These are the EWINGS listed in the book, Cemetery Inscriptions of Highland County Buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Marshall Township, Highland County: Melinda EWING, d Nov 3, 1841, aged 44yrs, 3mos Infant EWING, daughter of J. & Melinda (no date indicated) Buried in Hicksite Quaker Cemetery, Paint Township, Highland County: Mary A. EWING, wife of S.J., died Mar 15, 1884, aged 39-10-8 ----- Original Message ----- From: smcbean <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 6:21 PM Subject: [OHHIGHLA-L] (no subject) > Is there anyone out there researching Ewings of Highland county? > > I have James Ewing and two women, one is Hester Mercer, and I have a > marriage record for them for 1843 as a marriage date. The other is > Melinda, who was born in the same year as Hester,1822, in the same state > as both Jameses, and Hester, Virginia. She is shown with James Ewing > in the 1850 Census.. > > Either one James Ewing was married to two women at the same time, there > are two James Ewings in the same county and area, Or Hester is also > Melinda. The kids are very close in ages and the names are the same. I > am totally confused. > > The James married to Melinda died in the same year as the James married > to Hester. James and Hester had David, William, Rebecca, and J.M. > Ewing. James and Melinda had David, William, Rebecca, Jackson M., and > Margaret. This was on the 1850 Census. If anyone can help me untangle > this I would love it!!!! > > Evidently in the 1870 census there is a Jackson Ewing living with Hester > Ewing!!!! in Miami twp, Greene County, Ohio. > > I really feel that these are the same families, but the mothers name was > misrepresented on the census. For all I know she could be Hester > Melinda Mercer or something like that. > > It stretches me a little to believe that there are two James Ewings in > the same county and twp., born in the same year, married to two women > who were born in the same year, and all four born in the same state, > married in the same state and twp in the same year!!?? > > > ==== OHHIGHLA Mailing List ==== > To Subscribe to the digest, OHHIGHLA-D, address your email to: > [email protected] and type: SUBSCRIBE. Remember to > unsubscribe yourself from ohhighla-l or you will get multiple copies! >