Individual Details
Robert Merton Ewing
(31 Jan 1868 - 27 Oct 1940)
Events
| Birth | 31 Jan 1868 | Saltsburg, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Census | 18 Aug 1870 | Bell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |  | | |
| Census | 2 Jun 1880 | Bell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | 14 Jun 1894 | Anna S. Davis | | ||
| Marriage | 16 Dec 1908 | Eleanor Chalfant McCrea | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | | | |
| Death | 27 Oct 1940 | Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna S. Davis (1868 - 1907) |
| Child | Caroline Isabel Ewing (1897 - 1895) |
| Child | Robert Merton Ewing (1903 - 1973) |
| Spouse | Eleanor Chalfant McCrea (1876 - 1945) |
| Child | Liberty McCrea Ewing (1910 - 1978) |
| Child | William Findley Ewing (1917 - 1987) |
| Father | James Henry Ewing (1825 - 1905) |
| Mother | Eleanor Jane Rhea (1830 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Martha Elizabeth Ewing (1853 - 1943) |
| Sibling | James Caruthers Rhea Ewing (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | John Alvin Ewing (1856 - ) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Rhea Ewing (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Ira Charles Ewing (1863 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Arthur Henry Ewing (1864 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Joseph Lyons Ewing (1866 - ) |
| Sibling | William Howard Ewing (1870 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Walter Livingstone Ewing (1874 - 1875) |
Notes
Census
James household consists of James age 45 a farmer born in Pennsylvania and Eleanor age 40 also born in Pennsylvania. All the children were born in Pennsylvania as listed: Martha E. age 17, James C. R age 16, J. Alvin age 14, Ira C. age 7 (male), Arthur N. age 5, Joseph age 3, and Robert H. age2.Census
James H. Ewing household consists of James age 53, farmer, born in Pennsylvania and parents born in Pennsylvania. Eleanor J. age 49, born in Pennsylvania as well as her parents born in Pennsylvania. Five children live at home: Arthur H age 15 born in Pennsylvania, Joseph age 13 born in Pennsylvania,Merlon age 12 born in Pennsylvania, Howard age 9 born Pennsylvania and Clara age 8 born in Ohio.Marriage
Ceremony performed by Rev Joseph Lyons Ewing of Bridgeton, NJCensus
Robert M Ewing age 42 married 2nd time for 1 year born Pennsylvania, parents Pennsylvania, lawyerEleanor M wife age 34 married 1 time no children born Pennsylvania, parent Pennsylvania
Caroline I daughter age 13 born Pennsylvania
Robert M Jr son age 6 born Pennsylvania
Census
Robert E King age 35 4 year college born Pennsylvania Harrisburg Penna in 1935, Mechanical engineer at air conditioningLiberty informant wife age 29 4 years college born Pennsylvania
Liberty daughter age 1 born Nebraska
Death
Name: Robert Merton Ewing, Cerebral Hemorrhage, attorneyBirth Date: 31 Jan 1867, Place: Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 27 Oct 1940, Place: Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Father: James H Ewing, born Pennsylvania
Mother: Eleanor Jane Rhea, born Pennsylvania
Informant: Robert M Ewing (son)
Spouse: Eleanor Mc Crea Ewing
Burial 29 Oct Homewood, Allegheny County
Certificate Number: 90703
Endnotes
1. Jospeh Lyons Ewing, Sketches of the Families of Thomas Ewing and Mary Maskell, William Ewing and Eleanor Thompson, James Ewing and Eleanor Rhea and their descendants with Historical Data and Reminiscences (Stratford, NJ: The Stratford Commerical Job Printery, 1910), page 78. Hereinafter cited as Shetches of the Ewing Families.
2. 1870 US Census, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Bell Township, page 30, family 115, line 36, James N Ewing, NARA micropublication M593, roll 1465.
3. Jospeh Lyons Ewing, Sketches of the Families of Thomas Ewing and Mary Maskell, William Ewing and Eleanor Thompson, James Ewing and Eleanor Rhea and their descendants with Historical Data and Reminiscences (Stratford, NJ: The Stratford Commerical Job Printery, 1910), page 78. Hereinafter cited as Shetches of the Ewing Families.
4. Jospeh Lyons Ewing, Sketches of the Families of Thomas Ewing and Mary Maskell, William Ewing and Eleanor Thompson, James Ewing and Eleanor Rhea and their descendants with Historical Data and Reminiscences (Stratford, NJ: The Stratford Commerical Job Printery, 1910), page 79. Hereinafter cited as Shetches of the Ewing Families.
5. 1910 U.S. Census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Wilkinsburg Ward 3, Enumeration District (ED) 276, sheet 14B, family 308, line 75, Robert M Erving; NARA microfilm publication T624, 1298.
6. 1940 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Tennessee, population schedule, Memphis; district 2, Enumeration District (ED) 98-96, sheet 2A, household , Robert E King; NARA microfilm publication T627, 3963.
7. Robert Merton Ewing, death certificate # 90703 (27 October 1940), Commpnwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health Bureau of Vital Stastistics, Ancestry.com.