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Ewing, Lewis

Male Abt 1915 - Abt 1980  (~ 65 years)


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  • Name Ewing, Lewis 
    Born Abt 1915  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • According to the 1920 enumeration of ward 13, Louis Ewing, age 4 years, 10 months (born in Illinois), lived at 3658 Congress Street with his parents Arthur E. Ewing (age 30) and Inise [sic] Ewing (age 30) and his grand-mother, Lue M. Fiegenbaum (age 57?).
    Census 1930  River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • According to the 1930 enumeration of 543 Park Avenue, Lewis S. Ewing, age 15 (born in Illinois), lived with his parents, Arthur E. Ewing (age 40) and Inez M. Ewing (age 40), his sister, Doris Ann Ewing (age 9) and his grandmother, Lue M. Fiegenbaum (age 68).
    Died Abt 1980  Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I6486  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2009 

    Father Ewing, Arthur Ernest,   b. 21 Feb 1890, Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1969, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Inez Maude,   b. 11 Apr 1889, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1961, Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married Dec 1913  Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10] 
    • Some family research reports that Arthur and Inez were married on 30 December at Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, while another source indicates the marriage took place at the bride's home in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, on 3 December. This matter requires further research.
    Residence (family) Jan 1919  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census (family) 1920  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • According to the 1920 enumeration of ward 13, the household at 3658 Congress Street consisted of Arthur E. Ewing, head of household, age 30, born in Nebraska, married, a Division Manager in the mail order industry; Inise [sic] Ewing, wife, age 30, born in Nebraska, married; Louis Ewing, son, age 4 years, 10 months, born in Illinois, single; Lue M. Fiegenbaum, mother-in-law, age [5?]7, born in Illinois.
    Census (family) 1930  River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • According to the 1930 enumeration of 543 Park Avenue, the household consisted of Arthur E. Ewing, head of household, age 40, born in Nebraska, married (age 24 at first marriage, a Director of Sears, Roebuck; Inez M. Ewing, wife, age 40, born in Nebraska, married (age 24 at first marriage); Lewis S. Ewing, son, age 15, born in Illinois, attending school; Doris Ann Ewing, daughter, age 9, born in Pennsylvania, attending school; Lue M. Fiegenbaum, mother [sic], age 68, born in Illinois, widow.
           Lue M. Fiegenbaum was the mother of Inez, not Arthur.
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 124.
      Lewis Ewing, child of Arthur Ernest Ewing and Inez Maude Fiegenbaum, was born about 1915. No place given.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 322, page 3B/230B (image 463).
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Ward 13, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 767, census sheet 3 B, enumerated 8 January 1920; Arthur E. Ewing household, 3658 Congress Street, dwelling 35, family 81, lines 75-78. Access through HeritageQuest in July 2004 and Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           In the household was: Ewing, Louis; son; male; white; age 4 years, 10 months; single; born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Louis would have been born about 1915. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person's parents.

    3. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 508, page 10B (image 116).
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Village of River Forest, River Forest Township, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-2338, census sheet 10 B, enumerated 4 April 1930; Arthur E. Ewing household, 543 Park Avenue, dwelling 91, family 98, lines 76-80. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2004 and June 2009.
           In the household was: 78) Ewing, Lewis S.; son; male; white; age 15; born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Lewis S. would have been born about 1914-1915. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person's parents.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 322, page 3B/230B (image 463).
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Ward 13, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 767, census sheet 3 B, enumerated 8 January 1920; Arthur E. Ewing household, 3658 Congress Street, dwelling 35, family 81, lines 75-78. Access through HeritageQuest in July 2004 and Ancestry.com in June 2009.
           The household consisted of: 75) Ewing, Arthur E.; head; renter; male; white; age 30; married; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Illinois; mother born in New York; speaks English; occupation=Division Manager; industry=mail order; . 76) Ewing, Inise; wife; female; white; age 30; married; can read; can write; born in Nebraska; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none. 77) Ewing, Louis; son; male; white; age 4 years, 10 months; single; born in Illinois; father born in Nebraska; mother in Nebraska; speaks English=no mark; occupation=none. 78) Fiegenbaum, Lue M.; mother-in-law; female; white; age [5?]7; widow; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=none.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 508, page 10B (image 116).
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Village of River Forest, River Forest Township, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-2338, census sheet 10 B, enumerated 4 April 1930; Arthur E. Ewing household, 543 Park Avenue, dwelling 91, family 98, lines 76-80. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2004 and June 2009.
           The household consisted of: 76) Ewing, Arthur E.; head; owns home; home value=$20,000; household owns a radio; family does not live on a farm; male; white; age 40; married; age 24 at first marriage; did not attend school any time since 1 September 1929; born in Nebraska; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in New York; can read and write; occupation=Director; industry=Sears, Roebuck; class of worker=w; worked on last regular work day; not a U.S. veteran. 77) Ewing, Inez M.; wife; female; white; age 40; married; age 24 at first marriage; did not attend school any time since 1 September 1929; born in Nebraska; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois; can read and write. 78) Ewing, Lewis S.; son; male; white; age 15; single; attended school any time since 1 September 1929; born in Illinois; father born in Nebraska; mother born in Nebraska; can read and write. 79) Ewing, Doris Ann; daughter; female; white; age 9; single; attended school any time since 1 September 1929; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Nebraska; mother born in Nebraska; can read and write. 80) Fiegenbaum, Lue M.; mother; female; white; age 68; widow; did not attend school any time since 1 September 1929; born in Illinois; father born in New York; mother born in Illinois; can read and write.
           Lue M. Fiegenbaum was the mother of Inez, not Arthur.

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 124.
      Lewis Ewing died about 1980 in the suburban Chicago area, Cook County, Illinois.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 79-80.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Louis S. Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 16 January 1919 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.
           "He was married to Lue M. Shumway of Geneva in 1884. To them one daughter, Inez, now Mrs. Arthur Ewing of Chicago, was born."

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 124.
      Arthur Ernest Ewing and Inez Maude Fiegenbaum were married on 30 December 1913 at Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska.

    9. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 508, page 10B (image 116).
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Village of River Forest, River Forest Township, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-2338, census sheet 10 B, enumerated 4 April 1930; Arthur E. Ewing household, 543 Park Avenue, dwelling 91, family 98, lines 76-80. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2004 and June 2009.
           In the household was: 76) Ewing, Arthur E.; head; male; white; age 40; married; age 24 at first marriage. 77) Ewing, Inez M.; wife; female; white; age 40; married; age 24 at first marriage.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this couple.

    10. [S104] Personal communication, Jane Michel to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 17 July 2010 via email.
      An item in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska, on 3 December 2003. Recalling the history of Fillmore County, the newspaper recounted an event it had reported on from 90 years before, in 1913: "Inez Fiegenbaum, formerly of Geneva, was married at her home in Lincoln to Arthur E. Ewing of Chicago."


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