Ewing, Carroll M.

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Title: Ewing, Carroll M.
Alias: Ewing, Hop; Ewing, Carroll Merlin
Gender: Male
Biography: Carroll M. “Hop” Ewing attended the University of Kentucky, where he is listed in the 1947 yearbook as a freshman in the Education Department.; In 1961, “Hop” Ewing was elected mayor of Florence. He was re-elected in 1969. He remained in office until 1981 and his daughter, Diane Whalen, is Florence's current mayor.
Member: Ewing family
Birth date: 31 Mar 1925
Place of birth: Lacy (Ky.)
Father: Ewing, Christopher L.
Mother: Bird, Goldie
Life event(s): Marriage 1: 10 May 1947; Henry County (Ky.); Henry County (Ky.); Marriage 2: 7 Aug 1987; Carroll County (Ky.); Carroll County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Houston, Sue Ann; Carroll, Ruth
Child(ren): Whelan, Diane Ewing; Brown, Elizabeth Ewing; Daley, Rebecca Ewing; Robey, Carol Ewing; Gillum, Emily Ewing; Ewing, Alan
Death date: 23 May 2006
Place of death: Florence (Ky.)
Occupation(s): Teacher; Mayor (Florence, Ky.)
Military service: Marine Fighting Squadron One Twenty Two, Marine Aircraft Group Eleven, Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Corps
Allegiance: United States of America
Held rank: Sergeant
Service began: 24 May 1943; 7 Aug 1950
Service ended: 2 May 1946; 16 Jul 1951
Resided in: Milton (Ky.); Florence (Ky.)
Related resource: Transcript of oral history interview with Carroll "Hop" Ewing [PDF]; ""Hop" Ewing Put 'Y'all' in Mall", 'The Kentucky Post', 24 May 2006 [PDF]; ""Hop" Ewing, Florence's 'Y'all' mayor, dies", 'The Cincinnati Enquirer', 24 May 2006 [PDF]; '"Father and Daughter Build a Dynasty", WKRC.com, 20 May 2004 [PDF]; "Boom Town Mayor" by Connie Remlinger, 'The Kentucky Post', 23 Dec 1981 [PDF]; City of Florence Election Results, 6 Nov 1969 [PDF]
Member of: Florence United Methodist Church (Florence, Ky.)
Bibliographic citation(s): 'The Kentuckian', University of Kentucky, 1947, page 115; U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current; U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958; Kentucky, Marriage Index, 1973-1999; FindAGrave.com, memorial #14453440
Source(s): Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999; U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012; Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930; Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940; U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Find A Grave.com; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

Item sets: Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County

Media: Carroll "Hop" Ewing, August 2005