Difference between revisions of "James Ewing"
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==Interesting Facts== | ==Interesting Facts== | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 23 November 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 but born American. |
| Occupation | Company Man |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
About 1890 born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Father James McArthur Ewing was born 26 Oct 1863, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.
Mother Letitia Lumsden was born 1871 in Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland.
They married in Chicago, 3 Dec 1891.
Father, James, died Feb 1895, Chicago.
Miner and Siblings (in birth order)
- James Ewing
- George Ewing
- Walter Ewing All born in the United States.
Marriage
Single
Census Records
1901 James, age 11, was staying with Thomas Haran in Glasgow.
Immigration back to Scotland from USA
1895 April Ship "Carthaginian", James aged 6. (with mother and brothers)
Immigration to Canada
Maybe 1906, age 16 to Montreal, Canada going to Hasting, Ont. to be a farmer or tailor. Born in USA
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
James is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.
Compensation
Contact
Thomas Horan, 920 Duke, St., Glasgow
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's sister Elizabeth married Jacob Ewing, the grandfather of James.
1901 mother Letitia (age 27) was working as a servant in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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