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Samuel Ewry

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Samuel Ewry

Birth
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Death
5 Nov 1851 (aged 41)
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
West Point, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Old Kiser section
Memorial ID
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Aged 41 years, 1 month, 5 days
Son of John & Elizabeth Ewry of Maryland & Montgomery County, Ohio.
Husband to Elizabeth Eater & Susannha Kiser.
Father of Elizabeth, Catherine A., Francis M., Margarette Harriet, John William, Eliza Jane, Samuel & Lewis.
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The Daily Courier, Thursday, Nov. 6, 1851, page 5

Samuel Ewry was killed yesterday afternoon at his stream saw-mill, about a mile below West Point. One of his hands and himself were loading a large oak log, some three feet in diameter, on a wagon with a yoke of oxen. he was behnd wedging up the log on the skids. The chain slipped or broke and the log rolled back and crushed him to death instantly. The deceased was an old and espimable citizen and leaves a wife and several children and many relatives to mourn his loss.
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Aged 41 years, 1 month, 5 days
Son of John & Elizabeth Ewry of Maryland & Montgomery County, Ohio.
Husband to Elizabeth Eater & Susannha Kiser.
Father of Elizabeth, Catherine A., Francis M., Margarette Harriet, John William, Eliza Jane, Samuel & Lewis.
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The Daily Courier, Thursday, Nov. 6, 1851, page 5

Samuel Ewry was killed yesterday afternoon at his stream saw-mill, about a mile below West Point. One of his hands and himself were loading a large oak log, some three feet in diameter, on a wagon with a yoke of oxen. he was behnd wedging up the log on the skids. The chain slipped or broke and the log rolled back and crushed him to death instantly. The deceased was an old and espimable citizen and leaves a wife and several children and many relatives to mourn his loss.
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  • Created by: L. A. C.
  • Added: Mar 1, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7222280/samuel-ewry: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Ewry (30 Sep 1810–5 Nov 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7222280, citing West Point Cemetery, West Point, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by L. A. C. (contributor 46486104).