John Thomas Evans

Male1 May 1823–19 June 1900

Brief Life History of John Thomas

When John Thomas Evans was born on 1 May 1823, in Henllan Amgoed, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Evans, was 21 and his mother, Mary Evans, was 32. He married Elizabeth Ann Lloyd on 25 November 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and North Point, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 19 June 1900, in Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Evans
1823–1900
Elizabeth Ann Lloyd
1830–1914
Marriage: 25 November 1855
John Lloyd Evans
1856–1939
George Lloyd Evans
1859–1889
David Lloyd Evans
1862–1889
William Lloyd Evans
1863–1863
Mary Elizabeth Evans
1865–1932
Sarah Ann Evans
1867–1960
Martha Maria Evans
1870–1951
Thomas Jones Evans
1873–1948

Sources (56)

  • John Evens, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Thomas Evans, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John T Evans, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 November 1855Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Children (8)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    Age 2

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

    Age 8

    Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

    1846

    Age 23

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    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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    Story Highlight

    John Thomas Evans Journal

    Evans, John Thomas - Journal Missionary Diary of John Thomas Evans, 1850-1852 Translated from Welsh to English by John C. Musgrove with notes by Kent Buckner (1981) **************************** …

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