Son of
Peter Ewalt (born 1809 in PA.
and died 1877 in Berrien Co. MI),
and his wife
Margaret Otto (born 1812 in PA.
and died 1890 in Berrien Co. MI).
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Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this
memorial to other web sites.
Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib.
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In the 1850 census, George H. Ewalt
was living in Schellsburgh,
Bedford County Pennsylvania,
with his parents, and his sisters
Anna and Margaret Ewalt.
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m. # 1. On March 17, 1859, to
Mary Kemmerer (1836-1909), the
daughter of John Kemmerer and
his wife Mary Ann Rock.
They were married in Schellsburg,
Bedford County Pennsylvania, at
her family home, by Rev. Hickerman.
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George's death certificate states
that he was the father of ten children.
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The ten children of George H. Ewalt
and his 1st wife Mary Kemmerer
(all born in Oronoko township,
West of Berrien Springs,
Berrien County Michigan), are:
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1. Florence Ewalt.
b. Jan. 22, 1860.
m. William F. Smith,
on May 3, 1888.
d. Sept. 2, 1933.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (3rd
addition, East side, Lot 106, Space 2).
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2. Anna V. Ewalt.
b. March 20, 1862.
m. Edwin I. Bird,
on Oct. 27, 1892.
d. Sept. 10, 1939.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (1st
addition, S. Section, Lot 196, Space 2).
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3. Peter Ewalt [Sr.]
b. Jan. 24, 1864.
m. # 1. Carrie Estell Dragoo, on
June 21, 1885, in Berrien Springs,
Berrien County Michign.
Two children with Carrie (twins).
Carrie died from childbirth,
on Jan. 23, 1886.
m. # 2. Mary Caroline Steeb,
on Jan. 1, 1890.
(Ten children with Mary).
d. Sept. 11, 1931.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (1st add.,
South Section, Lot 186, Space 4).
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4. Carrie K. Ewalt.
b. Jan. 31, 1866.
d. May 24, 1954.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (1st
add., S. Section, Lot 150, Space 3).
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5. Millie A. Ewalt.
b. March 22, 1868.
m. George Adam Van Patten,
on Feb. 22, 1905.
Children: Richard D., and
Helen A. Van Patten.
d. May 28, 1929, age 61 (per death cert.)
in Oronoko township, Berrien Co. MI,
(or May 29, 1929 - per find-a-grave)
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (2nd
addition, N. W. side, Lot 139, Space 4).
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6. Eliza W. Ewalt.
b. Feb. 15, 1870.
m. Edward Collins, on
May 27, 1897.
Edward is the son of Daniel C. Collins
and his wife Pheobe Augustus.
d. Feb. 21, 1901.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (1st
addition, S. section Lot 150, Space 1).
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7. John ("Johnie") Kameron Ewalt.
b. April 2, 1872.
d. June 24, 1880, age 8.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (1st
addition, S. section, Lot 150, Space 2).
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8. Herbert O. Ewalt.
b. Aug. 11, 1874.
d. Aug. 9, 1894, age
19 years, 11 months, and 19 days.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (1st
add., S. section, Lot 150, Space 4).
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9. Charles G. Ewalt.
b. Sept. 12, 1876.
m. Maude Weist,
on Dec. 26, 1900.
d. Aug. 6, 1946.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (3rd
add., N. W. side, Lot 145, Space 1).
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10. Mollie L. Ewalt.
b. May 20, 1879.
m. Walter E. Priddy,
on June 12, 1901.
d. Nov. 8, 1962.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery (1st
add., S. section, Lot 151, Space 5).
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George and his first wife
Mary (Kemmerer) Ewalt,
were then possibly divorced.
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m. # 2. George was married again,
on Dec. 27, 1892, in St. Joseph,
Berrien County Michigan, to
[Mrs.] Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Shemely,
the former wife of Samuel L. Shemely [Sr.].
(Mary Elizabeth was born 1844, in Indiana).
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In the 1900 census, George and
his second wife Mary Elizabeth,
are living in Lake township,
Berrien County Michigan,
with George's step-daughter
Alice M. Shemely (b. about 1875).
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The 1900 census also shows George's
first wife Mary K., living in the
village of Berrien Springs,
Michigan, with four children, and
their 4-year-old granddaughter
Ethel Ewalt. (Mary K. is incorrectly
listed in this census as a widow).
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George died in 1902,
of apoplexy (a stroke),
in Baroda, Berrien Co. MI, at the age
of 68 years, 4 months, and 28 days.
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An obituary for George H. Ewalt, was
published in the "Berrien Springs Era"
newspaper, in Berrien Springs, Michigan
on May 29, 1902, page 1.
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The 1910 census shows Georges's
second wife Mary Elizabeth, living in
St. Joseph, Michigan, with her
daughter Alice M. Shemely.
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Note: There is a death certificate
in Berrien County Michigan for a
Samuel E. Shemely [Jr.],
b. Oct. 10, 1875.
d. Feb. 26, 1904, in Benton Harbor,
Michigan, at the age of
28 years, 3 months, and 18 days.
Buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery,
in Benton Harbor, Berrien Co. MI.
His parents are listed as
Samuel L. Shemely [Sr.] and
Mary E. Williams. The informant on
the death certificate is listed as
(his mother) Mary E. (Williams) Ewalt,
of Baroda, Michigan.
(See his death certificate at:
www.seekingmichigan.org)
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Note: There is a record of a
George H. Ewalt, who was appointed
as the guardian for Mary Storick
in 1885.
(Guardianship papers located
at the Berrien County Historical
Association).
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Note: George's second wife
Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Ewalt
(1844 - Oct. 20, 1927), is buried
near her first husband
Samuel L. Shemely, in the Oak Grove
Cemetery, West of Berrien Springs, MI,
in Lot 106.
Members of the Shemely family
buried in Lot 106 are:
Space 1, Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Ewalt.
Space 2, George W. Shemely.
Space 3, Alice Marie Shemely.
Space 4, Henry W. Shemely.
Space 5, Samuel L. Shemely, and
Space 6, Louis Shemely.
Mary Elizabeth died on Oct. 20, 1927,
at the age of
76 years, 7 months, and 10 days.
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Note: George H. Ewalt is listed in
the Rose Hill Cemetery records as
being buried here in Lot 151, Space 1,
near his "first" wife Mary Kemmerer
(who is in Lot 151, Space 3).
George shares a headstone with his
first wife Mary, and three of
their children.
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