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Evans Family
 


Evans Sources
Johnson County History: Welsh Church

Pioneer Recollections: Judge H. D. Evans Letter - Williamsburg beginning
Pioneer Recollections: Williamsburg

1850 Green Township Census (transcript): Pugh, Evans

1851 Iowa State Census (image): Pugh, Williams, Evans

1856 Iowa State Census (image): Pugh, Williams

1860 Troy Twp Census (image): Pugh, Williams, Evans

Evans IGI Lookup: Christenings: Evans Family
 


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The Evan Evans Family

Evan D. Evans Jane Simon
1812 - 1872   1814 - 1887

EVAN D. EVANS (DAVID, MORRIS) was born 1812 in Montgomeryshire, Wales, and died December 14, 1872 in Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa. He and Jane immigrated with his siblings to Ohio in 1940, then on to Troy Township, Iowa Co, Iowa. He married JANE SIMON June 08, 1844 in Hamilton Co, Ohio. She was born February 1814 in Wales, and died August 03, 1887 in Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa.

More About EVAN D. EVANS:
Residence: Bef. 1841, Carno, Montgomeryshire, Wales

More About JANE SIMON:
Residence: 1880, with son John R.

     
Jane Evans
1845 - 1848


JANE EVANS, b. 1845; d. 1848.

David E. Evans  = Ida Lyon
1847 - 1932

DAVID E. EVANS (EVAN D., DAVID, MORRIS) was born December 31, 1847 in Troy Twp, Iowa Co, Iowa, and died February 28, 1932 in Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa. He married (1) IDA LYON 1872 in Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa. She was born 1851 in Columbus, Ohio, and died September 30, 1877 in Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa. He married (2) MARY HUGHES June 03, 1885 in Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa. She was born October 08, 1854 in Columbus, Ohio, and died July 16, 1909 in Williamsburg, Iowa.

More About DAVID E. EVANS:
Occupation: 1880, Stock Dealer

More About IDA LYON:
Cause of Death: In child birth (twins)

More About MARY HUGHES:
Migration: 1857, Columbus, Ohio to Williamsburg, Iowa with parents.

Children of DAVID EVANS and IDA LYON are:
i. MINNIE ALICE EVANS, b. 1874, Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa; d. 1962.
ii. VIRGINIA EVANS, b. December 28, 1876; d. November 08, 1877.
iii. IDA EVANS, b. September 30, 1877; d. October 20, 1877.


Children of DAVID EVANS and MARY HUGHES are:
iv. RALPH IRWIN EVANS, b. April 25, 1886, Williamsburg, Iowa;
    d. September 28, 1964, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
v. ROY LEIGHTON EVANS, b. September 23, 1888, Williamsburg, Iowa;
    d. September 16, 1940, North English, Iowa.
vi. RUSSELL H. EVANS, b. January 25, 1894, Williamsburg, Iowa.
vii. RENALD C. EVANS, b. September 19, 1895; d. December 31, 1896.

 
Jennie E. Evans  = Joseph E. Jones
1849 - 1931

JENNIE E. EVANS (EVAN D., DAVID, MORRIS) was born 28 Dec 1849 in Troy Twp, Iowa Co, Iowa, and died 01 May 1931 in DeSoto, Missouri, buried in Oak Hill Cem, Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa.  She married JOSEPH E. JONES, M.D. January 20, 1875. He was born September 27, 1846 in Manchester, England, and died 1913 in DeSoto, Missouri, buried in Oak Hill Cem, Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa

More About JOSEPH E. JONES, M.D.:
Occupation: 1880, Physician
Military service: Bet. 21 Jan - 19 Sep 1865, IA, Co I, 2nd Cav Regiment, Private

Children of JENNIE EVANS and JOSEPH JONES are:
i. SUSIE GRACE JONES, b. 07 Dec 1875, Iowa; d. 21 Jun 1953, De Soto, Jefferson Co, Missouri, Burial: Oak Hill Cem, Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa.
i. ROSCOE BLAINE JONES, b. Sep 1879, Iowa; d. 1921, Missouri.
ii. KIRWOOD JONES, b. 29 Jul 1881, Iowa; d. 01 Dec 1971, De Soto, Jefferson Co, Missouri.
iii. GETRUDE JONES, b. 02 Apr 1884, Iowa; d. 26 Sep 1884, Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa, Burial: Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa.
iv. ALINE JONES, b. 1888, Iowa; d. 1895, Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa, Burial: Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa.

 
John Evans       = Mary
1853 - 1905

JOHN R. EVANS (EVAN D., DAVID, MORRIS) was born 1853 in Troy Twp, Iowa Co, Iowa, and died April 19, 1905 in Williamsburg, Iowa Co, Iowa. He married MARY ? January 20, 1875 in Williamsburg, Iowa. She was born 1859 in Iowa, and died May 16, 1913 in Williamsburg, Iowa.

More About John EVANS:
Occupation: 1880, Farmer

Children of JOHN EVANS and MARY ? are:
i. EDMUND5 EVANS, b. 1883; d. July 30, 1887.
ii. JACK A. (EARL) EVANS, b. June 13, 1887, Williamsburg, Iowa;
    d. January 17, 1978, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; m. MARIA S.

 
William Evans    = Mary Ellen Davis
1854 - 1936

WILLIAM "WILL" R. EVANS (EVAN D., DAVID, MORRIS) was born October 08, 1854 in Troy Twp, Iowa Co, Iowa, and died 1936 in Iowa City, Iowa. He married MARY ELLEN DAVIS May 25, 1881 in Williamsburg, Iowa. She was born April 27, 1854 in Oneida Co, New York, and died January 17, 1932 in Iowa City, Iowa.

More About WILLIAM "WILL" R. EVANS:
Education: Iowa College at Grinnell
Occupation: Merchant and Postmaster, Williamsburg
Residence: 1880, with sister Jennie E.

Child of WILLIAM EVANS and MARY DAVIS is:
i. HAROLD D. EVANS, J.D., b. October 26, 1887, Williamsburg, Iowa;
    d. October 25, 1960, Iowa City, Iowa.