running north 45E to a pine on Evans old line, now McKnights, thence N45W to a post oake thence S45W to a pine thence N70W to Samuel Whaley's fence thence along the fence continuing a straight course until it strikes the said creak (sic) from thence down the creak to the beginning corner, to have and to hold the said tract of land together with all and singular the rights members and appurtances belonging to the same or in any wise appertaining unto the said Eli Wha1ey his heirs, Extrs. and administrators will warrant and forever defend against him his heirs and assigns and against the claim of every other person whatever the titles, in fee simple. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and Date Above.”
/signed/ William Ewing [SEAL]
Written signed sealed and delivered in presents of C.L. GILBERT
John McKnight, J.P. Recorded 20 January 1824. __?__ Clk [This is the same land William Ewing had bought, 1807.]
1823, 6 October -NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA DEED BOOK A page 236 reads;
“This indenture made this 6th October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty three between William McCullers, Snr. of the county aforesaid of the one part and William Ewing of the County of Wa1ton of the other part, witnesseth that the said William McCullars for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to him in hand paid at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof hath hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained sold and conveyed unto the said William Ewing his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land situate and being in the ninth district of originally Henry County, Georgia at the time of Surveying, but now of Newton and known in the plan of said Dist. by the east half of Lot No. 317 containing one hundred and one fourth acres be the same more or less having such shapes marks and forms as will more fully appear by a Plat of the same to have and to hold the said Tract or parcel of land unto him the said William Ewing his heirs and assigns together with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances unto the same in any manner belonging to his and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever in fee simple. And the said William McCullars Snr. for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators of the said bargained ___?___ unto the said William Ewing his heirs and assigns will warrant and for ever defend the right and title thereof against themselves and against the claims of all other persons whatsoever. In witness whereof the said William McCullars, Snr. hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written, signed and sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Joel Flanagan I.I.C /signed/William McCullers Thomas Mil? Nul? “X” his mark John F. Peper Recorded this 27th October 1823.
Green Berry Ewing was living on this land on the 1830 Census with, probably, Hannah his mother, Rhoda his new wife, and Hannah's unmarried Children. See ahead.
Hannah Ewens(sic) sold 160 acres of land on Marburg's Creek in Walton County to John Pepper, Sr. in 1837, ten years after her husband, William Ewing, had died. I found no record of the purchase of that land nor of the 50 acres on which William and Hannah Ewing were living on the 1802, Beech Creek Jackson Co. land which is, now, in Barrow County GA. Eli Whaley was living next door and James Ewing was around the bend in the River. This was NOT William A. D. Ewing's land. See ahead.
1827, 20 February- NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, COURT OF ORDINARY - Administrators and Guardians Bonds (1822-1851. Recorded 11 October 1827. pages 41 & 42. It reads :
“Know all men by these presents that we, Samuel Patillo and Hannah Ewing, John Byers and Joel Culpepper are held and firmly bound into their Honors, the Justices of the Inferior Court sitting as a Court of Ordinary for said County and their successors in offices in the just and full sum of $1,200 for the payment of sum to the said Justices and their successors. We find ourselves our heirs, executors and Administrators in the whole and for the Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 410
whole sum jointly and severally and firmly by these presents sealed with out Seals and dated this 20 Day of February 1827. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above, bound Samuel Patillo and Hannah Ewing, Administrator and Administratrix of the goods, chattels and credits of William Ewing, late of this county, deceased, do make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of said deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said Samuel Patillo and Hannah Ewing or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them and the same as may, do enhibit into said court of ordinary. When they shall be thereunto required and such goods, chattel and credits do well and truly administer according to law and make a just and true account of their actings and doings therein when they shall be thereunto required by the Superior Court or the court of the Ordinary for said County and there the rest of the goods, chattels and credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said administration the same being first allowed by the court shall deliver and pay to each person or persons respectively as are entitled to the same by law and if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the said deceased and the same be proved before the court and the executors obtain a certificate of the Probate thereof and the said Samuel Patillo and Hannah Ewing in such case if required under and deliver up the said letters of Administration then this obligation to be void also to remain in full force.”
Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged Samuel Patillo [L.S.] L. Hopkins, Clerk, C.O. Hannah (“X” her mark) Ewing [L.S.] John Byars [L.S.] Joel Culpepper [L.S.] Recorded 11th day of October 1827 L. Hopkins D. Clk
1827, 12th March - Newton County - Estate of William Ewing, decd., Amounted to $357.37 ½ and the appraisal was signed Allen x Lane [his mark]; Henry Lane; Julius Bailey. It was certified by S. Summers. J.P. Recorded on 18th May 1827.
1837, 20 April -WALTON COUNTY DEED BOOK D page 248 reads:
“This indenture made and entered into this April 20, 1837 between Hannah Evens (sic) of the County of NEWTON and state aforesaid of the one part and John Pepper, Sr. of the county and state aforesaid of the other part, witnesseth that for and in consideration of one hundred dollars to her in hand paid by the said J. Pepper the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath this day bargained sold and by these presents do fully bargain sell and confirm unto the said Pepper his heirs and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county aforesaid on the waters of Marbury's Creek containing one hundred and sixty acres more or less adjoining John Thompson's and Bobo land Wiley Kit? (Hite) land running down said branch to Thompson's line. To have and to hold aforesaid tract or parcel of land to his and their own proper use benefits and whereof in fee simple and I the aforesaid Hannah Ewins (sic) for herself her heirs and i assigns and all the appurtances thereunto in every part thereof from herself her heirs and assigns and from all lawful claims of every other person or persons claiming the same or any part thereof. In witness thereof the said Hannah Ewins (sic) hath hereunto set her hand and affixed her seal the day and dates above written. Signed and sealed in the presence of
Alfred Whaley Hannah ( her mark) Ewins [SEAL] Redick Betts, J.P. Recorded the 24th July 1849 W.W. Norvill, clk.”
In 1823 William Ewing sold 100 acres to Eli Whaley in Walton Co. GA which had been taken from Gwinnett Co. GA where they had lived prior to moving, 1823 to Newton Co. We have been unable to determine where this land came from. The other land was a Grant to Spratling. In 1820 Census a Samuel Peppers lived next door to William Ewing in Gwinnett Co. GA and this sale is made 17 years later. William Ewing died ten years before this sale was made.
1820- GEORGIA CENSUS RECORDS for the Surname EWING/EWENS/EWINS etc.
• Clarke Co. (1) James D. Ewing (he was a son of Samuel and Mary (Daniel) Ewing from Wythe Co., VA. See Chapter XXVI this Book. • Gwinnett Co. (2) Robert Ewing (see below) William Ewing (OUR ANCESTOR see below) • Hancock Co. (l) Samuel Ewing (Revolutionary War Private is called JR in S.C. grandson of William Ewing who died in Prince Edward Co., Va. 1782 see Chapter XXVII this Book) • • Jackson Co. (3) Joseph Ewing is on page 293 and 305. One is Joseph Preston Ewing son of Samuel and Mary (Daniel) Ewing of Clarke Co., Ga/Wythe Co. Va see Chapter XXVI this Book. “Thomas M or W.,” we were unable to find, and who “+45” Joseph was • • Jones Co. (l) Henry Ewing was “26-45” and we were unable to find who he was as he disappears by 1830.
• Madison Co. (3) Thomas Ewing was a single male living alone with 6 slaves and was over 45 years. William Ewing was 26-45 on page 43 and may be brother to Jas D. of Clarke and Joseph of Jackson, brothers and sons of Samuel and Mary Daniel Ewing from Wythe Co., VA. He may be William Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 411
D. Ewing who married Rebecca Ewing in 1808, a daughter of William Allen David see Chapter XXXIX. David Ewing on page 43 next to William was also age 26-45. We are unable to prove who he was.
The 1790 and 1810 Census Records were destroyed by fire.
1820- GWINNETT CO. GEORGIA CENSUS Shows only the 2 following Heads of Household:
• Ewing, Robert W. page 271 Males aged 16-26 (1) son? born 1794-1804; aged 26-45 (1) himself, probably born about 1775-1794 Females under 10 years (2) Females age 10-16 (2); aged 26-45 (1) probably his wife
Robert W. Ewing was living between an Ellison and a Higgings on 18 December 1820 when the Census was taken there.
• Ewing, William page 271 Males under 10 years (4) Males aged 10- 16 (1) Male aged 16-26 (1) Male aged over 45 years (1); Females under 10 years (1) Female age 10-16 (1) Female age 26-45 (1)
William Ewing was living between a Kirk and Peppers on the 4 Dec 1820 Census taken by Jno. Gaddis.
1830- GWINNETT CO. GEORGIA CENSUS Shows only the 2 following Heads of Household: • Ewin, Robert page 374 in “Bogan's District” Males age 50-60 (1) i.e. born about 1770-1780 Females age 15-20 (2) Females age 20-30 (1) Females age 50-60 (1)
Robert Ewin was living between a William Matthews and a John Hamby.
• Ewins, Thomas page 359 in “Bogan's District” Males under 5 (1), Males age 30-40 ( 1) i. e . born about 1790-1800. [Son of Robert & ? born 1800?] Females under 5 (1), Females age 20-30 (1) ___?___ born 1800?]
Thomas Ewins was living between Samuel Varner and John Roberts [Varner may be brother to Martha that married Patillo.] Not on 1840.
• Ewin, Thomas page 340 in “Bogan's District” A large “X” is at the top of the page and the enumeration is the same as for the Thomas Ewins above. Neither one of these two (or one) person is the son, we will prove, of William Ewing above of Gwinnett Co. 1820, which had become Walton County by 1823; and Newton Co. where he bought in 1823 land from William McCullers.
1830 - NEWTON CO. GEORGIA CENSUS Shows the 3 following Heads of Household all in “McCullers District.” • Ewing, Greenberry page 28 Males age 5-10 (1); age 10-15 (2); age 15-20 (1); age 20-30 (1) [Himself, eldest son now Head of Household] Females age 15-20 (1); age 20-30 (1); age 40-50 (1) [Note this is the same land William Ewing bought 1823, Greenberry Ewing married Rhoda Martin on 31 July 1830].
• Ewing, Thompson page 29 [Newton Co. McCullers District] Males age 20-30 (1); Females under 5 (1); Females 20-30 (1) [Note: this is next door to Green Berry Ewing above. Thomas Ewing married Elizabeth Patillo in Walton Co. GA on 28 September 1829. The female under 5 is Thomas's baby sister, Hannah Ewing. His eldest was not born until early 1831.]
• Ewing, Thompson page 29 [Newton Co. McCullers District] Males age 20-30 (1) Females age 15-20 (1) [Thompson Ewing married Mary Whitten on 13 August 1830, Newton County, GA. Marriages.]
1830 Census HANCOCK Co. GA shows three EWING men: • Ewing, John [We think he may be the son of Thomas died 1800 S.C.] • Ewing, Samuel P. [Came from S.C., son of a William died 1785.] • Ewing, Jonathan son of above Samuel P. [Note: We checked ALL CENSUS RECORDS OF GEORGIA thru 1900. We cannot list them, all, here. They were most helpful. ] Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 412
MARRIAGE RECORDS IN GEORGIA Walton Co. Marriages
1829, 28 September: Miss Elizabeth Patillo, daughter of Rev. Samuel Patillo of Covington, GA married Thomas Ewing
Newton Co. Marriages
1830, 3 July: Green Berry Ewing and Miss Rhoda Martin were married 1830, 15 August: Thompson Ewing and Miss Mary Whitten were married 1832, 10 November: Miss Nancy Ewing and Elijah Simpson were married 1837, 4 October: Isaac Ewing and Miss Lidia (Lydia) Hughes were married 1839, 17 November: Miss Hannah Ewing and John Moore were married 1841, 29 January: Jones Henderson Ewing and Miss Elizabeth Chapman were married. She was also known as “Eliza” 1848, 20 September: Charles Ewing and Miss Julia St. John were married implied Ewing marriages from Census Records 1830, William Ewing married Miss M___N____ (she was born in South Carolina in 1811) 1830, Joseph Ewing married Miss Maria (she was born in South Carolina in 1812)
The first 8 persons above we are positive are children of William and Hannah Ewing of Jackson, Gwinnett, Walton, and Newton Counties in Georgia.
WHO WAS HANNAH WIFE OF WILLIAM EWING?
Because William Ewing, believed to be our ancestor, was living on Beech Creek in, then, Jackson Co. Ga., we were not in a hurry to examine other counties for the wife of William. We knew that Thomas Ewing, his cousin, had married Susan Barnett, daughter of Samuel and Margaret Adel Barnett of Greene Co., Ga. We believed they either had attended the same Church or met somehow even tho the Counties did not seem as close as they probably were. Census Records of 1850 and 1860 indicate that Hannah Ewing was born in Georgia.
Because William Ewing was on the tax Records with a number of near neighbors we looked them up for possible kinship. None of them proved anything. However, after we bought the Deeds you have seen and will see we kept noting the name Whaley sometimes spelled Whatley. One name, William Whaley, was on the Poll Tax of 1803 in Capt. Aaron Woods District next to William Ewing. On the other side of William Ewing was an Eli Whaley with 100 acres of land that had been granted to Spratlin the same man who had been granted the land that William bought in 1807. So, as early as 1802 they were next door neighbors. It takes a year or so for Tax to catch up with Deeds.
