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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 27 March 2005 |
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The History of Warren County Ohio Part V. Biographical Sketches Wayne Township (Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992) |
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JOEL EVANS, Waynesville, was born near Waynesville Jan. 23, 1816. The name of the first American emigrant with whom this record begins was William Evans, who was born in Wales, and, while a young man, settled in Guynedd, Penn., about the year 1696, and died in 1747; how many children he had is not known, but it is conceded that he had a son, Owen Evans, who was born about 1690, and died Nov. 28, 1754; he was a Justice of the Peace under the Crown or Proprietary of Pennsylvania; he had at least two sons - Thomas and David; the latter was born Jan. 11, 1729 or 1730; the former, from whom those hereafter mentioned have descended, was born July 23, 1737, and died March 13, 1810; his wife, Hannah, was born Oct. 23, 1727, and died April 25, 1813; they had six sons and four daughters, of whom Benjamin, the second son and fourth child, and the grandfather of our subject, was born Oct. 12, 1760; he married Hannah, daughter of David and Hannah Smith, in South Carolina, about 1790; she was born in Bucks Co., Penn., July 3, 1767; in October, 1803, they emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County, at Waynesville, among the early settlers of this place; Mr. Evans was an auger-maker by |
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trade; he died July 10, 1830; his wife died Sept. 19,1853; their children were Thomas, born Dec. 12, 1791, died May 11, 1852; David, born June 30, 1793, died Nov. 19, 1861; Elizabeth, born Feb. 6, 1795; Owen, born Jan. 30, 1797, died Feb. 21, 1798; Owen, the second, born March 16,1800, died July 2, 1827; George, born Feb. 25,1802. The above were born in South Carolina, and these following in Warren Co., Ohio: Sarah, born March 6, 1804, died June 24, 1851; Mary, born Feb. 22, 1806, died Aug. 18, 1830; and Jason, born Nov. 25, 1807. David Evans, the second son of Benjamin and Hannah Evans and the father of our subject, married Rachel Burnett June 2, 1813; their children were John, born March 9, 1814; Joel; Seth, Oct. 21,1817; Evan, July 1,1820, died Oct. 21, 1821; Owen, Aug. 17, 1821, died Jan. 29, 1823; Rebecca, Aug. 15, 1823, died Dec. 25, 1845; Benjamin, Dec. 16, 1824; Mary, July 27, 1826, died April 9, 1850; Hannah, April 3, 1829; Ann, May 1, 1831; and Jason, born March 31, 1833. Mr. David Evans was for many years a prominent man in the business interests of Waynesville; was for a considerable time engaged in mercantile business, and attended largely to the execution of wills and the settlement of estates, and frequently served as guardian over minors, and was an influential and much-esteemed citizen; he died Nov. 19, 1861; his wife is still living in the house they built and moved into in the spring of 1836. Of the sons of David Evans, all that are now living have become active business men and useful members of society; John studied medicine and became prominent as a physician in Indiana; was instrumental in securing the erection of the Insane Asylum in that State; was subsequently appointed Professor in the Bush Medical College at Chicago, and, still later, was Governor of Colorado Territory under President Lincoln; he now resides at Denver; Seth is a prominent pork-packer in Cincinnati; also served several years as President of the Second National Bank of that city; Benjamin and Jason are also engaged in pork-packing in Cincinnati. The subject of this sketch grew to maturity, receiving only a common-school education, such as those early days furnished; on Nov. 30, 1837, he was married to Susan B., daughter of William and Elizabeth Sharp, of Medford, N. J.; Miss Sharp was born May 24, 1815; in the spring of 1840, Mr. Evans went to Jay Co., Ind., where he located in the woods, erected a log cabin and commenced a true pioneer life; but his plans and prospects were soon prostrated by the early death of his wife; on the 30th of November, 1840, just three years from the date of their marriage, she was taken from him by death, leaving one daughter, Elizabeth S., who died in Waynesville, Aug. 30, 1861, aged 22 years 7 months and 10 days. Soon after the death of his wife, Mr. Evans returned to Waynesville, where he has since resided. On Oct. 3, 1844, he was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth Satterthwaite, whose history is given in sketch of Abel Satterthwaite; she was born June 20, 1820; by this marriage, Mr. Evans has had two sons and one daughter—B. Carrie, born June 6, 1845, married Seth W. Brown Feb. 11, 1864; John S., born July 31, 1849, died July 31, 1873; and David, born Dec. 4, 1851; his second companion died Dec. 4, 1872. About the year 1844, Mr. Evans commenced the business of surveying; from 1851 to 1861, he was engaged as a carpenter and builder; in 1866, he was elected Surveyor of Warren County, which position he held six years; from the fall of 1871 to the fall of 1874, he served as County Commissioner; while acting as such, being a practical builder, he drew up the plans and specifications for and was appointed Superintendent of Construction of the Warren County Orphan Asylum and Children's Home, and, upon its completion, was appointed one of the Trustees of that institution for six years by the Court of Common Pleas, at the expiration of which time he was re-appointed for a similar term, and has served as Clerk of the Board of Trustees since its first organization; in the spring of 1873, he |
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was placed upon the Board of Education of Waynesville, and was elected as Clerk of the same: at the opening of the Waynesville National Bank, Feb. 1, 1874, Mr. Evans reluctantly accepted the position of its Cashier, as also that of Director of the association. Mr. Evans, though reserved in his manners, is pleasing and congenial in his nature, and is held in high esteem throughout the county, where he is so well and favorably known. |
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