Individual Details

Antoinette "Ettie" Wood

(Mar 1874 - 11 Apr 1925)



In 1900, "Ettie" stated that she'd had 3 children, all living. That would be 2 by Jesse Ewing and the daughter Mabel whose surname is Burchfield, listed as stepdaughter. But that doesn't explain Ada Mae Burchfield Riddle whose Social Security Application gives Ettie Wood & Tommy Burchfield as her parents and her date of birth as 12 Jul 1889. The marriage record of Antionette "Ettie" Wood and Burchfield, gives his name as James T. Where was Ada in 1900? Mabel was with Ettie.

1900 Census. Crawford Co AR, Union Twp, Hh 104
Jesse P. Ewin, b. Jul 1868, age 31, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. AR
Ettie, wife, b. Mar 1874, age 26, married four years, 3 children, 3 living, b. AR, father b. KY, mother b. W.Va.
Lillian, dau, b. Feb 1897, age 3. Amber, dau, b. Oct 1898, age 1
Mabel Burchfield, step-daughter, b. Mar 1892, age 8, b. AR as were both parents
Lettitia Briggs, cousin, b. Dec 1880, age 19, b. AR, father b. TN, mother b. MO
[lived next door to Harve & Martha Comstock]

But there is an Ada living with a Thomas Burchfield in Oklahoma in 1900 and she is not his child:
Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, Hh 132
William Burk, b. Aug 1876, 23, married 1 year, b. AR
Lula, wife, b. Jul 1881, 18, 1 child, b. AR
Charles M., son, b. Oct 1899, age 7 months, b. IT
Thomas Burchfield, B-in-law, b. Mar 1870, 30, married 6 years, b. AR
Marget, sister, b. Oct 1874, 25, 2 children - both living, b. AR
Ada, niece, b. Jul 1890, age 9, b. AR (not a child of Thomas & Marget since they have been married only 6 years - I believe she IS with her father and he had remarried)
Luther, nephew, b. Nov 1895, 4
Bessie, niece, b. Oct 1898, age 1, b. IT (Luther & Bessie are Thomas & Marget's two children)

1910. Crawford Co AR, Union Twp. Hh 134
Jesse P. Ewing, age 44, married 3 times, married for 14 years to Ettie, b. MO
Ettie, wife, age 34, married 2 times, has had 9 children, 8 living. She was b. AR
Lillian age 13, Amber 11, Marvin 6, Marie 3, Loise 7/12.

1920 Census. Newton Co MO, Granby Ward 1, Sheet 7a, Hh 156
Jesse P. Ewing, age 53, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. AR
Antoine E., wife, age 44, b. AR, father b. MO, mother b. VA
Marvin, son, age 16. Marie, daughter, age 13, Lois, daughter age 11, Ralph son, age 3, only child born in Missouri.

1923 Joplin, MO City Directory
Ewing, Jesse P (Etta) emp Junge Baking Co. residence: 1618 Missouri Av

Obituaries, Death Notices & News Items Extracted from the Van Buren Press Argus 1925
Vol 10, Fran Alverson Warren, p.9-10
1 May 1925
UNIONTOWN
Mrs. Port Ewing who was formerly a citizen of this place but had moved to Joplin, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 11th, at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Wood of Van Buren. The body was brought to Uniontown Wednesday evening where funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. G. Alexander after which interment was made in the Uniontown Cemetery. She leaves a husband, eight children, a mother and father, two brothers and five sisters to mourn her departure.
History in Headstones does not have a listing for Antoinette in the Uniontown Cemetery.

In 1930, I found Marvin and his family living in Joplin, Jasper Co MO. I did find a death certificate for Jesse - he died 1931 in Joplin. FindAGrave shows he is buried Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper co MO. Jesse Porter, born 10 Jun 1866, Greene Co MO - died 1 Oct 1931 in Joplin.

Events

BirthMar 1874Arkansas
Marriage5 Jul 1888Crawford County, Arkansas - James Thomas "Tommy" Burchfield
DivorceAbt 1893James Thomas "Tommy" Burchfield
Marriage2 Jan 1895Barry County, Missouri - Jesse Porter Ewing
Death11 Apr 1925Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas

Families

SpouseJames Thomas "Tommy" Burchfield (1868 - 1929)
ChildAda Mae Burchfield (1889 - 1975)
ChildMabel Burchfield (1892 - 1978)
SpouseJesse Porter Ewing (1866 - 1931)
ChildLillian Beatrice Ewing (1897 - 1976)
ChildAmber Ellen Ewing (1898 - 2000)
ChildUnnamed Son Ewing (1902 - 1902)
ChildMarvin Sherman Ewing (1904 - 1976)
ChildMarie Ewing (1907 - )
ChildLois P Ewing (1909 - 1962)
ChildRalph Ewing (1917 - )
FatherJOSEPH CHRISTOPHER WOOD (1841 - 1927)
MotherLETITIA ANN MAYBERRY (1844 - 1926)
SiblingCharles W. Wood ( - )
SiblingDr. Thomas Franklin "Frank" Wood (1865 - 1931)
SiblingLUCRETIA ELLEN WOOD (1867 - 1963)
SiblingAndrew Bartholamew Christopher "Bob" Wood (1869 - 1958)
SiblingDora E. Wood (1870 - 1876)
SiblingNancy E. "Nannie" Wood (1875 - )
SiblingWalter M. Wood (1879 - 1916)
SiblingViola "Ola" Wood (1881 - 1969)
SiblingMina Omega "Minnie" Wood (1884 - 1964)
SiblingZella May Wood (1887 - 1966)

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