Because of the two Whaley men I searched almost every County to find where one by that name had, perhaps, died and left a will. I did find William Whaley in Greene Co., GA wrote his will there and it was recorded or “Registered on 27 August 1795”. There was no date but it was in Greene Co., Ga. Wills and Administrations page 168. The will was almost impossible to read but I could make out “Property to be sold to educate the children. Wife, Hannah, and son Eli, to be the Executors “ It was witnessed by Nathaniel Whaley. 'A search of Newton Co. records proved that Eli Whaley was born in 1773/4 and died in 1855 at age 81. He had married Mary Grace in 1798 at age 25 and had children. William Whaley's children's ages were not all given: Esther Whaley; Levi Whaley (b1773/4); Patsy Whaley; Hannah Whaley; William Whaley, (Jr); Samuel Whaley; Isaac Whaley. Daniels age was given as “6” and Betsy's age was “9”. Hannah (in 1820 when they were in Gwinnett Co.) Gave her age “26-45” or born between 1775 and 1794. In 1830 in Newton Co with Green Berry Ewing her age was “40-50". In 1840 she was Head of Household in Newton Co. Ga. (next to Isaac Ewing) she was “40-50.” [This would point to her age disagreeing with the 1820 Census. Was she sure when she was born?] In 1850 she was still in Newton Co., Ga. and her age was given as “76 BORN IN GEORGIA”. If this is true then she was born in 1774 same” year plus or minus as Eli & Levi. On the 1860 Tax Gwinnett County in home of MY GREAT GRANDFATHER Jones Henderson Ewing and she is listed as “Mother of Head of Household, age 83, born in GEORGIA”! If that is so she was born in 1777.
So, Hannah Whaley, (if Whaley) was born sometime between 1776 and 1783. If born 1776 she was quite old to have had the last 5 children. If born in 1783 she was 19 when first born and 42 when the last one born. As there are “gaps” in between she may have lost some of her children.
I hope someone will be able to prove who Hannah Ewing wife of William Ewing truly was. Until then I shall continue to believe she was Hannah Whaley, daughter of William and Hannah Whaley Sr. They lived in Greene Co., Ga., but three of their sons, William, Samuel and Eli lived in Jackson/Gwinnett/Walton/Newton Counties in Georgia. An interesting co-incidence. Agree?
In Hancock Co., GA Index to Deeds, I found in Index “D” that one Jesse Whatley sold to Eli Whatley land that had been owned by Ignatius Few of Wilkes Co. on page 143. (I do not have a copy.)
In Hancock Co., GA Index to Deeds, I found in Index “E” that one Allen Whatley of Greene Co. sold to Edw. Beard, page 112. (I do not have a copy.) Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 413
In Hancock Co., GA. Index to Deeds, I found in Index “E” that one Eli Whaley of Hancock Co. GA sold to Elisha Hearn 40 acres for $60.00 on 25 February 1800. At that time Eli Whaley made his mark. It may have been land of William Whaley, Sr. as yet unproven.
There are numerous other Deeds which point to the fact that the Whaley and Ewing families are near to each other early in the 1800's. I had no time to search all these through. I spent several days in an effort to prove my theory.
When Hannah Ewens (sic) (Ewing) sold Walton Co. land April 27, 1839 to John Pepper, Sr of Newton Co. (the sale was of land in Walton Co. GA) it was witnessed by Alford (sp?) Whaley. He is shown as a son of Thomas Jefferson Whaley (a son of Eli Whaley) on the 1840 Census. She was still “of Newton Co. Ga.”
Research into the name of Pepper, Thompson (another neighbor), Kirk, White and McKnight produced no Hannah nor Ewing relatives.
Each of Hannah Ewing's children indicated, as she did, that she was “Born in Georgia.” None of them knew where their father, William Ewing was born. He died in 1827 when the eldest, Green Berry Ewing, was about 24 and the youngest, Hannah Ewing, Jr. was less than one year old. Hannah was left with 10 children between the ages of a few months to twenty-four years. It is possible she lost some for there are “gaps” in ages.
She is buried at EWING'S CHAPEL near Auburn, GA. There is a marker that may be hers but it is too worn to read for proof.
Hannah Ewing (widow) of McCullers District of Newton Co., Ga. was in the Cherokee Land Lottery and drew Lot #282 in the 7th District 2nd section now Gilmer Co., Ga. We could never find what happened to that land. This was 1832.
Hannah also registered in the Gold Lottery for William Ewing's (Orphans) of McCullers District Newton Co., Ga. They drew lot #149 in 18th District, 2nd section now Cobb Co. We believe it was near the town of Austell, GA. They received 40 acres of Gold land! ! ! This was 1830. It may be that Green Berry Ewing, the eldest, bought out the others. He was the only one to live in Cobb. Co., Ga.
Known children of William and Hannah Ewing are:
I. Green Berry Ewing born in August of 1802 in Jackson Co. GA and believed to be the eldest child of William and Hannah Ewing. He married 31 July 1830 Rhoda Martin who had been born in 1812 in South Carolina according to the Census Records. Green Berry Ewing may have been born in Jackson Co., Ga. as that is where we first find William Ewing. There was another “Green Berry” (Chapman) who died in Georgia May 27, 1818. His son, Robert E. Chapman had “Eliza Chapman” who married Jones Henderson Ewing, my great grandfather. We have wondered about it ... unproven.
On the 1830 Census of Newton Co. Ga., taken one month after Green Berry Ewing and Rhoda married, he is listed as “head of the household” (he was the eldest son) and was living next door to William McCullers who had sold William Ewing land in 1823. In the household were:
1 male age 5-10 (Charles Ewing born 1824) 2 males ages 10-15 (Jones Henderson, mine, born 1821 and Isaac born 1816) 1 male age 15-20 (possibly Joseph born about 1811. William, Jr. may have been “put to trades”) 1 male age 20-30 is Green Berry himself 1 female 15-20 may be Nancy Ewing 1 female 20-30 is, probably Rhoda Martin Ewing, his bride 1 female 40-50 is the mother, Hannah
On the 1832 Gold Lottery, he was listed as a “resident of Newton Co., Ga. in McCullers District.” He drew Lot 441, 40 acres in 16th District, 2nd section, now Cobb County. We think he went there to live.
On the 1840 Census Green Berry Ewing is shown in Cobb County, Georgia in District # 711 (not the district where he had won land in the Gold Lottery.) By that time he and Rhoda had:
1 male under 5 years, 2 males age 5-10, 1 male age 10-15, 1 male age 30-40, This is Green Berry now 38 years old. 1 female under 5 years, 1 female age 5-10, 1 female age 20-30. This is Rhoda Martin Ewing his wife now 28 yrs. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 414
On the 1850 Census Green Berry Ewing is shown in Paulding County, Georgia in District # 848. It names his wife, Rhoda, and his children as this is the first Census naming other members of the family but not their relationship. It says he was “born in GA”.
Green Berry Ewing and Rhoda (Martin) Ewing had:
A. William Ewing age 19 so born ca 1831 in Newton Co. GA B. Sarah E. Ewing age 17 so born ca 1833 in Newton Co. GA C. George Ewing age 15 so born ca 1835 Newton Co. GA D. Thomas E. Ewing age 13 so born ca 1837 in Newton Co. GA E. Hannah Ewing age 11 so born ca 1839 in Newton Co. GA F. Mary F. Ewing age 9 so born ca 1841 in Cobb Co. GA G. Josephine Ewing age 7 so born ca 1843 in Cobb Co. GA H. Rhoda Ann Ewing age 4 so born ca 1846 in Cobb Co. GA
We were unable to trace him any further as the Paulding County, GA Records were burned in a courthouse fire, we were told, as were Cobb County.
II. Thomas Ewing born 25 December 1807 Jackson Co. GA. Believed to be the second child of William and Hannah Ewing.
This family is in Gwinnett County Families 1818-1968. It was prepared by Thomas Harvis Ewing of Smyrna, Ga. and Warner Robbins, GA. Not all of the findings of Thomas Harvis Ewing are repeated concerning families other than EWING.
Thomas Ewing was born on 25 Dec 1808 [sic, see above] in, probably, Jackson County, Georgia the year after William Ewing bought the Marbury/Marburg Creek land from Joseph Camp. He died 11 Nov 1892 in Oklahoma, we believe. In 1881 and 1882, he sold his Gwinnett County lands to his youngest son, Charles Dilmus Ewing, who moved to Lexington, Okla. Thomas Ewing married the “Preacher's Daughter”, Elizabeth Patillo daughter of Rev. Samuel Patillo born 25 Jan 1771 in Charlotte Co., VA. Rev. Patillo was the son of George and Martha (Varner) Patillo. Rev. Patillo was one of the Administrators of the estate of William Ewing, father of Thomas, in 1827. Elizabeth Patillo was born 25 May 1808 in Walton Co., GA and died 24 Sept 1895 in Tribbey, OK. They had married on 8th September 1829, in Walton Co. GA.
Thomas Ewing was on the Census of Georgia in 1830 and had no children at that time. We believe they helped to raise Hannah Ewing the youngest child of Hannah and William Ewing having been born in late 1826 or early 1827. They lived next door to his brother, Thompson Ewing, “III” below.
By 1840 Thomas and Elizabeth had moved to Gwinnett Co. Ga. and appeared in every Census after that through 1880. In the 1832 Gold Lottery, he drew Lot 468, 21st District, 3rd Section, now Polk Co. GA ... 40 Acres, and was listed as a resident of Newton Co. Ga. in McCullers District.
In 1850 they are in Gwinnett Co. Ga. next door to Richard Asbury Whitworth and his wife, Sarah Evelyn Moore. The Whitworth's had a daughter, Antoinette Virginia born January of that year. (My grandmother.)
Thomas Ewing became known as “Uncle Tommie” I am told and they were much beloved. He removed his “letter” in 1887 from the Alcove Baptist Church. He had lived in Harbin's District then in Sugar Hill District near the Rest Haven Community.
Thomas Ewing and Elizabeth (Patillo) Ewing had:
A. Martha J. Ewing b 1831. No more known
B. W. Frances Ewing b 1833.
C. Julian Ewing b 1835. He was called “Julius” so a member of the family indicated. In 1937 he was 107 years old and was living in Texas. He may have moved there with brother, Thomas Wesley Ewing, “I” below who died in California. Brother, Charles Dilmus Ewing also moved to Texas and Oklahoma see “J” below.
D. Elizabeth Ewing b 1837. No more known
E. Samuel Jones Ewing born 25 May 1839, died 11 Feb 1917 in Gwinnett Co., GA. He married, 13 Aug 1865 Mary Frances Harris born 17 March 1844, died 28 April 1935. Both are buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church near Snellville, GA. He joined Company F, 35th Georgia Infantry on 23 September 1861 one month after his cousins, Miles Elmore Ewing (MY GRANDFATHER) and Joseph Ewing (son of Isaac Ewing) who ran away together to “join up.” The 35th served with Gen. Robert E. Lee. He was taken prisoner before the surrender at Appomattox. He walked all the way back to Lawrenceville, Ga. in Gwinnett County just as many, including my grandfather, did. He died in the home of his son, John Tyler Ewing “2” below in 1917. Mary Frances Harris, his wife, was the daughter of Sam and Cynthia Harris and she lived to the age of 93 years. Samuel Jones Ewing and Mary Frances (Harris) Ewing had: 1. Robert Wesley Ewing b 4 July 1866 d 6 Feb 1939 married 1st Ida Luella Davis of Auburn, GA in 1889. They had: a. Lena Corene Ewing b 7 July 1891 d 8 Sept 1972 and married 14 Jan 1915 William J. Humphries. Had: Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 415
i. Gladys Humphries ii. Robert Humphries Lena married 2nd ) T. W. Russell. Robert Wesley Ewing married 2nd Maranda V. C. McDaniel b. 2 July 1872 d 28 May 1955 daughter of Eli C. and Mary Louisa (Shell) McDaniel. They had: b. John LeRoy Ewing b 29 Nov 1895 d 26 May 1903 c. Emory Cornelius Ewing b 11 July 1897 married 18 Dec 1921 Leila Lavonia Allen. No children. d. Samuel Geston Ewing b 7 Jan 1900 d 4 June 1903 e. Lillian Louisa Ewing b 13 Dec 1903 d 27 Apr 1967 married 1st 21 Dec 1925 Lovell Loran Chapman, Sr. (b? d 22 Dec1929), married 2nd 1931 George Thomas Orr, Sr. married 3rd ) Norman Richards 1942. f. Robert Olaf Ewing b 12 Feb 1906 d 18 Apr 1907 g. Clifford Ernest Ewing b 28 Aug 1907 (now deceased who was, at one time, our “paper carrier” for the Atlanta Journal Daily Paper. He knew Hannah was nicknamed “Hamish” married 1st 28 Oct 1933 Winifred Woodruff, d 1971. He married 2nd Opal Fay Kite d 1974. He married 3rd Mary Estelle Foster b 1909. No children. h. William Thomas Ewing b 25 Dec 1910 married 9 July 1936 Hazel Louise Foster. They had: i. Rosemary Louise Ewing ii. William Thomas Ewing, Jr. iii. Sarah Katherine Ewing iv. Robert Foster Ewing v. Doris Ann Ewing. i. Mabel Catherine Ewing b 1 Oct 1913 married 28 May 1938 William C. Hardin, Sr. Had: i. William C. Hardin, Jr. ii. Anita Diane Hardin j. Hugh Dorsey Ewing b 25 Oct 1915 married 17 Dec 1917 Agnes Ernestine Fudge. They had: i. Ruth Ernestine Ewing married Bonnie Ray Kemp; ii. Hugh Dorsey Ewing, Jr married Debbie Lane; iii. Gail Ewing married David J. Lane; iv. Leon Wesley Ewing married Sherry L. Smith. 2. John Tyler Ewing b 1 Oct 1868 d 24 May 1960 and is buried at Friendship Primitive Baptist Church. He married 1st Effie Mae Jefferson Nash daughter of John C. and Sarah (Andrews) Nash. She was born10 Jan 1874 and died 15 Dec 1927. He married 2nd Sophronia White. John Tyler Ewing and Effie Mae (Nash) Ewing had: a. Thomas Kelly Ewing b 28 Aug 1896 d 17 Apr 1972 married 3 Dec 1917 Synthia Amanda Brownlee. They had: i. Jerrill Hollis Ewing married 1941 Nellie Ruth McCart ii. Edna Gannell Ewing married 1938 James D. Cofer iii. Mildred W. Ewing married 1945 W.S. Lewis iv. Thomas Harvis Ewing married 1953 Phebe Carolyn Aderhold. This is the man who shared so generous1y with me the notes he had. He “found” the reference to William Ewing of Walton Co. Ga on the same land that had been purchased in Gwinnett Co. Ga. Thomas contributed a valuable article to Gwinnett Historical Society. Thomas Harvis Ewing and Carolyn Aderhold Ewing had: (I.) Stephen Harvis Ewing (II.) Stewart Thomas Ewing v. Melba Faye Ewing vi. Delores Ann Ewing 3. Mary Frances Ewing b 17 July 1870 (third child of Samuel Jones Ewing and Mary Frances Harris Ewing) married 8 September 1887 W. J. Dutton. They had 13 children not listed here. “W. J. Dutton was the son of John Calhoun Dutton and Sarah Ann (Cates) Dutton. All 13 were born in Gwinnett Co. GA. 4. Infant twins b/d 17 July 1870 5. Marcus Ewing b 13 September 1873 d 6 Feb 1947. He is buried at Chestnut Grove. He married 1st Martha McDaniel, married 2nd Ollie F. Bennefield. He had:
a. Lillie Mae Ewing b 18 June 1908 married 1st 1924 Guy White married 2nd C. A. Sheppard. b. John Samuel Ewing b 1909 married 1940 Mary Causey.
c. Joe Elbert Ewing b 24 Dec 1910 married 25 May 1940 Jessie Ruth Edwards b 15 Jan 1922. They had: i. Brenda Jo Ewing b 20 Aug 1949 married 12 July 1969 Zack Forrester b 29 Aug 1948. They had: (I.) Noel Forrester b 19 Dec 1972 married Christine Scroggin (II.) Brent Forrester b 10 Aug 1979 (III.) Holly Forrester b 20 Oct 1975
d. Jessie Oliver Ewing b 1914 married 1st 1935 Ruth Johnson married 2nd Lucy Edwards. e. Marcus Latham Ewing b 22 Oct 1916 d 27 Dec 1970 married 1943 Willie Mae Smith. He is buried at Chestnut Grove.
