Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Fayette Clay Ewing
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 13, 2018
1. Fayette Clay Ewing Marker
After his migration to Thibodaux from Kentucky in the early 1840s, Ewing practiced medicine with one of the founders of St. John's Episcopal Church, Dr. Thomas Williams. He took over Williams's practice upon the latter's death in 1849. In 1852, Ewing married Eliza Josephine Kittredge, daughter of the prominent Assumption Parish physician. Ebeneezer E. Kittredge, a native of New Hampshire and owner of Elm Hall Plantation. Among Ewing's additional enterprises was his partnership with Dr. James A. Scudday in the manufacture of bi-sulfate of lime used in sugar mill processing. The Ewing's lived at Ariel Plantation on the left descending bank of Bayou Lafourche, between Lafourche Crossing and present-day Raceland.
Erected by St. John's Historic Cemetery.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine.
Location. 29° 47.647′ N, 90° 49.409′ W. Marker is in Thibodaux, Louisiana, in Lafourche Parish. It can be reached from Jackson Street south of Seventh Street, on the
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana Cajun Country, and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rev. Daniel McNair (here, next to this marker); Mary King Fulford (a few steps from this marker); James Frost (a few steps from this marker); Morgan Springer (a few steps from this marker); Silas T. Grisamore (a few steps from this marker); Richard Henry Allen (a few steps from this marker); John Carlton Beatty (within shouting
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 13, 2018
2. Fayette Clay Ewing Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 885 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2018.
