Ernest Henry McEwen

1897 - 1977  (80 years)

• Name	Ernest Henry McEwen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	21 Aug 1897	Blencoe, Monona, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Harrison, Rock, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Fred
  Census	1910	Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of James Mitchell
  Census	1950	Galena, Dixon, Nebraska, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mabel
  Death	29 Nov 1977	Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA   [1, 5]
  Burial	Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I13487	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Fred McEwen,   b. 13 Oct 1867, Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA d. 26 Mar 1919, Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emma Farber Ewing,   b. 11 Nov 1874, Forest Township, Richland, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Feb 1952, Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Aug 1891	Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F4275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	James William Mitchell,   b. 25 May 1874, Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA d. 9 Jul 1949, Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Emma Farber Ewing,   b. 11 Nov 1874, Forest Township, Richland, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Feb 1952, Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Feb 1907	Dixon County, Nebraska, USA
  Family ID	F4746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Fredericka Gunilia Isaacson,   b. 19 Sep 1894, Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA d. 23 Jan 1996, Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1920	Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA
  	Mabel Isaacson and Ernest Mitchell
  Family ID	F4811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1897 - Blencoe, Monona, Iowa, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Fred - 1900 - Harrison, Rock, Nebraska, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of James Mitchell - 1910 - Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA Marriage - 25 Feb 1920 - Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA Death - 29 Nov 1977 - Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 507-44-1439; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: 1955. [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Rock, Nebraska; Roll: 938; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1240938. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Rock, Nebraska; Roll: 938; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1240938 [S97] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1374855. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1374855 [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, McEWEN (Mitchell) Ernest Henry McEwen 1897-1977. Iowa Births & Christenings Index - Ernest H Mitchell was born Earnest H McEwan. His father was Fred McEwan and mother was Emma McEwan. It appears that for whatever reason Fred either died or left the household by 1907. In the 1910 US census for Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska, Emma with three McEwan children documents her marriage about 1907 to James William Mitchell. By the 1920 census all three McEwan children were using Mitchell as their last name - Myrtle, Ernest and George. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128635154/ernest_henry_mitchell [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Galena, Dixon, Nebra. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Galena, Dixon, Nebra