6. Linton Loranzo Ewing b 13 Oct 1877 d 4 June 1962, buried Friendship Baptist Church married 19 Nov 1899 Cora Eller Nash. They had:
a. Marcus P. Ewing b 16 Oct 1900 d l May 1965 married Mary Brown b. Aaron W. Ewing b 10 Sept1903 d 29 Jan 1921 c. Cora Ella Ewing b 1907 married 1928 W. Oscar Pruitt Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 416
d. Mary Louise Ewing b 1912 married 1938 James R. Coleman e. Edna Mae Ewing b 1915 married 1936 G. Ralph Moody f. Linton Elmer Ewing b1918 d 3 Jan 1973 married Gladys Cobb g. Lottie Odell Ewing b 1922 married 1942 Jesse L. Casey
7. Armanda “Mandy” Ewing b Dec 1880 d 24 Mar 1953 buried Snellville Baptist married 1900 William L. Knight. They had: a. Pleman Knight b 24 Sept 1902 d 24 April 1947 married Essie Nash. 8. Lucy Ewing b Nov 1813 married Joe Grissom. Moved to Texas. Had: a. Audrey Grissom b. Sammy Grissom F. George W. Ewing b 1841. No more known G. Nancy Ewing b1843. No more known. H. Matilda Ewing b 8 Dec 1845 d 5 Nov 1914 buried Alcova Baptist married R. M. Cleveland Davis. They had 8 children. I. Thomas Wesley Ewing b Nov 1849 GA died California married Zelphie J. Bryant and is on the 1880 Census in Georgia. He moved to Texas with brother Charles Dilmus Ewing and their father. He lived in Oklahoma before moving to California. They had: 1. Joseph Emory Ewing b 1874 died April 1957 in Oklahoma married 1897 Nevada Madole. 2. Twyman Ewing b GA about 1875/6 3. Allen P. Ewing b Nov 1877 in GA 4. Robert H. Ewing b Dec1879 in GA 5. John W. Ewing b 1882 in GA 6. Bessie P. Ewing b 1884 in TX 7. Frederick T. Ewing b March 1888 in TX J. Charles Dilmus Ewing, 10th and last child of Thomas and Elizabeth (Patillo) Ewing was born on 8 Aug 1851 and died on 28 Nov 1928, Lexington OK buried Willow View Cemetery. He married 25 Jan 1874 Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Bryant born 2 Jan 1854 in Jackson Co. GA died 17 May 1939 in Lexington, OK. She was the daughter of Joseph and Jane (Charles) Bryant. She and Charles bought out his father's land and along with Thomas Wesley Ewing, his next eldest brother, his father and mother moved to Cleveland Co. OK before July 1886.
The following information was given me by Ruthie M. (French) Wieger and Brenda (Blancett) Mishmash and Robert Dennis Mishmash. Ruthie is a daughter of Rillie Mae Ewing French (of Charles D.) and Brenda Blancett Mishmash is a granddaughter of Mirtie Ellsworth Blancett (of Charles D. Charles D. Ewing and “Mollie” (Bryant) Ewing had: 1. Robert Lee Ewing born 30 Oct 1874 in Gwinnett Co. GA died 15 June 1940 in Lexington Cleveland Co. OK. married 24 Nov 1897 Anna Maude Mongolo in Gwinnett Co. GA. We do not have his children. 2. Mirtie Ellsworth Ewing born 30 Aug 1877, Gwinnett Co. GA died 5 Dec 1964 in Kansas married 5 Aug 1893 James Thomas Blancett born 9 Feb 1874 in Walnut Ridge Arkansas d 19 July 1936 in St. Louis, MO, buried Calvary Cemetery St. Louis, MO. He is the son of Thomas M. Blancett and Laura Cline. Mirtie Ewing Blancett is buried, in Highland Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS. They had: a. Nota Bene Blancett b 8 July 1894 Falls Co. TX married 19 Nov 1911 Henry A. Burnett. b. James Ernest “Red” Blancett b 12 Feb 1896 Pott Co. OK married 23 Mar 1917 Juliet Senechal. c. Thomas Joseph Blancett b 7 Feb 1898 Pott Co. OK married 20 Jan 1924 Josephine Yartz. d. Neva Blancett b 29 May 1901 Pott Co. OK married Bud Phillips. e. Carl Blancett b 9 May 1905 Pott Co. OK married Dean Storey. f. Mirtie Emma b 20 May 1907 Green Co. MO married Cecil C. Allen. g. Jesse Sidney Blancett b 10 Jan 1910 Pittsburg, Crawford Co. KS married 22 Dec 1933 Juanita Shields. They had: i. Brenda Carol Blancett b 9 Feb 1951 married 30 Nov 1973 Robert Dennis Mishmash in Pittsburg KS.[They are my informants]. 3. Nota Sota Ewing b 19 Aug 1879 Gwinnett Co. Ga. married 9 May 1897 William O.L. Tumlin and died 4 Apr 1962 in San Larango Calif. 4. Jason Elonzo Ewing b 26 July 1886 Cleveland Co. OK d 8 Dec 1897 Cleveland Co. OK. 5. Rillie Mae Ewing b 7 June 1890 Cleveland Co. OK d 2 May 1960 married 1 April 1921 Claude Monteville French in Lexington, Cleveland Co. OK. They divorced. Claude was b 24 Nov 1898 in Kemp, OK son of William Thomas French and Iva Mae Harris. Rillie and Claude had: a. Samantha Mae French b 17 Sept 1924 in Lexington, OK, d 30 Sep 1925 Aldress, OK. b. Charles William French b 13 Feb 1925 in Boston, OK, d 29 Aug Redrock, OK. c. Ruthie Mae French b 16 Dec 1927 Carnegie, OK, d 6 Sep 1995 Sun City, AZ She married 1st Harry Reynold Franceschi, married 2nd Ervin Joseph Wiseman, married 3nd Henry Albert Jones had: i. H. A Jones, Jr. b. 25 Dec 1946. Ruthie married 4th Ed. A. Wieger, Jr. married 5th Ed., a second time, in 1955 and had: i. Edwina Mae Weiger ,b 30 May 1963. Ruthie married 6th Steve Martin Huska. d. Bonnie Gene French b 20 Nov 1930 in Sayre, OK. Rillie Mae married 2nd James McGinnis 16 Aug 1958. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 417
6. Oliver Floyd Ewing b 3 May 1893 d 30 Sept 1895.
End of descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth P. Ewing
III. Thompson Ewing born 1810 in Gwinnett/Jackson County, Georgia believed Third child of William and Hannah Ewing.
Thompson Ewing, like several of his brothers and sisters was probably named for a “good neighbor” of William and Hannah Ewing. William had lived next to the Thompson family for several years. Thompson Ewing was born in 1810 according to the Census Records of 1830, 1840 and 1850. He married in Newton Co. (Marriages) Mary Whitten who was “born in South Carolina in 1810" according to Census. Thompson was probably born in Gwinnett Co., Ga. and was about 13 when the family moved to Newton Co., Ga. He remained there the remainder of his life. In 1832 Gold Lottery Thompson Ewing drew Lot #719, 12th District, 1st Section, now in Lumpkin Co., Ga. “40 acres of Gold.” He was listed as a resident of Newton Co., Ga. in McCullers District. We could not locate what disposition was made of that 40 acres. Newton Co. Book D page 678, Thompson sold 14 Mar 1834 south half lot #305 9th District Henry Co. now Newton to Cary Wood.
Thompson Ewing and Mary Whitten Ewing had: A. Nancy Malinda Ewing born 1831 married (Newton Co. Ga. Marriages) 27 February 1851 Miles Elmore Chapman. Surely this is the man after whom my grandfather, Miles Elmore Ewing, was named. Miles Elmore Chapman was, according to Census, “born in S.C. 1818, 1824 or 1826.” On the 1860 Census they are living in Oxford, Ga. in the section near to Elizabeth Ewing and John O. Yarborough (see below).
Miles Elmore Chapman was, in all probability, a brother to Elizabeth Chapman who married Jones Henderson Ewing my great grandparents. The estate settlement of Robert Chapman, deceased, in 1849 Newton Co. Ga. includes Miles Elmore Chapman and Jones H. Ewing who was “made guardian of his children, Miles Elmore Ewing, Elizabeth Ewing and Mary Frances Ewing. [Minutes of Court of Ordinances, Newton Co. GA. 1849 page 199]. Nancy Malinda and Miles Elmore Chapman had: 1. Mary L. Chapman b 1851. 2. Emma C. Chapman b 1854 married 4 March 1877 J.W. Mitchell (In Newton Co. Ga. Marriages p72). 3. Lucinda Chapman b 1856 married 28 August 1887 George Howder (sp?) in (in Newton Co. Ga. Marriages p 82). 4. Ella E. Chapman (aka Etta) b 1858 married 12 October 1902 Lewis Lindsey (In Newton Co. Marriages p99. This may not be the same person as Ella E. 5. William Robert Chapman b 1861. 6. John T. Chapman b 1866. 7. Oliver L. Chapman b 1868 8. Lola F. Chapman b1870.
M. E. Chapman purchased of Jones H. Ewing Lot #145, originally in 1st District of Walton Co. now Newton Co. about 1848.
B. William Riley Ewing b 24 May 1834 d 16 Feb 1911 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, GA. He married 1st __?__. They had: 1. Emma Ewing married _____ Nelson. 2. Walton Ewing William married 2nd Margaret Hill. No more found.
C. Charlotte Ewing born 1836 married 25 Sept 1850 John H. Mobley (in Newton Co. Ga Marriages). The Census records of 1860, show them living near her sister, Malinda Ewing and Miles E. Chapman and sister, Elizabeth Ewing and John Yarborough. We did not find them on the later Census records. They had:
1. Louis Mobley b 1854 2. Mary Mobley b 1855 3. “Sis” Mobley b 1857 4. “no Name” b 1859 D. Frederick Morton Ewing b 1838 in Newton Co. Ga. married Nancy Studdard b 1838. They had:
1. Ida Ewing b 1870. 2. Edgar A. Ewing b 1872 “worked for and died on railroad”. 3. Frederick Ewing b 1876 died 1889. The Covington Star page 58 dated 3 Dec 1889 stated: “Little Freddie Ewing, 13 years old, son of Mr. F.M. Ewing of Conyers ... run over and killed by a train.” 4. Euna Ewing b 1878.
Nancy Studdard's mother, Elizabeth Studdard, was living with Fred and Nancy Ewing in Rockdale Co. on the 1880 Census.
E. Elizabeth Ewing born 1840 married 6 Sept 1857 John O. Yarborough (In Newton Co. Ga Marriages). On 1860 Census he was listed as a “miller”. Later, a John O. Yarborough was listed as the Minister of Covington Methodist Church. We have not yet proven they were one and the same but think they are. We know of only 1 child: 1. William Yarborough b 1859. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 418
F. Susan Ewing b 1842. G. Levi T. Ewing b 20 December 1846 died 18 March 1910. He is buried at the Macedonia Baptist Church, Newton Co. GA. He married in 1868 Sarah Emma Berry born 2 Sept 1850. They had: 1. Mary J. Ewing b 1 Jan 1869 2. Louisa Ewing b 3 June 1870 married 3 Jan 1897 W. E. Harp (in Newton Co. GA marriages) 3. Lillie F. Ewing b 18 Dec 1871 4. Fred M. Ewing b 8 July 1873 died 1948. He married Ora Wiley b 12 Feb 1881 died Dec 1973 at age 92. They had: a. Ruth Ewing b 18 Dec 1901 married 28 Jan 1928 James Dixon Hays. She d 27 June 1991. He d 6 Jan 1971. Had: i. Julius Dixon Hays b 28 Dec 1928 married Marilyn Harris. Had: (I.) Melinda Hays (II.) Julius Dixon Hays, Jr ii. Pleas Ewing Hays b 20 July 1933 married Betty E. Odum. Had: (I.) Fred Ewing Hays; (II.) Kenneth Hays; (III.) Cynthia Hays b. Aubrey Coleman Ewing b 26 Mar 1904 d 5 Dec 1993 married 8 Jan 1928 Grace Prickett b 13 Apr, 1898 d 21 Oct 1986. They are buried in Starrsville, GA. They had: i. Charles Eugene Ewing b 11 Dec 1928 married 17 Dec 1954 Zelna Harlin b 14 Nov 1934. Had: (I.) Michael Ewing; (II.) Scott Ewing ii. Marian Olive Ewing b 13 Aug 1930 married 8 Nov 1953 Don Barnes son of H. B. and Emma (Curtis) Barnes. They had: (I.) Elaine Barnes married Edwards (II.) Donna Faye Barnes married Sowell iii. Sidney Alton Ewing b 1 Dec 1934 married 6 Aug 1963 Margaret Jane Steffens. Both Sidney Alton and Margaret Steffens Ewing have Ph. D. Degrees, They live and teach in Stillwater, OK. Sidney Alton has written numerous publications and is Dept Head at Oklahoma State University. There is much more about them! ! They had: (I.) Holly Annette Ewing (II.) Ann Krull Ewing (III.) Leah Grace Ewing iv. Thomas Morton “Mort” Ewing b 3 Nov 1938 married 2 Apr 1960 Faye Greer. They had: (I.) Ben Ewing (II.) John Ewing c. Julia Ewing b 19 Aug 1908 d 5 June 1994. She put me in touch with Ono Ruth Ewing Klemman who furnished me with much helpful information. Julia was unmarried. 5. Ollie H. Ewing b 8 Aug 1875. No more known. 6. Newton Alexander Ewing b 28 March 1877 married ? Had: a. Grace Ewing b. Marjorie Ewing c. Charles Estes Ewing moved to Denton, TX d. Olin Ewing e. Joe Ewing
7. M. Thomas Ewing b 17 Oct 1879 married ? Had:
a. Ernest Ewing b. Pansy Ewing
8. Mattie Ewing b 18 May 1881 9. Carrie Ewing b 10 July 1883 married _____ Watkins. They had 5 children. 10. Roxie Ewing b 7 September 1886 married _____ Young. Had five children. 11. Arthur Ewing b 27 Jan 1889 married 1st Mary “Tommy” Smith. They had:
a. Howard Ewing b. Glenn Ewing c. Hilda Ewing married C.H. Berry Arthur Ewing married 2nd Vera Hawkins b Dec 1898. No issue.
