Charles Walter Evans (1895 - 1957)

Born 14 Sep 1895 in Emporia, Kansas

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Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1957 at age 61 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States

Biography

Charles Evans is a part of US Black heritage.

Charles was born on 14 Sep 1895 ^[1]

1917 Charles registered for the WWI draft. At that time he was employed in farming.^[2]

He passed away on 30 June 1957 and was buried in Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas,.^[1] Memorial contains photo of gravestone.

Census

1900 Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansa; The Evans family consisted of father Edward (day laborer), mother Allie and son Charles. ^[3]

1910 Emporia, Lyon, Kansas; Edward was a salesman in a lumber yard with his wife Allie and son Charles. ^[4]

1915 Lyon, Kansas; Edward was a railroad employee, his wife Allie was a housekeeper and son Charles was a teamster. ^[5]

1920 Emporia, Lyon, Kansas; Charles (public works laborer) lived with wife Bernice, and son Charles Jr. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF6P-V1W : 1 February 2021), Bernice Evans in entry for Charles Evans, 1920.

1925 Kansas census; Emporia, Lyon, Kansas; Charles (laborer)and Bernice lived with their son Charles(age 6) and daughter Nellie (age 5) ^[6]

1940 Emporia Township, Lyon, Kansas; Charles (city sanitation dept. worker) and Bernice shared their home with children Charles Jr, Nellie, Norman and Maurice. ^[7]

1950 Emporia, Lyon, Kansas; Charles(city laborer) and his wife Bernice lived with sons Maurice, Norman and Bernice's widowed father, William. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92186016/charles-walter-evans: accessed 07 April 2023), memorial page for Charles Walter “Pig” Evans (14 Sep 1895–30 Jun 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92186016, citing Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009).
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66X-C9F : 29 December 2021), Charles W Evans, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT6-Q2H : accessed 7 April 2023), Charles Evans in household of Edward Evans, Pittsburg city Ward 4, Crawford, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CL-QLH : accessed 7 April 2023), Charley Evans in household of Edd Evans, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 9B, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 445; FHL microfilm 1,374,458.
5. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFZ-VB6Q : 13 October 2019), Charley Evans in household of Ed Evans, Lyon, Kansas, United States; citing Kansas, United States, 188, 25, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
6. ↑ Web Page (Link to the Record) https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/9009592:1088?tid=&pid=&queryId=41ff7f5b57b58a8f48edcf1433652d09&_phsrc=sCJ52400&_phstart=successSource (Citation) Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_84; Line: 18
7. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRKV-Q7S "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VRKV-QQ1 : Wed Mar 15 06:48:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Evans and Bernice Evans, 1940.
8. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F71-N8LJ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6F71-N8LL : Sun Jan 29 13:23:35 UTC 2023), Entry for William Barnes and Charles Evans, 17 May 1950.