Walker E. Ewing

As printed in 1910

WALKER E. EWING.

Marked among the distinguished and useful citizens of Odessa stands the editor of the Missouri Ledger, a man who is conspicuous for the prominent share he has taken in all that concerned the general welfare.

Walker E. Ewing was born in Washington township, Lafayette county, Missouri, December 20, 1863, a son of John M. Ewing. The latter was born near Lexington, Missouri, April 8, 1827, a son of Chatham S. and Mary Barnett (Young) Ewing, the former a native of Lyon county, Kentucky, and the latter a native of Tennessee. Chatham Ewing came to this county in 1 82 1 and settled near Lexington, then removed to Washington township, where he died when seventy-two years old.

John M. Ewing married Elizabeth Jane Butler, daughter of Thomas J. Butler, born in Jessamine county, Kentucky, where her father, a native of Virginia, died. They were married in this county on January 30, 1853, and made their first home in Washington township, where they spent the most of their married life, both dying in Odessa in 1889, she at the age of fifty-nine and he at sixty-two. He was a farmer. To him and his wife five children were born, one of whom died in infancy, while the following grew to maturity: Thomas B., P. Henry C, John R. and Walker E.

Walker E. Ewing remained on the farm until he was fifteen, then went into the office of the Intelligencer at Lexington, where he learned the printer's trade and remained three years. He was afterwards employed in different places at his chosen profession until 1888, when he came to Odessa and was engaged in the dry goods business for several years. In 1894 he purchased the Odessa Democrat and was owner of that paper until 1904, when he sold it and purchased the Missouri Ledger, of which he has since been editor and publisher.

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Mr. Ewing has always been very active in the Democratic party, and is city clerk of Odessa. He and his wife are members of the Methodist church South. Fraternally, he is a member of the Odd Fellows, in which order he is a past grand, and the Knights of Pythias, in which he is chancellor commander.

Naturally, an editor has much influence in a community, but by the high order of his intelligence and the character of his life, the editor of the Ledger possesses a more than usual share. He is very popular among those who are fortunate enough to know him.

As printed in Young's history of Lafayette County, Missouri (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.