H. James Ewing b 1849 youngest son of Thompson and Mary Ewing but we found no more on him.
Mary Whitten Ewing, widow of Thompson Ewing, was living in the home of Levi T. Ewing on the 1880 census “age 70” mother.
The Levi T. Ewing and Sarah Emma Berry Ewing family gathers for a Reunion the 2nd Sunday in each September at the Community Center in Mansfield, GA.
IV. William Ewing born 1811 in Gwinnett Co. GA. Believed to be the 4th child of William and Hannah Ewing.
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I believe this man to be another son because of his constant nearness, in the Census Records, to Joseph Ewing. On the 1820 Census there was, in the home of William and Hannah Ewing, 4 sons under 10 years. Jones Henderson, born 1821 and Charles, born 1824 were, of course, not on that Census. As Isaac was born in 1816 he was 4 years old that year, and Thompson was born 1809/10, was 9 or 10 that year. William, (Jr.) in later Census Records was “born in 1811” so he was 9 years old in 1820, and Joseph Ewing born 1812 was 8 years old. These, then, were the 4 “under 10”.
The “1 male 10-16” was Thomas Ewing born 1808 and was “12”. The “1 male 16-26” was Green Berry Ewing born 1802 and was “18”.
On the 1830 Census Record in Newton Co. Ga. home of Green Berry Ewing, now just married, is only 1 male under 10. This has to Charles “6”. Jones Henderson born 1821, and Isaac born 1816 are “2 males 10-15”. William or Joseph could be the male age 15-20 for Census indicates William (Jr.) born 1811/12 and Joseph born about 1812/13. Possibly one was “put to trades”.
On the 1840 Census, Fayette Co. Ga. there is William Ewing, with 1 male “10-15” one male “20-30" (himself?) and 1 female “20-30" who must be his wife. The male must be one of the younger brothers for William probably did not have a son that old as he was possibly only 28 or 29 that year. His brother, Charles, would have been about 15 that year.
On the 1840 Census, Fayette Co. Ga. there is next door to William Ewing “Joseph Ewing with 1 male under 5; 2 males 20-30 (himself and a younger brother) 3 females under 5; 2 females 15-20".
On the 1850 Census, DeKalb Co. Ga. we find Joseph Ewing in “Stones District” (see Joseph ahead), but we do not find William (Jr) Ewing. All of the sons of William and Hannah Ewing are now on the Census Records. The names of Joseph Ewing's children and wife are listed along with their ages. They match, with little variance, the 1860 Census.
On the 1860 Census of Fayette Co., Ga. William Ewing and Joseph Ewing are, again, shown next door to each other in the Fayetteville District. William is shown as being “age 49, born in Georgia, a farmer, worth $2,000 to $4,000. In household are wife, M. Ewing age 49 born in S.C., (S. or H.) Adams age 14, male, born in GA; E. Heaton age 11, female, born in GA; and A. Simpson age 23, male, born in GA. This MAY BE Alfred Simpson son of William's sister, Nancy Ewing Simpson and Elijah Simpson, see ahead.
This is all we have located, so far, on William Ewing [Jr] thought to be the 4th living child of William, died 1827 and Hannah.
V. Joseph Ewing born 1812 in Gwinnett Co., Ga. Believed to be the 5th child of William and Hannah Ewing.
As I stated in this chapter re William Ewing (Jr?) the above Joseph Ewing was, most probably, one of the four unnamed children of William and Hannah Ewing on the 1820 Census in Gwinnett Co., GA who was “under 10 years of age” that year. We have successfully figured out the others. The fact that these two remain near each other further confirms our belief. We must add that we located and dismissed all other possibilities having identified three early Ewing families from S.C. in that area.
On the 1840 Georgia Census we find Joseph Ewing with 1 male under 5 years; 2 males 20-30 [one is himself and the other surely one of the unmarried brothers], 3 females under 5 and 2 females age 15-20. He is in Fayette Co. Ga. As stated, William Ewing's information follows his.
On the 1850 Georgia Census we find Joseph Ewing in DeKalb Co. GA, Green Berry Ewing has moved to Paulding Co. Ga. This is the first Census telling ages, giving names of wife and children and places of birth. He is in Stone's District Division #121.
Joseph Ewing “age 38 born in GA”. Maria Ewing “Wife, age 28 born in S.C.” Nancy J. “(female) age 14 born in GA” * William Ewing male age 12 born in GA Hannah Ewing female age 8 born in GA ** Robert Ewing male age 5 born in GA
See Roster of Confederate Soldiers Volume III page 314:
**R.D. Ewing Private, enlisted 9 Sept 1861 *William S. Ewing, private, enlisted 9 Sept 1861 surrendered in Greensboro, N.C. 26 April, 1865. They were a part of “Muster Roll, Co. E. 27th Regiment, Army of Tennessee. Campbell and Fayette Co. Ga. 'Bethsaida Rifle Guards'.”
On the 1860 Georgia Census we find Joseph Ewing in Fayette Co. GA. [again, next to William as he was on the 1840]. The Census taker gave only initials. He is in Census Div 777-Fayetteville, GA:
J. Ewing age 48 born in GA [Joseph] M. M. Ewing age 40 born in S.C., wife, [Maria] Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 420
N.J. Ewing female age 22 born in GA [Nancy J.] **R.D. Ewing male age 16 born in GA [Robert] M.M.E. Ewing female age 10 born in GA M.A. Ewing female age 5 born in GA
We also find William S. Ewing age 21 in Fayette Co. GA. whose wife is L.B. age 19.” He is a “track raiser” and is also in the Fayetteville Division.
On the 1880 Census of Georgia, Campbell Co. Ga
“William S. Ewing age 40 born in GA with wife, L.G. (see above Lucy B.)age 36 born GA: William 19; Ella 14; James E. 12; Oliver 8; Miles 6; Mary 3: sister Mary 17;”
Based on Census Records for years 1840, 1850, and 1860 - we present the following:
V. Joseph Ewing b about 1812 married 1836 Maria _____ b about 1822 in South Carolina. She was but 14 years of age. They had:
A. Nancy J. Ewing b 1838 in Fayette Co. GA “age 22 in 1860"
B. William S. Ewing b 1839 in Fayette Co. Ga. married about 1860 [Listed on Census as “newly married” in 1860]. Wife is Lucy B. _____ born in GA age 19 in 1860 so born 1841. They were in Campbell Co. Ga. by 1880. He was “41”. They had: 1. William Ewing born 1861 “age 19 in 1880” 2. Ella Ewing born 1866 “age 14 in 1880” 3. James E. Ewing born 1868 “age 12 in 1880” 4. Oliver Ewing born 1872 “age 8 in 1880” 5. Miles Ewing born 1874 “age 6 in 1880” 6. Mary D. Ewing born 1877 “age 3 in 1880” [His sister Mary in household “age 17” see below.]
C. Hannah Ewing (f) born 1842 “age 8 in 1850" [named for the mother of Joseph, Hannah? I think so] Married before 1860.
D. Robert Ewing (m) born 1845 “age 5 in 1850 and 16 in 1860 listed as “R.D.” We found no more on him. Did he die in Civil War?
E. Martha Ewing (f) born 1848 “age 2 in 1850" [Not on 1860]
F. M.M.E. Ewing (f) born 1850 “age 10 in 1860" G. M.A. Ewing (f) born 1855 “age 5 in 1860" H. J.H. Ewing (m) born 1859 “age 1 in 1860" I. Mary Ewing (f) born 1863 “age 17 in 1880 living in home of her brother, William S. Ewing in Campbell Co. GA.
As was stated previously we cannot prove, without doubt that Joseph Ewing was a son of William and Hannah Ewing. A look at those names surely points in that direction. If Joseph is the son he named his first daughter, Nancy after his sister; he named William for his father; he named Hannah for his mother and sister; and probably “J.H.” might be Jones Henderson Ewing named for his brother, my great grandfather.
It is truly sad that courthouse records were burned and land Deeds cannot be located to prove any of this.
VI. Isaac Ewing born 1816 in Gwinnett Co., Ga. Believed to be the 6th child of William and Hannah Ewing
On the 1820 Census Isaac Ewing was, surely, one of the 4 males listed as being “under 10 years of age”. His existence is implied in the 1830 Census of Newton Co. Ga. with Green Berry Ewing his eldest brother. He would have been the “1 male under 16”.
By 1840 Census, he is listed as being in Census Division 463 of McCullers District of Newton Co. Ga. There are in his household 1 male under 5 1 male 20-30 (himself; so born between 1810 and 1820) 1 female under 5 1 female age 20-30 (wife; also born between 1810 and 1820)
On the 1850 Census Isaac Ewing was in the 65th Census District of Newton Co. Ga. We were unable to find any of his land purchases in Newton Co. Ga. They may have been, at the time, in Henry Co. Ga. He was next door to Jones Henderson Ewing, my great grandfather, his brother. Jones Henderson Ewing was #53 on the 1850 Census; Isaac Ewing was #54 and Hannah Ewing was #55 (living alone!) The family of Isaac Ewing in 1850 reads: Isaac Ewing head of household age 34 [born 1816] b. in GA Lydia Ewing, wife, age 30 born in S.C. [She was Lydia Hughes and they married on 4 October 1837 in Newton Co. GA. Marriages] Billy age 12 b in GA [so, born 1838] Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 421
Mary age 10 b in GA [so, born 1840] Martha age 9 b in GA [so, born 1841] Joseph age 8 b in GA [so, born in 1842.] Jonathan age 5 b in GA [so, born in 1845] Eli age 2 b in GA [so, born in 1848]
On the 1860 Census Isaac Ewing was in the Chinquapin Grove Division and 478 Division of Gwinnett Co., GA. He lived near Thomas Ewing, Jones Henderson Ewing, Charles Ewing all three his brothers we believe. The family of Isaac Ewing reads:
Isaac Ewing head of household age 44 born in GA [b 1816] Lydia Ewing, wife, age 36 born S.C. [b 1824. 1850 says b1820] Martha, daughter age 18 b GA [1842] Joseph, son age 16 [b1843] He is the one who ran away with his first cousin, my grandfather, Miles Ewing, enlisting 24 August 1861 in the “Gwinnett Independent Blues” 24th Reg. Ga. Vol. Infantry. A.N. VA. Joseph was really 18. Roster states born 1842 ... Miles Ewing was born 16 Jan 1844. The Roster states he was born 1845. John [Jonathan above] age 14 born 1844/45 Eli is 12 [so born 1848] Elizabeth is 10 [so born 1850] Betsy is 9 [so born 1851] Rebecca is 8 [so born 1852] Nancy is 6 [so born 1854] Willa age 3 (female)[so born 1857] George age 1 [so born 1859]
The son above “Billy” or William would be 22 is not on this Census. The daughter above, Mary would be 20 and is not on this Census.
On the 1870 Census Isaac Ewing continues in Gwinnett Co., Ga. He continues to be near Jones H., Charles, Joseph, Thomas and, now Eli his son born 1848 who is already married at 23. His wife is Phebra also 23. Eli and Phebra have their first child Henry Ewing listed as being 4/12 of age. His brother, Joseph, who ran away with Miles Ewing is near him on the Census and near Miles.
The 1870 Census family of Isaac Ewing reads:
Isaac Ewing age 50 (he is really 54 years old) (no wife is listed. Lydia has died) Eliza, age 20 (b1850) Was Elizabeth in 1860 Elizabeth age 18 (born 1851 is probably the “Betsy” of 1860 Rebecca age 13 ( born 1857 but given as “8” on 1860 b 1852) Nancy is 15 (born 1855. Age is “6” on 1860 b 1854) Willa (female) is 12 so b 1858 (1860 indicates 1857) “Nuley”is 10 so b 1860 is the same as George, who was 1 in 1860 M.E. is “8” and was in the home of Eli in 1880 age 17.
With the help of tax records, later Gwinnett and Newton Co. Ga. Marriage Records and family records we have many members of the family of Isaac Ewing and Lydia Hughes born S.C.
