Biographical Sketch of William C. Evans, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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William C. Evans, circuit court clerk and ex officio recorder of deeds,
was born in St. Francois County, MO., March 1, 1835.  His parents were
William and Mahala A. (George) Evans, both natives of Claiborne County,
Tenn., and born respectively, in 1793 and 1803.  They were married in
St. Francois County, MO., where they spent the remainder of their lives
in the pursuit of agriculture; both were members of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.  William Evans died in 1851, his wife died in 1872.  Of
their eight children William C. was the youngest but one; he obtained
his education in the subscription schools and the Carleton Institute.
Having farmed until 1861 he answered the first call for help for the
war, and while engaged in guarding bridges became disabled and was dis-
charged.  Recovering he went to Rolla, MO., and was commissioned en-
rolling officer, in which capacity he served until the close of the
war.  He then returned to the farm in St. Francois County, and in 1868
moved to Crawford County, being appointed railroad agent at Cuba.  In
1867 he married Anna S. Otis, a native of Orange County, VT., and of
the same family as James Otis, the orator of revolutionary times.  Mrs.
Evans died in 1869, and in 1871 Mr. Evans married Miss Lucinda Stilwell
of Charlotteville, N. Y.  This union has been blessed with six children.
In 1874 Mr. Evans was elected circuit court clerk on the Republican
ticket, and has since been his own successor.  He is a stanch advocate
of temperance and during the war was a strong Union man.

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