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William Fletcher Ewell (1815 - 1848)

Pvt William Fletcher Ewell
Born in Palmyra, Fluvanna, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 30 Nov 1834 in Carroll, Miller, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Died at age 33 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Fletcher Ewell
Private William Ewell served with the Iowa Volunteers during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company E, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847

William was born in 1815 to Pleasent Ewell and Barbara Ann Fauber. He is was born about/on 30 November 1815 in Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, had blue eyes and brown hair.[1] He married Mary Lee Bland/Polly Blann on 30 November 1834 in Carroll, Missouri.[2]And father of six known children.

William Fletcher Ewell was a Private in Company E. He completed the journey to California and was discharged at Los Angeles, July 16, 1847.

He passed away on 18 December 1848 and was buried in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.[3]Died in Winter Quarters, Douglas, NE. Mary Lee Bland Ewell and her son, William Jr. are buried in the Santaquin, Utah Cemetery. He appears to have passed away at 33 years.[3]He was buried, which appears to be an unmarked grave at Council Point, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.[3]

Marriages

William Ewell, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920[4]
Name William Ewell
Spouse's Name Polly Blann
Event Date 30 Nov 1834
Event Place Carroll,Missouri

Mentioned In

Wm. T. Ewell in entry for Mary Jane Ewell Boyle, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964[5]
Name Wm. T. Ewell
Sex Male
Wife Mary Lee
Daughter Mary Jane Ewell Boyle
Other information in the record of Mary Jane Ewell Boyle
from Utah Death Certificates
Name Mary Jane Ewell Boyle
Event Type Death
Event Date 03 Mar 1909
Event Place Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States
Gender Female
Age 60
Birth Year (Estimated) 1849
Father's Name Wm. T. Ewell
Mother's Name Mary Lee
Source Reference Ewell Boyle, Mary Jane, 1909
Wm. F. Ewell in entry for William Thomas Ewell, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964[6]
Name Wm. F. Ewell
Sex Male
Wife Mary Blan...
Son William Thomas Ewell
Other information in the record of William Thomas Ewell
from Utah Death Certificates
Name William Thomas Ewell
Event Type Death
Event Date 10 Feb 1916
Event Place Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States
Gender Male
Age 69
Birth Year (Estimated) 1847
Father's Name Wm. F. Ewell
Mother's Name Mary Blan...
Source Reference Ewell, William Thomas, 1916
William Fletcher Ewell, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868[7]
Name William Fletcher Ewell
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 16 Oct 1847
Event Place Deseret, United States
Gender Male
Birth Date 30 Nov 1815
Departure Date 26 Aug 1847
Death Date 18 Dec 1848
Pioneer Company Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company

Military

William F Ewell, "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923[8]
Name William F Ewell
Event Type Pension
Pensioner's Name Mary Ewell
United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27448-19250-20[9]
United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923

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Sources

  1. ↑ U.S. Govt Pension Records
  2. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28Q-JK8 : 11 February 2018), William Ewell and Polly Blann, 30 Nov 1834; citing Carroll,Missouri; FHL microfilm 955,959.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Find A Grave Index, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 June 2019), memorial page for Dr William Fletcher Ewell (30 Nov 1815–18 Dec 1848), Find A Grave Memorial no. 102706600, citing Council Point, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Ro§e❈ (contributor 47359710) .
  4. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V28Q-JK8 : 6 December 2014), William Ewell and Polly Blann, 30 Nov 1834; citing Carroll,Missouri; FHL microfilm 955,959.
  5. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZL1-8F5 : 11 September 2015), Wm. T. Ewell in entry for Mary Jane Ewell Boyle, 1909.
  6. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZG6-9MP : 11 September 2015), Wm. F. Ewell in entry for William Thomas Ewell, 1916.
  7. ↑ "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK9B-ZXB9 : 25 July 2017), William Fletcher Ewell, 16 Oct 1847; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
  8. ↑ "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XP75-RYP : 7 December 2014), William F Ewell, 1846-1848; from "Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing certificate 11633, NARA microfilm publication T1196 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8.
  9. ↑ "United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27448-19250-20?cc=1987567 : 21 May 2014), Iowa > Mormon Battalion, volunteers, A-G > image 1678 of 2005; citing NARA microfilm publications M616, M863, M1028, M638, M278, and M35 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. ↑ "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP75-RY5 : 7 December 2014), Mary Ewell in entry for William F Ewell, 1846-1848; from "Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing certificate 11633, NARA microfilm publication T1196 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8.




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