VI. Isaac Ewing born 1816 in Gwinnett Co., Ga. married 4 Oct 1837 in Newton Co. Marriages, Lidia or Lydia Hughes born 1824 in S.C. He is on the 1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 Census but not 1880. They had:
A. William “Billy” Ewing b 1838. He married Mathilda _____ b 1836 and went to Texas to live. [Named for Isaac's father?] B. Mary Ewing born 1840 married 15 Mar 1859, John F. Knight in Newton Co. Ga. (Marriages). We did not research this family. C. Martha Ewing born 1841, married 6 Dec 1866 Thomas Shanks born 1843 in Newton Co. (Marriages). D. Joseph Ewing born 1842 married Martha _____ born 1845 S.C. He, we believe, was named for the next eldest brother of Isaac, Joseph born 1813. We have been given these children:
1. Sallie “Sarah” Ewing b 1866 2. John Ewing b 1868 3. Charles Ewing b 1870 (not on 1880 Census) 4. Noah C. Ewing b 1873 died in 1956 and is buried at Zion Baptist, Brazelton, GA 5. Nancy J. Ewing b 1876 6. Ida/Ina Ewing b 1879
See “Miles Ewing” for Civil War information re their service, found under VIII. Jones Henderson Ewing; A. Miles Ewing. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 422
E. Jonathan Ewing (also shown as John and Jothn) born 1845. He went to Oklahoma in 1908 and died there 21 Oct 1921. We do not have more on his family. F. Eli Ewing born 2 August 1848 died 13 Feb 1907 married about 1869 in Gwinnett Co. Phoebe Towler born 23 Dec 1845. They are next to his brother, Joseph and uncle, Jones H. in Harbin's District of Gwinnett Co. Ga. in 1870. I believe Eli was named for the uncle of Isaac Ewing, Eli Whaley. On the 1880 Census Eli Ewing is back in Walton Co. Ga. His age is “33” and his wife is shown as “Frances” age 32. His children are “H.F.” age 10; J.P. age 6; and W.P.L age 1; “sister” M.E. age 18.
Eli Ewing and Phoebe Towler Ewing had the following family as given us by the family of Henry Franklin Ewing, his eldest son/child. A Reunion of these descendants is held each year in or around Snellville, GA usually the 3rd Sunday in July. Eli and Phoebe had three sons:
1. Henry Franklin Ewing born 25 March 1870 and died 10 April 1956. He married 8 Dec 1889 Minnie Ann Birts b 2 Oct 1876 died 28 Nov 1968. They are buried at Bold Springs, Walton Co. GA. They had 13 children: a. Calvin Thomas Ewing born 2 Oct 1891 died 4 Feb 1946 married Jettie Higgins. They had:
i. Thomas Franklin Ewing b 16 Sept 1915 married Marian I. Lyncy died 22 Jan 1961. b. Eli Edgar Ewing born 6 July 1894 died 10 Dec 1895
c. Rosa Lee Ewing born 1 March 1896 died 11 June 1988 married 30 Nov 1916 Green Sheppard Sanders (b 9 Mar 1894 d 19 Oct 1984). They had: i. Lee Ewing Sandersb 6 July 1918 d 10 Oct 1968 ii. Janetta Rosa Sandersb 28 Sept 1920 married 21 Jan 1943 Roy Kunkel
d. Cammie Ora Ewing born 6 June 1898 married 25 Jan 1915 George Cuthbert Drummond born 4 July 1892 died 14 July 1978. She died 4 Dec 1978. They had: i. James Henry Drummond b 13 Feb 1916 d 24 Dec 1918 ii. Millard Cuthbert Drummond b 10 Feb 1918 d l Nov 1975 married 8/6/1948 Marjorie Hays. They had Shelia married Wallace Clark; Bonnie married Steve Redmond. iii. Cammie Louise Drummond b 8 May 1920 married 23 Jan 1943 Leon Mobley (C.L.). They had C.L., Jr. married Sandra; Nancy married Don Price; Mary married Tom Rawlings; Doris married Tony Banks. iv. Zola Drummond b 3 Nov 1922 married 2 Jan 1941 Ralph Pickens (R.L.) They had: J.W. Pickens married Susan; Connie Pickens married Jerry McKie. v. Sara Frances Drummond b 18 Feb 1927 married 28 June 1973 James Lord. vi. Harold George Drummond b 4 Sept 1930 married 9 Oct 1948 Hortiez Porter (“Tessie”). They had Diane married Andy Holder; H.G., Jr. married Linda; Jimmy (J.D.) married Sandy.
e. Alvin Belah Ewing b 24 Feb 1900 d 17 Jan 1987 married 15 March 1930 Ruth Pettie. They had: i. Rose Marie Ewing b 17 April 1934 married 4 May 1963 Billy Archer. They had Janet Archer married David Greeson; Jean Archer married Chris Gallman; Margaret Archer married Kenneth Peters; Juanita Rose Lee Archer married Michael Wheeler. ii. Alvin Belah Ewing, Jr. b 24 Sept 1937 married 16 Oct 1961 Janice Carol (Jane) Smith. They had William A. Ewing; Carol Ewing married Randy Ross. iii. Henry Petit Ewing b 26 Mar 1940 married 25 May 1979 Joyce Bagby. They had: Henry (H.P. Jr) married Martha; Lori Ewing married Shannon Murphy.
f. Bertha Ozella Ewing b 11 Aug 1902 married 14 Feb 1918 Willie Tuggle b 27 Sept 1896. Bertha died 10 July 1965. Willie d 12 July 1964. They had 9 children. i. James Early Tuggle b 6 Nov 1918 married 23 Dec 1939 Sue Peters. They had: Mike; Anita; Sherry; James; Judy. ii. John L. Tuggle b 3 Oct 1921 married 7 Dec 1940 Louise O'Kelly. He d 30 Jan 1984. Had: Carolyn; Donna; Brenda; Kay; Johnny; Joyce and Steve. iii. William F. (Randall) Tuggle b 15 July 1924 married 19 Aug 1945 Gladys Vanderford; He died 4 Sept 1985. They had Rickie Tuggle. iv. Cecil Lee Tuggle b 31 Jan 1927 married 10 Apr1948 Rita Tuggle. He died 3 Nov 1982. They had: Tommy; David ; Pam. v. Charles Henry Tuggle b 23 Dec 1930 married 4 July 1950 Ailene (Kay) Bowen. They had; Laura; Becky married Ray Adams; Elizabeth married Ehrendreich. vi. Phillip Gordon Tuggle b 19 May 1935 married 15 Feb 1954 Ann (Chris) Stewart. He died 29 May 1982. They had: Dale; Beverly; George; Melissa; James. vii. Willie Doris Tuggle b 20 Sept 1937 married 6 Nov 1955 Robert Hammond. They had Debbie married Jeffrey Rhoades. viii. Bennie Ewing Tuggle b 31 Jan 1940 married Barbara. They had: Mitchel; Mike; Mathew. ix. Terry Eugene Tuggle b 16 Aug 1942 married Sandra. They had: Tracy; Eugene.
g. Harvey Jordan Ewing b 30 May 1905 married 10 Jan 1926 Essie Bell Hadaway b 12 Oct 1905 d 24 July 1975. Harvey married 2nd Melba Scoggins Wages b 21 July 1917. Harvey Jordan died 29 Mar 1976. He and Essie Bell Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 423
had: i. Harvey Jordan Ewing, Jr. b 13 Dec 1926 married 4 Aug 1945 Della Evelyn Phillips. They had: Wayne Ewing married Chi Chi; Jeannine Ewing married Dwight McCart; Michael Ewing married Vickie; Valerie Ewing married Marvin Hewatt. h. Annie Lou Frances Ewing b 29 Dec 1907 married 18 Sept 1927 Harry Lee Brown b 4 Sept 1904 d 3 Sept 1971. They had: i. Annie Ellen Brown b 12 Sept 1929 married 22 July 1952 James S. Cash; ii. Charles McCurdy Brown b 15 Sept 1931 married Virginia Clarey; iii. Eugene Franklin Brown b 7 Sept 1933 married 6 May 1950 Peggy Kilpatrick; iv. Olive Dalton Brown b 4 Feb 1938 married 9 July 1977 Fred A. Priest; v. Jerry Hampton Brown b 16 Sept 1941 married 29 Aug 1964 Thelma Jean Davis.
i. Henry Felton Ewing b 15 Dec 1910 married 9 Dec 1939 Violet Mary Wells b 13 June 1920. They had: i. Mary Patricia Ewing b 7 Dec 1940 married 11 July 1958 Robert S. Kilgore. They had: Brian, Tim married Billie; Kim married Jeff Lurie. ii. Gary Felton Ewing b 28 June 1944 married 27 Mar 1965 Lynda Gay Mason. They had: Pamela; Mary Beth; Jay. iii. Judy Elaine Ewing b 13 Mar 1948 married 7 Sept 1968 George Wayne Smith. They had: Jennifer Smith; Michael Smith. iv. Lisa Irene Ewing b 4 Oct 1960 married 23 Jan 1982 William Gary Christopher. They had: Jon; Bradley; Ryan.
j. William Thomas Ewing (W.T.) born 8 March 1913 married 8 June 1938 Myrtle Driver b 15 May 1918. W.T. died 4 Aug 1995. Had: i. Shirley Ann Ewing b 23 Oct 1939 married 24 June 1959 Fred Dollar. They had: Julie ii. Dinah Lynn Ewing b 3 Oct 1942 married 28 June 1962 Bill Nagle They had: Trippe Nagle; Lesley Nagle. iii. Viki Joyce Ewing b 24 April 1947 married 17 Mar 1967 James Carter Dial. J.C. and Viki had: Kriston Dial iv. Kathy Marilyn Ewing b 29 Oct 1949 married 23 Dec 1977 Ron Thompson. They had: Dwight Thompson; Sarah Jane Thompson.
k. Ralph Lamar Ewing b 15 Feb 1915 married 1st Charity Pittman d 9 Sept 1936 married 2nd Audrey Emily Hughes 23 March 1940, b 27 March 1921. Ralph and Audrey had: i. Emily Winnell Ewing b 7 Feb 1941 married 11 Oct 1963 Walter Glenn Freeman. They had Cory Freeman. ii. Ralph Lamar Ewing, Jr. b 29 Oct 1944 married 22 Oct 1966 Diane Elder. They had: Nicky Ewing iii. Larry David Ewing b 16 Feb 1948 married 1st 24 Feb 1974 Ora Fowlkes (d 17 Sept 1988; married 2nd Kathy Sorrells. Larry and Kathy had David Ewing. iv. Billy Wendall Ewing b 2 Feb 1950 married 2 Aug Brenda Gail Dutton. They had: Robin Ewing; Amanda Ewing; Billy Joe Ewing. v. Barry Melvin Ewing b 22 July 1954 married 23 March 1973 Barbara Gail Greene. They had; Priscilla Ewing; Jonathan Ewing. iv. Don Allen Ewing b 7 September 195824 April 1982 Catherine (Cathy) Louise Yates. They had: Emily Ewing; Kate Ewing.
l. Dorothy Minnie Ewing b 2 July 1919 married 28 March 1936 Ben F Tanner b 23 Oct 1915 d 15 May 1988. No children.
m. Phoeba Doris Ewing b 27 Oct 1923 married 23 July 1941 Henry Nunally Albrecht. (J.N.) They had: i. Phyllis Albrecht b 25 Oct 1943 married 29 Aug 1988 Larry Clarkston ii. Robert Ewing Albrecht b 6 June 1948. Had Amy married R. Berry iii. Jimmy Nunally Albrecht (J.N.,Jr.) b 3 Oct 1945 married Lila. They had; Benjamin Albrecht; Dana Albrecht Tresenriter. iv. Dorothy Lee Albrecht b 18 Feb 1953 married 11 Sept 1970 Wallis Sidney Bugg
2. John P. Ewing, second son of Eli Ewing and Phoebe Towler was born in 1874. He is buried at Ebenezer in Gwinnett Co., GA. 3. Will P. L. Ewing was born 1879. He is buried at College Park Georgia outside Atlanta, Ga.
G. Elizabeth Ewing was born in 1850 the 6th child of Isaac. She is shown as “Eliza” on the 1870 Census of Gwinnett Co., p204 H. Betsy Ewing b 1851 “9” shown as Elizabeth Ewing on the 1870 Census of Gwinnett Co. p204, age 18. I. Rebecca Ewing b 1852 or 1857 (shown as age 13 on 1870 Census but as “8 years” on the 1860 Census of Gwinnett Co. GA.) J. Nancy Ewing was “6” on 1860 Census and “15” on 1870 Census. K. Willa Ewing (female) was “3” in 1860 and “12” in 1870 Census. L. George Ewing b 1860 was “1” on that Census but was “Nuley” on the 1870 Census age “10”. M. Martha Ewing was “8” on the 1870 Census. Was living in the home of her brother Eli Ewing on the 1880 Census “age 18”. She is listed as M.E. Ewing (female) also. VII. Nancy Ewing born 1817. Believed to be the 7th child of William and Hannah Ewing. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 424
On the 1820 Census of William Ewing in Gwinnett Co. Ga. there was a female under 10 years in the household. She could, possibly, be the female age 10-16 in the household for we have never found who that might have been. However, searching all counties in the area where William and Hannah Ewing lived we found only one, Nancy Ewing who might belong.
In Newton Co. Ga. where seven by the last name EWING were married within an eighteen year period one of them was Nancy Ewing who married on 10th of November 1833 one Elijah Simpson. Surely this is the daughter of William.
In the 1850 Census of Dekalb Co. Atlanta, Ga. they are living near Joseph Ewing, possibly her brother. She is shown as being age 33 so born 1817. She, then, would have been the female under 10 years in 1820. If so, she was 15 when she married Elijah Simpson who was only 17 when they married. In 1850, he was “34” and was called a “waggoner”. Perhaps they traveled around a lot, or maybe his business made them move.
The 1860 and 1870 Census records of this part of Atlanta, GA, DeKalb County, were not microfilmed. I was most frustrated. There is no record of them on the 1880 Soundex film. I did not search for them on the 1832 Cherokee Gold Lottery nor in Land Deeds in every County. I found none in Newton Co. Ga where they were married. I do wish we knew more of Nancy Ewing and Elijah Simpson.
