Clay County AlArchives Biographies.....Evans, R. D. January 6 1838 - living 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson alabammygrammy@aol.com May 15, 2004, 7:38 pm Author: Brant & Fuller (1893) R. D. EVANS, dentist of Lineville, Ala., is a son of William and Susan (Knowles) Evans. William Evans was born in Newton county, Ga., and was reared in that and Harrison counties, Ga. He was married in Harrison county and lived there until 1847, when he removed to Alabama, locating in Elmore county. After the war he removed to Coosa county, near Rockford, and died there in 1868. His widow died in 1887. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are now living. The father of William Evans was David Evans, who was reared in Georgia. The father of David Evans came from England, but was a native of Wales. Mrs. Susan Evans was a daughter of Daniel Knowles, an Irishman. R. D. Evans was born January 6, 1838 in Newton county, Georgia, and was brought to Alabama by his father when eleven years old. He received but an ordinary literary education, was married in 1861, in Coosa county, to Amanda C. Parish, by whom he had two children, M. C., deceased, and Claude L., single. He was ordained a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, in 1868, and preached for ten years. He then studied dentistry and has since been engaged in that profession. During the war he performed service in the mechanical department. In 1892, he was elected by the people's party, a member of the legislature, belonging, of course, to that party. He is a royal arch Mason and has held all the offices in Masonry. He is now high priest of the chapter, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. He is a genial gentleman and is highly popular with the people of his county. Additional Comments: from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 646 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb