When Henry Clay Evans was born on 18 June 1843, in Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jesse Bateman Evans, was 35 and his mother, Anna Shingle, was 35. He married Adelaide Parthenia Durand on 18 February 1869. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1900. He died on 12 December 1921, in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.
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Possible Related NamesEVANS, Henry Clay, manufacturer; born Juniata County, Pa., June 18, 1843; son of Jesse B. and Anna (Shingle) Evans; received academic education; married Adelaide Durand, Feb. 18, 1869; Republican; fo …
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