Ewing Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Ewing Family

5,096 Ewing records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

5,096Records in our database

1791Earliest birth

2Documented families

7Biographies

See the Ewing family trees →276 Ewing families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,096 Ewing records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (1,180 of 5,096)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Christena Shupp Ewing, born 1791, Hancock County, Ohio

Most common first names

John146 Robert130 Mary118 James115 William114 Charles74 George62 Helen54 Donald50 Harold49 Ruth47 Dorothy45

Documented families

Ewing families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Ewing family of Lafayette CountyMissouriStarts: Joel H. Ewing (b. 1824)Most recent: Walker E. Ewing (b. 1863)

Family records from county histories (1)

Thomas Ewing d. 1896Fairfield County, OhioStarts: Thomas EwingMost recent: William Cox Ewing, Beall Ewing, Mrs. Edwin S. Martin

The earliest Ewings in the county histories

Samuel EwingBorn 1809Child of Samuel Ewing and Nancy (Cotton) EwingWyandot County, Ohio A. E. EwingBorn 1816Summit County, Ohio John EwingBorn 1817Montgomery County, Ohio J. H. EwingBorn 1819Cooper County, Missouri John EwingBorn 1823Montgomery County, Ohio Joel H. EwingBorn 1824, Lafayette countyChild of Robert Ewing and Elizabeth EwingLafayette County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

276 Ewing families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

17 Ewing death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

51 Ewing people in 25 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (7)

Joel H. EwingBorn 1824 · Lafayette County, Missouri C. L. EwingBorn 1827 · Lafayette County, Missouri John M. EwingBorn 1827 · Lafayette County, Missouri Neander C. EwingBorn 1830 · Lafayette County, Missouri Henry C. EwingBorn 1838 · Lafayette County, Missouri Alvin C. EwingBorn 1854 · Hancock County, Ohio Walker E. EwingBorn 1863 · Lafayette County, Missouri

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Common questions

Ewing genealogy: FAQ

Where were Ewing ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,096 Ewing records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,180), then Ohio (1,136) and Illinois (654).

How far back does the Ewing family tree go?

The earliest Ewing birth in our database is 1791: Christena Shupp Ewing, Hancock County, Ohio. We have pieced together 276 Ewing family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Ewing family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Ewing family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.