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!!??