From "History of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and 
Representative Citizens," by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer, 1902. 

Typed by Laurie Birks Dean

pp. 518, 521

E. C. EWING, who until recently was president of the Wheeling 
Corrugating Company, comes of a well-known family of this state.  He 
was born in 1853, at Wheeling, and is a son of James M. and Mary 
(Lukens) Ewing.
	The ancestry of the Ewing family may be traced back to Henry 
and Elizabeth (Glenn) Ewing, both natives of Ireland.  The former was 
born on Lord Albercorn's estate in County Tyrone. 
	John Ewing, who was born in the North of Ireland in 1782, came 
to this country with his father between 1795 and 1797, and twelve 
years was located in Maryland, where he worked at the trade of cooper 
and carried on farming.  He came to Wheeling in November, 1808, and 
took out naturalization papers while Moses W. Chapline was clerk of 
the Circuit Court.  In 1812 he joined the state militia and went to 
the Maumee River, under General Harrison.  Later he received a 
commission ensign in the 4th Regiment, which he retained several 
years.  His brother, Capt. James Ewing, distinguished himself in the 
service during the War of 1812, and died in 1836.
	James M. Ewing, father of E. C., was born in Wheeling, December 
30, 1814, and first worked at book binding and job printing under J. 
Fisher & Son.  After twelve or thirteen years he engaged in the same 
business with his brother, William, and in 1863 established 
prosperous business of his own at No. ? Twelfth street.  He retired 
some years before his death, which occurred in October, 1889, at the 
age of seventy-five years.  He was united in marriage in May, 1842, 
with Mary Luken second daughter of Abraham Lukens, of Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, who is descended from the illustrious Penn family.  She 
was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died August 19, 1901, at 
the family home, No. 120 Fifteenth street, Wheeling.  This union was 
blessed by the birth of four sons and one daughter, as follows:  John 
H., who resides at the home place; Lukens, who died in infancy; 
William L., who is manager of the St. Louis department of the 
Wheeling Corrugating Company and resides at St. Louis; E. C., the 
youngest son; and Annie, who is single and resides at No. 120 
Fifteenth street, Wheeling.  Mr. Ewing was a member of the city 
council, board of education, and held other offices.  He was a 
democrat in politics.
	E. C. Ewing attended the public schools, and later Linsly 
Institute, and began his business career with the Whitaker Iron 
Company in 1870.  In 1890 the Wheeling Corrugating Company was 
organized by the men interested in the Whitaker Iron Company, and Mr. 
Ewing became the president of the new concern.  He served in that 
capacity until April, 1901, when he retired from active business life 
for the time being.  He has resided at his present home at 
Leatherwood for the past eight years. 
	Mr. Ewing was united in marriage with Margaret W. Bell, a 
daughter of Joseph Bell, and a native of Wheeling.  Mr. Bell is 
eighty-one years of age, and has been a prominent business man of the 
city.  Three sons were born of this union, namely:  Joseph, who died 
at the age of nine years; Nelson J., aged fourteen years; and Wylie 
B., aged eleven years.  Politically, Mr. Ewing is a Republican, but 
has never accepted office.  Religiously, he favors the Episcopal 
church, although reared a Presbyterian.