VII. Nancy Ewing born 1817 in GA. married 10 November 1833 Elijah Simpson born 1815 “in South Carolina” according to the 1850 DeKalb Co. Ga. Census. They may have moved to Paulding Co. where Green Berry Ewing, her brother, lived and where her younger sister, Hannah Ewing and husband John Moore, had moved to by 1860. According to the 1850 Census they had:
A. William Simpson “age 17” born 1833 B. Allen J. Simpson “age 16” born 1834 C. Elijah F. Simpson “age 8” born 1842 D. Frances M. Simpson “age 3” born 1847 E. Sarah A. Simpson was “6 mos” born 1850
We hope, someday, to find more of this family.
VIII. Jones Henderson Ewing born 14 Jan 1821 in Walton Co. GA is the 8th child of William and Hannah Ewing.
What we have learned about this man, my great-grandfather, would fill another book. He was, I believe, a most outstanding man as were his brothers and sisters. He was born as stated above (in the Ewing Family Bible) on 14 Jan 1821, Jackson Co. Ga had part cut to become Walton Co., GA by Dec 1818. At the same time Gwinnett Co., Ga was created, on Dec 15, 1818. Newton Co., Ga. was not created until 24 Dec 1821, the end of the year in which Jones Henderson Ewing was born. His father did not buy the Newton Co., Ga. land until 1823.
Jones Henderson Ewing is shown in “Newton Co. Ga. Marriages” as having married Eliza (Elizabeth) Chapman, daughter of Robert C. Chapman of Newton Co. Ga. on 29 January 1841.
On the 1850 Census, we find him in the 65th Census Division of Newton Co. Ga. #53 next to Isaac Ewing, #54 surely his brother, who is next door to Hannah Ewing (alone) #55. Jones Henderson Ewing is 29 years old with “Miles E. age 6” (my grandfather); “Elizabeth age 5” and “Mary F. age 3”. A Charles Harris age 13 is living in the home. Eliza. Chapman Ewing had died prior to the 1850 Census. We found that in 1849 Jones Henderson Ewing was made “guardian of Miles, Elizabeth and Mary Frances Ewing. That is the year that Robert C. Chapman, father of Elizabeth Chapman Ewing, died in Newton Co., GA. Robert C. Chapman was a son, we believe, of Dewberry and Jane Wilkinson (of S.C.) Chapman who lived in Wilkes Co., GA. There was one Miles Elmore Chapman who married a daughter of Thompson Ewing, Malinda Ewing, on 27 Feb 1851. Surely Miles Elmore Ewing was named for this man. We believe he may have been a brother to Elizabeth Chapman. He was at the Administration of the estate of Dewberry Chapman prior to 1818 as was Robert C. Chapman. We have not “put together, satisfactorily” the Chapman family. But names played an important part in those early days.
Deeds in Newton Co., Ga. are, sometimes, rather sketchy and not all dates are clearly recorded but we found with help from Thomas Harvis Ewing some of those Deeds of Jones Henderson Ewing. There are others by Thomas Ewing, Thompson Ewing, Green Berry Ewing and Isaac Ewing. They were really land-hungry men.
• 1846, Newton Co. Deed Book I page 16: “Jones Ewing bought from James M. Smith, Ferdinand Beaver and Robert Chapman, 100 ¼ acres, South half of Lot 302 in 9th District, formerly Henry Co., Ga. now Newton.
• 1849, Newton Co. Deed Book I page 503: “Jones Ewing sold land to Elmore Chapman described as south half of lot #302 9th District formerly Henry Co., Ga. now Newton Co. Ga.”
• 1850, Newton Co. Deed Book I page 514: “Jones Ewing purchased from the estate of Robert Chapman, Charles S. Dorsett, Administrator, Lot 303, 9th District formerly Henry now Newton Co. Ga Except, Georgia Railroad 18 acres 4 acres graveyard, 5 acres house of John D. Williams and 125 ½ acres excluding above.” Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 425
• Date unsure but +1850 Newton Co. Deed Book L page 306: “Jones Ewing sold to James A. Armistead, land south of Georgia Railroad, Lot 303, 9th District, except 1 acre around a Graveyard and except the Railroad Tract and house.”
Jones Henderson Ewing was involved with Newton Co., Ga. Deeds in 1845, 1846, 1849, 1850 and 1856. The film was so dim it was hard to verify a specific date to each one of the Deeds.
• Date unsure but perhaps about 1845. Newton Co. Deed Book L page 261 “Jones H. Ewing bought land from Isaac St. John” [He became the father-in-law of Charles Ewing who married Julia St. John 20 Sept 1848.] It was described as: “part of Lot #145 formerly 1st District Walton Co., Ga. Now Newton Co.” [Charles was the youngest of the brothers.]
• Date unsure but perhaps about 1856. “Jones H. Ewing sold land to M.E. Chapman lot #145 originally 1st District Walton Co., now Newton Co., Ga.
As mentioned numerous times these men were closely knit and bought lands near each other. Thomas Ewing bought/sold part Lot #306; Thompson Ewing bought and sold south half of Lot #305. Green Berry Ewing bought land as early as 1828, ¼ of Lot 306.
• 1852 Newton Co. Deed Book K page 415 but dated 1852? “Jones H. Ewing sold land to Charles S. Dorsett and to Leonard Fretwell in 1853. Book K page 445, 1853 is recording date.
Isaac Ewing bought land from John Harris as late as 1850 as Recorded in Deed Book M. p 278 the “East Quarter of Lot 305 in 9th District.” THERE ARE OTHERS!
In Roster of Confederate Soldiers we found: “Jones H. Ewing, Private, enlisted Feb 10, 1864 at Bethany, GA Listed as ‘Regimental Return’. A.W.O.L since Feb 10, 1864. Never called.” [May 5, 1864 SHERMAN LEFT CHATTANOOGA! and on 3 September 1864 he took possession of Atlanta, Georgia.] “Jones H. Ewing, enlisted May 15, 1864 in Gwinnett Co. GA. Discharged Oct 1864. age 43.”
So he was not truly A.W.O.L. He had moved to Gwinnett Co. by 1860 Census-taking time. He had married again and had three additional children the eldest being eight years younger than the youngest by Elizabeth Chapman. She was Mary (Feaster) Smith, a widow. I have never verified whether or not those children were hers as Mrs. Smith but they carried the Ewing name. So we, all, have assumed they were children of Jones H. Ewing.
There are so very many stories that could be told but this BOOK is much too long, already. All these men were patriotic, family-loving gentlemen. Their wives were ladies of intelligence and good breeding. Hannah Ewing must have been a wonderful woman for she made sure that William's land, after he died in 1827, was evenly divided among the sons who remained in Newton Co., Ga. They, all, were worth considerable sums during their prime. They all stayed near her and she died in the home of Jones Henderson Ewing after 1860. We believe she is buried at Ewing's Chapel, near Auburn, Georgia.
VIII. Jones Henderson Ewing born 14 January 1821 Gwinnett Co. died 14 Nov 1786, buried at Ewing' s Chapel Cemetery, Harbln' s District, Gwinnett Co., Ga. near Auburn, GA. He married 1st) 29 Jan 1841 in Newton Co. Ga Elizabeth Chapman (we have no birth/death dates). She was the daughter of Robert Chapman and granddaughter of Green Berry Chapman and Jane (Wilkinson) Chapman of Wilkes Co., GA. She died prior to 1850 for she is not on that Census with Jones Henderson. Jones Henderson married 2nd Mary (Feaster) Smith about 1854 for there was a daughter “5” in the 1860 Census after he had moved to Gwinnett Co. GA. Mary Feaster Smith Ewing is also buried at Ewing's Chapel. Jones and Eliza Chapman Ewing had:
A. Miles Elmore Ewing born 16 Jan 1844 in Newton Co., GA died in Atlanta, Ga. 12 Dec 1921. He married Antoinette Virginia Whitworth on 21 Dec 1865. She was called “Nettie” born 29 Jan 1850 and died 16 Dec 1901. She was the daughter of Richard Asbury Whitworth born 14 Feb 1825 and Sarah Evaline Moore born 1825 d 19 July 1868. Thomas Ewing and Elizabeth Patillo moved next door to Richard Asbury and Sarah (Moore) Whitworth.
Richard Whitworth is in the Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia1861-1865 Volume VI page 530.
“Muster Roll Co. E, 64 Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army of Northern Virginia C.S.A. Fulton and Merlwether Co. Ga. Warren Akin Guards: Richard A. Whitworth, Private Mar 1, 1863. Appointed Corporal. Wounded and captured at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug 16, 1864. Died at Fortress Monroe, VA., hospital, from exhaustion following amputation of right hip, 7 Sept 1864.”
Richard and Sarah lived on the land his father, Richard A. Whitworth, of Morgan Co., Ga. drew in the 1820 Georgia Lottery, Lot 253, District 5, Gwinnett Co. GA. Miles E. Ewing enlisted in Co. G, 24th Regiment, C.S.A. Gwinnett Independent Blues on 24 August 1861 the same day his cousin Joseph, son of Isaac Ewing, enlisted. (See IV-D) Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 426
Miles E. Ewing and Antoinette V. (Whitworth) Ewing had 17 children. All of them lived to be adults. They were: 1. Laura Minnis Ewing born 27 Oct 1866 d 16 Jan 1923 married 19 Nov 1882 in Gwinnett Co., Ga. Newton Goodbryant Robinson, Jr. born 12 Nov 1863 d 9 Dec 1939. Buried Glendale Cemetery Goliad, TX. They had 18 children according to the 1910 Census of Clay Co. Texas. and only 8 were still living.
The 1900 Census of Gwinnett Co., Ga. “Goodwin's District” states she had 10 children and 7 were living. They were enumerated with Newton and Laura. So, they lost 10 children between July 1900 and April 1910! She may have had 3 sets of twins. There was not enough time for her to have had that many single births. Her grandfather Whitworth was one of three sets of Whitworth twins. In 1981, I had only nine names of children. Francis Grady Lewis of Ponca City, OK, a grandson of Laura and Newton has been extremely helpful with this family. They had: a. child born about Jan 1884, died. b. (twin) born ca Mar:. 1985, name possibly Tom. died c. (twin) born ca Mar-. 1985, name possibly Ollie. died d. Jones Richard Robinson called “Boss” b 18 Jan 1886 d 31 Dec 1979 at 93 years in Chula Vista, CA. He married three times. He and my father corresponded for many years. He was named for the twin brothers of Laura Ewing Robinson. He had: Nancy; Bobby Joe; J.R. Jr.; and Charlie. e. Ruby Laura Robinson b July 1887 in Gwinnett Co. Ga. She died about 1932 in Riverside, CA married Charles Arnold, probably in Clay Co. TX. f. James C. Robinson b Sept 1893 in Gwinnett Co. GA. died in Pushmataha Co. Indian Territory (Oklahoma) about 1901 or 1902 of Typhoid Fever, Albion or Fewell, OK. f. Orval Lillian Robinson b 7 Dec 1894 in Gwinnett Co., GA. d 10 Feb 1970 in Denison, TX married 22 Sept 1912 Charles Swink in Clay Co., TX. They had: Hubert: Juanita; Virginia; Frances; King; Charlie. g. Minnis A. Robinson (a.k.a. “Minnice”) b Nov 1895 in Gwinnett Co. Ga. died about 1901/2 in Pushmataha Co., Indian territory (OK) of Typhoid fever. Albion or Fewell, OK. h. Hubert L. Robinson b Feb 1897 in Gwinnett Co. GA. married Payton Harrell in Littlefield, TX. Had: Hershel; Pete. Hubert died 28 Jan 1931 in Ranger, TX i. Newton Goodbryant Robinson, III b July 1899 in Gwinnett Co. Ga. He, too, died of Typhoid fever in 1901 or 1902 in Oklahoma, Albion or Fewell, OK. The family moved to Indian Territory after Jan 1901 after the last child to be born in Gwinnett Co., Ga married below Laura had eight more children between June 1900 and April 1910 and of her eighteen only eight were still living, four of those above and four of those born after 1900 unless j. Pearl Robinson (twin) born probably after 1900 Census taken in Gwinnett Co. GA. about July 1900. She died in the Typhoid epidemic in 1901/2. k. Opal Robinson (twin) information same as above. m. Beulah Lucille Robinson b 29 Jan 1901 in Lawrenceville Gwinhett Co. GA. She married 22 Dec 1927 in Madill, OK, William Harvel Lewis who died about 1938. She died 12 Dec, 1971 in El Reno, OK. She is buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Healdton, OK. They had: i. William J. Lewis married Mary lives Houston, TX ii. Harvel Kindal Lewis, deceased iii. Francis Grady Lewis (my informant) married Helen lives Ponca City, OK. iv. Meredith Ray Lewis lives Del Rio, TX. v. Franklin Bruce Lewis lives Raceland, LA. n. Charles Newton Robinson b 8 July 1902 in Henrietta, TX died 5 April 1972 in Ardmore, OK. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Healdton, OK. He married 1st Opal Brown had: i. Margie Doris Burris; ii. Charlie Robinson; iii. Don N. Robinson. 0. Edward Robinson (twin) b ca Mar 1903 died. p. Joseph Robinson (twin) b ca Mar 1903 died. q. Jack Kendall Robinson b 20 March 1904 Clay Co. TX married Dec 1940 Kathleen A. Russell. Had: Arlene Moreau; Quentin Robinson. r. Bessie Bernice Robinson b 14 July 1908 Henrietta, TX. She married 1st Andy Lunsford; married 2nd Reagan. Had Paul, Betty, Sue, Peggy, Billy, Patsy. Bessie lived Ferriday, La. She died about 1993 or 1994.
