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James McArthur Ewing (died Cook County Feb 1895) and Letitia Lumsden. They married Cook County 1891.
 
James McArthur Ewing (died Cook County Feb 1895) and Letitia Lumsden. They married Cook County 1891.
 
===Siblings including miner===
 
===Siblings including miner===
James Ewing
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*James Ewing
George Ewing
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*George Ewing
Walter Ewing
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*Walter Ewing
 
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==Census Records==
 
1901 James was staying with Thomas Haran in Glasgow.
 
1901 James was staying with Thomas Haran in Glasgow.
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==Immigration to Canada==
 
==Immigration to Canada==
 
Maybe 1906, age 16 to Montreal, Canada.
 
Maybe 1906, age 16 to Montreal, Canada.

Revision as of 11:07, 12 January 2013

James Ewing
Born 1890
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Died 1914 (aged 23–24)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Scottish
Occupation Company Man

Early Life

Birth

Chicago, Cook County, USA

Parents

James McArthur Ewing (died Cook County Feb 1895) and Letitia Lumsden. They married Cook County 1891.

Siblings including miner

  • James Ewing
  • George Ewing
  • Walter Ewing

Census Records

1901 James was staying with Thomas Haran in Glasgow.

Immigration to Canada

Maybe 1906, age 16 to Montreal, Canada.

Occupation in 1914

Company Man

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

James is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.

Compensation

Schedule E

Interesting Facts

Assume he was single as no one had claimed widow/orphan compensation by Feb 1915.
1914 Dundee Courier: James Ewing (24), single; Advise Thos. Haran, 920 Duke Street, Glasgow
Thomas Haran had a sister Elizabeth and she married Jacob Ewing.



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