John Evans, Jr., was born in Crawford county, Ohio, June 13, 1830. His father, John Evans, Sr., is one of the earliest settlers of the county, and will be spoken of fully under the township in which he resides. John Evans, Jr., early left home, and his nineteenth birthday was spent on the plains while he was en route for California.

Here he was fairly successful, and returned three years later, in 1852, and bought the place now owned by his brother, Mr. Hamilton Evans. April 23, 1857, he married Sarah Y., daughter of Abner and Lucy Davis. Mrs. Evans was born at Balston Spa, Saratoga county, New York, March 13, 1829. With the exception of the first six years of her life spent in her native town, she has lived in Henderson county. After her marriage to Mr. Evans they lived one year on the farm mentioned above, and then removed to the place now occupied by them.

Their present residence, one of the very finest in the county, was completed in April, 1870. Their only child, Marion L., now liv­ing in Mills county,. Iowa, was born June 30, 1858. Mr. Evans is a member of the Baptist church, at Malvern, Iowa, while his wife maintains her adherence to the teachings of the United Presbyterian church.

 

History of Mercer and Henderson Counties.

 

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