1868 - 1949 (81 years) Submit Photo / Document
Has no ancestors but 11 descendants in this family tree.
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Edward Riley McEwen |
Birth |
14 Jan 1868 |
Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1 Apr 1949 |
Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States |
Burial |
4 Apr 1949 |
Panguitch City Cemetery, Garfield, Utah, United States |
Initiatory (LDS) |
28 Apr 1950 |
FamilySearch ID |
LYST-BJN |
Person ID |
I155018 |
mytree |
Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
Family |
Ellen Lavina LeFevre, b. 5 Sep 1869, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States d. 13 Aug 1941, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 71 years) |
Marriage |
16 Dec 1889 |
Spry, Garfield, Utah, United States |
Children |
| 1. Hortense McEwen, b. 26 Jul 1890, Spry, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 6 Sep 1972, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) |
| 2. Nora Ann McEwen, b. 21 Mar 1892, Spry, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 21 May 1892 (Age 0 years) |
| 3. Mathew McEwen, b. 22 Apr 1893, Spry, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 6 Oct 1906 (Age 13 years) |
| 4. Douglas Riley McEwen, b. 11 Feb 1896, Spry, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 19 Oct 1918, Fort Lewis, Pierce, Washington, United States (Age 22 years) |
| 5. Eugene McEwen, b. 20 Nov 1898, Spry, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 1 Jan 1961, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 62 years) |
| 6. Bertha McEwen, b. 26 Jun 1900, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 13 Nov 1967, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 67 years) |
| 7. Nettie Arvilla McEwen, b. 24 Jun 1902, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 24 Sep 1988, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 86 years) |
| 8. Nellie McEwen, b. 29 Sep 1905, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 29 Sep 1905 (Age 0 years) |
| 9. Homer McEwen, b. 6 Nov 1906, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 19 Feb 1983, Hurricane, Washington, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) |
| 10. Wallace McEwen, b. 28 May 1909, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 10 Feb 1988, Clark, Nevada, United States (Age 78 years) |
| 11. Clement L McEwen, b. 16 Aug 1911, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States d. 20 Mar 1997, Washington, Washington, Utah, United States (Age 85 years) |
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Family ID |
F39617 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 14 Jan 1868 - Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 16 Dec 1889 - Spry, Garfield, Utah, United States |
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| Death - 1 Apr 1949 - Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - 4 Apr 1949 - Panguitch City Cemetery, Garfield, Utah, United States |
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Notes |
- Edward Riley McEwen, son of Mathew and Sarah Stevens McEwen, was bor n 1 4 January, 1868 in Beaver, Utah.
He was the middle child--7th of 13-- and lived to the ripe old age of 8 1 . He only had one other sibling who outlived him and that was his sist e r Rachel who passed away 3 years later at the age of 78.
Ed's family moved from Beaver to Panguitch, Utah in 1876 where they liv e d until Ed was 16, then moved to Goldendale, Washington. We're not sur e w hen he moved back to Panguitch, but his older brother Frank was marri ed a nd lived there with his wife Hannah Eliza. It was perhaps there tha t he m et and married Eliza's half sister Ellen Lovina in Spry, Utah (cal led Bea r Creek back then) on 16 December, 1889. They made their home i n Panguitc h and lived there for the rest of their lives. Ed and Ellen (N icknamed Ne llie) had 11 children of which 8 lived to adulthood. They los t a son, Mat thew at age 13 when he and Eugene were taking a load of stra w on a wago n and the horses spooked. Matthew lost his hold on the slic k straw and sl ipped off and was run over and killed. They lost another s on, Douglas Ril ey to the Influenza in 1918. He was 22, married and ha d a little boy. The y also lost 2 other children as infants .
In an article found in the Salt Lake Tribune about their Golden Weddin g A nniversary in Dec. of 1939, it stated; "Edward was one of southern Ut ah' s most prominent cattlemen. He was actively engaged in cattle raisin g an d farming in Garfield county and served as president of the Panguitc h Com mission Company for several years. He also served four terms as Cou nty As sessor for Garfield County. " As you can see, he was very involve d in th e community.
Along with the business of cattle raising, it was discovered in variou s c ensus' that he also was a "Pool Hall Manager" in 1910, and a "Proprie to r of a hotel" in 1930, along with the listings of "general farmer" (19 20 ) and "County Assessor" in the 1900 census. The hotel proprietor is i nte resting in that his son, Clem and his wife purchased the Sands Mote l acro ss the street from them when he was married, so it makes you wonde r if E d bought it first, then sold it to them.
Ed built several houses and sold them off or gave them to family member s . Their first home was on the east side of Main street where the Sand s Mo tel now stands. In 1924, he built the house that he lived in until h e die d. It was a red brick home and still stands but has been remodele d and no w has stucco on the outside. It is on the corner of Main and 4t h north . The grandchildren had many fond memories of this house includi ng a bi g old silver birch tree that they spent countess hours playing an d climbi ng in, or sitting under it in the shade. In the back he had a bi g barn wi th a hayloft in the middle and stalls on both sides of the loft . There we re also stalls outside the barn for the horses and cows. Ed al so owne d a stretch of land about 8 miles north of Panguitch along the Se vier riv er. He herded cattle on this land. The land originally belonge d to his fa ther, Mathew, then was sold or given to his older brother Fra nk. Frank i n turn sold it to Edward when he left Panguitch and settled f irst in Gold endale, then Idaho. This land is closer to Spry and Nellie' s family.
Nell passed away in 1941 and afterwards their son Wallace and family mo v ed in with Ed to help take care of him. His grandson Dick remembers th a t his grandpa had a 1939 Ford Coupe, but said it was like pulling teet h t o get him to loan it to anyone. Gloria remembers having to always b e hi s "gopher" and having to wait on him as his wife did before she died . Sh e said he spent a lot of time on his front porch in his later years . Dic k said he was always sick the last few years of his life. Before h e passe d away, Ed was baptized a member of the church in 1944. Perhaps a fter los ing Nell, he realized that he wanted to be sealed to her for tim e and al l eternity and therefore needed to become a member of the church . Althoug h he was born in the covenant, when his parents left Panguitc h they did s o with anger and bitterness and no longer practiced Mormonis m. Though i n his mother Sarah's later years, she bore witness to a grand son that sh e knew Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and knew the Book o f Mormon wa s true.
Edward passed away on 1 April, 1949 to return again to his Father in He a ven and to be with his beloved wife and those who went before him. We a r e grateful for all the sacrifices he made for his family and subsequent l y his posterity.
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