John Fremont Ewing (abt. 1855)

Born about 1855 in Wood County, Ohio

Ancestors

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Biography

John was born in 1855. He is the son of William Ewing.

1870 United States Census, Bowling Green, Wood, Ohio, Fremont Ewing, age 15, birth date abt. 1855, birthplace: Ohio, white, male, household members: William Ewing age 58, Francis Ewing age 34, Fremont Ewing age 15, Celinda Ewing age 9, Olive A. Ewing.

Discrepancy: In the records below, the census record shows his father's and mother's birthplaces as Pennsylvania and Maryland should be Ohio and Michigan. The census also states he is in the Cavalry but the Army enlistment record states he is in the Infantry?

1880 United States Census, Fort Meade, Lawrence, Dakota Territory, USA, Fremont Ewing, age 25, birth date abt. 1855, birthplace: Ohio, white, male, single, Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania, Mother's birthplace: Maryland, occupation: Sergeant 7th Calvary,

U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Fremont Ewing, birth year abt. 1855, age 26, birthplace: Wood County, Ohio, place of enlistment: New York, New York, 14th Infantry, Company G, discharged 09/20/1886.

Sources

• Ancestry.com: 1870 and 1880 United States Census.

• Ancestry.com: U.S., Army Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914.