The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-31
10. EWING DEAD.

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His Career.
Last evening at $40 o'clock, at che
family home. In Leatherwood, east Of
the city, occurred the death OF Mr. ].
Dallas Ewing. senior member Of the
law firm of Ewing. Melvin & Ewing,
who has been for many years a promA
nent lawyer and citizen In this part of
the state. 1Ir. Ewing has been III for
seven weeks, suffering from a severe
attack of Bright's disease. For several
days his condition has been critical and
his death was not unexpected BY the
sorrowing family and friends who were
at the bedside. The funeral arrange
ments had not been made last night
James Dallas Ewing was descended
from an old family long resident IN tine
Ohio valley, IN Wheeling and It's Vieln-
ity. His great-grandfather, Henry EW-
Inc. a Scotch.irishman, with his son
James Ewing, emigrated from the east
ern shore OF Maryland and settled near
Wheeling in the year 1872; the latter,
the grandfather OF the subject OF this
sketch, owned lands now q part OF the
city Of Wheeling, on which he resided
for some years. He afterwards puTchas-
ed farm on Big Wheeling creek, four
teen miles east Of the city, then within
Ohio county, but now the northeastern
part OF Marshall county, where he se-
sided till his death at the age OF eighty
four years. Il was here that William
Ewing, the father OF the subject OF this
sketch, was born. He took the farm by
devise from his father and resided on
It until his death from typhoid fever, at
the age Of fiftg-four. He inherited the
general character OF his father; was
successful farmer,and Influential In pol
tiles. He married Martha Martin, who
was born In 1913 and died in 1871: II
was on this farm, too. that James Dali
las Ewing was born on the 18th OF De-
cember, 1882. He remained with, MS
father, cuitivating the farm In the sum-
NOR and attending and teaching the
district schools during the winter
months until he attained the age OF
twenty-three, when he began the study
Of law In the office OF w. II. Oldham,
a prominent lawyer Of MoundsVille.
he was licensed to practice in the
spring Of 1858, and about year later
located and opened law office at New
MartinsYille, the county seat OF Wetzel
county. Here he continued TO reside
during the period OF the civil war, the
uncertainty OF the times, in this as with
all other Vocations, retarding his pro-
gress and rendering the hardshlps OF
his profession unusually severe. Here
too In May, 1850, he married Emma
Anderson, daughter OF William An
derson, who was promlnentin his county
and at one time served as sherih. In
the spring Of 1865 he removed to Boyd
county, Kentucky, remained there two
years, then located In Moundsville. In
1878 he removed to Wheeling, where he
has ever since resided, and assiduously
and successfully pursued his practice.
In 1879 he associated with himself Hon. |
Thomas S. Riley, who had been stu
dent OF law In his office. In recent years
he has been the senior member Of the |
firm OF Ewing, Melvin & Ewing.
Mr.. Ewing Is the father OF ten chill
dren, two OF whom. Martha G. and Ro- |
So c., are dead. OF the others, Etile f., |
married John H. Holt, prominent law
ger Of Huntington and a son Of Hon.
Homer A. Holt, late one Of the supreme |
Judges OF the state. The others include |
Daisy, now Mrs. Mcmillan, OF Hunting |
ton, w. Va; Fred. Ethel and Genevieva.
The eldest son. James W., was asso-
clated with him at the time OF his |
death.
Mr.. Ewing was in appearance tall and |
and in manners kindly and |
sociable. He was man OF literary |
tastes, and was especially fond Of works |
OF philosophy and history. or Mr. Ew-
ing's ability as a lawyer, an ex-judge |
OF the state supreme court writes: y.
D. Ewing Is lawyer OF prominence in
wheeling, whose ability is recognized |
by the bar. and he has earned reputR-
ton for honesty. integrity and prompt
ness in professional circles"