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     Roy W. Ewart was born on 12 September 1886. He was the son of John Ewart and Minnie Letts.

     Carrie Elma Ewbank married John Wilfred Norris on 3 January 1900 at Clinton Co., IN.

     James Kenneth Ewbank was born on 20 October 1912 at Indiana.¹ He married Fern Bessie Miller circa 1938.¹ James Kenneth Ewbank began military service WW II service, U.S. Navy Reserve. He died on 12 February 1965 at Kokomo, Howard Co., IN, at age 52. He was buried in February 1965 at Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard Co., IN, Findagrave #45503306.

     Cora G. Ewers was born on 28 September 1919 at Logan Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Glenn Edward Ewers and Leola Crawford.¹ Cora G. Ewers married Anthony F. Russo. Cora G. Ewers died on 15 January 2004 at age 84

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Cora G. Russo, 84, of Lincoln died Thursday (Jan. 15, 2004) at 4:13 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Monsignor Edward Higgins officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, rural Middletown.

Mrs. Russo was a registered nurse and retired from Temple Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa.

She was born Sept. 28, 1919, at New Holland to Glen E. and Leola Crawford Ewers. She married Anthony F. Russo on Oct. 23, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pa. He died April 5, 1988.

She is survived by one sister, Virginia Mae (and Harold) Schmidt of Lincoln; a godchild, Carol Schipiani of Philadelphia, Pa; and several nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

She was a member of Holy Family Church of Lincoln, the Nurses Alumni Association of BroMenn in Bloomington and the China-Burma-India Veterans Association, for which she was a historian.

Memorials may be made to the Christian Village or to the donor's choice.

She was buried in January 2004 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Middletown, Logan Co., IL, Findagrave #27403372.

     Edward T. Ewers was born on 21 April 1865 at Illinois.¹ He married Josephine Center on 1 March 1890 at Mason Co., IL. Edward T. Ewers died on 10 July 1933 at age 68. He was buried in July 1933 at Mason City Cemetery, Mason City, Mason Co., IL, Findagrave #31312177.

     Evelyn R. Ewers was born on 11 August 1921 at Logan Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Glenn Edward Ewers and Leola Crawford.¹ Evelyn R. Ewers married Henry L. Kleen, son of George Kleen and Tena Goeken, on 4 August 1948. Evelyn R. Ewers died on 9 April 1975 at age 53. She was buried in April 1975 at Prairie Rest Cemetery, Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL, Findagrave #98222844.

     Glenn Edward Ewers was born on 6 June 1892 at Illinois.¹ He was the son of Edward T. Ewers and Josephine Center.² Glenn Edward Ewers married Leola Crawford, daughter of George B. Crawford and Cora Wendell, on 25 May 1918 at New Holland, Logan Co., IL. Glenn Edward Ewers lived on 10 January 1920 at Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., IL, farming.¹ He lived on 18 April 1940 at Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., IL, farming.³ He died on 2 July 1965 at Logan Co., IL, at age 73. He was buried in July 1965 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Middletown, Logan Co., IL, Findagrave #35035311.

     Henry Ewers was born on 19 February 1894 at St. Joseph, MO. He married Helen Mary Kloeppel. Henry Ewers died on 13 July 1992 at Okarche, OK, at age 98.

     John Wendell Ewers was born on 14 July 1929 at Logan Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Glenn Edward Ewers and Leola Crawford.¹ John Wendell Ewers died on 14 May 1987 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, at age 57

Obituary -- The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois; Friday, 15 MAY 1987, p.17 (Newspapers.com):

John W. Ewers

MASON CITY -- John W. Ewers, 57, of Mason City, a retired foreman and cabinetmaker, died at 4 a.m. yesterday (May 14, 1987) at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, after a long illness.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church, Mason City, the Rev. Carl E. Cross officiating. Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery, Mason City.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Maas Funeral Home, Mason City.

Mr. Ewers was born July 14, 1929, at New Holland, a son of Glen E. and Leola M. Crawford Ewers. He married Mary Joy Renken on July 23, 1950. She survives.

Other survivors include one son, John, Decatur; one daughter, Susan LeGreco, Galena; two sisters, Cora Russo, Philadelphia, Pa., and Virginia Schmidt, Chestnut; and five grandchildren.

One brother and one sister preceded him in death.

Mr. Ewers retired in 1978 after 29 years at Myers Industries, Lincoln.

He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Mason City.

Memorials may be made to the church or to the Mason City Nursing Home Fund.

He was buried in May 1987 at Mason City Cemetery, Mason City, Mason Co., IL, Findagrave #31312183.

     Albert Ross Ewing was born on 20 February 1915 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.¹ He was the son of Lloyd Ewing and Grace Gertrude Long.¹

     Clarence Lee Ewing was born on 27 August 1890 at Hancock Co., IL, WW II draft registration. He was the son of Wesley Ewing and Romana Miller. Clarence Lee Ewing married Blossom J. Walker, daughter of Franklin W. Walker and Hellen May Jackson, on 12 March 1912 at Hancock Co., IL. Clarence Lee Ewing died after 1942. He was buried at Elvaston City Cemetery, Elvaston, Hancock Co., IL, Findagrave #186741682.

     David Ray Ewing was born on 5 November 1918 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.¹ He was the son of Lloyd Ewing and Grace Gertrude Long.¹

     Dorothy Lee Ewing was born on 1 November 1917 at Elvaston, Hancock Co., IL. She was the daughter of Clarence Lee Ewing and Blossom J. Walker. Dorothy Lee Ewing married Francis Brilon Rickert on 26 December 1937. Dorothy Lee Ewing died on 28 December 1995 at Tucson, Pima Co., AZ, at age 78 Obituary:

DOROTHY L. RICKERT

ELVASTON,IL. - Dorothy Lee Rickert, 78, a former Elvaston resident of Tucson, Ariz., died Thursday (Dec. 28, 1995) in the Life Care Center in Tucson.

