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Sylvester Elwood Evans 1859–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1859

Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 23 Jan 1942

Death Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Father: James EVANS

Mother: Catherine Vancil

Spouse(s): Marcella Moore

Children(s): Benson Evans, Frances Evans, Agnes Evans, Vancil Evans, Sylvester Evans, Emma Evans, Irene Evans, Edith Evans, James Evans, Snowflake Evans

In 1859, Sylvester Elwood Evans entered the world in Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA, born to James Wiley Evans And Catherine Jane Vancil. Sylvester Elwood Evans married Marcella Anne Moore, and had children including Agnes Jeanette Evans, Benson Lee Evans, Edith Mae Evans, Emma Jane Jennie Evans, Frances Mable Evans, Irene Lucille Evans, James Percy Evans, Snowflake Evans, Sylvester Norton Evans, Vancil Moore Evans. Sylvester Elwood Evans passed away in 1942 in Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1859, Sylvester Elwood Evans entered the world in Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA, born to James Wiley Evans And Catherine Jane Vancil.
  • Sylvester Elwood Evans married Marcella Anne Moore, and had children including Agnes Jeanette Evans, Benson Lee Evans, Edith Mae Evans, Emma Jane Jennie Evans, Frances Mable Evans, Irene Lucille Evans, James Percy Evans, Snowflake Evans, Sylvester Norton Evans, Vancil Moore Evans.
  • Sylvester Elwood Evans passed away in 1942 in Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James EVANS
1838–1874
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, United States
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Catherine Vancil
1840–1873
Birth Location: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Marcella Moore
1861–1946
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
MM

Children(s)

Benson Evans
1884–1965
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
BE
Frances Evans
1888–1914
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
FE
Agnes Evans
1891–1910
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
AE
Vancil Evans
1894–1953
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
VE
Sylvester Evans
1897–1914
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
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Emma Evans
1903–1951
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
EE
Irene Evans
1906–1951
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
IE
Edith Evans
1881–1965
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
EE
James Evans
1900–1909
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
JE
Snowflake Evans
1887–1887
Birth Location: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
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Sylvester Evans's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Evans
1859–1942
Birth Place: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
Parents
James Wiley EVANS
1838–1874
Putnam, Indiana, United States
Catherine (Jane) Vancil
1840–1873
Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Wiley Evans) Rev
1799–1870
Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Amanda (Dabney) Martin
1798–1847
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Martin
1772–1847
Mary Cooke
1771–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1772–1804
Sarah Simpson
1734–1822

Sylvester Evans's Descendants

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Sylvester (Elwood) Evans (24 Jul 1859–23 Jan 1942) m. Marcella (Anne) Moore (2 Jan 1861–31 January 1946)
  1. 1. Benson ("Lee") Evans 1884–1965
  2. 2. Frances (Mable) Evans 1888–1914
  3. 3. Agnes (Jeanette) Evans 1891–1910
  4. 4. Vancil (Moore) Evans 1894–1953
  5. 5. Sylvester (Norton) Evans 1897–1914
  6. 6. Emma (Jane "Jennie") Evans 1903–1951
  7. 7. Irene (Lucille) Evans 1906–1951
  8. 8. Edith (Mae) Evans 1881–1965
  9. 9. James (Percy) Evans 1900–1909
  10. 10. Snowflake Evans 1887–1887

Sylvester Evans's Timeline

2 Records

1859
24 Jul 1859
Birth of Sylvester Elwood Evans in Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
1942
23 Jan 1942
Age 83
Death of Sylvester Elwood Evans in Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1859
    Event Place: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Corbett, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
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