2. Jones Henderson Ewing (twin) named for paternal grandfather was b 20 Jan 1868 d 25 Dec 1950 married 20 Dec 1888 Mattie Delena Morris b 19 Mar 1870 d 14 Dec 1953. They had:
a. Morris Miles Ewing b 30 Dec 1890 d 6 Mar 1966 married 25 Sept Dorothy Fielder b 26 July 1893). My “uncle Jonah” had:
i. Dorothy F. Ewing b 18 Sept, 1913 d 8 Sept, 1980 married 31 Mar 1936 John Hatchman Mullin, Jr. b 9 July 1910 d 19 Nov 1980). They had: (I.) John H. Mullin, III, b 15 June 1941 married 8 July 1967 Susan Spalding b 29 In 1945. Had: John H. IV; Harrison S. ii. Martha Ewing b 15 May 1918 married 1st John C. Eastland had: (I.) John C. Eastland, Jr. b 13 Mar 1943 married Laura Shamwell b 15 Sept 1942. Had John C. II; David Edward. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 427
Martha (Ewing) Eastland married 2nd Ezekiel S. Candler b 14 Nov: 1903 d 16 March 1981. No children. iii. George A. Ewing b 14 Jan 1925 married Carolyn Simpson b 2 July 1928. They had: Lyn b 5 Sept 1957; Elaine b 28 Apr 1960. b. Lebie DeLena Ewing b 26 Jan 1893 d 7 Aug 1974 married 10 June Herbert LeRoy Miles b 25 July 1892 d17 Oct 1946) :They had: i. Ewing Miles b 2 Sep 1918 married 16 April 1941 Betty Moreland Hammond b 13 Jul 1947 d 19 Nov 1989. They had: Elizabeth Marston Miles b 11 July 1947 married 14 Apr 1967 Phillip E. Younger. Had: Marston Elizabeth Younger b 10 Oct 1976. c. Jones Henderson “Jake” Ewing, Jr. b 20 Jan 1895 d 10 July 1937 married 17 April 1917 Lucia Conn b 17 Apr 1897. They had: i. Lucia Ewing b 17 Jan 1918 married George M. Valentine b 18 Oct 1912 d 6 Jan 1965. They had: (I.) George M. Valentine, Jr. b 3 Apr 1939 married 10 Sept 1966 Rachel Capes; (II.) Kathryn Valentine b 10 Dec 1942 Richard Bickford. (III.) Lucia Valentine b 2 Oct 1948. ii. Jones Henderson “Jack” Ewing, III b 9 Aug 1921 d 21 Jan 1963 married 1954 Billie Matthews. iii. Charles Conn Ewing, Sr. b 16 Feb 1924 married 23 Sept 1950 Jane Matilda Dunn b 24 Feb 1927. Had: (I.) Charles Conn Ewing, Jr. b 23 Jan 1952 married Carol L. Mauldin. (II.) William Dunn Ewing b 24 Nov 1954. iv. Ralph Cameron Ewing b 21 Dec 1925 married 14 Mar 1959 Jacqueline Furr b 18 June 1924. v. William Hardeman Ewing b 6 Apr 1929 married 7 June 1968 Josephine Tipton. Had: (I.) Erik H. Ewing; (II.) Katrina B. Ewing. vi. John Sinclair Ewing b 13 Mar 1931 married 1 Aug 1964 Jane Goode b 8 May 1927. d. Charles Alonzo Ewing, Sr. b 5 Apr 1901 d 25 1960 married 31 July 1920 Mildred Kern d 1926. They had: i. Charles Alonzo Ewing, Jr. b 25 June 1926 married Ninetta Wall Had: (I.) Ninetta Wall Ewing b 1 Mar 1953; (II.) Charles A. Ewing, III b 27 Dec 1955, (III.) David M. Ewing, b 8 Jan 1957. Charles A. Ewing married 2nd Annette Whipple and had: Anne G. Ewing b 11 Apr 1971; Camella C. Ewing b 8 Mar 1974. ii. Frank Kern Ewing b 30 July 1928 d 16Dec 1983. “Buddy” married Helen Carnathan “'Punky” b 240ct 1928. Had: Frank Ewing, Jr.; Gilbert Ewing; Matthew “Matt” Ewing. Charles Alonzo Ewing, Sr. married 2nd Corrie Dorothy Coates about 1937, b 13 Apr 1913 d ca 1957. Had; his 3rd child): iii. Morris Malvern Ewing b 11 July 1939 married Nancy Orr b 13 Sept 1941. They had: (I.) Morris M. Ewing, Jr. b 21 May 1967. (II.) Jenny Ewing b 8 Feb 1971. (III.) Andrew D. Ewing b 26 Aug 1972. (IV.) Wendy D. Ewing b 25 Jan 1976. iv. Nancy Claire Ewing b 18 Dec 1949 married Byron Phillips.
3. Richard Asbury Ewing, (twin) named for maternal grandfather was born 20 Jan 1868 also. He died 15 May 1939. He married 12 Sept 1893 Lena Terry b 22 June 1876 d 29 Mar 1952. They had:
a. Ernest Daugherty Ewing b 12 Aug 1895 married 8 Dec1920 Betty Inez Sullivan. b. Merrill Ewing b ca 1898 married, had: Marguerite Ewing. c. Thelma Ewing (twin) d. William Richard Ewing b 26 Oct 1905 married 10 Dec 1927 Florence M. Wesley b 12 Aug 1906. They lived in Florida. They had: i. Joseph Harold Ewing b July 1932 married 22 June 1955 in California Caroline M. Johnson. Were in CA on L.D.S. Pedigree Chart. Only info.
4. Lorenzo Dowe Ewing born 26 Apr 1870 d c1928-38 married Nov 1897 Maude Liveley. They had:
a. Lorenzo Dowe “Dutch” Ewing, Jr. b ca 1900 married, had: i. Joan (Ewing) Weathers. Lives Norcross, GA
5. Linton Lamar Ewing born 26 Sept 1871 d 16 Feb 1922 married Hubert Andrews b19 Dec 1870 d 28 Apr 1963. They had no children.
6. Flora Virginia Ewing b 13 Dec 1873 d 4 Oct 1938 unmarried.
7. Miles Orville Ewing b 20 Sept 1875 d 6-9 May 1912 in Columbus, GA of consumption. He married 1st in 1896 Mary Webb in Lawrenceville, GA. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. Mary Webb died +1902. They had: Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 428
a. Virginia Ewing b 15 Feb 1902 d 3 Dec 1947 married 2 Oct 1926 Zachariah Jackson M.D. b 7 Aug 1898 d Feb 1985. Miles left Lawrenceville after the death of his wife and left his daughter, Virginia, with the Webb grandparents. They had: i. Mary Elizabeth Jackson b 18 Oct 1927 married 10 June 1949 Robert Etheridge. Both Missionaries to Campinas, Sao Paulo Brazil and to Zaire. They now live in Atlanta. They had: (I.) Charles Jackson Etheridge; (II.) Zach Jackson Etheridge (III.) Virginia Ann Etheridge ii. Ann Jackson b 30 Mar 1931 married Raymond D. Herman.
b. A son died young.
Miles Orville Ewing married 2nd in 1911 Emma Donna (Jackson) Drennon in Birmingham, AL. Miles suffered from a drug problem resulting from drugs that he was taking for arthritis pain. It was necessary for Emma and her two children to move in with her parents. Miles was unable to hold a job, but was an intelligent and capable person. He had been put out on the street by a landlady, when he was near death and a kindly lady took him in. They had:
c. John Orville Ewing b Mar 1912 in AL. He married 10 July 1926 Anita Jones and died in 1975.
The family in Lawrenceville were out of contact with Miles Orville after he left home. They didn’t know until they came to claim his body in Columbus that he had remarried and had a child. Miles is buried in the family cemetery in Lawrenceville. Some of the brothers of Miles offered to assist the wife of Miles in whatever way they could, financially or otherwise and trying to find an opportunity to meet her and her son, John.
Emma had a daughter by her 1st marriage and one by her 3rd marriage to Newton Gordon. Betty Nesmith of Birmingham AL has been most helpful with information on the family of Miles Orville. She is not a Ewing but is descended from the daughter of Emma’s first marriage.
8. Edgar Elmore Ewing b 28 Jan 1877 d 23 Aug 1928 married 14 April 1901 Letitia Mahon d 1958. They had: a. LaVerne Ewing b 9 Apr 1902 married 1st Winston Whitworth. No children. She married 2nd Roy Druschky in 1927 and married 3rd Joseph Lanham. LaVerne and Roy Druschky had: i. Roy Frank Druschky, Jr., now Roy Drusky at one time singer at Grand Ole Opry, born 22 June 1930 married Bobbie Stafford. They had: (I.) Roy Frank Drusky, the third; (II.) Tracy Allen Drusky; (III.) Darel Bryan Drusky b. Nettie Orelia Ewing b 16 Jan 1904 d 1981 married William L. Kimbrough b13 Aug 1902. They had: i. William L. Kimbrough, Jr. b 29 Dec 1930 married Sidney Lee Davis. They had: (I.) William L. Kimbrough III (II.) John Ewing Kimbrough; (III.) Laura Lee Kimbrough c. Elizabeth Ewing b 16 Aug 1906 married 1st Sam Sumner d 11 July 1945 married 1 Nov 1963 John McEachaern d 10 Sept 1975. Elizabeth Ewing and Sam Sumner had: i. Betty Lou Sumner married Charlie E. Haywood. She d 25 Nov 1954. ii. Thomas L. Sumner married Joann Jones. He died 25 Aug 1979. They had: (I.) Vici Lynn Sumner; (II.) Cynthia Lee Sumner; (III.) David Martin Sumner. d. Edgar Elmore Ewing b 14 Dec 1909 d 13 Sept 1974. e. Frances Ewing b 11 Mar 1914 d 17 April 1950 married Ernest Lawson. They had: i. Janice Lawson married Tommy Moon ii. Gail Lawson married Robert “Bob” Clendening. They had: (I.) Bobby Clendening; (II.) Jeffrey Clendening. f. Harold Theodore Ewing b 7 Aug 1919 married 7 June Mary Brooks b 31 May 1920. They had: i. William Harold Ewing b 16 Mar 1949 married 12 July 1975 in London, Diane Brown b 15 Feb 1953 Manchester England. They had: (I.) Andrew William Ewing b 5 Aug 1980 Rochester Minn. ii. Marianne “Mimi” Ewing b 24 July 1952 married 9 Aug 1980 Jeffrey Barden Clark b 1956.
9. Daisy Evaline Ewing b 5 Mar 1879 d 30 June 1951 married 20 Nov 1927 John D. Cooksey, Jr. They had no children.
10. Alonzo Erastus “Bud” Ewing b 31 July 1880. His name is spelled Alonzo on marriage and death records. It is spelled Elonzo on the birth record. He died 20 Sept 1943 in Lawrenceville, Ga and is buried at Shadowlawn. He married 1900 Flora Duncan b 3 Jan 1883 d 8 Nov 1950. Had: Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 429
a. Lucille Ewing b 7 Oct 1901 married 12 Aug 1925 Claud Holt Doughtie b 12 May 1894. Lucille lives in Hawaii. Had: i. Claud Holt Doughtie, Jr. b 29 Nov 1927 married 1953 Maureen Gibson of Kent, England. They had: (I.) Maureen Doughtie b 10 Aug 1954; (II.) Sharon Doughtie b 14 Mar 1957. Lives in Hawaii. b. Alton Parker Ewing, Sr. b 23 May 1904 d 12 Mar 1983 married 1st Victoria Lynn of S.C. d 27 Sept 1967. They had; i. Alton Parker Ewing b 28 Feb 1945 married 28 Apr 1969 Caroline Massey of KY. They had: (I.) Alton Parker Ewing, III. Alton Parker Ewing married 2nd Nora Forrester Garner. c. William Bryan Ewing b.12 May 1907 Lawrencevllle, GA (as all children of Bud and Flora.) He died 4 Apr 1979 and is buried in Columbia, S.C. married 7 Sept Anne Elizabeth Bunch in S.C. b 18 Sept 1910. They had: i. William Bryan Ewing, Jr. b 2 Apr 1933 married 6 Sept 1957 Nancy M. Amick b 6 May 1938. They had: (I.) William Bryan Ewing, III (II.) Virgil Alan Ewing ii. Elsie Ann Ewing b 10 May 1940 married 7 June 1959 Herbert F. Galloway. Had: (I.) Herbert F. Galloway, III b14 June 1961 (II.) Marsha Lynne Gal1oway b 28.May 1963. Ann divorced Herbert. Elsie Ann (Ewing ) Galloway married 2nd Edward Brinson Lary, Jr., no children. Divorced. Elsie Ann married 3rd Michael Douglas Johnson. No Children. Divorced. Retained name Ann Lary. iii. Eva Dorothy Ewing b 24 Oct 1941 married Dexter Milton Russell. Had: (I.) Wanda Elizabeth Russell. (II.) Dexter Milton, Russell, Jr. (III.) Bryan Wilson Russell. iv. James Herbert Ewing b 1 July 1944 SC married Linda Sitterson. Had: (I.) Richard Wade Ewing; (II.) Valerie Maria Ewing. James married 2nd Linda Sue Decker Baumrind b 28 Aug 1947. No children d. I. Frank Ewing b 16 May 1914 d 8 Aug 1984, unmarried. e. Margaret Ewing (twin) b1918 married 1st James Edmondson. They had: i. Jimmy Edmondson. Margaret married 2nd A.B. Jewel. They had: ii. Barbara Jewel married Robert Foster iii. Diane Jewel married Wayne Womack. Had: (I.) Amy Womack f. Marian Ewing (twin) b 1918 married B.D. Baker. They had: i. Shawne Baker b 1960
11. Casper Eugene Ewing b 29 July 1881 married Naomi “Norma” Carlton. Uncle “Cap” visited Atlanta relatives in 1956 when he was 75 years old. We exchanged Christmas cards that year with his to me being signed “Uncle Cap and family” and postmarked in San Antonio, TX. We heard no more from letters. We know no more of his family.
12. Orelia Ewing b 1 Nov 1883 d 4 Mar 1921 married 1915 Hugh Vernelson. They had: a. DeWitt Ewing Vernelson b 1917 married 21 Dec 1946 Jean Mabel Raser in Berkeley, CA. I have a marriage announcement sent to us postmarked Oakland, CA. 26 Jan 1947. Dewitt was a Cargo pilot and his last address was Oklahoma City, OK. He had: i. Jean Vernelson.
