MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - BIOGRAPHIES - George W. Ewing & William K. Kercheval
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GEORGE WYTHE EWING AND WILLIAM K. KERCHEVAL, editors and proprietors of
Marshall Gazette, were born and reared in this county, and while growing up,
received their education in the common schools.  The former (Mr. Ewing) took
quite an extensive course under William Stoddert, D.D., embracing nearly the
entire course of the University of Virginia.  After completing his school
days, he taught mathematics and language in Lewisburg Institute for two terms,
and the same at Farmington Academy and some minor schools.  Mr. Kercheval
finished his education at Fayetteville, Tenn.  In 1871 the Marshall Gazette
was established, and, two years later, Mr. Ewing and two partners purchased
the paper and office, and soon after Mr. Kercheval joined him; thus Mr. Ewing
and he became sole proprietors, going in debt for the greater portion of it.
Both were wholly unacquainted with the business, but notwithstanding they have
made it a success and their crisp, newsy, eight-column paper has a circulation
of about 1,100.  George Wythe Ewing is a son of James S. Ewing, who was born
July 5, 1824, in Maury County, and at the age of twenty began his career as a
farmer, following that occupation for a period of fourteen years.  In 1845 he
weeded Eliza J. Rivens, by whom he had two children, only one of whom (our
subject) is living.  In 1859 the father came to Lewisburg and engaged in
merchandising, following that business almost ever since.  Both he and wife
are worthy members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he has been an elder
for about thirty-two years.  For some time during the war he served as
conscript officer in the Confederacy.  He served as trustee of this county,
and also as magistrate.  He is a Democrat in politics and the son of William
D. and Rebecca (Ewing) Ewing, the former born in 1786, and died in 1872, and
the latter born in 1791 and died in 1847.


Surnames: Ewing, Kercheval, Rivens, Stoddert 
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."