Title
Louisa Frances Ewing
Subject
Families
Indiana--Logansport
Frontier and pioneer life
Fashion
Powell, Louisa Frances Harris Ewing, 1844-1899
Postmasters
Description
Louisa Frances Harris, later Louisa Frances Ewing as the wife of Alexander Kinnear Ewing, sits for a portrait. With Alexander's untimely death in 1874, she remarried, becoming Louisa Frances Powell. Like her husband, Louisa served as Postmaster of Logansport, Indiana for a brief period after her husband's death.
On verso: "'Grandmother Ewing Powell' b. ? As 'Frank L. Harris' m. Oct 18, [1685?] to Alex K. Ewing. She was later known as 'Louisa F.' appointed Postmaster General Oct 24, 1874 in Logansport IN d. 1899. husband Alex died Oct 3, 1876 remarried to Jehu Z. Powell in 1881. Mother of Verne Ewing."
On verso: "'Grandmother Ewing Powell' b. ? As 'Frank L. Harris' m. Oct 18, [1685?] to Alex K. Ewing. She was later known as 'Louisa F.' appointed Postmaster General Oct 24, 1874 in Logansport IN d. 1899. husband Alex died Oct 3, 1876 remarried to Jehu Z. Powell in 1881. Mother of Verne Ewing."
Creator
Fetter's New Gallery
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Identifier
403595
Ewing Family Collection
Original Format
albumen print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
23 x 18 cm