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James L. EWING
b.1812 TN
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Name James L. EWING
Gender Male
Birth? 1812 TN
Death? 5 Mar 1836 The Alamo, San Antonio, TX

James L. Ewing is listed in the 1837 tax list of San Augustineco.


Found on the online Handbook of Texas:

EWING, JAMES L. (1812-1836). James L. Ewing, Alamo defender, wasborn in Tennessee in 1812. He took part in the siege of Bexar asa member of Capt. William R. Carey's artillery company and laterserved as secretary to Lt. Col. James C. Neill, commander of theTexan forces occupying Bexar. Ewing died in the battle of theAlamo on March 6, 1836.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Daughters of the American Revolution, The AlamoHeroes and Their Revolutionary Ancestors (San Antonio, 1976).Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Muster Rolls of the TexasRevolution (Austin, 1986). Bill Groneman, Alamo Defenders(Austin: Eakin, 1990).

Bill Groneman

More About JAMES L. EWING: Bounty Land Grant: July 29, 1841, Heirs: Received Bounty Warrant9834 for 640 acres, service Jan. 6, 1836 - March 6, 183636 Cause of Death (2): March 06, 1836, Killed at the Alamo Land Patent: August 03, 1848, 320 Acres patented to heirs inUvalde County, pat 174, Vol. 5, Abst 175 GLO File Bexar Bty63036