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William Edward Ewing 1854–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1854

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 October 1937

Death Location: Franklin County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: William Ewing

Mother: Lydia Ewing

Spouse(s): Ann Cofer

Children(s): Ella Sprout, Charles Ewing, Alice Johnson, Loula Ball, Lydia Buford, Edward Ewing

William Edward Ewing was born in 1854 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Ewing And Lydia Ewing. William Edward Ewing married Ann Eliza Cofer, and had children including Alice Lee Johnson, Charles Gordon Ewing, Edward Mitchell Ewing, Ella C Ewing Sprout, Loula Calvin Ball, Lydia Buford Buford. William Edward Ewing passed away in 1937 in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Edward Ewing was born in 1854 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Ewing And Lydia Ewing.
  • William Edward Ewing married Ann Eliza Cofer, and had children including Alice Lee Johnson, Charles Gordon Ewing, Edward Mitchell Ewing, Ella C Ewing Sprout, Loula Calvin Ball, Lydia Buford Buford.
  • William Edward Ewing passed away in 1937 in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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William Ewing's Ancestors

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William Ewing
1854–1937
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Ewing
1813–1896
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Lydia Ewing
1825–1860
Cross Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ewing's Descendants

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William (Edward) Ewing (1 May 1854–22 October 1937) m. Ann (Eliza) Cofer (03 Sep 1854–03 Dec 1922)
  1. 1. Ella (C Ewing) Sprout 1887–1956 m. Ella (C) Sprout 1887–1956 m. Melvin (Raymond) Sprout 1878–1960
    1. 1. Harold (William) Sprout 1909–1995 m. Margaret (Allene) Fiske 1918–2000
      1. 1. Donella (L) Sprout 1946–2024 m. William (Arthur Bedford) Campbell 1951–2009
      2. 2. M Sprout –2022
      3. 3. Orin (George) Sprout 1951–2009
    2. 2. Paul (L) Sprout 1916–1943
    3. 3. Charles (Edward) Sprout 1921–2002
    4. 4. Phoebe (J) Sprout 1924–
    5. 5. Melva (I) Sprout 1918–
    6. 6. Anna (Lee) Sprout 1914–2001
  2. 2. Charles (Gordon) Ewing 1893–1955
  3. 3. Alice (Lee) Johnson 1895–1946
  4. 4. Loula (Calvin) Ball 1885–1952
  5. 5. Lydia (Buford) Buford 1880–1896
  6. 6. Edward (Mitchell) Ewing 1890–1934

William Ewing's Timeline

4 Records

1854
1 May 1854
Birth of William Edward Ewing in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Virginia, United States
1878
18 DEC 1878
Age 24
William Edward Ewing was married
None
1879
1879
Age 25
William Edward Ewing was married
None
1937
22 October 1937
Age 83
Death of William Edward Ewing in Moorefield, Frontier County, Nebraska, United States of America
Moorefield, Frontier County, Nebraska, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1854
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 DEC 1878

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1879

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1937
    Event Place: Moorefield, Frontier County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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