13. Beulah Cassandra Ewing b 11 Feb 1885 d 9 May 1947, unmarried.
14. Lucius Grant Ewing b 12 Jan 1886 d 8 April 1960 married 15 Sept 1912 Ruth McClure b 29 Oct 1890 d 13 Dec1982 at 92, daughter of Van Buren and Rebecca (Holland) McClure. They had:
a. Rebecca Virginia Ewing b 24 June 1913 married 30 Mar 1937 Rev. Edgar Burton Wilkinson b 24 Feb 1908 d 31 Aug 1976 in S.C. They had: i. James Burton Wilkinson b 3 Feb 1941, unmarried. ii. Edwin Montgomery Wilkinson b 21. Oct 1944 married May 1969 Jennifer McLeon of Australia in Germany.
b. Margaret Evangeline Ewing b 22 May 1917 married 30 Jan 1944 William Miller Fife b 13 Feb 1916. I am the compiler/author of this book. “Bill” is the helper and Indexer. We have: i. William Miller Fife, Jr. b 3 Sept 1948 unmarried. Lives Ocala, FL. ii. Daniel Nelson Fife b 14 July 1951 married 30 Aug Debbie Mason b 31 Aug 1952 daughter of Uconus and Mary Mason. They had:
(I.) Jonathan Andrew Fife b 23 Jan 1977. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 430
c. James Grant Ewing b 23 May 1919 d 15 Jan 1936. He was killed while he was riding his bicycle, delivering prescriptions for a local Pharmacy. The “Grant” in his name and in that of Lucius Grant Ewing was for Col. Lemuel P. Grant who gave the land for GRANT PARK in Atlanta, GA and who served in the Civil War. Col. Grant married Jane (Killian) Crew a widow, and cousin of Sarah (Moore) Whitworth mother of my grandmother, Antoinette Virginia (Whitworth) Ewing wife of Miles Elmore Ewing, parents of Lucius Grant.
Col. Grant joined Central Presbyterian Church in 1859 his wife Jane K. joined in 1858 one of the Charter Members of Central presbyterian Church. She was my great great aunt!
In 1893 John C. Miller joined Central Presbyterian; he was the great grandfather of William Miller Fife, my husband. John C. Miller was born in Gourock, Scotland in 1840 and died in Atlanta, GA 1896 and is buried in Westview Cemetery. His wife, Margaret (Nicholson) Miller was born in Greenock, Scotland 1820 and died in Atlanta, Ga. in 1884. She was the first woman to be buried at Westview Cemetery! They were married in Greenock, Scotland. Their son, James Miller, father of Eva (Miller) Fife, mother of my husband, was born in London, Ontario, Canada in 1855, died in Atlanta, GA 1912 and is buried in Westview Cemetery. Eva (Miller) Fife and her husband, Hershel Alexander Fife became members of Central Presbyterian Church; Eva Miller in 1901 and Hershel A. Fife in 1908. They sang in the choir of Central and married there that year. Bill, Jr and Dan N. Fife are 5th generation members of Central Presbyterian Church.
15. Pauline Ewing was the 15th child of Miles E. and “Nettie” Ewing. She was b 13 Dec 1887 and died 15 Apr 1946. She married 1st J.M. Dowda and married 2nd 28 Feb 1931 Joseph L. Hunt. No children.
16. Everett Jamison Ewing was b 3 July 1890 and married 12 Nov 1927 Avis _____. We have been unable to find death date. He and Avis lived in Chicago and were in the furniture business. They moved to California where he died.
17. Antoinette Ewing (last child of Miles and “Nettie”) was known as May, was born 15 May 1892 and married 17 May 1948 Joseph L. Hunt, widower of her sister Pauline. No children.
VIII. (cont.) Jones Henderson Ewing and Elizabeth Chapman Ewing: B. Elizabeth Ewing b 1845 in Newton Co. Ga. married 11 Sept Isaac N.J. “Newt” Bramblett. She was called “Aunt Lizzie” by my daddy. We have not located their children. C. Mary Frances Ewing b1847 in Newton Co. Ga. married 11 Sept 1864 (Charles?) Harris. He lived in the home of Jones H. Ewing on the 1850 Census. The Harris family moved to Gwinnett Co. Ga about the same time that J.H. Ewing moved there. She was called “Aunt Fannie” by my daddy. They had:
1. Dan Harris 2. Ben Harris
Jones Henderson Ewing married 2nd Mary (Feaster) Smith a widow.
The Census said they had eight children. We found only seven, D through J below. Mary Feaster was born 6 March 1833 died 24 Aug 1913 in Kirkwood Subdivision of Atlanta, GA. at the home of her daughter, Ella Ewing Buchanan (a milliner). She is buried at Ewing's Chapel in Harbin's District of Gwinnett Co. Ga. near Auburn. They had: (all half-brothers and -sisters to Miles, Elizabeth and Mary F.
D. Nancy Ewing b 1855 in Gwinnett Co. Ga. married John Ivey Franklin Buchanan. They had: 1. Oscar Buchanan
E. James I (Isaac) Ewing born 19 Oct 1857 died 2 Nov 1876. This was 12 days before his father died. Both are buried, along with Mary F. Ewing, at Ewing's Chapel, where, I am sure, Hannah Ewing is buried. The story goes, Jones Henderson entertained a large of Church Visitors and James I. had to sleep in the barn. A storm came, he was soaked thru and developed pneumonia. Jones H. grieved so over this, prostrated himself over the grave, repeatedly, in the stormy weather. Twelve days later he was buried near his most beloved son, age 19. He, too, died of Pneumonia.
F. Jones H. Ewing (II or Jr never indicated) born 1860 married Syntha Jane Brand on 15 Jan 1880. She died 1913 the same year Jones' mother died. It is said he was called “Newt”. He was, at one time, pastor of the Woodward Ave. Baptist Church. They had: 1. Oliver Newton Ewing born 1882 married 11 Jan 1913 Eunice _____. Had: a. Doris Ewing married Clarence Hunter. b. Oliver Newton Ewing, Jr. c. ?
My sister Rebecca Ewing worked for “Mr. Oliver” at EWING BROTHERS, JEWELERS located on the Viaduct, Peachtree St.
2. Paul Ewing b ? d ? Dorothy _____. Paul also worked at EWING BROTHERS. They had: a. Dorothy Ewing 3. Luther Ewing b ? married Rebecca _____. She also worked for “Mr. Luther” at EWING BROTHERS. 4. Flora Ewing married _____ Callaway. Had: Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 431
a. Mason Augustus Callaway, Sr. “Gus” died in 1976. He also worked at EWING BROTHERS. Had; i. Mason Augustus Callaway, Jr. Had: (I.) Mason Augustus Callaway, II called “GUS”. (II.) Allene Callaway. 5. _____ Ewing married _____ Carter. Had: a. Ashley Carter.
G. Sarah J. Ewing b 1863 married 11 Jan 1877 Newton J. Pharr. Had: 1. Otis Pharr (twin) 2. Other Pharr (twin) 3. Clara Pharr married Dr. _____ Sams and lived Covington, GA.
H. Charles Polk Ewing b 8 Sept 1865 d 1932 married about 1866 Martha J. Cheek b10 Aug 1864 d l June 1947. Also “Rev. Ewing”. Had: 1. James Henderson Ewing b 1886 d Dec 1946 2. Henry Elmore Ewing b 1888 d 1912 3. Delphie Ewing b 1890 d 24 July 1967 4. Della Ewing b 1893. She gave me information and lived in Lawrenceville. She was “90" when we talked. She died just before reaching 100.
Charles Polk Ewing was a minister-serving at “EWING'S CHAPEL” where his father and mother and some siblings are [buried].
5. Ezra Ewing b 24 Apr 1895 d 1965 6. Miles Ewing b and d 1898 (twin) buried Ebenezer Church 7. Giles Ewing b and d 1898 (twin) buried Ebenezer Church 8. Leonard Ewing b June 1900 d Jan 1969 married Jewell Milligan. They had: a. James W. Ewing married Alma _____. Had i. Charles Ewing ii. Mary Ewing b. Mildred Ewing married Grady Moon (d Apr 1969).
I. Harriet Louise Ewing b 7 July 1869 d 13 Mar 1936 married 1886 George W. McMillan b 27 Jan 1865. Both are buried at Ewing's Chapel, Harbin's District, Gwinnett Co. near Auburn, GA. Had: 1. Josie E. McMillan b 17 Nov 1891 2. Lila A. McMillan b Apr 1899.
Listed on the 1900 Census with the McMillan family was a Mary F. Ewing, mother, and the “mother of 8”. J. Ella M. Ewing b 1871 married James Harrison Buchanan about 1887. They had: 1. Lily Buchanan married William Oscar Street. They had: a. Harry Virgil Street b ca 1905 b. Eulalia Street b about 1907 married Albert Lord. c. Elaine Street b ca 1909 unmarried. d. William O. Street, Jr. b ca 1912. 2. Lola Buchanan b ca 1898 married ca 1922 Lester Rufus Ruth. She died 7 Dec 1973. They had: a. Dr. Lester Ruth, Jr. b 1924 married Teresa Miller of Augusta. They had: i. Lola Ruth married Richard Brierlaw (2 children). ii. Renee Ruth married Jerry Carter (2 children). b. Cynthia Ella Ruth b 1929 married 1947 William Jefferson Harris. They had: i. Victoria Ruth Harris b 1949 married Richard Longoria in 1976 (3 Children). 3. Linton Elmore Buchanan b 1900 married 1st Margaret Moss and had: a. Peggy Buchanan married _____ Clark. Linton married 2nd Diana(Seymour) [Mrs. Ralph] Cutter. No children.
IX. Charles Ewing born 12 August 1824 in Newton Co. Georgia The Ninth child who lived to adulthood of William and Hannah Ewing
Charles Ewing was born in Newton Co. GA on his father's new farm in McCuller's District on the 12th of August 1824. Charles married Julia L. St. John on 20 of September 1848 according to “Newton County Ga. Marriages”. He died on 13 March 1887 and is buried in the Ebenezer Churchyard in Gwinnett Co. GA. Julia St. John was born in Nov 1827 and died 12 March 1868. She is buried beside Charles.
On the 1850 Census Charles and Julia St. John Ewing are living in Newton Co. Ga in the “65th Census District”. They had no children at that time. He lived next to “Hannah Ewing head of household” who lived next to Isaac Ewing who is next to Jones Henderson Ewing.
On the 1860 Census Charles Ewing and wife Julia are living in Gwinnett Co. GA in the Chinquapin Grove Census District. He is near Jones Henderson Ewing and Isaac Ewing as well as Thomas Ewing. He now has three daughters. They are named for the sisters of Jill St. John Ewing. Nancy is “7”; Melia (Permelia) is “4”; and Celia is “11/12” not quite a year old. Chapter XXXXIII The Ewings of Georgia 432
On the 1880 Census Charles Ewing and Julia Ewing are living next door to Mary F. Ewing, widow of Jones Henderson Ewing. An aunt of Jill St. John was living with them. Jill St. John Ewing had died in March of 1868 and Charles had remarried. He married 2nd Nancy W. Pierce who was born 22 Oct 1824 and died 1 Feb 1910. Charles did not have any children by Nancy W. Pierce Ewing.
Charles Ewing and Jill St. John Ewing had :
A. Nancy Ewing b 1853 unmarried, buried Ebenezer Churchyard, Lawrenceville, GA. B. Permelia Ewing b 1856. We could not find who she married nor when and where she died C. Celia Ewing b1859. It is believed she married W.T. Wood but this is unproven.
We regret we have been unable to find more on this family.
X. Hannah Ewing born about 1826 in Newton Co. Georgia. The Tenth and last child who lived to adulthood of William & Hannah.
Hannah Ewing was born, probably, in late 1825 about 1 ½ years before her father died. Information on her is quite sketchy. She lived in the same area as the others but, of course, women are harder to trace than men. We had mentioned earlier that she was, probably, taken care of by brother, Thomas and his wife Elizabeth Patillo Ewing, just after William Ewing died and left Hannah, Sr. with all those small children.
She, like some of the others of that day, married early for we find in Newton Co. Marriages “Miss Hannah Ewing married on 17 Nov 1839 John Moore.” She would have been only 14 years old. The Census Records do not prove this but give us a “hint” as to the ages of Hannah and John Moore.
• On the 1840 Census of Newton Co. Ga. we found John Moore in the 464 District with 1 male 20-30; 1 female under 5; 1 female 10-15: (This has to be Hannah, Jr. as the 464 District is next to that of McCullers 463).
• On the 1850 Census of Georgia we found no John Moore that had a wife, Hannah.
• On the 1860 Census we found J. Moore age 36 (so born 1824); Hannah age 32 (this means she was born 1828. Did she remember when she was born?) They are living in Paulding Co., Ga. near Green Berry Ewing. Their children were given as: Robert “17” so born 1843; Jane “16” so born 1844; Frances “12” so born 1848; Jackson “11” so born 1849; Sarah “9” so born 1951; John, Jr. “8” so born 1852; Owin or Ewin(g) “5”; so born 1855. She had 7 children in 12 years!
• We found an 1880 Census in Paulding Co. Ga. (but no 1870) J.D. Moore was age 52 (if so born 1828. Were they sure of ages?) S.H. Moore female was 51 (if so born 1829). Sarah Hannah would have been a possible name for her. William's mother was Sarah in Cumberland Co., PA.
Children were:
M.E. Moore, a Daughter age 25, if so born 1855 (Is she the Ewin?) W.S. Moore, a son age 21, if so born 1859 E.C. Moore, a daughter age 17, if so born 1863 M.A. Moore, a daughter age 15, if so born 1865 J.Z. Moore, a son age 13, if so born 1867 O.C. Moore, a son age 11, if so born 1869 P.G. Moore, a son age 9, if so born 1871
If these are the children of Hannah Ewing and John Moore they were all born before Hannah reached 41-43 years of age. This is a logical assumption and that she had 13 or 14 children is also logical.
Though we spent many hours searching for this couple and their children in all the counties of Georgia we were not satisfied with what we were able to determine. We hope someone knows who they are/were. It has been said they were grandparents of Grace Moore the very popular singer of the '30's in America. We have no proof. Nor can we trace John Moore to Sara Evelyn Moore Whitworth my great grandmother.