Anderson Shaffer Ewing

Brief Life History of Anderson Shaffer

When Anderson Shaffer Ewing was born on 11 October 1840, in Little Britain Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Ewing, was 51 and his mother, Esther Shaffer, was 36. He married Exile Liberty Parker about 1865, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Granby Township, Newton, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 29 June 1920, in Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anderson Shaffer Ewing
1840–1920
Sybella Frances Cornelison
1850–1904
Marriage: 11 December 1871
Garland Ewing
1878–1878
Charles Samuel Ewing
1880–1961
James Edward Ewing
1884–1913

Sources (19)

  • Anderson Ewing in household of Samuel Ewing, "United States Census, 1850"
  • A. S. Ewing, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Anderson Shaffer Ewing, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Scottish: altered form of Ewen , formed as if it were an English patronymic ending in -ing. See also McEwen .

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

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