James William Evans

Brief Life History of James William

When James William Evans was born on 3 March 1883, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, James Evans, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Ellen Wanlass, was 23. He married Mary Emma Forsyth on 31 March 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 5 years and Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 1 March 1980, in Yucaipa, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

James William Evans
1883–1980
Mary Emma Forsyth
1884–1978
Marriage: 31 March 1909
Sara Evans
1910–1997
Forsyth Evans
1912–1912
Elaine Evans
1916–1991
James Williams Evans
1917–1917
Mary Margaret Evans
1918–1999
William David Evans
1922–2008

Sources (31)

  • James William Evans, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • James W. Evans, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • James William Evans, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

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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