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Jay Evans 1900–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1900

Birth Location: East Jordon, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 5 Jul 1987

Death Location: Harrisburg, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Daniel Evans

Mother: Mary Mundy

Spouse(s): Viola Evans, Gertrude Gordon

Children(s): Donald Adams, Bernard Evans, Donald Evans, Corinne Evans, Darrel Sr., Billy Evans, Robert Evans, James Evans

Jay Evans was born in 1900 in East Jordon, Michigan, United States, the child of Daniel Dan Evans And Mary Mundy. In 1917, Jay Evans resided in Oceana County, Michigan, USA. Jay Evans married Gertrude May Gordon, Viola Mildred Landon Evans, and had children including Bernard Jay Evans, Billy Lee Evans, Corinne Gertrude Evans, Darrel Lloyd Evans Sr, David Evans, Donald Bruce Adams, Donald Elwood Evans, James Samuel Evans, Robert John Evans, Wanda May Evans. Jay Evans passed away in 1987 in Harrisburg, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jay Evans was born in 1900 in East Jordon, Michigan, United States, the child of Daniel Dan Evans And Mary Mundy.
  • In 1917, Jay Evans resided in Oceana County, Michigan, USA.
  • Jay Evans married Gertrude May Gordon, Viola Mildred Landon Evans, and had children including Bernard Jay Evans, Billy Lee Evans, Corinne Gertrude Evans, Darrel Lloyd Evans Sr, David Evans, Donald Bruce Adams, Donald Elwood Evans, James Samuel Evans, Robert John Evans, Wanda May Evans.
  • Jay Evans passed away in 1987 in Harrisburg, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jay Evans's Ancestors

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Jay Evans
1900–1987
Birth Place: East Jordon, Michigan, United States
Parents
Daniel "Dan" Evans
1855–1916
Crawford, Pennsylvania
Mary Mundy
1870–1948
Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Samuel (W) Evans
1819–1904
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Whitman
1824–1912
Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Susanna Furst
1800–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jay Evans's Descendants

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Jay Evans (5 Sep 1900–5 Jul 1987) m. Viola (Mildred Landon) Evans (2 OCT 1909–6 JUL 1999) m. Gertrude (May) Gordon (10 July 1901–12 Jan 1920)
  1. 1. Donald (Bruce) Adams 1943–2015
  2. 2. Bernard (Jay) Evans 1930–2016
  3. 3. Donald (Elwood) Evans 1931–2020
  4. 4. Corinne (Gertrude) Evans 1933–2014 m. Maurice (Clement) Larson 1922–1985
  5. 5. Darrel (Lloyd Evans) Sr. 1935–2012 m. Norma Curry 1937–2015
  6. 6. Billy (Lee) Evans 1942–2018
  7. 7. Robert (John) Evans 1940–2018 m. Eileen (Florence) Roomsburg 1942–2004
  8. 8. James (Samuel) Evans 1943–2016

Jay Evans's Timeline

11 Records

1900
5 Sep 1900
Birth of Jay Evans in East Jordon, Michigan, United States
East Jordon, Michigan, United States
1917
1917-1918
Age 17
Jay Evans resided here in Oceana County, Michigan, USA
Oceana County, Michigan, USA
1919
30 Sep 1919
Age 19
Jay Evans was married In Hart, Oceana Co., MI
Hart, Oceana Co., MI
1920
1920
Age 20
Jay Evans resided here in Colfax, Oceana, Michigan, USA
Colfax, Oceana, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Jay Evans resided here in Norton Shores, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Norton Shores, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Jay Evans resided here in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 40
Jay Evans resided here in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
1942
1942
Age 42
Jay Evans resided here in Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 51
Jay Evans resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1987
5 Jul 1987
Age 87
Death of Jay Evans in Ravenna, MI, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italie
Ravenna, MI, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italie
1987
5 Jul 1987
Age 87
Death of Jay Evans in Chester Twp.,Ottawa Co.,MI
Chester Twp.,Ottawa Co.,MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1900
    Event Place: East Jordon, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [7] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 163; Film Title: 60 Montmorency 340-797; 61 Muskegon 339; Film Description: Montmorency (1937)-Muskegon
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Hart, Oceana Co., MI

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Oceana County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Colfax, Oceana, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norton Shores, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Ottawa, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 163; Film Title: 60 Montmorency 340-797; 61 Muskegon 339; Film Description: Montmorency (1937)-Muskegon

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1987
    Event Place: Ravenna, MI, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italie
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1987
    Event Place: Chester Twp.,Ottawa Co.,MI

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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