Neoga Twp. -
JAMES EWING, pioneer, was born in Tennessee, Nov. 3, 1804, the son of James and Mary (Thompson) Ewing, is the fourth in a family of six children, and is of Scotch-Irish extraction.  The father of Mr. Ewing was a native of Virginia, and his mother of North Carolina.  His parents were deceased in Tennessee.  His father had attained to the advanced age of more than ninety years.  The year 1827 dates of the subject of this sketch to Edgar  County, Ill.  There he resided until 1854, when he came to Cumberland County.  He is one of the few men yet living that served as a soldier in the Black Hawk War.  In 1833, he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Ewing, an own cousin of his.  Mrs. Ewing died in November of the year following, and he was next married, three years later, to Miss Mary Alexander, and to them were born four sons and four daughters, viz.: Milton A., Sirus K., George F., Josiah A., Martha V., Flora E., Linda J., and Emma C.  Mrs. Ewing died in May, 1864, since which time Mr. Ewing has remained a widower.  In 1874, he quite the farm and became a resident of Neoga, but still owns a farm, which is moderately well improved, and is located two miles east of Neoga.  Mr. Ewing has long been a thorough advocate of the principles of Republicanism.  He is one of the men who cast their ballots in what was known as the Wabash Precinct.  The Ewing family has a long line of ancestors, and was known in America many years before the war between the United States and Great Britain.  Mr. Ewing is one of the first settlers of Illinois, and is one of its representative men.
Source:  Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois - Historical and Biographical - Publ. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co. - 1884 - Page 326

Neoga Twp. -
JAMES M. EWING, farmer, was born in Vigo County, Ind., July 31, 1825; son of Alexander and Margaret L. (McColloch) Ewing, and is of Scotch-Irish extraction.  The parents of Mr. Ewing were natives of East Tennessee.  In 1824, they emigrated to Vigo County, Ind., and there remained two years; then removed to Edgar County, Ill., and here his father died in 1851.  His mother died in Cumberland County, in 1866.  In 1854, the subject of our notice came to Cumberland County, in 1866.  In 1854, the subject of our notice came to Cumberland County, Ill., and settled three miles west of Neoga, in Neoga Township, and here he has since resided.  His marriage took place Feb. 12, 1861, to Miss Prudentia T. Stone.  Mrs. Ewing was born in Livingston County, N. Y.  They have three children viz.:  Whitney L., Norton E., and James T.  He is a thorough Republican.  In 1877, Mr. Ewing was elected Supervisor of Neoga Township, and served three terms.  He is a Royal Arch Mason; made a Mason in 1860.  He is one of the best and most successful farmers in Neoga Township; owns 239 acres of good land.  He is a prominent citizen and a most honorable man.  Mr. and Mrs. Ewing are members of the Presbyterian Church.  He is one of the early settlers of the county.
Source:  Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois - Historical and Biographical - Publ. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co. - 1884 - Page 327