Brief Life History of John D.
John D. Evans was born in 1821, in Wales, United Kingdom. He had at least 6 sons and 2 daughters with Maria Evans. He lived in Fox Lake, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. He died in 1883, at the age of 62.
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- John D. Evans in household of William C. King, "United States Census, 1880"
- John D Evans in entry for Wilber Clarance King and Maggie Evans, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- John D Evans, "United States Census, 1870"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
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.
1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.
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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