Decatur in Macon County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Miss Myra Belle Ewing

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

1. Miss Myra Belle Ewing Marker

Inscription.

Stephen Decatur Chapter
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution

Organized February 4, 1896
as Decatur Chapter
honors their Organizing Regent
Miss Myra Belle Ewing

Erected 2003 by Stephen Decatur Chapter.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is February 4, 1896.

Location. 39° 49.985′ N, 88° 57.543′ W. Marker is in Decatur, Illinois, in Macon County. It can be reached from South Church Street. Marker is in the Ewing Family Plot in Greenwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 606 South Church Street, Decatur IL 62522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hiram Buck, D.D. (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Mary Winegardner (about 600 feet away); Col. Nathan W. Tupper and Lieut. Col. Ansel Tupper (about 700 feet away); Greenwood Cemetery Pioneer Burials (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lynching of Samuel J. Bush (approx. 0.6 miles away); Coming to Illinois (approx. 0.6 miles away); Let Us All Be United (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decatur.

Also see . . . Former Regents of Stephen Decatur Chapter NSDAR. Has photo of Eyra Belle Ewing (Submitted on March 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

2. Miss Myra Belle Ewing Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

3. Miss Myra Belle Ewing Marker

View from Ewing Family Plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2026

4. View from Ewing Family Plot

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.