Eleanor Boyle Ewing
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Eleanor Boyle Ewing, later known as Ellen Ewing Sherman, was a 19th-century American social figure and the devout Catholic wife of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eleanor Boyle Ewing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7572668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eleanor Boyle Ewing Context triple: [Ellen Ewing Sherman, birthName, Eleanor Boyle Ewing]
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A.
Eleanor Guilfoyle
Eleanor Guilfoyle is the birth name of Canadian composer and church musician Eleanor Daley, known for her choral and sacred music.
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B.
Eleanor Gates
Eleanor Gates is the daughter of Robert M. Gates, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of Central Intelligence.
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C.
Eleanor Campbell
Eleanor Campbell was a Scottish noblewoman best known as the wife of John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, a prominent 18th-century soldier and diplomat.
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D.
Eleanor Lanahan
Eleanor Lanahan is an American writer, artist, and filmmaker best known as the granddaughter of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and for her work chronicling their lives and legacy.
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E.
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt was an American art patron and collector who, with her sisters, played a key role in establishing what became the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eleanor Boyle Ewing Target entity description: Eleanor Boyle Ewing, later known as Ellen Ewing Sherman, was a 19th-century American social figure and the devout Catholic wife of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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A.
Eleanor Guilfoyle
Eleanor Guilfoyle is the birth name of Canadian composer and church musician Eleanor Daley, known for her choral and sacred music.
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B.
Eleanor Gates
Eleanor Gates is the daughter of Robert M. Gates, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of Central Intelligence.
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C.
Eleanor Campbell
Eleanor Campbell was a Scottish noblewoman best known as the wife of John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, a prominent 18th-century soldier and diplomat.
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D.
Eleanor Lanahan
Eleanor Lanahan is an American writer, artist, and filmmaker best known as the granddaughter of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and for her work chronicling their lives and legacy.
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E.
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt was an American art patron and collector who, with her sisters, played a key role in establishing what became the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American socialite
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Catholic layperson ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ellen Ewing
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Ewing Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Charles Celestine Sherman
NERFINISHED
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Eleanor Mary Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Ewing Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Elizabeth Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Philemon Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Ewing Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Ewing Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1824-10-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1888-11-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | convent school in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| endTime | 1862 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Maria Boyle Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Eleanor Boyle Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Ewing family
NERFINISHED
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Sherman family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
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prominent role in Washington, D.C. social life during and after the American Civil War ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lancaster, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | First Lady of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| residence |
Lancaster, Ohio
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Charles Ewing
NERFINISHED
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Hugh Boyle Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Ewing Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1860 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleanor Boyle Ewing Description of subject: Eleanor Boyle Ewing, later known as Ellen Ewing Sherman, was a 19th-century American social figure and the devout Catholic wife of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.