Alfred Evans (1833 - 1910)

Born 4 Jul 1833 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Matilda Hollingsworth — married 1 Dec 1857 in Christian County, Illinois

Died 26 Oct 1910 at age 77 in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States

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Biography

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Note

Note: ref: 247, p. 6 this reference gives the name as "Ivens"

ref: 241, p. 230

ref: 31, p. 115

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Date: 27 Dec 2000

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Obituary

A lengthy obituary of Alfred Evans appeared in the Sedan Times-Star:^[1]

Obituary of Mr. Evans

A Long and Useful Life Was Ended Here Last Week.

Alfred Evans, one of the pioneers of Sedan, died October 26, 1910, at his home in Sedan, after an illness of several weeks, the cause of his death being old age and heart trouble.

He was one of the good men of Sedan, having no enemies and esteemed by all who knew him. Quiet, unassuming, always attending strictly to his own concerns, and never interfering with others in matters in which he was not concerned, his whole life was an exemplary one. He was a devoted member of the Christian church, and when not prevented by sickness, or some unavoidable occurrence was always in his place at the church services.

He was born in Indiana, principally raised in Kentucky, and when 18 years of age moved with his parents to Illinois, and in 1865, he moved to Nebraska. He removed to Kansas and to Sedan in 1873, where he lived till the date of his death.

He had been a member of the church for forty-two years, and was one of the most consistent and faithful members of the congregation.

At the time of his death he was 77 years, 5 months and 22 days old. He had always been a hard working man, industrious, sober and a peaceable citizen.

The funeral services were held at the residence in Sedan Oct. 28 at 10 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. J.D. McBrian, and the funeral sermon was delivered from second Timothy, 4th chapters, 6th, 7th and 8th verses. A large number of the people of the community accompanied the remains to Greenwood cemetery where the body was buried.

He leaves a widow and three children surviving him: the children being Dr. M.T. Evans of Sedan, Mrs. Laura Waters of Elk City, and Miss Artie Evans of Macon, Missouri.

Fallen asleep in Jesus, encircled in his arms,
Undisturbed by earthly cares or death's alarms,
Thy deathless spirit returned to God on high,
Shall never know a care nor breath a sigh.
Sleep on dear one, thy work on earth is done;
Thou hast fought a noble fight, thine earthly race is run.
Though now we mourn for thee, we'll watch and wait;
And some glad day we'll meet at Heaven's gate.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Evans-2038 created through the import of rgy_complete.ged on Jun 23, 2011 by Robert York. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.

1. ↑ "Obituary of Mr. Evans," Sedan Times-Star, 3 Nov 1910, p. 4, col. 3; digital images, America's GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 20 Nov 2011), Historical Newspapers.

• Jordan Dodd and Liahona Research, comp., "Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900," database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Feb 2014), entry for marriage of Alfred Ivins and Matilda Hollingsworth, 31 Dec 1856; Film # 0987611.

• Illinois State Archives and the Illinois State Genealogical Society, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Cyber Drive Illinois (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com : accessed 13 Jul 2014), enrty for the 1 Jan 1857 marriage of Alfred Ivins and Matilda Hollingsworth; citing vol A, page 99 of the Christian county marriage books.

• 1860 U.S. census, Morgan, Illinois, population schedule, Franklin Precinct, p. 314 or 637, dwelling 2148, family 2146, Household of Alfred Evans; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll M653_213.

• 1870 U.S. census, Richardson, Nebraska, population schedule, Township 1 Range 15, p. 6, dwelling 35, family 40, Household of Alfred Evans; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll M593_832.

• 1875 Kansas state census, Brown, Kansas, population schedule, Hiawatha, p. 19, dwelling 140, family 143, line 10-14, Household of Alfred Evins; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing Roll ks1875_2; Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20, Kansas State Historical Society.

• 1880 U.S. census, Chautauqua, Kansas, population schedule, Sedan, enumeration district (ED) 075, p. 25D, dwelling 227, family 233, Household of Alfred Evans; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 375.

• 1885 Kansas state census, Chautauqua, Kansas, population schedule, Sedan, p. 9, dwelling 46, family 54, line 2-4, Household of Alfred Evans; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing Roll KS1885_18; Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146, Kansas State Historical Society.

• 1895 Kansas state census, Chautauqua, Kansas, population schedule, Sedan, p. 43 (crossed out) or 15, dwelling 5, family 5, line 22-25, Household of A. Evans; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing Roll v115_17; Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169, Kansas State Historical Society.

• 1900 U.S. census, Chautauqua, Kansas, population schedule, Sedan, enumeration district (ED) 11, sheet 10B, p. 30 (handwritten), dwelling 212, family 215, Household of Alfard Evans; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 473.

• 1910 U.S. census, Chautauqua, Kansas, population schedule, Sedan, enumeration district (ED) 0010, sheet 14A, p. 229 (stamped), dwelling 255, family 257, Household of Alfred Eavens; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll T624_433.

• "A Pioneer is Sick," Sedan Times-Star, 29 Sept 1910, p. 4, col. 4; digital images, America's GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 20 Nov 2011), Historical Newspapers.

• "A. Evans Dead," Sedan Times-Star, 27 Oct 1910, p. 4, col. 4; digital images, America's GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 20 Nov 2011), Historical Newspapers.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Alfred Evans (4 Jul 1834–26 Oct 1910), Find A Grave: Memorial #23067426, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Pam Barns (contributor 46946976) .

• http://www.earljones.net/aqwg138.htm