James Evans

Brief Life History of James

When James Evans was born on 16 August 1857, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, David Evans, was 52 and his mother, Clymenia Azuba Shaw, was 23. He married Sarah Ellen Wanlass on 20 April 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bountiful Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940 and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 15 April 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Evans
1857–1940
Sarah Ellen Wanlass
1860–1946
Marriage: 20 April 1882
James William Evans
1883–1980
Mary Luella Evans
1885–1974
Lila Clymenia Evans
1887–1890
Sarah Myrtle Evans
1889–1919
Edwin Francis "Frank" Evans
1892–1971
Fern Merrit Evans
1896–1947
David Robert Evans
1899–1985
Ernest Evans
1902–1986

Sources (58)

  • James Evans, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • James Evans, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • James, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1869

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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James Evans - history

James Evans, the son of Bishop David Evans and Clymenia Shaw, was born in Lehi, Utah County, Utah, on the 25th day of August, 1857. His early life was spent in his native city, working on his Father's …

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