Evan Willard (1869 - 1951)

Born 1 May 1869 in Oregon, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Matilda (Baty) Willard — married 24 May 1894 in Oregon County, MO

Died 20 May 1951 at age 82 in West Plains, Howell Co, Missouri

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Biography

Evans was born in 1869. (May 1 or 28).
He was the son of John Willard and Sarah Colyott.

May 31, 1894 he married Nancy Matilda "Tilly" Baty.^[1]

1900 MO census - Oregon Co, Highland twp, p 8 (June):
Willard, Evan (head) - 31, b May 1869 MO, m 6 yrs, par b MO
. . . . Nancy M. (wife) - 22, b Dec 1877, 2 ch/2 liv, b MO, par b MO
. . . . Verny (daug) - 5, b June 1895 MO
. . . . Ira L. (son) - 1, b July 1898 MO

Evan was a Freewill Baptist preacher and lived in Peace Valley, Howell County, Mo.

1910 MO Census: Howell, Howell County, MO^[2]
Willard, Evan, head, 40 MO
. . . . . Nancy M., wife, 31, MO
. . . . . Vernie, daug, 14, MO
. . . . . Ira L. , son, 11, MO (Lee)
. . . . . Ella, daug, 9, MO
. . . . . Bertha, daug, 5, MO
. . . . . Naoma G., daug, 2, MO
Willard, John, father, 70,

West Plains Journal (newspaper), Apr 20, 1916, p2 -
Brandsville – Lee Rouintree and family of Cull visited with the Rev E. [Evan] Willard Sunday.

In a Letter from his sister-in-law Rhoda Willard to her son, Arthur, Sept 12, 1918 she says:
“Evan & folks are in Ark. picking cotton, all but Lee and Vernie. They are in B.V.” (Brandsville)

1920 MO census - Howell Co, Brandsville, p 21:
Willard, Evan (head) - 50, b MO
. . . . Nancie M. (wife) - 42, b MO
. . . . Ira Lee (daug) - 21, b MO
. . . . Ella (daug) - 18, b MO
. . . . Bertha (daug) - 15, b MO
. . . . Naoma G. (daug) - 12, b MO

Tilly died July 15, 1927, buried Jolliff Cemetery near Rover, Oregon County, MO.

1940 MO Census Howell Township, Rural Howell County, MO
Wilard, Evan, head, 70 MO
Tilson, Ella, daughter, 39, MO
^[3]

West Plains Journal
—May 29, 1941, p2 - Rock Valley - Mr and Mrs Squire Willard, Mr and Mrs Lee Willard and children, attended a birthday dinner at the Evan Willard home near Blue Mound Sunday.
—June 8, 1944, p3 - Honored on 75th birthday - Evan Willard was honored at his home 6 miles west of West Plains on the Pottersvile Road Sunday when a large group of relatives gathered for a family reunion dinner celebrating his 75th birthday anniversary. The guests gathered from West Plains, Springfield and Buffalo, as well as from his home community. Those present were Mrs. Ella Tilson, Geneva Gann, Mr and Mrs Noah House and children, Mrs Bertha Parson and children, Mr and Mrs Tindel Lambeth and children, Mrs. Dovie Quay and grandson Richard Tinnson of Springfield, Mr and Mrs J.D. Willard of Rover, Mr and Mrs Squire Willard, Mr and Mrs John Willard and children, Mr and Mrs W.A. Campbell, A.A. Willard and sons, Dwayne (sic: Duane) and Dallas and daughter, May (sic: Mary) Frances, all of Buffalo, Rose Lee (sic: Rosalee) and Glenda Willard of Rover, Mr and Mrs Joe Quay and son of Spgfld, Mr and Mrs Jack Harrell and son of Springfield, Mr and Mrs James Summers and children of Cull, Lester and Bonnie Harmon.
—Nov 9, 1944, p4 - Local - Evan Willard of Pottersville Rt has gone to Hoxie, Ark., to visit his brother, Johnny Willard. He was accompanied by Mr and Mrs Squire Willard of Pottersville Rt. They also plan to visit Fred Willard, who lives at Paragould, Ark. Their father was John Willard who used to run a nursery in Oregon County.

September 6, 1947 he married Pearl Nash/Myers/Willard in Fulton County, AR. He was 78; she was 58. She was from Cureall, Howell County, MO. He was from West Plains, Howell County, MO. ^[4]

He passed away May 20, 1951, age 82
Buried Oak Lawn Cem., West Plains, MO., not with his 1st wife in Jolliff Cemetery.
Find A Grave: Memorial #20778452
Pearl died in 1965. She was buried in Sweeton Cem, by her first 2 husbands.

Sources

1. ↑ Oregon Co, Mo Marriages 1892-1916:
   Evan Willard & Nancy Matilda Baty; license: May 21, 1894; marriage: May 31, 1894.
2. ↑ 1910 census - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2YH-ZNX
3. ↑ 1940 census - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7QK-4BR
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XXZ3-HPG?i=777&cc=1417439&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ANML9-W35

• West Plains Journal

Event Place: West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States of America
Birth Date: 28 May 1869
Death Date: 20 May 1951
Cemetery: Oak Lawn Cemetery (West Plains)