 Esther "Josie?" SmithAlso known as: Hester, married name: Ewing, born ± 1818, died 21 Aug 1872, approximately 54 years Orville Barrett 16 Sep 1875 Hancock, Illinois marriage? https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXG3-GDW Married 9 Dec 1839 Logan County Ohio (23 years married) to:  Charles M Ewing, son of John D Ewing and Deborah Mathis.Born 20 Mar 1818 Ohio, died 20 Mar 1863 Mahaska County Iowa, 45 years, buried Bellefountaine Cemetery Mahaska County Iowa. Occupation: Postmaster - Farmer 1840 census shows Charles living with a wife both aged 20 to 30 married a short year before census lived very close to Deborah was the administrator of John Ewing's estate in 1839 signed Charles M Ewing as administrator 1860 census Iowa with Hester 657 - 682 and 4 children Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa 1861 Appointed postmaster in Oskaloosa with wife referred to as Josie http://interactive.ancestry.com/1932/30439_065423-00271/1643673?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-g%26gsln%3dewing%26gsln_x%3dXO%26msydy%3d1860%26msypn__ftp%3dOskaloosa%2bIowa%26cpxt%3d0%26catBucket%3drstp%26uidh%3du22%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d1643673%26recoff%3d12%26db%3dUSAppointPost%26indiv%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord 1900 Iowa census Sanford Ewing 52? Sarah J Ewing 39 Ella B Ewing 19 Isham P Ewing 17 1820 census shows John Ewing with a female child between ten and twenty six living in Urbana remember there were two John Ewings in Logan County Ohio who died within a short time of each other one was a John Smith Ewing related to Indian John Ewing, the other John is the husband of Deborah Mathis According to ewingfamilyassociation.org C M is not the son of the other John who was John Smith Ewing son of Indian John Ewing \Ewing\john ewing\CharlesMEwing 1818FindAGrave.pdf 1860 census Iowa C M Ewing 42 Hester Ewing 42 Napoleon Ewing 18 Josephine Ewing 17 Woltz Ewing 11 Flora Ewing 6 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=josephena&gsln=ewing&msrpn__ftp=iowa&msrpn__ftp_x=1&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=u22&cp=0&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=5632185&db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=1&ml_rpos=14 Children: 1. Napoleon EwingBorn 1842 Ohio Napoleon B Ewing Veteran's role Not sure if same Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri Year enlisted: 1864 Year discharged: 1865 Rank: Private Veteran's name: Napoleon B Ewing Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri Year enlisted: 1864 Year discharged: 1865 Rank: Private Company: C Regiment or vessel: 132 Infantry Length of Service: 5 months 2. Josephine EwingBorn 1846 Ohio Birth: Aug. 11, 1845 Likely not our Josephine Appears to be married to a John C Ewing birthday conflicts with Woltz Death: Feb. 12, 1923 Burial: Eden Cemetery Rhodes Marshall County Iowa FindaGrave shown as postmaster after charles M Ewing 3. Woltz "James" EwingAlso known as: Wolsey James Madison, born 23 Aug 1845 Ohio, died 9 Oct 1917 Webb City MO, 72 years, death cause: Cerebral Hemmorhage. Occupation: Tinsmith Homer Ewing Gender: Male Residence Year: 1925 Street Address: 907 Byers av Residence Place: Joplin, Missouri Occupation: Plumber Spouse: Irene Ewing 4. Flora M EwingBorn 1854 Illinois, died 10 Feb 1930 St clair cty Missouri, 75 or 76 years 1870 census Wenona, Marshall, Illinois Esther Ewing 45 Woolsey Ewing 22 Flora Ewing 16 ----------------------- Charles A. Hopkinson Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934 birth:1849 marriage:24 January 1877Livingston, Illinois, United Statesspouse:Flora M. Ewing HOPKINSON, CHARLES A EWING, FLORA M 1877-01-24 160 LIVINGSTON 99-1901 City directory show Flora M widow of Charles A Hopkinson 1401 Bellefontain Kansas City, MO Appears in the 1885 census still next to father Samuel H Wm H S JohnsonMarriage Date:12 May 1901Marriage Location:Jackson, MissouriMarriage County:JacksonSpouse Name: Flora M Hopkinson 1900 census shows Kansas City Ward 8, Jackson,Flora M Hopkinson 1 child no longer alive born May 1855 death certificate shows Flora M wife of H S Johnson dien Feb 10 1930 St clair cty Missouri 1910 census Independence Ward 4, Jackson, Missour HeadWm S JohnsonM67PennsylvaniaWifeFlora M JohnsonF54Illinois | |||