Mary Jane Deal Earp Ewing was "a steel magnolia" before the term became popular. Born in Georgia near the Alabama state line, she was the daughter of Robert and Mary Deal. In 1853 she married Caswell Earp who died of meales in 1860. She then married his brother John Wm. Earp. When John disappeared during the Civil War, MaryJane went north searching for him. In TN she met George Washington Ewing, Union officer who assisted her in her search. After being satisfied that John did not survive the war, she and George were married near Nashville, TN.
MaryJane and Caswell had two children: William Asbury Earp and Mary Elizabeth Earp. Mary Elizabeth died 1864 during the Civil War of influenza. MaryJane and George settled in Iowa where they had five children: Ori D. Ewing, Robert V. Ewing, Blanche Ewing, Hiawatha "Wathie" Ewing, and Hattie Ewing Cummings.
In Sept 1891 the Sac and Fox allotment of Oklahoma Territory was opened for settlement. MaryJane, George and their family, along with MaryJane's oldest son William A. Earp and his family, headed out in several covered wagons for the new land. They settled north of Stroud, N. Keokuk Township, Lincoln Co., where they lived out the rest of their lives.
MaryJane and Caswell had two children: William Asbury Earp and Mary Elizabeth Earp. Mary Elizabeth died 1864 during the Civil War of influenza. MaryJane and George settled in Iowa where they had five children: Ori D. Ewing, Robert V. Ewing, Blanche Ewing, Hiawatha "Wathie" Ewing, and Hattie Ewing Cummings.
In Sept 1891 the Sac and Fox allotment of Oklahoma Territory was opened for settlement. MaryJane, George and their family, along with MaryJane's oldest son William A. Earp and his family, headed out in several covered wagons for the new land. They settled north of Stroud, N. Keokuk Township, Lincoln Co., where they lived out the rest of their lives.
Mary Jane Deal Earp Ewing was "a steel magnolia" before the term became popular. Born in Georgia near the Alabama state line, she was the daughter of Robert and Mary Deal. In 1853 she married Caswell Earp who died of meales in 1860. She then married his brother John Wm. Earp. When John disappeared during the Civil War, MaryJane went north searching for him. In TN she met George Washington Ewing, Union officer who assisted her in her search. After being satisfied that John did not survive the war, she and George were married near Nashville, TN.
MaryJane and Caswell had two children: William Asbury Earp and Mary Elizabeth Earp. Mary Elizabeth died 1864 during the Civil War of influenza. MaryJane and George settled in Iowa where they had five children: Ori D. Ewing, Robert V. Ewing, Blanche Ewing, Hiawatha "Wathie" Ewing, and Hattie Ewing Cummings.
In Sept 1891 the Sac and Fox allotment of Oklahoma Territory was opened for settlement. MaryJane, George and their family, along with MaryJane's oldest son William A. Earp and his family, headed out in several covered wagons for the new land. They settled north of Stroud, N. Keokuk Township, Lincoln Co., where they lived out the rest of their lives.
MaryJane and Caswell had two children: William Asbury Earp and Mary Elizabeth Earp. Mary Elizabeth died 1864 during the Civil War of influenza. MaryJane and George settled in Iowa where they had five children: Ori D. Ewing, Robert V. Ewing, Blanche Ewing, Hiawatha "Wathie" Ewing, and Hattie Ewing Cummings.
In Sept 1891 the Sac and Fox allotment of Oklahoma Territory was opened for settlement. MaryJane, George and their family, along with MaryJane's oldest son William A. Earp and his family, headed out in several covered wagons for the new land. They settled north of Stroud, N. Keokuk Township, Lincoln Co., where they lived out the rest of their lives.
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