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John W Evans

Birth	:	9 Nov 1833 Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	3 Jan 1915 Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Southlawn Cemetery, Seymour, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6763992, -93.1207962
Description	:	John Evans was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in 1833, a son of James Evans, and a brother of Hiram, Jerry and Aaron Evans, residents of Walnut Township. John Evans was reared in Bedford County, and was there married, in 1857 to Rachel Blankley, a native of the same county, a daughter of John and Barbara Blankley. October 24, 1857, only a few days after his marriage, Mr. Evans started for LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, locating near the village of Onalaska, where he engaged in farming. October 25, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry, and participated in all... Read More	John Evans was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in 1833, a son of James Evans, and a brother of Hiram, Jerry and Aaron Evans, residents of Walnut Township. John Evans was reared in Bedford County, and was there married, in 1857 to Rachel Blankley, a native of the same county, a daughter of John and Barbara Blankley. October 24, 1857, only a few days after his marriage, Mr. Evans started for LaCrosse County, Wisconsin, locating near the village of Onalaska, where he engaged in farming. October 25, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry, and participated in all the campaigns and battles in which the gallant Fourteenth engaged. His first battle was at Shiloh, on the 6th and 7th of April, 1862, being actively engaged in the fight on the second, his regiment losing 120 men in killed and wounded. His regiment remained on the field of Shiloh till after the evacuation of Corinth by the Confederates. He was then ordered to that place and was there when the Confederate, General Beauregard, made an attack for the purpose of retaking it. He then went to Memphis, remaining there some time. He took part in the siege of Vicksburg, participating in the battle of Black River, on the way to Vicksburg. He then went with his regiment to Natchez, Mississippi, where he remained several months. He veteraned in the fall of 1863 and came home on furlough. He participated in the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns, after which he took part in General Thomas's battles with General Hood. He then went to New Orleans and was at the battle of Spanish Fort. He then went to Montgomery, Alabama, and was discharged at Mobile in September, 1865, having served four years. He reached LaCrosse, October 26, 1865, and continued to reside in Wisconsin till the fall of 1877, when he came to Wayne County, Iowa, and settled on his present farm, on section 27, Walnut Township. Mr. Evans has made all the improvements on his farm, which now contains 240 acres of well-cultivated land. Since the war he has followed farming as much as he has been able, his health having been much impaired by his service in the army. Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties P-411-412 Interstate Publishing Co. Chicago 1886

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John W Evans's memorial is located at: Southlawn Cemetery, Seymour, Wayne County, USA.
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John W Evans death on 3 Jan 1915 in Seymour, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.6763992
Longitude: -93.1207962

Family Members:

Spouse

Rachel Blankley Evans

(1829 - 1916)

Children

Martha B Evans

(1866 - 1879)

James M Evans

(1871 - 1879)

Sarah Elizabeth “Sadie” Evans Shepherd

(1873 - 1930)

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Coordinate: 40.6763992, -93.1207962

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Coordinate: 40.6767006, -92.9963989

18. Hibbsville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6599998, -92.9869003

19. Shriver Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6661243, -92.9585356

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