Eliza Ann Ewing

1830 - 1908  (78 years)

• Name	Eliza Ann Ewing
  Born	4 Apr 1830	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Dec 1908	Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
  Buried	10 Dec 1908	Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
  Person ID	I1388	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	27 May 2021

  
  

  Family	Henry William Hales,   b. 7 Aug 1829, Rainham, Kent, England ,   d. 25 Jun 1909, Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Married	19 May 1850	Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa, United States
  Last Modified	28 May 2021
  Family ID	F914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 13 Dec 2002. Parents suggested as Alexander Ewing, b. 1798 at Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland [alternate is Philadelphia, PA], and Sarah Jane Leham [or Lehman], b. 27 Sep 1803 at Philadelphia, Phil., PA. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Shows up twice: 1. Dist. 14, Decatur, Iowa, p. 326b, dwellings 39-42, 30 Oct 1850; note there are only about 16 pages of census for this area versus 188 for Pottawattamie County; also note that the families of George, Charles, Henry, Stephen Hales and their mother Mary Ann Thompson were all neighbors - Mary Ann's husband had died in 1846 and she remarried to William Thompson; she dies herself in about 6 months: Dwelling 39: William Thompson, 46, farmer, Scotland. Mary A., 51, Eng. Daniel 17, farmer, Canada. David 19, farmer, Scotland. William, 15, Canada. Maria, 12, MO. Orville, 9, Ill. Dwelling 40: George Hales, 28, printer, Eng. Sarah A., 27, NY. Mary A., 6. Harriett, 4, Iowa. Dwelling 41: Charles Hales, 33, bricklayer, Eng. Julia A., 26, NY. Eliza A., 9, IL. Julia A., 8, IL. George G., 6, IL. Mary J. 4, IL. Charles H., 2, IL. Henry H. Hales, 21, farmer, Eng. Eliza A., 20, PA. Dwelling 42: Stephen Hales, 30, stonecutter, Eng. Eveline, 20, VT. Stephen, 1, IA. 2. 1850 US: Hancock County, Illinois, p. 124 of 309, 22 Oct 1850, house 871, family 872: John Ellis, 36, cooper, Can. Harriett, 26, Eng. Mary A., 10, IL Hannah I., 7, IL. Stephen H., 4, IL. John, 1, IL. Eliza Hales, 20, PA. Henry W. Hales, 21, boatman, Eng. 1880 US: Can't find. 1900 US: Provo, Utah, Utah, p. 212B (Insane Asylum): Eliza A. Hales, 70, Married, PA. 3. Per "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah": Daughter of Alexander Ewing and Sarah Ann Lehman. 4. Per "Heart Throbs of the West," vol. 12, by Kate Carter, which contains a list of pioneers of 1851 as compiled by the daughters of Utah Pioneers contains: "Hales, Charles; Hales, Eveline Carter Hales b. Sep. 21, 1821 Vermont; Hales, Eliza Ann Ewing; Hales, Harriet Ellis b. Jun. 10, 1824 Canada; Hales, Henry William b. Aug. 7, 1829 England; Hales, Mary Ann b. Oct 11, 1798 England; Hales, Stephen b. Oct 17, 1820; Hales, Stephen Jr. b. Nov. 3, 1849 Iowa." 5. Half-sister to her husband's other wife Sarah Jane McKinney per Sarah's DUP biography cited with Sarah's notes. BIRTH: 1. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. Date: "0/0/1830"; gives name as Elizabeth Hales. 2. 1900 Census gives age as 70 and birth state as Pennsylvania. 3. FHL film 392655 LDS "Patriarchal Blessings Index": Eliza Ann Ewen Hales, b. 4 Apr 1831 at Philadelphia, Penn., parents Alexander and Sarah Ann Ewen. Blessing date 27 Aug 1857 at North Fort Cedar Valley. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch John Young. Vol. 27, p. 295. MARRIAGE: 1. The book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" by Daughters of Utah Pioneers for Sarah Jane McKinney Hales indicates parents are Hugh McKinney, Jr. and Lehman/Leighman, and that Sarah spent much of her time in Cedar Fort, Utah, with her half-sister, Eliza Ann, who was married to Henry William Hales. Sarah was married to Henry in the Endowment House on January 11, 1857, as his second wife. 2. Per FHL book 977.771 V2c "Death and Marriage Notices from the Frontier Guardian, 1849-1852", p. 28: "William H. Hales and Miss Eliza Ann Ewing, both of Decatur county, Iowa, 19 May 1850, at Garden Grove, by John Bear. (Frontier Guardian, 12 June 1850)." Also per FHL book 977.771 V2k "Vital Statistics from the Frontier Guardian, Kanesville, IA, Feb. 1849 - Jan 1852": "At Garden Grove on Sunday 19th ult., by Elder John Bear, Mr., William H. Hales, to Miss Eliza Ann Ewing, both of Decatar Co., Iowa." DEATH: 1. Date and place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. BURIAL: 1. Place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. 2. "Index to the Utah County Cemeteries, 1850's to 1996," compiled by Diane R. Parkinson and located at the family history center at the BYU Provo library: Elizabeth Hales 1830 - 8 Dec 1908 Provo. SOURCES_MISC: 1. 18 Dec 2002 website . 2. LDS Internet Pedigree Resource File. ACTION: 1. Check 1880 census for Provo insane asylum.