Janet Evans

Brief Life History of Janet

When Janet Evans was born on 14 May 1895, in Iowa, United States, her father, David T Evans, was 39 and her mother, Louisa J Malone, was 37. She married William Homer Perkins on 14 September 1913, in Lucas, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Jackson Township, Lucas, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died in October 1970, at the age of 75, and was buried in Fry Hill Cemetery, Lucas, Lucas, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Homer Perkins
1890–1979
Janet Evans
1895–1970
Marriage: 14 September 1913
Ronald Homer Perkins
1916–1966
Aileen Vera Perkins Hogue
1921–1972

Sources (14)

  • Janet Perkins, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Jennet Evans, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Janet Evans, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Welsh: derivative of Evan , from Efan, Ifan, medieval forms of Ieuan (from Latin Johannes, the source of English John), dating from c. 1500, with the post-medieval patronymic suffix -s. Welsh Sion was a separate borrowing of English John, and Evan (Ieuan) and Sion developed as independent names.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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