Born Nov. 1, 1917, in Elvaston, Mrs. Rickert was a daughter of Clarence Lee and Blossom Walker Ewing. She married Francis B. Rickert on Dec. 26, 1937, in Illinois. He died in October 1976. She moved to Tucson in 1949.

Mrs. Rickert had retired after 15 years as secretary for the Tucson School District. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tucson.

Survivors include a son, Robert L. Rickert of Tucson; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Donald.

Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Lamporte Funeral Home in Hamilton by the Rev. Fred Niles.
Burial will be in the Elvaston Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 8 a.m. Thursday.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or the American Heart Association.

[Daily Gate City, Keokuk, IA.]

She was buried in January 1996 at Elvaston City Cemetery, Elvaston, Hancock Co., IL, Findagrave #71938036.

     Hubert Leland Ewing was born on 9 May 1919 at Hancock Co., IL. He was the son of Clarence Lee Ewing and Blossom J. Walker. Hubert Leland Ewing married Elsie Mae Blythe. Hubert Leland Ewing died in April 1969 at Illinois at age 49. He was buried in 1969 at Elvaston City Cemetery, Elvaston, Hancock Co., IL, Findagrave #186741510.

     Jane C. Ewing was born circa 1838 at Tennessee. She married Dr. James Edwy Wendel, son of David Wendel and Sarah Hale Neilson. Jane C. Ewing died before 1880 at Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN, Not in 1880 census.¹

     John C. Ewing married Rosa Armstrong.¹

     John Calvin Ewing was born on 6 October 1912 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.¹ He was the son of Lloyd Ewing and Grace Gertrude Long.¹

     John Myron Ewing was born on 10 June 1872 at Orange Twp., Hancock Co., OH. He married Lydia Elnore McClain. John Myron Ewing died on 11 November 1936 at Bluffton, Allen Co., OH, at age 64. He was buried in November 1936 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Allen Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 67900260.

     Lloyd Ewing was the son of John C. Ewing and Rosa Armstrong.¹ Lloyd Ewing married Grace Gertrude Long, daughter of Daniel M. Long and Alice Welty, on 11 October 1911.¹ Lloyd Ewing lived in 1926 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.¹

     Marceline Rose Ewing was born on 28 October 1921 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.¹ She was the daughter of Lloyd Ewing and Grace Gertrude Long.¹

     Margaret Gail Ewing was born on 23 June 1900 at Bluffton, Allen Co., OH. She was the daughter of John Myron Ewing and Lydia Elnore McClain. Margaret Gail Ewing married Lowell Forrest Schaeublin, son of Gideon Schaeublin and Mary Elizabeth Leeper. Margaret Gail Ewing died on 18 April 1988 at Centerville, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 87. She was buried in April 1988 at Union Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 177643420.

     Marjorie Alice Ewing was born on 28 October 1921 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.¹ She was the daughter of Lloyd Ewing and Grace Gertrude Long.¹ Marjorie Alice Ewing died in January 1922 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.¹

     Mercy Ewing was born in 1743 at Chesterfield, Burlington Co., NJ. She married Peter Danford on 9 July 1783 at New Jersey. Mercy Ewing died in 1793 at Patterson Creek, Washington Co., PA.

     Nancy Ewing was born circa 1795 at Kentucky.¹ She married Thomas Wisby.

     Wesley Ewing married Romana Miller on 11 April 1889 at Hancock Co., IL.

     Delbert Ewolt was born in 1902.

     Basil Ewry married Martha Magdalena Swigart, daughter of Michael Swigart and Sarah Nave, on 8 November 1833 at Greene Co., OH.

     Julia Excell was born in September 1855 at Ohio.¹ She married Rev. Otto Spreng circa 1876.¹ Julia Excell died on 18 November 1913 at Crawford Co., OH, at age 58.

     John Alpheus Exline was born on 10 March 1851 at Sandyville, Tuscarawas Co., OH. He married Lula Belle Uhrich circa 1877. John Alpheus Exline died on 28 August 1931 at Duval Co., FL, at age 80.

     Justus Alvin Exline was born on 26 September 1878 at Liberty Twp., Van Wert Co., OH.¹ He was the son of John Alpheus Exline and Lula Belle Uhrich. Justus Alvin Exline married Isabel Bird Morrison, daughter of Thomas Crawford Morrison and Cordelia Williamson, in 1928. Justus Alvin Exline died on 9 May 1956 at Lima, Allen Co., OH, at age 77 Obituary (findagrave.com):

Justus A. Exline, 77, of 317 South Jameson Avenue, retired Pennsylvania Railroad conductor, died at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday in Saint Rita's Hospital where he had been admitted a few hours earlier after suffering a heart attack.

He was a native of Liberty Township, Van Wert County, and had worked for the Nickel Plate Railroad before becoming associated with the Pennsylvania. At one time he had been an engineer for the latter railroad, then became a conductor. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers.

For five years, Mr. Exline was an employee of the United States Government in the Panama Canal Zone during the construction of the canal.

Surviving are his widow, Isabel Morrison Exline; three brothers, Earl, 308 Seriff Road; Alfeus and Eugene, and two sisters, Misses Florence and Princess Exline, all of Jacksonville, Florida.

The body will be removed to the residence to remain for services at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Reverend Philip Sorce will officiate and burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Arrangements are in charge of the Davis-Miller & Son Funeral Home.

The family suggests that those who wish may contribute to the American Heart Fund instead of sending flowers.

He was buried in May 1956 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen Co., OH, Find A Grave Memorial# 41399719.