Pleasant Walter Ewell

Brief Life History of Pleasant Walter

When Pleasant Walter Ewell was born on 2 August 1788, in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, his father, Maxcey Ewell, was 46 and his mother, Ann Mullins, was 41. He married Barbara Ann Fauber on 27 January 1814, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 4 March 1852, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Cedar Fort Old Pioneer Cemetery, Cedar Fort, Cedar, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pleasant Walter Ewell
1788–1852
Barbara Ann Fauber
1796–1839
Marriage: 27 January 1814
Sarah Ewell
1814–1839
Ida Fauber Ewell
1836–
William Fletcher Ewell
1815–1848
Elizabeth Hill Ewell
1817–1840
Thomas Maxey Ewell
1819–1900
Barbara Ann Ewell
1821–1898
John Martin Ewell Sr.
1823–1893
Mary Dabney Ewell
1831–1903
Pirene Brown Ewell
1835–1923

Sources (23)

  • Pleasant Ewel, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Pleasant Ewell and Barbara Fauber, Web: the Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850
  • Pleasant Walter Ewell, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): habitational name from Ewell Minnis or Temple Ewell (Kent) or possibly from Ewell (Surrey), all named from Old English ǣwell ‘river source’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Pleasant Ewell History

Historical Account of Pleasant Ewell This history was written by VaLene Collings in first person for a narration that was to be given at the Pleasant Ewell Family Commemoration, which was a part of t …

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