BIOGRAPHIES - EWALT, William Pugh, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: William Pugh EWALT _________________________________________ Birth: January 24, 1824, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: July 16, 18771 Age: 53 Father: Samuel EWALT (1792-1878) Mother: Cynthia PUGH (1795-1833) WILLIAM P. EWALT,2 farmer; P. 0. Paris. The Ewalt family are among the early settlers in Bourbon county. The grandfather of the above was Henry Ewalt, who was a pioneer of the name. He was a native of Germany, and emigrated to America at the time of Bacon’s Rebellion, and located on Cooper’s Run in this precinct several years prior to 1800, where he purchased land at $1.66 per acre. He married Elizabeth Fry, and by her raised a family of children, among whom was Samuel Ewalt, the father of above (Samuel), who was born August 12th, 1792, on the farm his father settled. He married Cynthia Pugh, who was born in this precinct March 30th, 1795, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hunt) Pugh. He was born June 28th, 1753; she, Jan. 1st, 1763, near Strode’s Station. Samuel Ewalt served in war of 1812. He was twice married— first to Miss Pugh, who bore him six children, viz: John H., Wm. P., Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary S. and Sallie S. His second wife was Eliza Smith, by whom he had three children: Ann S., Samuel B., and Cynthia P. Samuel Ewalt, the father of Wm. P., remained on the farm where he was born until his death, which occurred Aug. 16, 1878; his wife, 1833. He was a successful business man, and in all his transactions with his fellowman, acted the part of an honorable gentleman; not a professed Christian, yet lived a moral life, was an energetic business man and generous in his bequests to benevolent enterprises, and had many friends, and but few or no enemies. Of his children who married, were: John H., who married Sarah Snell; by her had four children: Joseph, also settled on the homestead; he married Sophia Spears; his second wife was Henrietta Hedges; Elizabeth married Perry Wornall; Mary S. married Harry Bedford; Sallie married D. J. J. Adair, now of Harrison county; Ann S. married John T. Wornall, of same County; Samuel B. married Nancy Keller, afterward Rachel Halleck; Cynthia P. became the wife of William T. Woodford, of Davis County; Will P. was born on the homestead Jan. 24th, 1824. He began farming in 1850, he and Joseph H., which partnership lasted until his death, July 16th, 1877; Wm. P. has never married; he has 190 acres of land, and engaged in farming. Sources 1. “Our Ewalt Heritage” Vol. One, (p. 257) lists William Pugh’s death as 18 May 1869. 2. Perrin, p. 462 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.